There’s still time to register: visit www.peopleofpublishing.org for more details on how to register and what the full range of programming will entail.

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Panelists include: Kim A. Snyder, Director/Producer, The Librarians film; Janique L. Robillard, Producer, The Librarians film; Skip Dye, SVP, Library Sales & Digital Strategy; Chair, PRH Intellectual Freedom Taskforce and Special Guest: Martha Hickson, retired Librarian and film participant

Moderated by Mary Van Akin, this session will focus on how we as publishing professionals can get involved. This exclusive screening is sponsored by Macmillan Publishers. @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social

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Featuring insider perspectives on how to strategically position books for global success, we’ll hear from panelists Catherine Clarke of Felicity Bryan Associates, Michelle Herrera Mulligan of Primero Sueño Press, Jean McGinley of Harper Collins & Doug Wallace of Andrew Nurnberg Associates.

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Featuring a panel that includes Scott Dickey, CEO of Podium Entertainment; Oriana Leckert, Head of Publishing, Kickstarter; Christina Loff, Head of Lifestyle Partnerships, Substack; and Colleen Prendergast, Associate Director of Licensing & Audiobook Publishing, Spotify there is so much to learn!

The People of Publishing Conference is designed to give editors and agents the tools, insights, and connections to thrive in today’s fast-changing publishing landscape. I can’t wait to see you there.

Register now at peopleofpublishing.org.

We are grateful to have incredible sponsors—major publishers, industry partners, and organizations like Spotify joining us to make this possible.

You’ll hear from CEOs, CFOs, and thought leaders across the industry. Panels will cover everything from auctions & dealmaking, to margins, markets & mission. We’ll also host roundtables where editors & agents can sit face-to-face, plus screenings & evening receptions to continue the conversations.

✨What Makes This Different✨

This is a conference that centers the people who make the business of books work—the agents, editors, executives & industry professionals who power publishing every day. It’s a full day dedicated to professional development and real opportunities to learn and connect.

CLOSING PLENARY
The Freedom to Read

RECEPTION
Celebrating the People of Publishing

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AFTERNOON SESSIONS
The Invisible Weight: The Unseen
Labor Behind Author Success

Margins, Missions, and Markets:
How Financial Leaders Are
Steering the Industry's Next Chapter

Agent/Editor Roundtables 2

Auction Confidential: The Battle for the Book

Book-to-Screen Adaptations 3/

The List of Programs includes:

OPENING PLENARY

Publishing CEOs on an
Industry Writing Its Future in Real Time

MORNING SESSIONS

The Creator Economy

The World of Publishing

Building Your List: Strategy,
Taste, and Marketability

Agent/Editor Roundtables 1 2/

For authors, AALA provides a searchable database of members for writers seeking representation. Members represent agents in all areas of the publishing process, handling the sale of rights through publication, and helping their clients develop successful careers.

Learn more at www.aalitagents.org

Membership is open to all professionals working at literary agencies.

For members, AALA regularly holds panels, educational programs, and social events.

AALA serves as the hub for the literary agent community and is a valuable resource for information and networking.

The AALA People of Publishing Conference brings together literary agents, editors, and publishing professionals for meaningful discussions, networking, and professional development. This event is sponsored and produced by the Association of American Literary Agents.

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Panelists will include:

Meghan Harvey (Co-Founder & President - @bindery_books)
Madeline McIntosh (Co-Founder, President, & Publisher - @authorsequity)
Cindy Spiegel (Co-CEO - @spiegelandgrau)
Molly Stern (Founder & CEO - @zandoprojects)