Building on the success of the inaugural 2022 event, Publishers Weekly’s BookLife presents the second annual Indie Author Forum. This full-day, virtual conference taps the editorial expertise of Publishers Weekly and BookLife to give attendees an up-to-the-minute, insiders’ look at the rapidly evolving world of self-publishing.

Covering a full range of indie issues, a team of seasoned professionals offers a series of panels, presentations, and breakout sessions to provide authors with the knowledge and insight they need to find success as an indie author.

New this year are genre-specific breakouts and opportunities to network while popular sessions on cover design and perfecting your pitch return. With a packed lineup of informative sessions, the experts demystify the process and guide writers of every genre through the various paths to publication.

Can’t make the event? No problem! All registrants will have access to the video archives of the full conference to view whenever they’d like until April 2, 2023.