Like an in-person conference, we have sponsor booths! Join us for this virtual sponsor booth where you can visit the sponsors in different Zoom Breakout Rooms!

Expect to meet: Your Book Is Your Hook, Lulu, Warren Publishing, Abundantly Social, Book Award Pro, Written Word Media, Launch My Book, GracePoint Publishing, PublishDrive, Hybrid Global Publishing, Luminare Press, Ignite & Write, Bublish, Children’s Book Mastery, Chanticleer, The Audiobook Experience, Wonderlady Books, Resilient Writers, MCRL Printers, BookFunnel, FriesenPress, ProWritingAid, Bold Authors Network, WIP Society

Three Founders, One Vision: Lessons from Building an Impact-Driven Writing Community with Sage Moreaux, Katherine Suzette, and Zinzi Bree

Aspiring creative entrepreneurs will discover proven collaboration frameworks and authentic growth strategies from three founders who built a thriving writing community business from scratch.

A Latina Warrior’s Journey: Moving Beyond Trauma to Empowerment with Lisa Carrington Firmin

This session will provide real lived examples of how one can move beyond trauma using prose, poetry and the arts to be empowered to help heal yourself and others.

Beyond the Bookstore: Partnering with Unexpected Brands to Grow Your Author Career with Ania Ray

Ania Ray will show women authors how to expand their visibility beyond bookstores by leveraging their book’s themes to build creative brand partnerships with practical strategies for pitching, planning, and hosting collaborative events that attract new readers.

The Partnership Path: How Collaboration Fuels Sustainable Publishing Success with Michelle Gines

Collaboration is the fastest way to expand your reach and impact, and attendees will learn practical strategies to spot collaboration opportunities, design win-win projects, and walk away with a personalized “collaboration map” to double their own reach.

How to Use AI for Developmental Editing with Erin Servais

This session will equip authors, editors, and book coaches with the AI prompting skills needed to perform a deep analysis of manuscripts and generate creative ideas for revision.

What Lulu’s Top Authors and Publishers have in Common with Chelsea Bennett

Discover what Lulu’s top creators have in common, and how you can use Lulu to create a successful, sustainable business.

How to Get Your Book into the Hands of Readers! with Aimee Ravichandran

Authors looking to expand marketing of their book through social media, PR, and paid advertising will learn how to get their books into readers’ hands.

Author Swaps & Giveaways with Paula Judith Johnson

This session teaches practical strategies for organizing author swaps and giveaways that attract the right audience, strengthen community ties, and spark excitement around their books.

How to Create and Sustain Focus in Your Writing Life with Rhonda Douglas

Rhonda Douglas will share the brain science behind FOCUS and offer new authors tips and techniques to ensure you can access a state of creative flow.

Pen to People: Creative Ways to Share, Sell, and Inspire with Gayle Wilson

Gayle Wilson’s “Pen to People” ideology empowers creatives to transform their words into connection, influence, and sales that matter.

The Generous Author: Building Visibility Through Connection and Community with Kelsey Shipman

Kelsey Shipman will teach beginner and intermediate authors how to use literary citizenship as a growth strategy to build authentic connections, increase visibility, and sustain a long-term writing career.

Collaboration vs. Competition: Making Sales in the Self-Publishing Marketspace with Monique Danielle

A practical exploration of how collaboration, rather than competition, can support direct sales and long-term visibility in the self-publishing market.

Publishing in Stereo: How to Grow Your List with Audio with Mary Catherine Jones

Strengthen your author partnerships by expanding into audiobooks—giving stories new life and voices new reach.

Author Collaboration: Finding Friends, Not Foes with Kimberly Christianson Kennedy, Stephanie Jayne, Sara Fujimura, Rachelle Paige Campbell

The “Author Collaboration—Finding Friends, Not Foes” panel discussion will show authors the power of finding similar authors and collaborating with them to create opportunities for exposure and sales.

Slow Your Roll: Take Time to Create Magic with Logan Kingston

Logan Kingston will provide the tools to help authors slow down and take their time when publishing their books.

Raising the Bar: Practical Ways Publishers Can Support Author Success with Tara Alemany

Tara R. Alemany will guide publishers on raising the bar to deliver exceptional value to authors, engage readers, and grow their professional reputation.

How to Anthologize: A Masterclass in Collaborative Publishing with Kasey Fallon

Kasey Fallon helps you turn your stories (and your community) into a published anthology with clarity, structure, and collaboration.

Building a Writing Life That Pays the Bills (and Feeds the Soul) with Hannah Howard

Authors and freelance writers seeking a sustainable career will gain strategies for juggling paid work and passion projects while keeping creativity at the center.

Beyond the Book: Building Recession-Proof Income Streams AI Can’t Replace with Alesha Brown

Alesha Brown will show authors/experts how to transform their expertise into three or more recession-proof income streams that go beyond book sales and can’t be replaced by AI.

Keeping the Fire Alive Without Burnout with Montrez Smith, Tracy Jones, Ashley Riehle, Kyira Wackett

Four publishing industry professionals and authors will address the issue of burnout, focusing on overcoming shame and continuing to grow in business, maintaining creativity and sustaining a career, renewing energy and reconnecting with creativity, and developing a healthy and creative flow.

How to Get Reviews and Turn Them Into Marketing Gold with Hannah Jacobson of Book Award Pro

Hannah Jacobson will show authors how to get reviews and use them to create marketing gold that drives book sales and visibility.

What You Need to Know Before Publishing Your Book with Mindy Kuhn of Warren Publishing

Mindy Kuhn will provide new authors with insights on how to best plan their publishing journey

Making Waves: Turning Your Passion into a Publishing Career with Tasha Haight

Authors at any stage will learn how to turn what they love most into the foundation of a sustainable publishing career, guided by Tasha Haight’s journey from ocean advocate to published author.

AI and the Editor: Redefining Writer-Editor Collaboration with Linda Ruggeri, Tenesha Curtis, Katherine Picket

This panel explores how writers can balance AI tools and human editorial support to self-publish with efficiency while preserving their authentic voice.

AI as Your Silent Partner: More Time for Purpose, Meaning, and Storytelling with Kati Torim

In this session, Kati Torim shows beginner and intermediate authors how to use AI to handle invisible tasks so they can spend more time creating, writing, and sharing their stories with purpose.

Why Authors Who Write In Community Are More Likely To Finish and Flourish with MeiMei Fox

MeiMei Fox will illuminate a simple secret to success as an author—and it doesn’t have to cost you a penny.

The Indie Publisher’s Dilemma with Lori McKnight

Walk away with practical tools for quoting, budgeting, and planning offset print runs with or for your clients.

Teaming Up for Author Success: Three Ways to Combine Audiences, Services, and Styles for Shared Growth with Sue Brown-Moore & Danika Bloom

In this interactive workshop, Sue Brown-Moore and Danika Bloom will lead publishing professionals through three practical pathways for partnering with peers, so they can walk away with new strategies and a personal collaboration shortlist.

Platinum Sponsor Your Book is Your Hook

The State of Publishing 2026: Trends, Shifts & Opportunities That Will Shape Your Next Big Move

As the platinum sponsor of the Women in Publishing Summit, Jennifer S. Wilkov of Your Book Is Your Hook, LLC, will share a future-focused, insight-rich keynote that unpacks the real state of publishing in 2026. From pivotal shifts in traditional, hybrid, and independent publishing to the accelerating role of AI-supported creativity, changing reader behavior, multi-format distribution, and evolving book marketing strategies, Jennifer reveals the trends that matter most—and what they mean for every woman working in publishing today.

Are You Leaving Money on the Table? Maximize Your Book Sales with Danica Favorite of  PublishDrive

Learn how PublishDrive helps authors unlock hidden revenue, expand global reach, optimize metadata for maximum sales, and simplify royalty management—all in one powerful platform.

Don’t Compete, Collaborate! For Publishing Professionals with Patricia Marshall of Luminare Press

Patricia Marshall will explain best practices for finding and working with collaborators and contractors so you can expand your offerings without expanding your staff.

How To Build An Author Support Network That Works with Elizabeth Ducie, Carol Amorosi, Michelle Oucharek-Deol

Members of Authors In A Pickle will demonstrate how collaboration and networking have made them stronger, not only as a team, but also as individual authors.

Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Publishing in the Year Ahead

Alexa Bigwarfe, Karen Strauss  of Hybrid Global Press, Monique Danielle of Bookshelf, editor Savannah Gilbo, publishibg expert Porsché Mysticque, and others