The eighth annual Women in Publishing Summit will take place March 5–8, 2025. This online conference for women features workshops, panels, networking events, and more to help aspiring and published authors grow their craft, and to give publishing professionals opportunities to expand their network and skills. This event attracts writers, poets, publishers, editors, designers, marketers, publishing assistants, and other professionals who contribute to the creation and promotion of books. This year’s event is sponsored by Hybrid Global Publishing.
The summit is hosted by Alexa Bigwarfe, a USA Today best-selling author, speaker, publisher, and author coach. Bigwarfe’s publishing journey began with her first book, Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother, written after the loss of her infant daughter to offer hope to other mothers in their darkest times. The process of writing, publishing, and seeing how her book impacted others gave her a sense of purpose—and ignited her love for the publishing world. Now, Bigwarfe runs Write | Publish | Sell, focusing on empowering authors to build their platforms, grow their businesses, and reach new readers. She leads the Women in Publishing Summit to help strengthen a community of writers and publishing professionals. The publishing world can be challenging and isolating, but Bigwarfe finds that “in community, we can truly empower, encourage, and support each other. We’re better together.”
The Women in Publishing Summit is more important this year than ever. This event aims to highlight the power of stories and books, uplift women’s voices in the publishing industry, and foster an inclusive community.
The summit will kick off with a keynote address from Deraeé Henderson on March 4. Henderson is an author and speaker passionate about inspiring others to embrace their purpose. Some of the 40+ sessions offered this year include Writing and Editing with Your Audience in Mind from Kathy Meis, Why People Buy: Using Psychology to Sell More Books with Chelsea Bennett, Be Contagious Instead of Going Viral with Markeyla Henton, Book Reviews: Getting More Stars Than You Know What to Do With from Hannah Jacobson, and Beyond Courses: Crafting Immersive Learning Experiences with Digital Workbooks presented by Parchelle Tashi. Sessions are divided along four tracks: Beginner, General, Intermediate/Advanced, and Professional. Each day also has a theme: Writing & Mindset on day one, Routes to Publication on day two, Marketing & Book Launch on day three, and Business Growth on day four. There will be multiple networking opportunities each day, panels, live sponsor booths, and a publisher speed dating event.
Ticket holders gain access to the Women in Publishing community all year long with pre- and post-conference webinars, recordings of the live sessions from the conference, special offers from event sponsors, an active Facebook group, and monthly networking sessions.
The Women in Publishing Summit is the largest online conference for women, and those who identify as women, in publishing. The four-day event is a combination of live workshops, panel discussions, networking events, and special events, run completely online. Contact the team at support@womeninpublishingsummit.com. For more information, visit womeninpublishingsummit.com.
Hybrid Global Publishing was founded to provide innovative options for talented authors to publish on a level playing field with traditional publishers. The team has a combined 80 years of experience in the publishing industry, having published more than 1,400 authors since 2008. They make publishing easier and more profitable by managing all the details and complexities of production, distribution, marketing, and sales. It starts with an idea for your book and then the delivery of your manuscript to providing support and other promotional capabilities for worldwide distribution. Hybrid Global Publishing is a one-stop-shop for entrepreneurs, coaches, speakers and authors to provide a complete publishing experience.
