Meet Our 2021 Speakers
This list will continue to grow as we get closer to our Conference start date, so check back often for updates, and be sure to register!
Alexa Bigwarfe - Conference host
Women in Publishing Summit Host, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host, Publisher, Champion of Women
Alexa Bigwarfe is an author, speaker, and publisher. Her writing career began as a therapeutic journey after her infant daughter passed away at 2 days old. Her debut book, Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother, launched an unexpected career in publishing and author coaching. Her most recent book, Ditch the Fear and Just Write It! is a guide to help female entrepreneurs who know they want to write a book but need the push to get started. The Women in Publishing Summit is her third online summit for writers, but the first focused solely on women.
Sponsors / General
Kathy Meis
Building Community While Writing
Lisa Lepki 21
Successful Self-Editing Tools
Non-Fiction Speakers
Roshanda Pratt
Visibility is Power
Angela J. Ford, Fantasy Author
Tech Tools for Self-Publishing
Shelly Longenecker, Author & Entrepreneur
Creating Joint Ventures & Affiliate relationships to sell more books
April Beach, CEO, The Sweet Life
How To Build Your Ideal Online Business To Generate Profit Beyond Your Book
Laura Briggs
Amazon Ads 101 for Authors: When & How to Use Them
Monica Miller, Author
8 Ways to Repurpose Your Book in Social Media Posts that WORK
Fiction Speakers
Lucy Hay
Writing Diverse Characters
Otescia Johnson
Fiction: The Lie Through Which We Tell the Truth
Judy L. Mohr
Creating Perspective Through Deep Point of View (POV)
Bethany Maines
Fighting for Fiction (Writing Fight Scenes That Don't Suck)
Eileen Cook
Writing better conflict
More speakers added every day!
Children’s Speakers
Belinda Mays, Author & Speaker
6 Step To Self Publish Your Children's Book
Meg Welch Dendler, Author
Writing for Young Readers - Dos and Don'ts for the genre of kidlit
Cynthia L. Fails, CEO, LaunchCrate Publishing
What Makes a Children's Book Great - And How Do I Write One?
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Alexa Bigwarfe
Author and Publisher; Host of the Women in Publishing Summit
Nancy Cavillones
Author and Publisher; Host of the Women in Publishing Summit
Raewyn Sangari
Unicorn Virtual Assistant
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