Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Book Festivals and Free Marketing Opportunities for Authors

Hello everyone! I am sharing good marketing opportunities for authors that are affordable or free. Become a member of Book Buzz to get some marketing ideas. Here they are: Book Festivals Accepting Authors For Their Events: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books APRIL 9 & 10, 2016 - USC CAMPUS http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/contacts/ Alabama Book Festival Saturday, April 23, 2016 - Montgomery Alabama http://www.alabamabookfestival.org/author-submittal.html Hudson Children's Book Festival May 7, 2016 - Hudson, New York http://www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com/book-festival-authors-illustrators.php Gaithersburg Book Fesival Saturday, May 21, 2016 - Gaithersburg, MD http://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/participate/speakpresent/ The Prince George's Book Festival May 14, 2016 - Landover, MD http://springbookfestival.simplesite.com/414453737 Mississippi Book Festival August 20, 2016 - Mississippi State Capital http://msbookfestival.com/index.php/site/page/participate We will list others in the Spring as their applications open up. Free & Cheap Book Promotion Resources Authors: If you have a recent or forthcoming publication related to the readership of H-Childhood, please encourage your publisher to send a review copy to H-Net (and to recommend the title for the H-Childhood list). Visit https://networks.h-net.org/node/18732/discussions/85358/seeking-authors-and-reviewers for more information. Review copies can be sent to:       H-Net Reviews       141h Old Horticulture            506 East Circle Drive            East Lansing, MI  48824-1115 Prospective reviewers: If you are interested in reviewing books for H-Childhood, please email me with your name, affiliation, and area(s) of interest/research expertise. I can be reached at: meredith.bak@rutgers.edu Write 2 Be Magazine Seeking Authors For Interviews http://write2bemagazine.com/write-2-be-magazine-is-seeking-authors-to-interview/ Authors Publish Magazine Free eMagazine For Authors http://www.authorspublish.com/ Cheers! Leslie M Jasper Leslie M Jasper-Stakley Additional information offered from fellow author, Sonya Felice Jenkins. She can be found at her Book's Facebook page by plugging in her name: Sonya Felice Jenkins http://sonyafjenkins.wix.com/authorsonyajenkins You can checkout her book on her website above: Here are a few events to add to your blog list. . . -The Sistahs on Lit Book Festival in Silver Springs MD on April 23rd -2nd Annual Sharnel Williams Book Fair in Newark NJ on June 11th - -Baltimore Book Festival in Baltimore MD on Sept. 24th -14th Annual Collingswood Book Fair in Downtown Collingswood NJ on Oct. 1st. Hope these are helpful and hope to see you there. :D

2 comments:

  1. Hey Leslie! Thanks for the resources. Here is the information I was telling you about in regards to the ArtistFirst Interview that I did a few years ago. http://a3.artistfirst.com/Authors-First_2010-12-08_Melica_Niccole.mp3.

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  2. Excellent! I will dig into it and score an interview!

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