
Future
Self-Publishing
Forum
Friday 14th March 2025
Schedule
March 14, 2025
The future of Self-Publishing
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration and Refreshments
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Welcoming Address
Tom Chalmers, Managing Director of the University of Buckingham Press and New Generation Publishing
09:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Author Experience: Independent vs Traditionally Published
Simon Hudson, author of History Through Black Experience, Volumes 1 & 2
Pam Williams, author of A Trace of Sun, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Perfecting your work for publishing: editing and readers
Cari Rosen, Commissioning and Freelance Editor
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Industry Disruption: how AI can impact publishing
Meru Gokhale, Founder of Editrix.ai, and Georgia Kirke, Founder of ClioBooks.ai
12:30 PM - 13:30 PM
Lunch
13:30 PM - 14:15 PM
Open Q&A on writing, editing, how to get an agent or work with a publisher and the benefits of self-publishing
Helen Corner-Bryant, Founding Director of Cornerstones Literary Consultancy UK/US
14:15 PM - 15:00 PM
Coffee/Tea Break
15:00 PM - 15:30 PM
Marketing Your Book
Daniel Cooke, Senior Publishing Advisor, New Generation Publishing
15:30 PM - 16:15 PM
The Audio Revolution: from audio options to the publishing process
Craig Thomson and Jodie Coles from WF Howes, the UK's leading audiobook publisher
16:15 PM - 16:30 PM
Closing Address
Tom Chalmers, Managing Director of the University of Buckingham Press and New Generation Publishing
Join the Conversation on the Future of Self-Publishing
Shaping the Future for Independent Authors
University of Buckingham Press is delighted to join with leading self-publishing company, New Generation Publishing, to launch the Future Self-Publishing Forum, with the first event to take place at King's College London on 14th March 2025.
The Forum will include panels with high-profile authors and publishing industry leaders to look at the key opportunities and challenges for those looking to or who have self-published, including:
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The pros and cons of traditional and independent publishing
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What options are open to writers and what are warning signs of services to be avoided?
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How to produce the highest quality product
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Who is my audience and most importantly how do I reach them?;
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What marketing should I do and should I pay for it?
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Other forms of income for self-published authors that aren't discussed often enough
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What does the future hold for self-published authors and what should I be doing now?
The cost for a Delegate Place for the Future Self-Publishing Forum is £199+VAT.
Full details for the Forum will be released shortly including the full agenda of speakers, list of exhibitors and timings for the day.
Please register your interest now through the button below or by emailing conferences@unibuckinghampress.com
Meet the Speakers
General Info
Future Self-Publishing Forum
Friday 14th March 2025
Conference Venue
King's College London
Strand Campus
Strand, London WC2R 2LS