August 10, 2026 Edition

Final week to enter the 2026 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards

Publishers have one week remaining to submit eligible book and Bible covers for the 2026 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Awards. Entries will be accepted through August 15 for titles published between June 2025 and August 2026 in four categories: Nonfiction, Fiction, Children’s, and Bibles.

Submit your entries and view the guidelines at TopShelfAward.org.

Hotel reservation deadline is tomorrow for ECPA C-Suite Symposium

Planning to attend the ECPA C-Suite Symposium? Be sure to reserve your room by tomorrow to take advantage of the special group rate at the Kimpton Hotel Arras, host hotel for this year’s symposium in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Held September 13–15, the ECPA C-Suite Symposium brings together ECPA member C-level leaders for strategic dialogue, leadership development, and meaningful peer connection.

Reserve hotel, complete registration, and view the program at ECPACSuite.org.

Production & Operations track brings industry experts together in Nashville at ECPA PubU 2026

Book production professionals have few opportunities to gather with peers, printers, and industry partners to address the challenges and opportunities shaping Christian publishing. That’s why ECPA PubU’s Production & Operations Track has become a valuable destination for production leaders, manufacturing specialists, and operations professionals seeking practical solutions and meaningful collaboration.

Returning to ECPA PubU 2026 held November 4–5 in Nashville, the track is led by two respected production veterans: Linda Walz, Production Director at Tyndale House Publishers, who has helped produce books and Bibles for more than 35 years, and Brian Conley, Production, Design, and Digital Publishing Manager at Ave Maria Press, whose nearly three decades of experience span design, production, and digital publishing. Together, Walz and Conley are developing six sessions that bring together Christian publishers, printers, and expert vendors to explore the issues affecting today’s production and operations workflows.

The Production & Operations track is one of five peer-led learning tracks at ECPA PubU 2026 in Marketing, Editorial, Design, and Sales. Learn more and register at early bird rates at ECPAPubU.org.