The 8th edition of Publishing Next Conference will take place over four days from 19 to 22 September 2019, at the Goa Science Centre, Miramar (Panaji), Goa. This year’s conference will revisit the basic tenets of publishing.
A masterclass on editing, book production and the marketing of books; open mic sessions on the author-editor relationship, and on book reviews; and panel discussions on book retail, and on collaborations between publishers will take place at the conference. Sessions will be centered round self-publishing, aspects of the sustainable publishing business, the economics of translation imprints and bibliodiversity.
The speakers who have confirmed their participation include Jerry Pinto, Ravi Singh, Meethil Momaya, Manish Purohit, Vinutha Mallya, Karthika VK, Indu Chandrasekhar, Ritu Menon, Arpita Das, Mandira Sen, Rakesh Khanna, Radhika Menon, Rihan Najib, Shireen Quadri, Anantha Padmanabhan, and Manisha Chaudhry. The event offers four days of intense conversation and networking opportunities.
Early bird discounts are available on the registration fees till 20 July.
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