Thursday, September 22, 2011

New Mexico Publisher news

FOUR LARGEST BOOK PUBLISHERS IN NEW MEXICO PRESENTING PANEL AT THE SANTA FE WOMEN AUTHOR’S FESTIVAL OCTOBER 9
UNM Press, LPD Press/Rio Grande Books, SAR Press, and Museum of New Mexico Press are going to tell it–like–it–is at a panel at the Women Author’s Festival at the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium in Santa Fe, Sunday, October 9, at 12:30pm. The four panelists: John Byram, Director of UNM Press; Barbe Awalt, Senior Partner of LPD Press/Rio Grande Books; Lynn Baca, Director of SAR Press; and Renee Tambeau, Marketing Director of Museum of New Mexico Press, will talk about the future of book publishing, how to be published, Print On Demand, EBooks, and books stores. This is the first time four of the largest book publishers in New Mexico are doing a panel for interested attendees. The panel is a new addition to the Women Author’s Festival. The Festival is scheduled from September 30 to October 9 will presentations by women authors in all genres. All events are free and open to the public. For a full list of authors visit newmexicocreates.org.
For information call 505/344-9382 or go to info@nmbookcoop.com.
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September 16, 2011
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or info@nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning youth novels ‘Belle’s Star,’ and ‘Belle’s trial,’ based on the life of a real dog and written from her point of view. Available from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and Anazon,com Belle’s Star was a New Mexico BookAward in 2009 and 2010; First Place for Juvenile Fiction New Mezxico Press Women and National Federation of Press Women Communication Contests 2010’ Silver Mom’s Choice Award 2010.
Belle’s Trial’ won First Place for Juvenile Fiction in the 2011 New Mexico Press Press Women’s Commuication Contest, and a Silver Mom’s Choice Award for 2011. The book received an Eric Hoffer Award nomination for 2011.

Sept. 2011 Casa de Snap Dragon Publishers released a reprint of Gotsch’s novel for adult, Snap Me a Future as an ebook at casadesnampdragon.com

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