You Can Judge a Book By Its Cover
(and its layout, production, illustrations)
Deadline: March 19, 2010!
The Southwest Book Design & Production Awards for Excellence will accept submissions until March 19. Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to distinguish your best-looking titles from 2008 and 2009.
There are numerous opportunities to win: books will be judged in 10 categories, and 3 award levels will be given: Finalist, Winner, and Best in Show.
Sharpen your marketing edge and unsheathe the power of your book’s design and beauty.
All award winners will be publicized regionally and nationally through press releases, trade press announcements, and displays at book fairs and festivals attended by NMBA.
Enter now!
Full details and entry form are available at www.nmbook.org.
Email us with your questions, or call Jim Mafchir: (505) 988-7214.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, July 9, 2009
New Mexico Book Association news
NMBA Networking Luncheon this Friday, July 10
NMBA Gatherings on July 10 and 16
OUR JULY NETWORKING LUNCHEON takes place this Friday, July 10 at the Writers Room in Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1:15pm. Brown Bag format (we’ll supply juice and cookies). The Writers Room is in the first building at 826 Camino del Monte Rey, off St. Francis Drive. It’s through the blue door and upstairs. Reservations are not needed and friends are welcome. Call (505) 231-1755 or 988-7214 if you need directions.
NMBA’s informal after-work Round Table Happy Hour is Thursday of next week, July 16. Our Happy Hours are at Santa Fe Bar & Grill in DeVargas Mall, 5:30 pm. The Round Table Happy Hours are understandably quite relaxed, with intelligent book chatter and witty camaraderie.
Enter Your Best-Looking Titles Now in NMBA’s Southwest Book Design & Production Awards
THAT GREAT BOOK you did as publisher, author or designer in 2008 or 2009 can be entered now in the Southwest Book Design & Production Awards for Excellence, a new program announced by NMBA. Your entry form is in the mail to you now!
Categories include trade books, art and photography, scholarly/technical, guide and travel, lifestyle, poetry, children/young adult, graphic novels, and cover design. We need two copies of each title entered. Entry for NMBA members is just $30. (You’ll save another $5 by entering anytime before the Early Bird Deadline, Oct. 31.) When members submit a book in a second category it’s only $15 more. Send check, form and entries to: New Mexico Book Association, c/o Recursos, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe 87505.
The NMBA directors expect this competition will spotlight enhanced design and production quality in the books from our region. The emphasis is on excellence!
Post Events Electronically – it’s the Only Way!
NMBA’s NEW ELECTRONIC Book Events Form is truly accessible and easy to use. Go to our website,. www nmbook.org, and click on the Calendar & News Submission Form logo. In moments, your meeting, booksigning, seminar, show, contest, or workshop will be in NMBA’s hands, ready for posting. We’ve made it easier, and from now on you must submit your forthcoming book and literary events online.Things got out of hand with items coming to us in sundry formats. This simplification will make it simpler and faster for us all. If your event is important to you and others (and it is!), don’t rely on us condensing a press release or an email attachment. From now on, we’ll publish it only if it comes in via the NMBA website’s easy-click form!
Book Events Calendar Update:
Attention! Calendar items must be received by email only via the easy-to-use form at www.nmbook.org . Click on Calendar & News Events Submission Form and follow the brief prompts. Fast and simple, it’s also the only way your event will appear here. For NMBA’s email Book Events Calendar, please submit at least two weeks prior to the event!
July 10: NMBA Monthly Networking Luncheon, The Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free! Bring your lunch; cookies, juice and thoughtful writing and publishing advice provided! Contact Paula, (505) 473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
July 10: NMBA Board Meeting at the Writers’ Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 1:30pm.
July 10-12: Rick Reichman Weekend Screenwriting Workshop, Santa Fe Community College. Friday 7pm-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-4:30pm. $105. Call 505-428-1270 or email rmreichman@earthlink.net
July 10-12: "Lavender in the Village" (bookselling event), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. www.nmbookcoop.com
July 11: John Q. Olson Self-Publishing Workshop. SOMOS, Taos Visitors Center, Paseo del Pueblo Sur, 10am-2pm, $50 advance required.www.somostaos.org
July 11-14: American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago. ala@heiexpo.com
July 16: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour. Santa Fe Bar & Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, 5:30pm. All literary people are invited to share news, info and gossip. Cash bar. Jim Mafchir, 505-988-7214.
July 18 and 25: Embracing Your Right Livelihood (Introductory class), Soul Resources, at The Source, 1111 Carlisle Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, free. 11am -1pm, 505-271-4612.
July 21: Herding Words: Organizing the Novel with Betsy James, SouthWest Literary Center, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 7-9 pm.
July 31: Natalie Goldberg and Friends, SOMOS, Taos Art Plaza, 223 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, 7:30pm, 575-758-0081, somos@somostaos.org, www.somostaos.org.
Aug. 1: IWWG & Friends Luncheon Meeting, Mission Cafe, 239 E. De Vargas, Santa Fe, 11:30am, 505-473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
Aug. 15: DEADLINE! NMBA Book Events Calendar for September/October. Submit all items on the "Calendar and Events Submission Form" on the homepage at www.nmbook.org. (Yes, it’s new and simple—and it’s required!).
Aug. 15: SouthWest Writers Conference: The Novel–All Genres, CNM Workforce Training Center, 5600 Eagle Rock Ave N.E., Albuquerque, 8:30am to 5pm, $99 for SWW members if you register by July 15 ($149-$179 non-members). Details at www.southhwestwriters.com
Sept. 23-26: Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Denver International Airport. Lisa Knudsen or Kyle Larson, 800-752-0249, www.mountainsplains.org
Sept. 26: New Mexico Woman Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. John Stafford, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Sample of Author Events and Readings:
July 3: Patricia Greathouse, Mariachi, Collected Works, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, 6pm.
July 10: Robert Mirabal and Jason Yurcic, Taos Art Plaza, 223 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, 7:30pm.
July 10: Lucien Niemeyer, Darfur, Collected Works, Santa Fe, 6pm.
July 10: Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Bookworks, Albuquerque.
July 11: Woody Tasch, Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money. Santa Fe Farmers Market, 9am.
July 11: Alisa Valdez Rodriguez, The Husband Habit, Santa Fe Baking Company, 504 W. Cordova Rd, Santa Fe, 11am-2pm. www.garciastreetbooks.com.
July 12: Joshua Cooper Ramo, The Age of the Unthinkable, Bookworks, Albuquerque, 1pm.
July 12: Patricia Greathouse, Mariachi, Bookworks, 3 pm.
July 16: Eve Brown-Waite, First Comes Love, then Comes Malaria, Collected Works, 6pm.
July 16: EllynAnne Geisel, The Kitchen Linens Book, Bookworks, 7pm.
July 17: Craig Varjabedian, Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby, NM History Museum, 6pm.
July 17: Dolores Sloan, The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal talks on "Honoring the Ancestors of Many New Mexicans," Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm.
July 19: Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman, Garcia Street Books, 3pm.
July 19: Rudolfo Anaya speaks about Rudolfo Anaya: The Essays, Bookworks, 3pm.
July 21: Bob and Gerald Hausman, Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward Curtis, Collected Works, Santa Fe.
July 23: Carmella Padilla, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, Collected Works, Santa Fe, 6pm.
August 7: K. J. Fraser, A Journey, a Reckoning, and a Miracle, informal discussion & signing
Moby Dickens,Taos, 2-4pm. 575-758-3050, www.mobydickens.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
NMBA Gatherings on July 10 and 16
OUR JULY NETWORKING LUNCHEON takes place this Friday, July 10 at the Writers Room in Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1:15pm. Brown Bag format (we’ll supply juice and cookies). The Writers Room is in the first building at 826 Camino del Monte Rey, off St. Francis Drive. It’s through the blue door and upstairs. Reservations are not needed and friends are welcome. Call (505) 231-1755 or 988-7214 if you need directions.
NMBA’s informal after-work Round Table Happy Hour is Thursday of next week, July 16. Our Happy Hours are at Santa Fe Bar & Grill in DeVargas Mall, 5:30 pm. The Round Table Happy Hours are understandably quite relaxed, with intelligent book chatter and witty camaraderie.
Enter Your Best-Looking Titles Now in NMBA’s Southwest Book Design & Production Awards
THAT GREAT BOOK you did as publisher, author or designer in 2008 or 2009 can be entered now in the Southwest Book Design & Production Awards for Excellence, a new program announced by NMBA. Your entry form is in the mail to you now!
Categories include trade books, art and photography, scholarly/technical, guide and travel, lifestyle, poetry, children/young adult, graphic novels, and cover design. We need two copies of each title entered. Entry for NMBA members is just $30. (You’ll save another $5 by entering anytime before the Early Bird Deadline, Oct. 31.) When members submit a book in a second category it’s only $15 more. Send check, form and entries to: New Mexico Book Association, c/o Recursos, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe 87505.
The NMBA directors expect this competition will spotlight enhanced design and production quality in the books from our region. The emphasis is on excellence!
Post Events Electronically – it’s the Only Way!
NMBA’s NEW ELECTRONIC Book Events Form is truly accessible and easy to use. Go to our website,. www nmbook.org, and click on the Calendar & News Submission Form logo. In moments, your meeting, booksigning, seminar, show, contest, or workshop will be in NMBA’s hands, ready for posting. We’ve made it easier, and from now on you must submit your forthcoming book and literary events online.Things got out of hand with items coming to us in sundry formats. This simplification will make it simpler and faster for us all. If your event is important to you and others (and it is!), don’t rely on us condensing a press release or an email attachment. From now on, we’ll publish it only if it comes in via the NMBA website’s easy-click form!
Book Events Calendar Update:
Attention! Calendar items must be received by email only via the easy-to-use form at www.nmbook.org . Click on Calendar & News Events Submission Form and follow the brief prompts. Fast and simple, it’s also the only way your event will appear here. For NMBA’s email Book Events Calendar, please submit at least two weeks prior to the event!
July 10: NMBA Monthly Networking Luncheon, The Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free! Bring your lunch; cookies, juice and thoughtful writing and publishing advice provided! Contact Paula, (505) 473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
July 10: NMBA Board Meeting at the Writers’ Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 1:30pm.
July 10-12: Rick Reichman Weekend Screenwriting Workshop, Santa Fe Community College. Friday 7pm-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-4:30pm. $105. Call 505-428-1270 or email rmreichman@earthlink.net
July 10-12: "Lavender in the Village" (bookselling event), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. www.nmbookcoop.com
July 11: John Q. Olson Self-Publishing Workshop. SOMOS, Taos Visitors Center, Paseo del Pueblo Sur, 10am-2pm, $50 advance required.www.somostaos.org
July 11-14: American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago. ala@heiexpo.com
July 16: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour. Santa Fe Bar & Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, 5:30pm. All literary people are invited to share news, info and gossip. Cash bar. Jim Mafchir, 505-988-7214.
July 18 and 25: Embracing Your Right Livelihood (Introductory class), Soul Resources, at The Source, 1111 Carlisle Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, free. 11am -1pm, 505-271-4612.
July 21: Herding Words: Organizing the Novel with Betsy James, SouthWest Literary Center, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 7-9 pm.
July 31: Natalie Goldberg and Friends, SOMOS, Taos Art Plaza, 223 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, 7:30pm, 575-758-0081, somos@somostaos.org, www.somostaos.org.
Aug. 1: IWWG & Friends Luncheon Meeting, Mission Cafe, 239 E. De Vargas, Santa Fe, 11:30am, 505-473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
Aug. 15: DEADLINE! NMBA Book Events Calendar for September/October. Submit all items on the "Calendar and Events Submission Form" on the homepage at www.nmbook.org. (Yes, it’s new and simple—and it’s required!).
Aug. 15: SouthWest Writers Conference: The Novel–All Genres, CNM Workforce Training Center, 5600 Eagle Rock Ave N.E., Albuquerque, 8:30am to 5pm, $99 for SWW members if you register by July 15 ($149-$179 non-members). Details at www.southhwestwriters.com
Sept. 23-26: Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Denver International Airport. Lisa Knudsen or Kyle Larson, 800-752-0249, www.mountainsplains.org
Sept. 26: New Mexico Woman Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. John Stafford, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Sample of Author Events and Readings:
July 3: Patricia Greathouse, Mariachi, Collected Works, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, 6pm.
July 10: Robert Mirabal and Jason Yurcic, Taos Art Plaza, 223 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, 7:30pm.
July 10: Lucien Niemeyer, Darfur, Collected Works, Santa Fe, 6pm.
July 10: Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Bookworks, Albuquerque.
July 11: Woody Tasch, Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money. Santa Fe Farmers Market, 9am.
July 11: Alisa Valdez Rodriguez, The Husband Habit, Santa Fe Baking Company, 504 W. Cordova Rd, Santa Fe, 11am-2pm. www.garciastreetbooks.com.
July 12: Joshua Cooper Ramo, The Age of the Unthinkable, Bookworks, Albuquerque, 1pm.
July 12: Patricia Greathouse, Mariachi, Bookworks, 3 pm.
July 16: Eve Brown-Waite, First Comes Love, then Comes Malaria, Collected Works, 6pm.
July 16: EllynAnne Geisel, The Kitchen Linens Book, Bookworks, 7pm.
July 17: Craig Varjabedian, Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby, NM History Museum, 6pm.
July 17: Dolores Sloan, The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal talks on "Honoring the Ancestors of Many New Mexicans," Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm.
July 19: Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman, Garcia Street Books, 3pm.
July 19: Rudolfo Anaya speaks about Rudolfo Anaya: The Essays, Bookworks, 3pm.
July 21: Bob and Gerald Hausman, Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward Curtis, Collected Works, Santa Fe.
July 23: Carmella Padilla, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, Collected Works, Santa Fe, 6pm.
August 7: K. J. Fraser, A Journey, a Reckoning, and a Miracle, informal discussion & signing
Moby Dickens,Taos, 2-4pm. 575-758-3050, www.mobydickens.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Selling Your Book ruth Francis
Paaula Lozar, Give Me a Book I Can s
"Give Me a Book I Can Sell!" Thursday, March 19:
Ruth Francis' Marketing Wisdom - Last Chance!
CALL OR EMAIL PAULA LOZAR right away to make sure you have a seat for the wisdom of book marketing pro Ruth Francis at the NMBA Professional Development Workshop this Thursday, March 19. The room is filling up fast!
There's no better authority on bookselling in New Mexico than our own Ruth Francis. Her workshop will be at The Writers Room in Santa Fe, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, 6:30 to 8:30pm. Cost is only $15 for NMBA members ($20 non-members).
It's the best bargain for the buck for learning how to sell a book effectively in the Southwest, bar none! Bring your questions, books, manuscripts, experiences -- Ruthie will share her insights on every element of successful book marketing.
You may pay at the door (check or cash), but we need to know if you plan to be here! Contact Paula Lozar, NMBA program chair now: lozarpaula@cs.com (505) 473-3479.
New Mexico BooK Association www.nmbook.org serves all book professionals!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
"Give Me a Book I Can Sell!" Thursday, March 19:
Ruth Francis' Marketing Wisdom - Last Chance!
CALL OR EMAIL PAULA LOZAR right away to make sure you have a seat for the wisdom of book marketing pro Ruth Francis at the NMBA Professional Development Workshop this Thursday, March 19. The room is filling up fast!
There's no better authority on bookselling in New Mexico than our own Ruth Francis. Her workshop will be at The Writers Room in Santa Fe, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, 6:30 to 8:30pm. Cost is only $15 for NMBA members ($20 non-members).
It's the best bargain for the buck for learning how to sell a book effectively in the Southwest, bar none! Bring your questions, books, manuscripts, experiences -- Ruthie will share her insights on every element of successful book marketing.
You may pay at the door (check or cash), but we need to know if you plan to be here! Contact Paula Lozar, NMBA program chair now: lozarpaula@cs.com (505) 473-3479.
New Mexico BooK Association www.nmbook.org serves all book professionals!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
New Mexico Book Association News
NMBA FlashNews: Non-Traditional Publishing Thursday!
• Feb. 19: "Non-Traditional Publishing," NMBA Professional Development Workshop.
• Feb. 26: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour, Santa Fe.
• March 19: "Give Me a Book I Can Sell" (Ruth Francis Shares All about Book Marketing and Publicity), NMBA Professional Development Workshop.
• April 10: "How Digital Printing and ebooks Affect Our Future," Professional Development Luncheon, Santa Fe.
• April 25: "Not Just for Screenwriters" with Rick Reichman, Professional Development Workshop.
• April 22-24: New Mexico Library Association Trade Show, Albuquerque.
•
How to attend NMBA’s Professional Development Workshops: All take place at the Writer’s Room, upstairs at 826 Camino del Monte Rey in Santa Fe. This Thursday’s great session all about "Non-Traditional Publishing" features Richard Harris, Paul Rhetts and Jim Mafchir, a trio of the best-informed experts in the state. Space is filling fast, but you still might get in. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Cost is just $25 for NMBA members, $35 non-members. Call Paula Lozar to tell her you will be there, please. Pay at the door. Reach Paula at (505) 473-3479, or email lozarpaula@cs.com for information and reservations for all our Professional Development programs.
Here’s more details!
1. "Give Me a Book I Can Sell" NMBA Professional Development Workshop with Ruthie Francis will take place Thursday evening, March 19 (6:30-8:30 pm, $25 and $35). Again, it’s at the congenial Writers Room in Santa Fe. Again please call Paula Lozar for reservations.
2. BookMobile President Don Leeper speaks on "How Digital Printing and ebooks Affect Our Future" at our NMBA Networking Luncheon on Friday, April 10. It’s free to NMBA members, $5 for guests. 11:30am to 1pm at The Writers Room, Santa Fe. (BookMobile is one of the most highly-regarded digital printers in the U.S. Don will share all the ins and outs during this much lauded 40-minute presentation.
3. "Writing a Great Screenplay (or Novel)" with award winning scriptwriter Rick Reichman (NMBA Professional Development Workshop) takes place Thursday, April 25 at the Writers Room (6:30-8:30pm). Again, please call or email Paula Lozar to reserve your place!
4. New Mexico Library Association Convention and Book Show. NMBA’s table will feature your books at NMLA in Albuquerque April 22-24. If you took part in our IBPA or earlier shows in 2008, the cost to display and sell your book is only $10. If you did not, you get in for just $15. We can use 40 copies of a flyer about a new or unlisted book to insert as a supplement in our 2008-2009 New Mexico Publishers & Authors Showcase Catalog, if it’s not in there already. Additional titles: $10. For details, contact Richard Polese, (505) 231-1755 or richard@oceantree.com.
Lynn Thompson Baca, co-publisher at SAR Press is our new NMBA At Large Board member. She will serve with us for the next six months.
Congratulations to Victor di Suvero and Pennywhistle Press for March 2 being designated "We Came to Santa Fe Day" by Proclamation of Mayor David Coss. We understand this is the first time a book alone has been honored with a City of Santa Fe proclamation. The booklaunch takes place the same day at Museo Cultural in Santa Fe.
Border Book Festival will not hold its customary outdoor book sale this spring, according to Denise Chavez. However, we can look forward to a BBF book trade show on Mesilla Plaza come October, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the popular festival. Stay tuned!
Visit www.nmbook.org for more news of book events in New Mexico!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
• Feb. 19: "Non-Traditional Publishing," NMBA Professional Development Workshop.
• Feb. 26: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour, Santa Fe.
• March 19: "Give Me a Book I Can Sell" (Ruth Francis Shares All about Book Marketing and Publicity), NMBA Professional Development Workshop.
• April 10: "How Digital Printing and ebooks Affect Our Future," Professional Development Luncheon, Santa Fe.
• April 25: "Not Just for Screenwriters" with Rick Reichman, Professional Development Workshop.
• April 22-24: New Mexico Library Association Trade Show, Albuquerque.
•
How to attend NMBA’s Professional Development Workshops: All take place at the Writer’s Room, upstairs at 826 Camino del Monte Rey in Santa Fe. This Thursday’s great session all about "Non-Traditional Publishing" features Richard Harris, Paul Rhetts and Jim Mafchir, a trio of the best-informed experts in the state. Space is filling fast, but you still might get in. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Cost is just $25 for NMBA members, $35 non-members. Call Paula Lozar to tell her you will be there, please. Pay at the door. Reach Paula at (505) 473-3479, or email lozarpaula@cs.com for information and reservations for all our Professional Development programs.
Here’s more details!
1. "Give Me a Book I Can Sell" NMBA Professional Development Workshop with Ruthie Francis will take place Thursday evening, March 19 (6:30-8:30 pm, $25 and $35). Again, it’s at the congenial Writers Room in Santa Fe. Again please call Paula Lozar for reservations.
2. BookMobile President Don Leeper speaks on "How Digital Printing and ebooks Affect Our Future" at our NMBA Networking Luncheon on Friday, April 10. It’s free to NMBA members, $5 for guests. 11:30am to 1pm at The Writers Room, Santa Fe. (BookMobile is one of the most highly-regarded digital printers in the U.S. Don will share all the ins and outs during this much lauded 40-minute presentation.
3. "Writing a Great Screenplay (or Novel)" with award winning scriptwriter Rick Reichman (NMBA Professional Development Workshop) takes place Thursday, April 25 at the Writers Room (6:30-8:30pm). Again, please call or email Paula Lozar to reserve your place!
4. New Mexico Library Association Convention and Book Show. NMBA’s table will feature your books at NMLA in Albuquerque April 22-24. If you took part in our IBPA or earlier shows in 2008, the cost to display and sell your book is only $10. If you did not, you get in for just $15. We can use 40 copies of a flyer about a new or unlisted book to insert as a supplement in our 2008-2009 New Mexico Publishers & Authors Showcase Catalog, if it’s not in there already. Additional titles: $10. For details, contact Richard Polese, (505) 231-1755 or richard@oceantree.com.
Lynn Thompson Baca, co-publisher at SAR Press is our new NMBA At Large Board member. She will serve with us for the next six months.
Congratulations to Victor di Suvero and Pennywhistle Press for March 2 being designated "We Came to Santa Fe Day" by Proclamation of Mayor David Coss. We understand this is the first time a book alone has been honored with a City of Santa Fe proclamation. The booklaunch takes place the same day at Museo Cultural in Santa Fe.
Border Book Festival will not hold its customary outdoor book sale this spring, according to Denise Chavez. However, we can look forward to a BBF book trade show on Mesilla Plaza come October, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the popular festival. Stay tuned!
Visit www.nmbook.org for more news of book events in New Mexico!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Friday, December 12, 2008
New Mexico Book Association News
December 12, 2008
BOOK FIESTA IN SANTA FE — NO COST TO PARTICIPATE!!!
The New Mexico Book Co-op and Clear Light Publishers in Santa Fe are banding together to organize two special book selling opportunities in Santa Fe.
Clear Light Publishers has graciously offered to host two events in Santa Fe at their new Clear Light Book Gallery on West San Mateo for the Book Awards Winners & Finalists and a book Fiesta for everyone. Please read rules carefully; space is limited so act fast. Clear Light Book Gallery is located at 851 West San Mateo (next to Open Hands). They have 3,000 square feet of display space available for us.
JANUARY 31, 2009 -- Winners & Finalists Book Fiesta
On January 31, 2009, there will be an event for Winners & Finalists in the 2008 Book Awards.
FEBRUARY 21, 2009 — Book Fiesta for Everyone
On February 21, 2009, they will have a Book Fiesta for anyone.
FREE, but you must help in promotion. There will be no cost to participate in either event. If you wish to participate you must send the email addresses of at least 25 of your potential customers (who might come to the events) in the Santa Fe area (40 email addresses if you want to participate in both events) and send these addresses to info@nmbookcoop.com. The New Mexico Book Co-op will handle the publicity for the events and will send out email announcements to people to encourage people to attend.
The events will be 10am-4pm and you are asked to be there by 9:30am to set up. No tear-down is allowed before 4pm. Each participant will have 1/2 of a table (two people to a table); if you have more than 10 titles, arrangements can be made for a larger space. A participant may bring other books as well Participation will be on a first-come basis, until space is gone. Tables will be provided for both events. You don’t have to bring tables. Participants get 75% of all book sales; 25% will go to Clear Light for handling all sales. Clear Light will handle the cash register and credit card processing. Checks for sales will be sent out a week after the event. Books must be marked with price (we highly advise removable labels that are available at stores like Staples and Office Max).
ANOTHER BOOK DISPLAY OPPORTUNITY
Clear Light Book Gallery has just re-opened in its new location on San Mateo Street in Santa Fe and is interested in having a display of New Mexico books from the Book Award Winners and from the recent New Mexico Book Catalog. They cannot guarantee sales so they want a single copy of each winner and catalog book to display on a consignment basis. If they get interested buyers, they will order more from you. Clear Light Book Gallery features children’s books, cookbooks, Native American, Hispanic, Southwest & Holistic books, and Southwest gift items. If you are interested in participating in this display please contact Harmon Houghton at 505/989-9590.
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New Mexico Book Coop
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos, NM 87107
505.344-9382
info@nmbookcoop.com
http://www.nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
BOOK FIESTA IN SANTA FE — NO COST TO PARTICIPATE!!!
The New Mexico Book Co-op and Clear Light Publishers in Santa Fe are banding together to organize two special book selling opportunities in Santa Fe.
Clear Light Publishers has graciously offered to host two events in Santa Fe at their new Clear Light Book Gallery on West San Mateo for the Book Awards Winners & Finalists and a book Fiesta for everyone. Please read rules carefully; space is limited so act fast. Clear Light Book Gallery is located at 851 West San Mateo (next to Open Hands). They have 3,000 square feet of display space available for us.
JANUARY 31, 2009 -- Winners & Finalists Book Fiesta
On January 31, 2009, there will be an event for Winners & Finalists in the 2008 Book Awards.
FEBRUARY 21, 2009 — Book Fiesta for Everyone
On February 21, 2009, they will have a Book Fiesta for anyone.
FREE, but you must help in promotion. There will be no cost to participate in either event. If you wish to participate you must send the email addresses of at least 25 of your potential customers (who might come to the events) in the Santa Fe area (40 email addresses if you want to participate in both events) and send these addresses to info@nmbookcoop.com. The New Mexico Book Co-op will handle the publicity for the events and will send out email announcements to people to encourage people to attend.
The events will be 10am-4pm and you are asked to be there by 9:30am to set up. No tear-down is allowed before 4pm. Each participant will have 1/2 of a table (two people to a table); if you have more than 10 titles, arrangements can be made for a larger space. A participant may bring other books as well Participation will be on a first-come basis, until space is gone. Tables will be provided for both events. You don’t have to bring tables. Participants get 75% of all book sales; 25% will go to Clear Light for handling all sales. Clear Light will handle the cash register and credit card processing. Checks for sales will be sent out a week after the event. Books must be marked with price (we highly advise removable labels that are available at stores like Staples and Office Max).
ANOTHER BOOK DISPLAY OPPORTUNITY
Clear Light Book Gallery has just re-opened in its new location on San Mateo Street in Santa Fe and is interested in having a display of New Mexico books from the Book Award Winners and from the recent New Mexico Book Catalog. They cannot guarantee sales so they want a single copy of each winner and catalog book to display on a consignment basis. If they get interested buyers, they will order more from you. Clear Light Book Gallery features children’s books, cookbooks, Native American, Hispanic, Southwest & Holistic books, and Southwest gift items. If you are interested in participating in this display please contact Harmon Houghton at 505/989-9590.
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New Mexico Book Coop
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos, NM 87107
505.344-9382
info@nmbookcoop.com
http://www.nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
New Mexico Book Associaiton
December 5: Albuquerque at midday, then Holiday Fiesta in Santa Fe!
Friday is N.M.'s Literary Party Day!
Friday is Literary Party Day in New Mexico! The yearly NMBA Holiday Fiesta, as well as the Book Co-op holiday party, both happen this Friday December 5. You can attend both -- at lunchtime in the Duke City and after work at The Lodge at Santa Fe!
Details: The NMBA Book and Literary Holiday Fiesta happens at the very convenient Lodge at Santa Fe (the old Radisson), just north of downtown, left off North St. Francis Drive. Parking is easy and convenient. Sangria, hot cider, and lots good things to eat, beginning at 5:30 and going on to past 7:30pm. Bring your mate and/or other literary friends. It’s only $12, at the door, including everything. Reservations aren’t necessary.
As it happens this year, the New Mexico Book Co-op has a midday holiday party also December 5, at Lin’s Buffet on Albuquerque’s west side (see Calendar below). In that case, reservations are required. So go to both events and make this early December Friday a full and fun day of reconnecting with your literary friends!
Co-hosting the Holiday Fiesta in Santa Fe are SouthWest Writers, International Women’s Writing Guild, PEN-New Mexico, WordHarvest, NM Book Co-op, Narrative Arts Center, Recursos/Southwest Literary Center, and the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy.
Need more details? Call (505) 231-1755 or (505) 988-7214.
And Saturday, December 6 is SouthWest Writers Annual Holiday Potluck: Join SWW for their annual Holiday Feast at their Saturday meeting, December 6. www.southwestwiters.org. Bring you favorite holiday treats. We usually get a cornucopia of breakfast burritos (thanks Rob and Larry), posole, tamales, fruit cakes, decorated cookies, biscochitos, fruit pies and egg nog. Come very hungry.
+ DECEMBER Book Events
Dec. 5: NMBA Holiday Fiesta! The year’s great gathering of New Mexico literary people and organizations, at The Lodge at Santa Fe (just off North St. Francis Drive). Book-in-Hand Honor and two other recognitions. Drinks and food included, 5:30 to 7:30pm, $12 at the door. Details: Jim (505) 988-7214 or Richard (505) 231-1755.
also Dec. 5: N.M. Book Co-op Meeting & Party, Lin’s Buffet, 10100 Coors Rd, Albuquerque, $10.98 including tip. You must RSVP! (505) 344-9382, info@nmbookcoop.com
Dec. 6: IWWG and Friends Luncheon sponsored by the International Womens Writing Guild, Mission Cafe, 239 E. De Vargas, Santa Fe, 1:30am. For directions, contact Paula Lozar, (505) 473-3479. lozarpaula@cs.com
Dec. 15: DEADLINE: NMBA Libro for January 2009 monthly online Events Calendar and Jan/Feb print edition. Include basic details in your email or letter (no attachments, please). Send entries to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504, or (505) 231-1755, or email richard@oceantree.com
+ On the Horizon:
Jan 15, 2009: DEADLINE: ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. Many categories, $1500 prizes for best fiction and non-fiction. See www.forewordmagazine.com.
Jan. 17, 2009: NMBA Board Members Retreat, The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 10am to 2pm. Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214.
Jan. 22: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour for all book people at Santa Fe Bar & Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, Thursday 5:30-7pm. Call Jim Mafchir for directions: (505) 988-7214.
Jan. 27: 38th Annual Bookbuilders West Awards. Dinner and Conference at Oakland Convention Center. Reservations open Dec. 15: www.bookbuilders.org
Feb. 13: NMBA Networking Luncheon, The Writer’s Room, upstairs at 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1:15pm, free. Just bring a friend and brown bag lunch. Reservations are not necessary. (505) 231-1755, (505) 988-7214.
Feb. 26: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour, Santa Fe Bar & Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, Thursday at 5:30pm. All literary and book people welcome!
April 16: N.M. CultureNet Poetry Jam, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 7pm. Interested in performing? Contact Alex Traub at www.nmculturenet.org.
April 18-20: Border Book Festival, Messila Plaza, New Mexico. www.borderbookfestival.org
April 22-24: New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Albuquerque Convention Center. www.nmla.org
April 3-4: 18th Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair. UNM Conference Center, 1634 University Blvd (north of Indian School Road), Friday: 5-9pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm. Admission: $6 for both days, $2 Saturday only. Alan Shallot, (505) 291-9653, www.unm.edu/~alshal/aabf.html.
+Book Signings & Readings:
Dec. 4: Michael Brunei, Coming Clean, CCA, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, 6pm. Reach Mary at Collected Works for details: mary@collectedworksbookstore.com.
Dec. 5: Janet Chapman & Karen Barrie, Kenneth Milton Chapman: A Life Dedicated to Indian Arts and Artists, at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm. katm@unmpress.unm.edu, (505) 986-0151.
Dec. 6: Annie Lux, Historic New Mexico Churches, Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts, 251 Main St, S.E., Los Lunas, 5-7pm. Contact Patty Guggino, (505) 352-7720
Dec. 6: Laura Gomez, Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race, Signing at Albuquerque Borders at Coors By-Pass. 2-4pm, (505) 792-3180
Dec. 6: Poetry at Paul’s, just north of Santa Fe, 5:30pm. Gary Brower, Sylvia Ernestina Vergara, poetry from Federico Garcia Lorca & others. white@grappawireless.com or www.lacarretanewmexico.com
Dec. 6: Levi Romero, A Poetry of Remembrance, Garcia Street Books, 4:30-5:30pm. www.garciastreetbooks.com
Friday is N.M.'s Literary Party Day!
Friday is Literary Party Day in New Mexico! The yearly NMBA Holiday Fiesta, as well as the Book Co-op holiday party, both happen this Friday December 5. You can attend both -- at lunchtime in the Duke City and after work at The Lodge at Santa Fe!
Details: The NMBA Book and Literary Holiday Fiesta happens at the very convenient Lodge at Santa Fe (the old Radisson), just north of downtown, left off North St. Francis Drive. Parking is easy and convenient. Sangria, hot cider, and lots good things to eat, beginning at 5:30 and going on to past 7:30pm. Bring your mate and/or other literary friends. It’s only $12, at the door, including everything. Reservations aren’t necessary.
As it happens this year, the New Mexico Book Co-op has a midday holiday party also December 5, at Lin’s Buffet on Albuquerque’s west side (see Calendar below). In that case, reservations are required. So go to both events and make this early December Friday a full and fun day of reconnecting with your literary friends!
Co-hosting the Holiday Fiesta in Santa Fe are SouthWest Writers, International Women’s Writing Guild, PEN-New Mexico, WordHarvest, NM Book Co-op, Narrative Arts Center, Recursos/Southwest Literary Center, and the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy.
Need more details? Call (505) 231-1755 or (505) 988-7214.
And Saturday, December 6 is SouthWest Writers Annual Holiday Potluck: Join SWW for their annual Holiday Feast at their Saturday meeting, December 6. www.southwestwiters.org. Bring you favorite holiday treats. We usually get a cornucopia of breakfast burritos (thanks Rob and Larry), posole, tamales, fruit cakes, decorated cookies, biscochitos, fruit pies and egg nog. Come very hungry.
+ DECEMBER Book Events
Dec. 5: NMBA Holiday Fiesta! The year’s great gathering of New Mexico literary people and organizations, at The Lodge at Santa Fe (just off North St. Francis Drive). Book-in-Hand Honor and two other recognitions. Drinks and food included, 5:30 to 7:30pm, $12 at the door. Details: Jim (505) 988-7214 or Richard (505) 231-1755.
also Dec. 5: N.M. Book Co-op Meeting & Party, Lin’s Buffet, 10100 Coors Rd, Albuquerque, $10.98 including tip. You must RSVP! (505) 344-9382, info@nmbookcoop.com
Dec. 6: IWWG and Friends Luncheon sponsored by the International Womens Writing Guild, Mission Cafe, 239 E. De Vargas, Santa Fe, 1:30am. For directions, contact Paula Lozar, (505) 473-3479. lozarpaula@cs.com
Dec. 15: DEADLINE: NMBA Libro for January 2009 monthly online Events Calendar and Jan/Feb print edition. Include basic details in your email or letter (no attachments, please). Send entries to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504, or (505) 231-1755, or email richard@oceantree.com
+ On the Horizon:
Jan 15, 2009: DEADLINE: ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. Many categories, $1500 prizes for best fiction and non-fiction. See www.forewordmagazine.com.
Jan. 17, 2009: NMBA Board Members Retreat, The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 10am to 2pm. Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214.
Jan. 22: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour for all book people at Santa Fe Bar & Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, Thursday 5:30-7pm. Call Jim Mafchir for directions: (505) 988-7214.
Jan. 27: 38th Annual Bookbuilders West Awards. Dinner and Conference at Oakland Convention Center. Reservations open Dec. 15: www.bookbuilders.org
Feb. 13: NMBA Networking Luncheon, The Writer’s Room, upstairs at 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1:15pm, free. Just bring a friend and brown bag lunch. Reservations are not necessary. (505) 231-1755, (505) 988-7214.
Feb. 26: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour, Santa Fe Bar & Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, Thursday at 5:30pm. All literary and book people welcome!
April 16: N.M. CultureNet Poetry Jam, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 7pm. Interested in performing? Contact Alex Traub at www.nmculturenet.org.
April 18-20: Border Book Festival, Messila Plaza, New Mexico. www.borderbookfestival.org
April 22-24: New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Albuquerque Convention Center. www.nmla.org
April 3-4: 18th Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair. UNM Conference Center, 1634 University Blvd (north of Indian School Road), Friday: 5-9pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm. Admission: $6 for both days, $2 Saturday only. Alan Shallot, (505) 291-9653, www.unm.edu/~alshal/aabf.html.
+Book Signings & Readings:
Dec. 4: Michael Brunei, Coming Clean, CCA, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, 6pm. Reach Mary at Collected Works for details: mary@collectedworksbookstore.com.
Dec. 5: Janet Chapman & Karen Barrie, Kenneth Milton Chapman: A Life Dedicated to Indian Arts and Artists, at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm. katm@unmpress.unm.edu, (505) 986-0151.
Dec. 6: Annie Lux, Historic New Mexico Churches, Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts, 251 Main St, S.E., Los Lunas, 5-7pm. Contact Patty Guggino, (505) 352-7720
Dec. 6: Laura Gomez, Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race, Signing at Albuquerque Borders at Coors By-Pass. 2-4pm, (505) 792-3180
Dec. 6: Poetry at Paul’s, just north of Santa Fe, 5:30pm. Gary Brower, Sylvia Ernestina Vergara, poetry from Federico Garcia Lorca & others. white@grappawireless.com or www.lacarretanewmexico.com
Dec. 6: Levi Romero, A Poetry of Remembrance, Garcia Street Books, 4:30-5:30pm. www.garciastreetbooks.com
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
New Mexico Book Association Workshop
For Immediate Release:
Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers
with Penny Sansevieri
Presented by SouthWest Writers (SWW)
and New Mexico Book Association (NMBA)
Saturday, October 18, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
New Life Presbyterian Church
5540 Eubank NE
Click Here for Map
Cost: $79 for SWW/NMBA members, $99 for nonmembers
Fees include a box lunch and Penny's book "Red Hot Internet Publicity"
Call to reserve your spot: SWW office, 265-9485 or email Rob Spiegel: robspiegel@comcast.net, or for more information go to www.southwestwriters.org or www.nmbook.org
Have you written a book and now realize that marketing it is as hard – or even harder? Marketing professional Penny Sansevieri is dynamic, exciting and informative. She knows that marketing your book in today’s saturated market (800 books are published every day) can leave you frustrated. She will turn your frustration into determination and optimism – and make you laugh all the way.
Penny says that what once worked (traditional press kits and press releases) no longer work. And newspapers, radio and TV are reducing or eliminating the time and space devoted to authors and book reviews. The INTERNET is now the best road to your book’s success. But how? When? (Hint: Long before you think.) Why? Penny will tell you.
Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Her company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry and has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns. Her company researched, developed and implemented the first comprehensive Internet publicity campaign called The Virtual Author Tour.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
9:00 - 9:30 am Book Marketing in a Web 2.0 World: how the Internet has changed how we market books
9:30 - 10:30 am Getting ready to go to market: book reviews, press rooms, press kits and media
Break
10:45 - noon Press Releases: The new rules of press release writing.
Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 pm Creating a web site that ROCKS!
1:30 - 2:15 pm Internet marketing overview: the ins and outs of marketing yourself online
2:15 - 2:45 pm Creating a blogging campaign that sells books!
Break
3:15 - 4:00 pm Using Social Networking Sites to get noticed: which ones are the best sites to use, should you be on all the social networking sites? Is Facebook still just for college kids?
4:00 - 4:30 pm Putting it all together, developing your Internet marketing plan
All welcome, bring a friend!
Thank you for posting, listing, or passing along any or all of this information!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers
with Penny Sansevieri
Presented by SouthWest Writers (SWW)
and New Mexico Book Association (NMBA)
Saturday, October 18, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
New Life Presbyterian Church
5540 Eubank NE
Click Here for Map
Cost: $79 for SWW/NMBA members, $99 for nonmembers
Fees include a box lunch and Penny's book "Red Hot Internet Publicity"
Call to reserve your spot: SWW office, 265-9485 or email Rob Spiegel: robspiegel@comcast.net, or for more information go to www.southwestwriters.org or www.nmbook.org
Have you written a book and now realize that marketing it is as hard – or even harder? Marketing professional Penny Sansevieri is dynamic, exciting and informative. She knows that marketing your book in today’s saturated market (800 books are published every day) can leave you frustrated. She will turn your frustration into determination and optimism – and make you laugh all the way.
Penny says that what once worked (traditional press kits and press releases) no longer work. And newspapers, radio and TV are reducing or eliminating the time and space devoted to authors and book reviews. The INTERNET is now the best road to your book’s success. But how? When? (Hint: Long before you think.) Why? Penny will tell you.
Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Her company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry and has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns. Her company researched, developed and implemented the first comprehensive Internet publicity campaign called The Virtual Author Tour.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
9:00 - 9:30 am Book Marketing in a Web 2.0 World: how the Internet has changed how we market books
9:30 - 10:30 am Getting ready to go to market: book reviews, press rooms, press kits and media
Break
10:45 - noon Press Releases: The new rules of press release writing.
Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 pm Creating a web site that ROCKS!
1:30 - 2:15 pm Internet marketing overview: the ins and outs of marketing yourself online
2:15 - 2:45 pm Creating a blogging campaign that sells books!
Break
3:15 - 4:00 pm Using Social Networking Sites to get noticed: which ones are the best sites to use, should you be on all the social networking sites? Is Facebook still just for college kids?
4:00 - 4:30 pm Putting it all together, developing your Internet marketing plan
All welcome, bring a friend!
Thank you for posting, listing, or passing along any or all of this information!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Monday, August 4, 2008
August for the New Mexico Book Association
First and foremost, let us know right way if you’d like to have the bookstore owners throughout our region see and learn about your books at the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Trade Show in Colorado Springs next month. Book copies and your catalog page PDF can come to us by August 22, but we need your list of books now! Contact Richard Polese at richard@oceantree.com or (505) 231-1755.
August 2008 Book Events
Aug. 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon: “Prepare for Holiday Sales,” The Writer’s Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am-1:15pm, bring your lunch and a friend, free. (505) 231-1755.
Aug. 8: NMBA Board Meeting, The Writers Room, 1:30-2:30pm. NMBA’s plans for Fall 2008!
Aug. 9: Sandi Ault: “Make it a Grand First Grand--the First 1,000 Words,” WordHarvest workshop, Santa Fe, 9-4 (505) 471-1565, www.wordhavest.com
Aug. 8-10: “Writing Along the Rim” retreat with Page Lambert and Grand Canyon Field Institute, $525. See www.pagelambert.com.
Aug. 14: First NMBA Round Table Happy Hour at Santa Fe Bar and Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, 5:30pm. It’s a Thursday. Conversation and author/publisher camaraderie! Call Jim Mafchir at 988-7214 for details if you need them! Otherwise, just come!
Aug. 15: DEADLINE: NMBA Libro for September monthly email Book Events and Sept/Oct print edition. Include basic details in your email or letter (no attachments, please). Send entries to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504, or call (505) 231-1755, or email richard@oceantree.com
Aug. 17: Local Author Book Fair, Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd, N.W., Albuquerque, 11am to 2pm, no fee! Cain Cunningham, (505) 344-8139.
Aug. 22: DEADLINE! New Mexico Authors & Publishers Showcase at the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show. We need a PDF of your page for the catalog and two copies of each title by this date! Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
Aug. 30–Sept. 1: Book Fair and Store at Flying Star Casino, Bernalillo, NM. www.nmbookcoop.com
On the Horizon
Sept. 9: Dan Poynter Professional Development Workshop! “Guerrilla
Marketing for Small Presses and Self-Published Authors,” sponsored by NMBA & SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, $25 for NMBA and SWW members, $35 non-members. Contact Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Jim Mafchir in Santa Fe (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
Sept. 15: DEADLINE: Tony Hillerman $1,500 Mystery Short Story Contest, sponsored by WordHarvest and Cowboys and Indians magazine. Stories 2,500 words or less, include a Native American character and set in the West. Rules at: www.wordharvest.com/index.php/contests
Sept. 19-20: Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs. www.mountainsplains.org. Contact NMBA now to make sure your books are shown to bookstore owners in the region! (505) 983-1412 or 231-1755.
Sept. 24-28: “Writing from the River’s Edge” five-day canoe trip with Page Lambert and The Women’s Wilderness Institute, Green River, Utah, $850. Visit www.pagelambert.com, (303) 938-9191.
Sept. 26: N.M. Book Co-op, Home Town Buffet, Albuquerque. info@nmbookcoop.com
Sept. 27: New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. Contact John Stafford, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Oct. 18: Penny Sansevieri Professional Workshop! “Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers,” sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 9am–4:30pm. NMBA and SWW members $79 (includes Penny's book, Red Hot Internet Publicity, and lunch!), $99 non-members. Reserve your place now! SWW's Rob Spiegel (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net
Nov. 5-9: Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: “Focus on Mystery” in Albuquerque. www.hillermanconference.com, (505) 471-1565.
+ Booksigning Sampler
Aug. 9: Lisa Dale Norton: Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (St. Martin's Press), mini-memoir workshop and booksigning, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 3-4 p.m., free. Information: (505) 986-0151, www:garciastreetbooks.com or sara_easterly@yahoo.com.
Aug. 9: Frank Murphy: The Spirit of Tea, booksigning at Tattered Cover, Denver, 2pm. (505) 982-0874 for details.
August 9: John Vollertsen, Cooking with Johnny Vee. Collected Works 9-Noon. See our calendar of events at www.collectedworksbookstore.com
Aug. 10: Sue Qinn: Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times, Garcia Street Books, 2-3pm.
Aug. 15: Joe Nick Patoski: Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 4-5pm.
Aug. 16:- Cheryl Jamison, Around the Word in 80 Dinners, 9 - Noon, Collected Works. See our Calendar at www.collectedworksbookstore.com
Aug. 28: Kathryn Walker: A Stopover in Venice, Garcia Street Books, 5pm
Sept. 12: Nancy King: A Woman Walking (Atelier Books), reading and signing at El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, 5-7pm. Contact Nancy at 986-1040.
Visit www.nmbook.org for continuing news and events!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
August 2008 Book Events
Aug. 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon: “Prepare for Holiday Sales,” The Writer’s Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am-1:15pm, bring your lunch and a friend, free. (505) 231-1755.
Aug. 8: NMBA Board Meeting, The Writers Room, 1:30-2:30pm. NMBA’s plans for Fall 2008!
Aug. 9: Sandi Ault: “Make it a Grand First Grand--the First 1,000 Words,” WordHarvest workshop, Santa Fe, 9-4 (505) 471-1565, www.wordhavest.com
Aug. 8-10: “Writing Along the Rim” retreat with Page Lambert and Grand Canyon Field Institute, $525. See www.pagelambert.com.
Aug. 14: First NMBA Round Table Happy Hour at Santa Fe Bar and Grill, DeVargas Mall, Santa Fe, 5:30pm. It’s a Thursday. Conversation and author/publisher camaraderie! Call Jim Mafchir at 988-7214 for details if you need them! Otherwise, just come!
Aug. 15: DEADLINE: NMBA Libro for September monthly email Book Events and Sept/Oct print edition. Include basic details in your email or letter (no attachments, please). Send entries to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504, or call (505) 231-1755, or email richard@oceantree.com
Aug. 17: Local Author Book Fair, Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd, N.W., Albuquerque, 11am to 2pm, no fee! Cain Cunningham, (505) 344-8139.
Aug. 22: DEADLINE! New Mexico Authors & Publishers Showcase at the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show. We need a PDF of your page for the catalog and two copies of each title by this date! Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
Aug. 30–Sept. 1: Book Fair and Store at Flying Star Casino, Bernalillo, NM. www.nmbookcoop.com
On the Horizon
Sept. 9: Dan Poynter Professional Development Workshop! “Guerrilla
Marketing for Small Presses and Self-Published Authors,” sponsored by NMBA & SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, $25 for NMBA and SWW members, $35 non-members. Contact Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Jim Mafchir in Santa Fe (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
Sept. 15: DEADLINE: Tony Hillerman $1,500 Mystery Short Story Contest, sponsored by WordHarvest and Cowboys and Indians magazine. Stories 2,500 words or less, include a Native American character and set in the West. Rules at: www.wordharvest.com/index.php/contests
Sept. 19-20: Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs. www.mountainsplains.org. Contact NMBA now to make sure your books are shown to bookstore owners in the region! (505) 983-1412 or 231-1755.
Sept. 24-28: “Writing from the River’s Edge” five-day canoe trip with Page Lambert and The Women’s Wilderness Institute, Green River, Utah, $850. Visit www.pagelambert.com, (303) 938-9191.
Sept. 26: N.M. Book Co-op, Home Town Buffet, Albuquerque. info@nmbookcoop.com
Sept. 27: New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. Contact John Stafford, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Oct. 18: Penny Sansevieri Professional Workshop! “Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers,” sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 9am–4:30pm. NMBA and SWW members $79 (includes Penny's book, Red Hot Internet Publicity, and lunch!), $99 non-members. Reserve your place now! SWW's Rob Spiegel (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net
Nov. 5-9: Tony Hillerman Writers Conference: “Focus on Mystery” in Albuquerque. www.hillermanconference.com, (505) 471-1565.
+ Booksigning Sampler
Aug. 9: Lisa Dale Norton: Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (St. Martin's Press), mini-memoir workshop and booksigning, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 3-4 p.m., free. Information: (505) 986-0151, www:garciastreetbooks.com or sara_easterly@yahoo.com.
Aug. 9: Frank Murphy: The Spirit of Tea, booksigning at Tattered Cover, Denver, 2pm. (505) 982-0874 for details.
August 9: John Vollertsen, Cooking with Johnny Vee. Collected Works 9-Noon. See our calendar of events at www.collectedworksbookstore.com
Aug. 10: Sue Qinn: Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times, Garcia Street Books, 2-3pm.
Aug. 15: Joe Nick Patoski: Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 4-5pm.
Aug. 16:- Cheryl Jamison, Around the Word in 80 Dinners, 9 - Noon, Collected Works. See our Calendar at www.collectedworksbookstore.com
Aug. 28: Kathryn Walker: A Stopover in Venice, Garcia Street Books, 5pm
Sept. 12: Nancy King: A Woman Walking (Atelier Books), reading and signing at El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, 5-7pm. Contact Nancy at 986-1040.
Visit www.nmbook.org for continuing news and events!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Thursday, July 31, 2008
New Mexico Book Association
> August 3: Jane Hirschfeld, poet (Given Sugar, The Lives of the Heart, etc.), reading and signing at Collected Works, Santa Fe, 6pm.
> August 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon, The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1:15pm, free.
> August 9: Lisa Dale Norton: Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (St. Martin's Press), booklaunch at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 3-4pm. Reception at the author's home follows at 5pm. Call Lisa at (505) 986-0050.
> August 14: NMBA Publishers and Authors Round Table & Happy Hour! Santa Fe Bar and Grill in DeVargas Mall, 5:30pm. Come, relax, enjoy conversation!
> August 16: "Oral History Collecting" with Cecelia Portal, Taos Public Library, 10:30am to 12:30pm, $45 www.somos.org
> August 22: DEADLINE! PDF file for your page in the catalog for the New Mexico Authors & Publishers Showcase at the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Trade Show. Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
> September 9: Dan Poynter "Guerilla Marketing for Small Presses and Self Published Authors", An NMBA & SWW professional workshop from 7 - 9pm held at the New Life Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque. Members of SWW or NMBA $25, non-members $35. Reserve now: Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque: (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net
> September 28: "Writing from the Creative Heart" workshop with Denise Chavez, Cultural Center de Mesilla, Mesilla, NM, $100. www.borderbookfestival.org.
> October 3-4: Santa Fe Antiquarian Book Show, Museo Cultural, Santa Fe. www.santafebookshow.com, (505) 983-0088.
> October 18: Penny Sansevieri Workshop: "Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers," sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque. 9am - 4:30pm, includes lunch and book. NMBA and SWW members $79, $99 non-members. Reserve now: Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque: (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
> August 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon, The Writers Room, Santa Fe, 11:30am to 1:15pm, free.
> August 9: Lisa Dale Norton: Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (St. Martin's Press), booklaunch at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 3-4pm. Reception at the author's home follows at 5pm. Call Lisa at (505) 986-0050.
> August 14: NMBA Publishers and Authors Round Table & Happy Hour! Santa Fe Bar and Grill in DeVargas Mall, 5:30pm. Come, relax, enjoy conversation!
> August 16: "Oral History Collecting" with Cecelia Portal, Taos Public Library, 10:30am to 12:30pm, $45 www.somos.org
> August 22: DEADLINE! PDF file for your page in the catalog for the New Mexico Authors & Publishers Showcase at the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Trade Show. Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
> September 9: Dan Poynter "Guerilla Marketing for Small Presses and Self Published Authors", An NMBA & SWW professional workshop from 7 - 9pm held at the New Life Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque. Members of SWW or NMBA $25, non-members $35. Reserve now: Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque: (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net
> September 28: "Writing from the Creative Heart" workshop with Denise Chavez, Cultural Center de Mesilla, Mesilla, NM, $100. www.borderbookfestival.org.
> October 3-4: Santa Fe Antiquarian Book Show, Museo Cultural, Santa Fe. www.santafebookshow.com, (505) 983-0088.
> October 18: Penny Sansevieri Workshop: "Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers," sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque. 9am - 4:30pm, includes lunch and book. NMBA and SWW members $79, $99 non-members. Reserve now: Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque: (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Monday, July 28, 2008
New Mexico Book Co-op, and New Mexico Book Association share a booth/table at Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers
It is official: New Mexico Book Co-op, and New Mexico Book Association are partnering up to share a booth/table at Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Trader Show in Colorado Springs in September 19-20. The MPIBA show is always a great place to meet bookstore buyers, as well as rights and sales reps, agents, etc.
The cost to participate in this special display/promotion event is $60 per title. We will display 2 copies of your book(s) and will produce a catalog of all books participating to be handed out for all Trade Show attendees. In addition to your 2 copies of each title entered, you need to provide a pdf file that we would copy and bind into this new catalog. The file should be a
8-1/2 x 11 page promoting your book. If you participated in the recent NM Book Co-op catalog you do not need to send a pdf file as we will be able to use your page from that catalog which was mailed to all bookstores and libraries in the region.
You do not have to be there but if you want to join in the fun and excitement and have a change to meet and greet book buyers you can attend all or part of the show.
If you are interested you need to either send a check to the address below or go online and make payment on the website to reserve your space for this great program-- http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page100/page100.html. You need to make payment, send your two display copies and your pdf file no later than August 29. If you want to display more than one title it is $60 for the first title and $20 for each additional title after the first. The display copies will not be returned and will be donated to a local literacy program after the event.
You can reserve your space on the Book Co-op website at http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page100/page100.html
--
Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
LPD_Press@msn.com
http://nmsantos.com New Mexico Book Co-op, and New Mexico Book Association are partnering up to share a booth/table at Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
The cost to participate in this special display/promotion event is $60 per title. We will display 2 copies of your book(s) and will produce a catalog of all books participating to be handed out for all Trade Show attendees. In addition to your 2 copies of each title entered, you need to provide a pdf file that we would copy and bind into this new catalog. The file should be a
8-1/2 x 11 page promoting your book. If you participated in the recent NM Book Co-op catalog you do not need to send a pdf file as we will be able to use your page from that catalog which was mailed to all bookstores and libraries in the region.
You do not have to be there but if you want to join in the fun and excitement and have a change to meet and greet book buyers you can attend all or part of the show.
If you are interested you need to either send a check to the address below or go online and make payment on the website to reserve your space for this great program-- http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page100/page100.html. You need to make payment, send your two display copies and your pdf file no later than August 29. If you want to display more than one title it is $60 for the first title and $20 for each additional title after the first. The display copies will not be returned and will be donated to a local literacy program after the event.
You can reserve your space on the Book Co-op website at http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page100/page100.html
--
Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
LPD_Press@msn.com
http://nmsantos.com New Mexico Book Co-op, and New Mexico Book Association are partnering up to share a booth/table at Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Mountains & Plains Booksellers Show
Mountains & Plains Booksellers Show:
Must Reserve Your Space Now!
Your best opportunity to show your titles to independent bookstore owners from throughout the region is unquestionably the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show.
Mountains & Plains Booksellers Show
It’s one of the most active in the country and takes place this September 19-20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs. But space filling fast and we need to hear from you now if you’re going to have a chance to be in the show and catalog. Space is very limited!
NMBA has invited the New Mexico Book Coop to join us there. Our joint booth will be bannered "New Mexico Authors and Publishers Showcase." Here’s how you get in:
First, email me now ( richard@oceantree.com ) to tell NMBA you want to be in the show. Next, send in your participation fee: It’s just $60 for a single book. And $20 for each additional title shown. Your check to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504, secures your reservation. The fee includes your 8.5"x11" page in the catalog.
By August 22 we need to have two copies of your book and a PDF of your page for the special New Mexico Authors and Publishers Catalog that we’re planning just for this show. (We can also scan from your printed page if necessary).
Yes, there will be opportunity for author appearances -- we encourage them!
Contact Richard Polese (505) 231-1755, or Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214 if you have any further questions. Last year’s MPIBA was a strong success, with much bookseller interest in New Mexico’s literary offerings!
A Few News Bits!
>> First NMBA Publishers and Authors Round Table Happy Hour! Thursday, August 14 at 5:30pm at Santa Fe Bar and Grill in DeVargas Mall will be the debut of this new NMBA offering for our members. The NMBA board created this as an informal social gathering of literary spirits (pardon the pun!). Come, relax, and imbibe if you’d like, enjoy the company and the conversation!
>> Next Networking Luncheon is Friday, August 8 from 11:30am to 1:15pm at the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey in Santa Fe. We’ll explore dealing with holiday season sales or continue our discussion how to set up your own publishing imprint. Juice and cookies provided, but please bring your own lunch--and bring a friend. It’s free. (Need directions? Call 505.231-1755.)
>> NMBA Welcomes Linda Whittenberg to our growing membership of book professionals. Linda is a published poet who lives in Santa Fe.
>> Translation Grant: Lumen Books has received a $22,000 grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture to support the translation into English of two works: Juan Goytisolo's Campos de Nijár, translated by Peter Bush, and Álvaro Pombo's Contra Natura, translated by Ronald Christ.
Calendar Update!
July 21-25: "Writing Women’s Lives," Southwest Literary Center writers conference, Hotel St. Francis, Santa Fe, $575 for all five days. (505) 982-9301, litcenter@recursos.org.
July 24: Ana Mariella Bacigalupo, Shamans of the Foye Tree: Gender, Power and Healing Among Chilean Mapuche, booksigning at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm. (505) 986-0151. Visit www.garciastreetbooks.com for more in-store events!
Aug. 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon: "Preparing for Holiday Selling," The Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free. (505) 231-1755.
Aug. 9: Lisa Dale Norton: Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (St. Martin's Press), workshop and booksigning, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 3-4 p.m., free! Information: (505) 986-0151, www:garciastreetbooks.com or www:lisadalenorton.com
Aug. 9: Frank Murphy: The Spirit of Tea, booksigning at Tattered Cover, Denver, 2pm. (505) 982-0874 for details.
Aug. 22: DEADLINE! Books and PDF file for our New Mexico Authors & Publishers Showcase at the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show. We need a PDF of your page for the catalog and two copies of each title by this date! Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
Sept. 9: Dan Poynter Professional Development Workshop: "Guerrilla Marketing for Small Presses and Self-Published Authors," sponsored by NMBA & SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, $25 for NMBA and SWW members, $35 non-members. Contact Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Jim Mafchir in Santa Fe (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
Sept. 19-20: Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs. www.mountainsplains.org
Sept. 27: First New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. Contact John Stafford at Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Oct. 18: Penny Sansevieri Professional Workshop: "Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers," sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 9am–4:30pm. NMBA and SWW members $79 (includes Penny's book, Red Hot Internet Publicity, and lunch!). Reserve your spot now! Rob Spiegel (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, authorcare@aol.com
Visit www.nmbook.org for continuing news and events!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Must Reserve Your Space Now!
Your best opportunity to show your titles to independent bookstore owners from throughout the region is unquestionably the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show.
Mountains & Plains Booksellers Show
It’s one of the most active in the country and takes place this September 19-20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs. But space filling fast and we need to hear from you now if you’re going to have a chance to be in the show and catalog. Space is very limited!
NMBA has invited the New Mexico Book Coop to join us there. Our joint booth will be bannered "New Mexico Authors and Publishers Showcase." Here’s how you get in:
First, email me now ( richard@oceantree.com ) to tell NMBA you want to be in the show. Next, send in your participation fee: It’s just $60 for a single book. And $20 for each additional title shown. Your check to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504, secures your reservation. The fee includes your 8.5"x11" page in the catalog.
By August 22 we need to have two copies of your book and a PDF of your page for the special New Mexico Authors and Publishers Catalog that we’re planning just for this show. (We can also scan from your printed page if necessary).
Yes, there will be opportunity for author appearances -- we encourage them!
Contact Richard Polese (505) 231-1755, or Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214 if you have any further questions. Last year’s MPIBA was a strong success, with much bookseller interest in New Mexico’s literary offerings!
A Few News Bits!
>> First NMBA Publishers and Authors Round Table Happy Hour! Thursday, August 14 at 5:30pm at Santa Fe Bar and Grill in DeVargas Mall will be the debut of this new NMBA offering for our members. The NMBA board created this as an informal social gathering of literary spirits (pardon the pun!). Come, relax, and imbibe if you’d like, enjoy the company and the conversation!
>> Next Networking Luncheon is Friday, August 8 from 11:30am to 1:15pm at the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey in Santa Fe. We’ll explore dealing with holiday season sales or continue our discussion how to set up your own publishing imprint. Juice and cookies provided, but please bring your own lunch--and bring a friend. It’s free. (Need directions? Call 505.231-1755.)
>> NMBA Welcomes Linda Whittenberg to our growing membership of book professionals. Linda is a published poet who lives in Santa Fe.
>> Translation Grant: Lumen Books has received a $22,000 grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture to support the translation into English of two works: Juan Goytisolo's Campos de Nijár, translated by Peter Bush, and Álvaro Pombo's Contra Natura, translated by Ronald Christ.
Calendar Update!
July 21-25: "Writing Women’s Lives," Southwest Literary Center writers conference, Hotel St. Francis, Santa Fe, $575 for all five days. (505) 982-9301, litcenter@recursos.org.
July 24: Ana Mariella Bacigalupo, Shamans of the Foye Tree: Gender, Power and Healing Among Chilean Mapuche, booksigning at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm. (505) 986-0151. Visit www.garciastreetbooks.com for more in-store events!
Aug. 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon: "Preparing for Holiday Selling," The Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free. (505) 231-1755.
Aug. 9: Lisa Dale Norton: Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (St. Martin's Press), workshop and booksigning, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 3-4 p.m., free! Information: (505) 986-0151, www:garciastreetbooks.com or www:lisadalenorton.com
Aug. 9: Frank Murphy: The Spirit of Tea, booksigning at Tattered Cover, Denver, 2pm. (505) 982-0874 for details.
Aug. 22: DEADLINE! Books and PDF file for our New Mexico Authors & Publishers Showcase at the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show. We need a PDF of your page for the catalog and two copies of each title by this date! Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
Sept. 9: Dan Poynter Professional Development Workshop: "Guerrilla Marketing for Small Presses and Self-Published Authors," sponsored by NMBA & SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, $25 for NMBA and SWW members, $35 non-members. Contact Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Jim Mafchir in Santa Fe (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
Sept. 19-20: Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs. www.mountainsplains.org
Sept. 27: First New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. Contact John Stafford at Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Oct. 18: Penny Sansevieri Professional Workshop: "Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers," sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 9am–4:30pm. NMBA and SWW members $79 (includes Penny's book, Red Hot Internet Publicity, and lunch!). Reserve your spot now! Rob Spiegel (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, authorcare@aol.com
Visit www.nmbook.org for continuing news and events!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Friday, July 11, 2008
New Mexico Book Association News
Setting Up Your Own Imprint
> Ask questions, bring answers! Today (Friday) from 11:30am to 1:15pm at NMBA’s July Networking Luncheon we will explore how to avoid POD pitfalls by setting up your own imprint (publishing company name). Come to the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey in Santa Fe. Bring a bag lunch and a curious friend. It is free. We’ll have cookies and juice available (and perhaps a glass of wine). Need directions? Call (505) 231-1755.
> Amazon and Us: The NMBA Board will meet next Wednesday, July 16 at the Writers Room. We will consider joining in a group response to Amazon’s new policy for buying only those POD books produced by their own publishing arm. SPAN and other small press advocates are offering strong objections to Amazon’s bid to control this marketplace.
> Image Print: Jim Holefka announced recently that Batson Printing is now Image Print Group. Bring your requests for quotations to Jim at (734) 475-5785, or reach him at jmholefka@imageprint.com
> Lumen’s Award: ForeWord Magazine announced at BookExpo in Los Angeles that Ron Christ’s translation of Altimirano’s El Zarco: The Blue Eyed Bandit) won a Bronze Book of the Year Award for Translation. Lumen Books of Santa Fe published the book.
> NMBA Welcomes Bridgeworks (Lanny Goodman) to our growing membership. Bridgeworks of Albuquerque publishes books and manuals in business, women’s health and how-to. Visit www.bridgeworks.com.
> Pick Up Show Books! Checks have been sent to all participants whose books found buyers at the New Mexico Library Association Conference and the Border Book Festival. Please pick up returned books at our office. If you are at today’s luncheon, you can retrieve them easily. Our office is next to the Writers Room.
Calendar Update!
July 11: NMBA Networking Luncheon, The Writer’s Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free. (505) 231-1755.
July 11-13: “Getting the Guts to Say It” with Cindy Bellinger, Narrative Arts Center weekend intensive. (505) 988-5185
July 12: Ellen Barone: “Turn Your Adventures Into Travel Writing” (the first of five WordHarvest one day writing workshops), Santa Fe, 9am-4pm. (505) 471-1565, www.wordhavest.com
July 17: Valerie Plame Wilson, Fair Game, Page One Bookstore, Albuquerque, 7pm.
July 19: Lisa Fox and Richard Harris, Artisan Farming, booksigning at Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe, 9am-noon.
July 21-25: “Writing Women’s Lives,” Southwest Literary Center writers conference, Hotel St. Francis, Santa Fe, $575 for all five days. (505) 982-9301, litcenter@recursos.org.
July 24: Ana Mariella Bacigalupo, Shamans of the Foye Tree: Gender, Power and Healing Among Chilean Mapuche, booksigning at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm. (505) 986-0151. Visit www.garciastreetbooks.com for more in-store events!
Aug. 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon: “Preparing for Holiday Selling,” The Writer’s Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free. (505) 231-1755.
Aug. 9: Frank Murphy, The Spirit of Tea, booksigning at Tattered Cover, Denver, 2pm. Call 982-0874 for details.
Aug. 29: DEADLINE! Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show. NMBA will need a PDF of your page for the catalog, two copies of each title, and $60 for participation. Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
Sept. 9: Dan Poynter Professional Development Workshop: “Guerrilla
Marketing for Small Presses and Self-Published Authors,” sponsored by NMBA & SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, $25 for NMBA and SWW members, $35 non-members. Contact: Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Jim Mafchir in Santa Fe (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
Sept. 17-20: Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs. www.mountainsplains.org
Sept. 27: First New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. Contact John Stafford at Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Oct. 18: Penny Sansevieri Professional Workshop: “Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers,” sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 9am–4:30pm. NMBA and SWW members $79, non-members $99 (includes Penny's book, Red Hot Internet Publicity, and lunch!). Reserve your spot now! Contact: Rob Spiegel (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, authorcare@aol.com
Visit www.nmbook.org for continuing news and events!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
> Ask questions, bring answers! Today (Friday) from 11:30am to 1:15pm at NMBA’s July Networking Luncheon we will explore how to avoid POD pitfalls by setting up your own imprint (publishing company name). Come to the Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey in Santa Fe. Bring a bag lunch and a curious friend. It is free. We’ll have cookies and juice available (and perhaps a glass of wine). Need directions? Call (505) 231-1755.
> Amazon and Us: The NMBA Board will meet next Wednesday, July 16 at the Writers Room. We will consider joining in a group response to Amazon’s new policy for buying only those POD books produced by their own publishing arm. SPAN and other small press advocates are offering strong objections to Amazon’s bid to control this marketplace.
> Image Print: Jim Holefka announced recently that Batson Printing is now Image Print Group. Bring your requests for quotations to Jim at (734) 475-5785, or reach him at jmholefka@imageprint.com
> Lumen’s Award: ForeWord Magazine announced at BookExpo in Los Angeles that Ron Christ’s translation of Altimirano’s El Zarco: The Blue Eyed Bandit) won a Bronze Book of the Year Award for Translation. Lumen Books of Santa Fe published the book.
> NMBA Welcomes Bridgeworks (Lanny Goodman) to our growing membership. Bridgeworks of Albuquerque publishes books and manuals in business, women’s health and how-to. Visit www.bridgeworks.com.
> Pick Up Show Books! Checks have been sent to all participants whose books found buyers at the New Mexico Library Association Conference and the Border Book Festival. Please pick up returned books at our office. If you are at today’s luncheon, you can retrieve them easily. Our office is next to the Writers Room.
Calendar Update!
July 11: NMBA Networking Luncheon, The Writer’s Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free. (505) 231-1755.
July 11-13: “Getting the Guts to Say It” with Cindy Bellinger, Narrative Arts Center weekend intensive. (505) 988-5185
July 12: Ellen Barone: “Turn Your Adventures Into Travel Writing” (the first of five WordHarvest one day writing workshops), Santa Fe, 9am-4pm. (505) 471-1565, www.wordhavest.com
July 17: Valerie Plame Wilson, Fair Game, Page One Bookstore, Albuquerque, 7pm.
July 19: Lisa Fox and Richard Harris, Artisan Farming, booksigning at Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe, 9am-noon.
July 21-25: “Writing Women’s Lives,” Southwest Literary Center writers conference, Hotel St. Francis, Santa Fe, $575 for all five days. (505) 982-9301, litcenter@recursos.org.
July 24: Ana Mariella Bacigalupo, Shamans of the Foye Tree: Gender, Power and Healing Among Chilean Mapuche, booksigning at Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, 5-6pm. (505) 986-0151. Visit www.garciastreetbooks.com for more in-store events!
Aug. 8: NMBA Networking Luncheon: “Preparing for Holiday Selling,” The Writer’s Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free. (505) 231-1755.
Aug. 9: Frank Murphy, The Spirit of Tea, booksigning at Tattered Cover, Denver, 2pm. Call 982-0874 for details.
Aug. 29: DEADLINE! Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show. NMBA will need a PDF of your page for the catalog, two copies of each title, and $60 for participation. Contact Jim Mafchir, westernedge@santa-fe.net, (505) 988-7214.
Sept. 9: Dan Poynter Professional Development Workshop: “Guerrilla
Marketing for Small Presses and Self-Published Authors,” sponsored by NMBA & SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, $25 for NMBA and SWW members, $35 non-members. Contact: Rob Spiegel in Albuquerque (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Jim Mafchir in Santa Fe (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
Sept. 17-20: Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colorado Springs. www.mountainsplains.org
Sept. 27: First New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. Contact John Stafford at Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
Oct. 18: Penny Sansevieri Professional Workshop: “Red Hot Internet Marketing for Authors & Publishers,” sponsored by NMBA and SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank N.E., Albuquerque, 9am–4:30pm. NMBA and SWW members $79, non-members $99 (includes Penny's book, Red Hot Internet Publicity, and lunch!). Reserve your spot now! Contact: Rob Spiegel (505) 275-2556, robspiegel@comcast.net or Karen Villanueva (505) 764-8323, authorcare@aol.com
Visit www.nmbook.org for continuing news and events!
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
Coming in 2009, Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net
Monday, April 28, 2008
Reminder for Village Shops El Dorado Book Fair
ELDORADO BOOK FAIR SET FOR SATURDAY MAY 10
The New Mexico Book Co-op and New Mexico Book Association are sponsoring a Book Fair for Mother¹s Day, Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Village Shops at Eldorado at Caliente Rd. and Avenida Vista Grande in Santa Fe. The event is from 10am to 3pm and is free and open to the public. Over 40 local New Mexico authors will be participating, including:
Stephen Ausherman
Barbe Awalt
Kathy Barco
Sarah Baker
Cindy Briggs
Kate Buckley
GN Buffington
David Bushmire
Ron Chavez
Pamela Christie
Elaine Coleman
Denys Cope
David Corwell
Marjorie DeVore
Lola Eagle
Martha Egan
Kathy Flynn
Mingshu Franz
Mary O'Gara
Antonio Garcez
Mark David Gerson
Tim Glass
Audrey Hansen
Jill Lane
Rheanni Lightwater
Jvtte Lokvig
Jon Miller
Tyler Moore
Pat Murphy
Mary Neighbor
Albert Noyer
Monte Parr
Susan Parr
Dolores Pong
Paul Rhetts
Inez Ross
Marylee Syra Ruehle
Deborah Schildkraut
Craig Smith
Ben Steinlage
Margaret Tessler
Lucretia Tippit
Robert Torrez
Harmony West Viola White
Gary Wilson
Lela Belle Wolfert
AZRO Press
Land of Enchantment Publications
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
New Mexico Book Association
New Mexico Book Co-op
Papalote Press
Red Rabbit Press
Tres Chicas Books
Vista Grande Public Library
This is a perfect opportunity to get a signed book or a special gift for your Mother.
For information see www.nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
The New Mexico Book Co-op and New Mexico Book Association are sponsoring a Book Fair for Mother¹s Day, Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Village Shops at Eldorado at Caliente Rd. and Avenida Vista Grande in Santa Fe. The event is from 10am to 3pm and is free and open to the public. Over 40 local New Mexico authors will be participating, including:
Stephen Ausherman
Barbe Awalt
Kathy Barco
Sarah Baker
Cindy Briggs
Kate Buckley
GN Buffington
David Bushmire
Ron Chavez
Pamela Christie
Elaine Coleman
Denys Cope
David Corwell
Marjorie DeVore
Lola Eagle
Martha Egan
Kathy Flynn
Mingshu Franz
Mary O'Gara
Antonio Garcez
Mark David Gerson
Tim Glass
Audrey Hansen
Jill Lane
Rheanni Lightwater
Jvtte Lokvig
Jon Miller
Tyler Moore
Pat Murphy
Mary Neighbor
Albert Noyer
Monte Parr
Susan Parr
Dolores Pong
Paul Rhetts
Inez Ross
Marylee Syra Ruehle
Deborah Schildkraut
Craig Smith
Ben Steinlage
Margaret Tessler
Lucretia Tippit
Robert Torrez
Harmony West Viola White
Gary Wilson
Lela Belle Wolfert
AZRO Press
Land of Enchantment Publications
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
New Mexico Book Association
New Mexico Book Co-op
Papalote Press
Red Rabbit Press
Tres Chicas Books
Vista Grande Public Library
This is a perfect opportunity to get a signed book or a special gift for your Mother.
For information see www.nmbookcoop.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Thursday, March 6, 2008
New Mexico Book CoOp News
LOCAL BOOKS LISTINGS/PROFILES
The Albuquerque Alibi and New Mexico PrimeTime are running a series of columns featuring new local books.
They are looking for new books published in the last 12 months on mothers, women, and poetry. If you have a book that fits in any of these categories and that has been published in the last 12 months (since January 2007) please send us a cover image (300 dpi jpeg, 5x6 inches), title, author name, publisher, hard or softcover, price, and a max 50-word description of the book — any entries for books outside the required pub date, with a description over 50 words, or with cover images not as 300 dpi jpegs (5x6) will not be considered for inclusion. Please indicate which category (above) your book is in. The book listings have a maximum of 5 books, so the first five books that fit the listing themes will be accepted. Books for consideration must be received no later than Friday, March 11, 2008. Send all submissions by email only to info@nmbookcoop.com
AMADOR PUBLISHERS MOTHER'S DAY BOOK BASH
Amador Publishers is having a Mother’s Day Book Bash and everyone is welcome. Sunday May 11, 2008, 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Art is... OK & Company Gallery & Sculpture Plaza
3301 Menaul Blvd. N.E., Suite 28, Albuquerque
Celebrating the reprint of MORE GIFTS FROM A SOUTHWEST KITCHEN by Adela Amador, illustrated by Claiborne O'Connor
more info: http://www.amadorbooks.com/books/moregifts.htm Come meet Adela Amador and artist Claiborne (a.k.a. "Mike") O'Connor. Bring Mom! Taste pies and other treats from Adela's collection of family recipes!
DEADLINE RAPIDLY APPROACHING FOR THE DISCOUNTED RATE FOR CHAMA BOOK FAIR
The Chama Book Fair will be Saturday, June 7th at Cookin' Books from 10 AM to 3 PM. The keynote author this year is John Nichols, author of Milagro Bean Field War among other books. His sidekick author will be Taylor Streit, fly fishing guide and author of several fishing books. The author's seminar will take place from Friday, June 6th to Sunday June 8th. It will continue to be available to all authors at a cost of $75; reservations after April 15 are $99 each. That cost includes: Registration and Welcome Gift, Welcome Reception Tea, a special Friday evening event, a shared table(with one other author) at the Book Fair, 100% retention of all sales at the Book Fair, ticket to the Author's Seminar, which will be presented by John Nichols, and one ticket to the EHL Chuckwagon Suppershow. Guests are welcome to the Chuckwagon for an additional fee. There will be various lodging options available in Chama as well, with discounted author rates. Taylor Streit will also be offering at a cost a fly fishing class on the Rio Chama on Sunday morning, which is an optional event. Of course there are many other optional activities available as well, like the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, horseback riding etc. -- all available in the area either pre or post the Seminar. Application forms are available at http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page22/page22.html
MOTHERS DAY BOOK FAIR FILLING UP FAST — DON’T WAIT TO LONG TO SIGN UP!
The New Mexico Book Co-op and the New Mexico Book Association have teamed together to sponsor the Mother’s Day Book Fair at The Village in Eldorado, on the east side of Santa Fe on Saturday, May 10 from 10am to 3pm. The Mother’s Day Book Fair will feature authors and publishers from all across New Mexico. The book fair will be held indoors in The Village at Eldorado (there are two buildings of shops) on Caliente Road and Avenida Vista Grande across from the supermarket just off U.S. 285. Participants can provide their own tables and chairs or they can be provided by the fair sponsors. In addition to the Book Fair, there will be a Growers Market and music and entertainment outdoors. The Vista Grande Public Library will be involved in the promotion for the event. The fee to participate in this book fair is $10 if you provide you own table (6-foot max.) and chairs; it is $20 if you want the sponsors to provide the table (6-foot) and two chairs. There are also a few tables that are smaller and they are available at $15 for a 40-inch round table (with 1 chair) or $10 for a 1-foot x 2-foot table (with 1 chair); these smaller tables are perfect to display one or two books. If you provide your own 6-foot table or get one from the fair sponsors you may share with one other author/publisher. Space will be assigned for tables in advance based on when you submit your reservation. All monies generated from the fees will be used to promote the book fair. Application forms are available at http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page90/page90.html.
ONLY ABOUT A DOZENS SLOTS LEFT FOR LAVENDER IN THE VILLAGE BOOK EVENT
Last year, Lavender in the Village brought thousands of people to the Village of Los Ranchos. It was a two day event and because it was such a great opportunity last year for book and authors, the New Mexico Book Co-op is opening the event up to authors from the village. This year’s Lavender festival is set for July 11- 13. LPD Press and the New Mexico Book Co-op, both located in Los Ranchos, are organizing a couple of booths that will cater to local authors who want to sell their books. There are also spaces for signings. Join in the fun and be a part of the largest activity in the Village. We want books that appeal to kids, adults, cookbooks, histories, novels, and of course lavender books! But keep the books family friendly. If you have any questions call 344-9382. The opportunity is first-come, first-served. Authors who live in the Village of Los Ranchos will have a chance to sign up first. Local authors will be the first to sign up but they must sign up before April 1, 2008. To sign up http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page89/page89.html
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Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
LPD_Press@msn.com
http://nmsantos.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
The Albuquerque Alibi and New Mexico PrimeTime are running a series of columns featuring new local books.
They are looking for new books published in the last 12 months on mothers, women, and poetry. If you have a book that fits in any of these categories and that has been published in the last 12 months (since January 2007) please send us a cover image (300 dpi jpeg, 5x6 inches), title, author name, publisher, hard or softcover, price, and a max 50-word description of the book — any entries for books outside the required pub date, with a description over 50 words, or with cover images not as 300 dpi jpegs (5x6) will not be considered for inclusion. Please indicate which category (above) your book is in. The book listings have a maximum of 5 books, so the first five books that fit the listing themes will be accepted. Books for consideration must be received no later than Friday, March 11, 2008. Send all submissions by email only to info@nmbookcoop.com
AMADOR PUBLISHERS MOTHER'S DAY BOOK BASH
Amador Publishers is having a Mother’s Day Book Bash and everyone is welcome. Sunday May 11, 2008, 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Art is... OK & Company Gallery & Sculpture Plaza
3301 Menaul Blvd. N.E., Suite 28, Albuquerque
Celebrating the reprint of MORE GIFTS FROM A SOUTHWEST KITCHEN by Adela Amador, illustrated by Claiborne O'Connor
more info: http://www.amadorbooks.com/books/moregifts.htm Come meet Adela Amador and artist Claiborne (a.k.a. "Mike") O'Connor. Bring Mom! Taste pies and other treats from Adela's collection of family recipes!
DEADLINE RAPIDLY APPROACHING FOR THE DISCOUNTED RATE FOR CHAMA BOOK FAIR
The Chama Book Fair will be Saturday, June 7th at Cookin' Books from 10 AM to 3 PM. The keynote author this year is John Nichols, author of Milagro Bean Field War among other books. His sidekick author will be Taylor Streit, fly fishing guide and author of several fishing books. The author's seminar will take place from Friday, June 6th to Sunday June 8th. It will continue to be available to all authors at a cost of $75; reservations after April 15 are $99 each. That cost includes: Registration and Welcome Gift, Welcome Reception Tea, a special Friday evening event, a shared table(with one other author) at the Book Fair, 100% retention of all sales at the Book Fair, ticket to the Author's Seminar, which will be presented by John Nichols, and one ticket to the EHL Chuckwagon Suppershow. Guests are welcome to the Chuckwagon for an additional fee. There will be various lodging options available in Chama as well, with discounted author rates. Taylor Streit will also be offering at a cost a fly fishing class on the Rio Chama on Sunday morning, which is an optional event. Of course there are many other optional activities available as well, like the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, horseback riding etc. -- all available in the area either pre or post the Seminar. Application forms are available at http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page22/page22.html
MOTHERS DAY BOOK FAIR FILLING UP FAST — DON’T WAIT TO LONG TO SIGN UP!
The New Mexico Book Co-op and the New Mexico Book Association have teamed together to sponsor the Mother’s Day Book Fair at The Village in Eldorado, on the east side of Santa Fe on Saturday, May 10 from 10am to 3pm. The Mother’s Day Book Fair will feature authors and publishers from all across New Mexico. The book fair will be held indoors in The Village at Eldorado (there are two buildings of shops) on Caliente Road and Avenida Vista Grande across from the supermarket just off U.S. 285. Participants can provide their own tables and chairs or they can be provided by the fair sponsors. In addition to the Book Fair, there will be a Growers Market and music and entertainment outdoors. The Vista Grande Public Library will be involved in the promotion for the event. The fee to participate in this book fair is $10 if you provide you own table (6-foot max.) and chairs; it is $20 if you want the sponsors to provide the table (6-foot) and two chairs. There are also a few tables that are smaller and they are available at $15 for a 40-inch round table (with 1 chair) or $10 for a 1-foot x 2-foot table (with 1 chair); these smaller tables are perfect to display one or two books. If you provide your own 6-foot table or get one from the fair sponsors you may share with one other author/publisher. Space will be assigned for tables in advance based on when you submit your reservation. All monies generated from the fees will be used to promote the book fair. Application forms are available at http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page90/page90.html.
ONLY ABOUT A DOZENS SLOTS LEFT FOR LAVENDER IN THE VILLAGE BOOK EVENT
Last year, Lavender in the Village brought thousands of people to the Village of Los Ranchos. It was a two day event and because it was such a great opportunity last year for book and authors, the New Mexico Book Co-op is opening the event up to authors from the village. This year’s Lavender festival is set for July 11- 13. LPD Press and the New Mexico Book Co-op, both located in Los Ranchos, are organizing a couple of booths that will cater to local authors who want to sell their books. There are also spaces for signings. Join in the fun and be a part of the largest activity in the Village. We want books that appeal to kids, adults, cookbooks, histories, novels, and of course lavender books! But keep the books family friendly. If you have any questions call 344-9382. The opportunity is first-come, first-served. Authors who live in the Village of Los Ranchos will have a chance to sign up first. Local authors will be the first to sign up but they must sign up before April 1, 2008. To sign up http://nmbookcoop.com/page18/page89/page89.html
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Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books
925 Salamanca NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
505/344-9382
FAX 505/345-5129
LPD_Press@msn.com
http://nmsantos.com
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
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