Publishing in Color conferences foster relationships between writers of color and representatives from the spiritual publishing industry. Several literary agents and acquisition editors will attend, looking for new writers of color. The conference is particularly focused on serving under-represented groups such as African Americans, Latinx Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans.
Many book deals, literary agent relationships, devotionals, book contributions, magazine essays, and more have resulted from Publishing in Color conferences.
I’M SPEAKING ON PR!
Connecting storytellers with editors and agents who can midwife them is the purpose of this conference. Bring your stories, learn about publishing, and (virtually) meet many editors and agents who might help you take them to market. Not to mention a community of like-minded authors!
Is writing your calling? Listen to and speak with our caring and experienced group of industry veterans like Dr. Pam Perry. You deserve a chance!!  #discernment
The conference will emphasize networking, relationship building, and learning “how to get published”. Participating companies will be accepting book proposals.
 ➡ The online conference will take place Monday – Friday, October 31 – November 4, 2022, but don’t worry, all conference presentations and Q&A sessions will be recorded and available to view for 3 months following the conference.
This is your chance to learn from and interact with acquisition editors, executives, or literary agents from:
- Penguin Random House
- Our Daily Bread Ministries
- Judson Press
- Guideposts
- Westminster John Knox Press
- Chalice Press
- Baker Publishing Group / Bethany House fiction
- Tyndale House fiction
- InterVarsity Press
- Wildhouse Publishing
- Harambee Press
- Dafina Books
- Little Blessings Press
- Teleion Books
- Literary agent Keely Boeving
- Literary agent Karen Neumair
- Literary agent Sharon Norris Elliott
- Literary agent Leticia Gomez
- Literary agent Quantrilla Ard
- Literary agent Lluvia Agustin
- Faith Journey Publishing
- Pam Perry PRÂ
- How to Independently Publish Your Book
- How to Heal Our Divides
- Writing for Your Life
Registration for the Publishing in Color online conference is $49 and includes all presentations, Q&A sessions, “submit your pitch”, open mic, elevator pitch practice, and other conference features. Attendee contact info will be provided to the attending industry representatives.
Registration Now Open! CLICK HERE to pay now (credit card, debit card, or PayPal are accepted; all payments are processed through PayPal). After you pay, an email confirmation will be sent to the name and email address you enter into PayPal (or the one associated with your PayPal account) within a day or so. If you need to change the name and email address please let us know.
Conference Speakers and Participants
Conference Schedule
There are many opportunities where you can participate:
- Informative and inspiring presentations from leading publishing industry experts
- 5 days of content, with no overlapping presentations, so you can easily see all of the speakers. – and don’t worry – attendees can enjoy session recordings for the following 3 months.
- Live Q&A discussions with featured speakers (via Zoom) – an opportunity for you to ask the speakers questions
- After you register for the conference you will have the opportunity to pay for up to four 1-on-1 virtual meetings with a variety of publishing industry experts. (These meetings are $10 each; Separate registration required; Sign up is available after you register for the conference.) Learn more here.
- Networking Breaks – unmoderated, informal times for you to chat with other conference attendees
- “Submit Your Pitch!” – Within two months afterwards, submit your book proposal or pitch to the conference’s industry speakers (email it to Brian Allain, who will forward it)
- Open mic session – Attendees will have the opportunity to present a short excerpt of their writing to other conference attendees.  Each speaker will have 5 minutes, including their introduction and reading. Don’t miss this important, but optional, opportunity to gain experience reading your work, and to support your fellow writers! Each speaker will be limited to 5 minutes. Sign-up will be available after you register for the conference – first-come, first-served.
- Elevator pitch practice – Practice delivering your 50-word elevator pitch, and get feedback from other attendees and Brian Allain. No sign-up required.
- Conference Contact List – We will maintain an online spreadsheet where attendees can (optionally) share their name, email address, website, and social media info with other attendees if they would like.
- Attendee contact info (names and email addresses) will be provided to conference speakers
- Private Facebook Group for PIC conference attendees – stay in touch before, during, and after the conference
Optional seminar: The Business of Being a Spiritual Writer (separate registration required)
By registering, all conference participants agree to abide by our Code of Conduct and Release Agreement.
A limited number of scholarships are available for the Publishing in Color online conference. These scholarships cover the cost of conference attendance but no other expenses. They are intended for students and others who cannot afford the registration fee. You can apply for a scholarship here.
Registration Now Open! CLICK HERE to pay now (credit card, debit card, or PayPal are accepted; all payments are processed through PayPal). After you pay, an email confirmation will be sent to the name and email address you enter into PayPal (or the one associated with your PayPal account) within a day or so. If you need to change the name and email address please let us know.
Writing for Your Life is pleased to offer 1.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for pastors for this writers’ conference. Writing for Your Life is the parent company of Publishing in Color and is a member of the Association of Leaders in Lifelong Learning for Ministry (formerly the Society for the Advancement of Continuing Education for Ministry).
Profits from Publishing in Color conferences are donated to the Publishing in Color Scholarship Fund or to future Publishing in Color conference sponsorships.
