Celebrate Small Press Month with a free workshop: Write, Publish and Be Known led by Deidre Randall & Skye Wentworth March 16, 2009

Celebrate Small Press Month in March, with "Write, Publish and Be Known" a free, public program at RiverRun. Deidre Randall, CEO of Peter E. Randall Publisher and Blueline Publicity, and Skye Wentworth, book publicist, will discuss small press publishing and give tips on book promotion in cyberspace. Small Press Month is a nationwide promotion highlighting the valuable work produced by independent publishers. An annual celebration of the independent spirit of non-conglomerate smaller publishers, Small Press Month is an effort to showcase the diverse, unique, and often most significant voices being published today.

A short presentation from Deidre and Skye will highlight the publishing options available today, from trade to subsidy publishing. Then marketing strategies are discussed, with a focus on low-cost or no-cost techniques, which are suitable for small press publishers and authors on a budget. The internet offers more opportunities than ever before for authors to reach a target audience and using its power is key to a successful sale of books, especially for an unknown author looking to establish a "buzz" for their book. Use of social networking sites, such as FaceBook, MySpace or Twitter, is an excellent technique that can give a book the extra edge needed for success.

A question and answer session will follow the presentation to give time for individual concerns to be addressed. Come and meet two successful publishing and marketing professionals and get the low-down on how to launch your book, using the power of cyberspace.