January 30, 2023 Edition

ECPA announces program for upcoming annual Leadership Summit

ECPA’s annual Spring management conference – the ECPA Leadership Summit – will gather the industry’s executive and management teams around the theme of EQUIPPING PUBLISHING LEADERS to lead well, to meet challenges, to adapt, explore, collaborate, and foster an enduring hope for the road ahead. The two day conference will be held May 9-10 in Nashville and includes a strong roster of speakers, panels, and breakouts around topics relevant to the Christian publishing leader, no matter what season they find themselves in.

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Register at early bird rates before March 10.

ECPA opens Career Center for summer intern posts; free for ECPA members

ECPA members are invited to post their summer internships on the ECPA Career Center for free.  The ECPA Open Door Intern program connects Christian students of color with industry intern opportunities – and will provide online programming about the Christian publishing industry this summer.  To post your internship, visit the Employers tab in the ECPA Career Center at jobs.ecpa.org.

Today is early bird deadline for Christian Collective at Frankfurt Book Fair

ECPA represents Christian publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair each year through the Christian Collective exhibit area.  By sponsoring the exhibit space, ECPA is able to provide its member publishers with a complete set of services enabling them to effectively sell rights at the world’s largest international publishing event.  For more information or to reserve your space for the October 18-22 event, contact Cynthia Helblig.

European Christian Rights Fair confirmed for April in Krakow, Poland

European rights professionals will gather in Krakow Poland on April 24-26 for the Eastern European Christian Rights Fair, sponsored by ECPA and CLC International.  Registration is now open to attend and/or exhibit.

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Publishing in Color virtual conference set for March 13-17

Registration is open for the Publishing in Color online conference to connect editors and agents in Christian publishing with faith writers of color. The event will take place virtually on March 13-17 and registration is now open.

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ECPA welcomes two new members

The ECPA board of directors recently welcomed these two companies to ECPA:

• Spiral Bible is a specialty Bible publisher of spiral-bound Bible products.
• Klopotek is an international market leader in the area of publishing software.

ECPA presents Gold Award for sales milestone reached

ECPA has presented a Gold Milestone Sales Award to honor the achievement of over 500,000 sold to Where Do We Go From Here? by Dr. David Jeremiah (W Publishing Group).  More

Tamron Hall interviews Zondervan authors Nick and Chelsea Hurst

YouTube stars Nick and Chelsea Hurst joined Tamron Hall for her dynamic duos episode, on Tuesday, January 23rd. The couple talked through what they wished they knew before getting marriage and their new book, “Marriage Minded” (Zondervan Books). “Marriage Minded” publishes on January 31, 2023.