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Future Events

June
22
4PM GMT
Webinar

ALLi's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon

ONLINE EVENT: If you’re an indie author or creative entrepreneur with a published book, who is seeking more readers and engaged in building your brand and author platform, you’ll want to listen into this monthly chat between Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com and I. A must-do each month for any interested in publishing trends and opportunities.
For more information please visit the following link
Date
June 22, 2018 Time / Duration
4PM GMT Location / Address
Webinar
June
25
7.30PM - 9.30PM GMT
The Sala Room, The Crown Hotel, Cricklewood Broadway, NW2 3ED

Free To Read, Free To Write

World renowned author Zadie Smith, who has said that she owes her "whole life to books and libraries", returns to NW2 in support of Friends of Cricklewood Library with a reading from her essay "The North West London Blues", a discussion about reading and writing in a digital age with me, a Literary Auction, an Audience Q&A and a book signing. PLUS: Literary Lottery: Send us your first chapter and win feedback on your book. TICKETING: - Standard: £15. - Ticket Plus Signed Book: £25 - Literary Lottery Ticket for Any Writer, Anywhere: £15 - Literary Lottery Ticket for Eventgoers: £30
For more information please visit the following link
Date
June 25, 2018 Time / Duration
7.30PM - 9.30PM GMT Location / Address
The Sala Room, The Crown Hotel, Cricklewood Broadway, NW2 3ED
July
03
6PM-7PM GMT
Facebook Live

Go Creative! Online Workshop: How A Successful Creativepreneur Works, Rests & Plays

FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT: Go Creative! Online Workshop with a different theme each month. My theme for July is How A Successful Creativepreneur Works, Rests & Plays - Understanding how creative business works - Implementing In The Right Order: Pitching, Profiling, Producing (Asset Ecosystem), Publishing Yourself, Publishing Through Others, Partnering, Pacing. - Assessing Your Creative Assets
For more information please visit the following link
Date
July 3, 2018 Time / Duration
6PM-7PM GMT Location / Address
Facebook Live
July
27
4PM GMT
Online

ALLi's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon

ONLINE EVENT: If you’re an indie author or creative entrepreneur with a published book, who is seeking more readers and engaged in building your brand and author platform, you’ll want to listen into this monthly chat between Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com and I. A must-do each month for any interested in publishing trends and opportunities.
For more information please visit the following link
Date
July 27, 2018 Time / Duration
4PM GMT Location / Address
Online
September
05
5PM-7PM GMT
Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA

What Makes a Writer? Presented By: The Literary Consultancy

An opportunity to hear the outcomes of a large- scale study into the motivations and processes of writers, ranging from what influenced them in childhood to how they get started today.
For more information please visit the following link
Date
September 5, 2018 Time / Duration
5PM-7PM GMT Location / Address
Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA
September
27
Matara, Italy

The Women’s Fiction Festival

LIVE EVENT: The Women’s Fiction Festival in Matera, Italy, is a writer’s conference with a difference. It is for all those who love to write and those who love to read. Writers, readers, editors meet during the three days of the Women’s Fiction Festival to learn from the panels and workshops about the latest developments in publishing and in women’s fiction.
For more information please visit the following link
Date
September 27, 2018 Location / Address
Matara, Italy
October
02
Nashville, Tennesse

Digital Book World

Thought leadership, best practices, and the gathering of community across the wide world of publishing. Orna's Presentation Topic: Writing and Publishing For a Living: Creative Business For Indie Authors. ALLi has deeply discounted tickets for authors.
For more information please visit the following link
Date
October 2, 2018 Location / Address
Nashville, Tennesse
November
17
Odeon Point Village, North Dock Dublin 1, Ireland

International Writers Game

Over two days of focused Masterclasses, you will hear from and meet with International bestselling Authors, World Class Film Makers, Award Winning Game Narrative Designers, groundbreaking Comic Creators. At this exclusive two day event, writers can learn not only how to excel in each of these writing fields but how to bridge the gap between them. This April we focus on "Story" and "Crting Yours".
For more information please visit the following link
Date
November 17, 2018 Location / Address
Odeon Point Village, North Dock Dublin 1, Ireland
November
22
1.30PM
Royal Society in London

ALCS How Can Writers Monetise their Content in the Digital Age?

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Date
November 22, 2018 Time / Duration
1.30PM Location / Address
Royal Society in London
April
25
Westport Lighthouse State Park, Washington State, US

CREATING MONEY, CREATING MEANING Integrating Life, Art, and Business

LIVE EVENT. A three-day intensive for artists and writers, hosted by me and supported by NYT bestselling author & ghostwriter Joni Rodgers, at Westport Lighthouse State Park, Washington State.
For more information please visit the following link
Date
April 25, 2019 Location / Address
Westport Lighthouse State Park, Washington State, US

Past Events

  • Go Creative! Online Workshop: Creative Business Assets: What They Are & Why They're Key To Success

    June 5, 2018 | 6PM-7PM GMT | Facebook Live
    FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT: Go Creative! Online Workshop with a different theme each month. My theme for June is Creative Business Assets: What They Are & Why They're Key To Success. Without an understanding of assets, success as a creativepreneur is a lottery. Assets are the fulcrum on which our influence, impact and income turn. If you don’t know what an asset it and how to acquire or develop them, tune in.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • ALLi's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon

    May 29, 2018 | 4PM GMT | Webinar
    ONLINE EVENT: If you’re an indie author or creative entrepreneur with a published book, who is seeking more readers and engaged in building your brand and author platform, you’ll want to listen into this monthly chat between Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com and I. A must-do each month for any interested in publishing trends and opportunities.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Go Creative! Online Workshop: Business Block & Ask Orna Anything Q&A.

    May 1, 2018 | Facebook Live
    FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT: Go Creative! Online Workshop with a different theme each month. My theme for May is 'Business Block & Ask Orna Anything Q&A'. More details coming soon.

  • 8th Annual Nonfiction Writers Conference

    May 2, 2018 | Online
    ONLINE EVENT: The Nonfiction Writers Conference has been carefully crafted to include top speakers with topics intended to shorten your learning curve and give you valuable skills for writing, publishing and promoting your books. Featuring 15 speakers over three days, all sessions are conducted via teleseminar, which means attendees from around the globe participate via phone or Skype.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • ALLi's Advanced Self-Publishing Salon

    April 24, 2018 | 4PM GMT | Webinar
    ONLINE EVENT: If you’re an indie author or creative entrepreneur with a published book, who is seeking more readers and engaged in building your brand and author platform, you’ll want to listen into this monthly chat between Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com and I. A must-do each month for any interested in publishing trends and opportunities.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Advanced Self-Publishing Salon

    March 27, 2018 | 4PM GMT | Webinar
    ONLINE EVENT: If you’re an indie author or creative entrepreneur with a published book, who is seeking more readers and engaged in building your brand and author platform, you’ll want to listen into this monthly chat between Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com and I. A must-do each month for any interested in publishing trends and opportunities.

  • Advanced Self-Publishing Salon

    February 27, 2018 | 4PM GMT | Webinar
    ONLINE EVENT: If you’re an indie author or creative entrepreneur with a published book, who is seeking more readers and engaged in building your brand and author platform, you’ll want to listen into this monthly chat between Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com and I. A must-do each month for any interested in publishing trends and opportunities.

  • Go Creative! Workshop: Mapping This Week and Today

    March 14, 2018 | Webinar
    ONLINE EVENT: Now that you have a plan in place for the year and the coming quarter, I introduce my method for mapping a creatively successful and productive day and week. You will map your projects, the publication schedule that will take them out to the world, and the business activities that will sustain them. Includes a free Creative Mapping Download.

  • Go Creative! Workshop: Mapping The Year and the Coming Quarter

    February 6, 2018 | Webinar
    ONLINE EVENT: Now that you understand the power of creative intention, I introduce my method for mapping a creatively successful and productive year. You will learn not just how to map your creative projects, but also the publication schedule that will take them out to the world and the business activities that will sustain them.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Advanced Self-Publishing Salon

    January 30, 2018 | 4PM GMT | Webinar
    ONLINE EVENT: If you’re an indie author or creative entrepreneur with a published book, who is seeking more readers and engaged in building your brand and author platform, you’ll want to listen into this monthly chat between Joanna Penn, of TheCreativePenn.com and I. A must-do each month for any interested in publishing trends and opportunities.

  • Frankfurt Book Fair Indie Author Fringe

    October 14, 2017 | 10am for 24 hours | Online
    Indie Author Fringe is a three-times a year, online conference for self-publishing authors, brought to you by the Alliance of Independent Authors. The focus of our October event is RUNNING AN AUTHOR BUSINESS.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • SELF-PUBLISHING & WOMEN’S FICTION: More Than Romance

    September 27, 2017 | Matera, Italy
    More details to follow
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Tips Tricks and Tools for Self-publishing Authors

    October 13, 2017 | 4:30pm | Frankfurt Book Fair, International Hall 3
    Details to follow
    For more information about this event view this link

  • How Self-publishing Authors Can Create More, Create Faster and Create Better

    October 13, 2017 | 3:30pm | Frankfurt Book Fair, International Hall 3
    Orna Ross shares the core principles of a creative mindset and her favorite creative tools. The aim of this session is to show you how to cultivate the create state, understand your own creative psychology and empower you to write and publish more, faster and better.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • AskALLI Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    November 28, 2017 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm GMT | Online
    In this Advanced monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • AskALLI Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    November 7, 2017 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm GMT | Online
    In this Advanced monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • AskALLI Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    September 26, 2017 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm GMT | Online
    In this monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Nielsen Book Author & Publisher Evening

    September 5, 2017 | 17:30 – 21:00 BST | Free Word Centre 60 Farringdon Road Clerkenwell London EC1R 3GA United Kingdom
    Nielsen Book and the Alliance of Independent Authors are delighted to host an Author and Publisher Evening at the Free Word Centre in London. This is a must attend event for any authors or publishers who want to learn more about our services and how they can help ensure your books are widely available and easy to discover!
    For more information about this event view this link

  • How To Create Anything: From Concept To Completion. A Day Seminar & Workshop

    November 25, 2017 | 10:00am GMT | Regent's Park University Herringham Hall Inner Circle Regents Park London NW1 4NS United Kingdom
    "How To Create Anything" is a day seminar and practical workshop focussed on you: your innate creative potential and how to apply it to what you most want to create in your life.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • AskALLI Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    August 22, 2017 | 8pm GMT | Live on YouTube
    In this Advanced monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • AskALLI Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    July 25, 2017 | 8pm GMT | Live on YouTube
    In this Advanced monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • AskALLI Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    June 27, 2017 | 8pm GMT | Online on YouTube
    In this Advanced monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Dublin Writers' Conference Panel: Publishing – An Evolving Business

    Friday June 23, 2017 | 4:00PM – 5:45 PM | The Academy Plaza Hotel, Findlater Place, Dublin 1
    Panel: Publishing – An Evolving Business featuring Orna Ross
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Dublin Writers' Conference Panel: Writing Craft – The Creative Elements

    Saturday, 24th June 2017 | 14:00 – 17:00 | The Academy Plaza Hotel, Findlater Place, Dublin 1
    Writing Craft – The Creative Elements Panel featuring Orna Ross
    For more information about this event view this link

  • AskALLI Advanced Self-Publishing Salon w/ Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    May 30, 2017 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm GMT | Live on YouTube
    In this monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • How to Make a Living (and a Life) from Writing

    May 6, 2017 | 9:00am to 5:00pm | Room D06, Regent's Park University Inner Circle London NW1 4NS United Kingdom
    Tickets Available via EventBrite for this "How to Make a Living (and a Life) from Writing" event with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Member Q&A: Self-Publishing Questions Answered by Orna Ross and Paul Teague

    April 11, 2017 | 8pm to 9pm GMT | Live on You Tube
    Ask ALLi is a monthly YouTube Live event where members of Alliance of Independent Authors Members (ALLi) get their self-publishing questions answered by ALLi Director, Orna Ross and Paul Teague.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    April 25, 2017 | 8pm to 9pm | Online Via YouTube
    In this monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • London Book Fair Indie Author Fringe

    March 18, 2017 | 10am GMT | Online on the Self Publishing Advice Centre
    Our March Indie Author Fringe Event will focus on Writing and Making a Book.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Member Q&A: Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Orna Ross and Mark Dawson

    March 18, 2017 | 5:00pm GMT | At Indie Author Fringe
    Ask ALLi is a monthly YouTube Live event where members of Alliance of Independent Authors Members (ALLi) get their self-publishing questions answered by ALLi Director, Orna Ross and special guest, Mark Dawson.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • 3rd Annual Hawkesbury Upton Literary Festival

    April 22, 2017 | Fox Inn, Hawkesbury Upton
    Orna Ross is opening Debbie Young's Hawkesbury Upton Festival . More here:
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

    March 7, 2017 | 8pm to 9pm | Live on You Tube
    In this monthly Self-Publishing Salon, Orna and Joanna are partnering to discuss their writing and publishing projects, and bring you all the latest tools and trends for indie authors.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Member Q&A: Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Orna Ross and Joel Friedlander

    February 14, 2017 | 8pm to 9pm | Live on You Tube
    Ask ALLi Member Q&A: Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Orna Ross and Joel Friedlander

  • An Afternoon with Orna Ross: Building a Successful Indie Author Business

    February 11, 2017 | 1-3pm | The Key Room 1385 Hamilton Pkwy Novato, CA
    During the afternoon session, we will explore the issues raised during the morning, going in more depth and using various exercises to get to the heart of your personal relationship with money, how it connects to your books, and how to take advantage of changes in the publishing industry to find your own, unique pathway to pleasure and profit.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • F-R-E-E-WRITING: Your Key to Banishing Blocks and Writing What You Were Born To Write

    February 20, 2017 | 9-12 & 2-5 Full Day Class | At San Francisco Writers Conference at the Mark Hopkins Hotel
    Writing is magic. F-r-e-e-writing is magic unleashed! F-r-e-e-writing—raw, fast, exact and easy–will enable you to write better and faster than you ever thought possible, and bring you greater health, wealth and happiness. F-r-e-e-writing reconnects you with your words and your life.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • DBW INDIE AUTHOR: THE FIRST CONFERENCE FOR THE NEW PROFESSIONAL AUTHOR

    January 19, 2017 | 9:10am - 9:45am | New York Hilton Midtown
    THE FREEDOM TO PUBLISH: THE SOPHISTICATED WAYS OF TODAY’S INDIES
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Orna Ross comes to the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association

    February 11, 2017 | 11am - 12:15pm | Next Key Conference Center
    During the morning session, Orna will give us an overview of how authors can now make a living from writing and build a successful indie author business.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Amazon Academy

    November 23, 2016 | 9:30am to 4:00pm | Amazon Fashion Photography Studio in Hoxton, London
    Enterprise Nation has partnered with Amazon and The Guardian Small Business Network. If you are looking to grow your business by improving your knowledge of the internet and digital technology to increase online sales and exports this is the event for you! Enterprise Nation has partnered with Amazon and The Guardian Small Business Network to deliver a one-day event with advice from a host of experts on how to succeed in the digital economy, as well as practical workshops on how Amazon can help your business grow.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Q&A

    November 29, 2016 | 8:00pm GMT | Online on Google Hangouts
    Your Self-Publishing Questions answered by Orna Ross & Joanna Penn. Each month, Orna Ross answers Member’s self-publishing questions. Our monthly Member Q&A is part of our “Ask ALLi” Campaign: in which ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors) commits to answering any question about self-publishing.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Launch of Monday Motivator Email

    September 5, 2016 | Your Inbox
    Sign up for my weekly dose of Creative Motivation.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Orna Ross Reading from/Talking about “Her Secret Rose” at Triskele Lit Fest 2016

    September 17, 2016 | 1:00pm | Lift in Islington
    Orna Ross Reading from/Talking about “Her Secret Rose” at Triskele Lit Fest 2016
    For more information about this event view this link

  • How to Make a Living (and a Life) from Writing

    November 19, 2016 | 9:00am | Room D06, Regent's Park University - Inner Circle, London, NW1 4NS, United Kingdom
    Do you want to leave your job and make a living with your writing? Would you like to transition into a full-time income from your creativity? Join Orna Ross and Joanna Penn to find out how.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Q&A

    September 27, 2016 | 8:00pm | Google Hangout Live
    Alliance of Independent Authors Members Q&A: Ask ALLi is our regular monthly meet up where ALLi Members can get their self-publishing questions answered.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Q&A

    August 30, 2016 | 8:00pm | Google Hangout Live
    Alliance of Independent Authors Members Q&A: Ask ALLi is our regular monthly meet up where ALLi Members can get their self-publishing questions answered.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Q&A

    August 2, 2016 | 8:00pm | Google Hangout Live
    Alliance of Independent Authors Members Q&A: Ask ALLi is our regular monthly meet up where ALLi Members can get their self-publishing questions answered.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Q&A

    June 28, 2016 | 8:00pm | Google Hangout Live
    Alliance of Independent Authors Members Q&A: Ask ALLi is our regular monthly meet up where ALLi Members can get their self-publishing questions answered.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Q&A

    May 31, 2016 | 8:00pm | Google Hangout
    Alliance of Independent Authors Members Q&A: Ask ALLi is our regular monthly meet up where ALLi Members can get their self-publishing questions answered.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • FBF Indie Author Fringe Online Conference

    October 22, 2016 | All day | Online on ALLi Author Advice Centre Blog
    For more information about this event view this link

  • BEA Indie Author Fringe Online Conference

    May 14, 2016 | All day | Online on ALLi Author Advice Centre Blog
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Ask ALLi Self-Publishing Q&A

    April 26, 2016 | Starts @8pm GMT | Google Hangout Live
    Alliance of Independent Authors Members Q&A: Ask ALLi is our regular monthly meet up where ALLi Members can get their self-publishing questions answered.
    For more information about this event view this link

  • Indie Author Fringe: London Book Fair

    April 15, 2016 | All day | London
    For more information about this event view this link