September 26, 2022 Edition

Last week for ECPA PubU early bird rate:  Save $200

The early bird rate for PubU ends this Friday, September 30 – and offers registrants a $200 discount for the November 16-17 event in Nashville.  Registrants can customize their training based on sessions offered within each training track in MARKETING, EDITORIAL, DESIGN, and PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS.  In addition, attendees can register for the post-event conferences, Children’s Book Summit or Art of Writing, at no additional cost.

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Last call for submissions for the 2023 Christian Book Award® program

The submission period for the Christian Book Awards closes THIS FRIDAY, Sep. 30. Nominations can be made in 12 award categories for titles published between October 2021 and October 2022 in Audio, Bibles, Bible Reference Works, Bible Study, Ministry Resources, Biography & Memoir, Christian Living, Faith & Culture, Devotion & Gift, Children, Young People’s Literature, and New Author.

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NPD to provide PubU attendees with research presentations for Christian and Children’s markets

The comprehensive sales data and expert analysis of The NPD Group, NPD Book will be available as recorded sessions to all who register to attend ECPA PubU.  One session will focus on the opportunities in the Christian market based on the latest data; and the other session, led by Manager of Industry Insights Brenna Conner, will be developed for the PubU Children’s Book Summit, with analysis on the children’s market.  “We are pleased that the data and expertise of NPD, that so many executives attending Leadership Summit and C-Suite Symposium look forward to, will now be available to the publishing professionals at PubU,” stated ECPA president Jeff Crosby.

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Second annual PubU Children's Book Summit will meet in Nashville on November 17

The ECPA PubU Children’s Book Summit will be held the afternoon of November 17 at Lipscomb University in Nashville for PubU attendees after track sessions conclude.  Focused on Christian Children’s literature, the Summit will gather the industry’s leaders and experts around these six sessions, curated by conference directors Shannon Marchese (VP/Publisher, Tommy Nelson) and Linda Howard (Assoc. Publisher of Children & Youth, Tyndale House):

Children’s Book Market Trends from The NPD Group, NPD Books with Brenna Conner

Children’s Publishing 101: 6 Key Topics with Linda Howard (Tyndale House) and Shannon Marchese (Tommy Nelson)

Marketing & Publicity is for KIDS with children’s author and marketing expert Brock Eastman and B&H associate publisher Mary Wiley

Understanding Kids Today: Why Ramona Quimby is still a Hero in a “Kardashian-world” with a children’s therapist and children’s book editor Bunmi Ishola (Penguin Random House)

Content Matters: How to Determine Age-Appropriate Subjects and Content for Readers with Dorena Williamson (author) and Laura Helweg (HarperCollins Christian)

Brand Building in the Children’s Market with Dan Lynch (Brentwood Press) and other licensing experts

>> Children’s Book Summit directors, Linda Howard and Shannon Marchese, discuss the program in 5-minute video

News anchor and childrens author Ainsley Earhardt on Jesus Calling Podcast

News anchor Ainsley Earhardt recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she believes she has been uniquely gifted to show others—especially children—that they are unique, special, and made for amazing things. Earhardt’s new children’s book, “I’m So Glad You Were Born,” is available from Zonderkidz.