IBPA Publishing University

Pulling from their experiences as an author-illustrator indie publishing team, Susan Bernardo and Courtenay Fletcher will talk about the process of publishing a children's picture book from concept development to marketing and sales. Their engaging visual presentation will include the nuts and bolts of formatting picture books, including illustrations, book design, layouts, and editing. They're offer a basic timeline to publication, and demystify the acronyms behind basics such as ISBN, BISAC codes, ARCs and more. They'll share strategies for getting advance reviews through sites like NetGalley and Goodreads, as well as how to approach review journals such as Foreword and PW BookLife. Susan and Courtenay have appeared at libraries, bookstores, children's hospitals, schools, and festivals over a hundred times and will share their favorite ideas for public relations and promotional materials. Whatever your children's picture book question, Susan and Courtenay have you covered!

Librarians love books and often buy books for entire districts with rare returns. When a librarian likes a book in your series, or on your topic, they're eager to learn of the next, and the next. In this 60-minute session, you'll learn how to sell to libraries. You'll also learn how to use librarians as resources for new covers, new titles/subtitles, etc. Join this session if you'd like to discover how and when to pitch librarians, all about national marketing programs and library shows, and how to provide what librarians need to bring them to YES.