Independent Book Publishing Association opened sign-ups for “Ask the Experts” at IBPA Publishing University 2021 today. Conference registration is required for these one-on-one consultations. Readers of Book Publishers Northwest News can use the affiliate 15% discount for April’s virtual IBPA Publishing University.

The full conference schedule is available at https://www.publishinguniversity.org/schedule.

Readers of Book Publishers Northwest News receive a 15% registration discount when they apply Promo Code PubU-Affiliates at check out. Additional registration information is available at https://www.publishinguniversity.org/register.

In 2020, Publishers Weekly and BookLife created an award to recognize excellence in self-publishing. The current U.S. Selfies award is open to writers of Adult Fiction or Children’s/YA Fiction. The winning authors will receive $1,000 cash and a $5,000 package of advertising in Publishers Weekly, both in the print magazine and online.

The awards will be announced at the 2021 American Library Association’s Annual Conference.

Applications for these awards need to be made by March 1. For complete details, please see selfiesbookawards.com.