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
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.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I will dig into it and score an interview!
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