Speaker and Agenda Line Up #SelfPubMiniCon22 April 2022

The 10th-Anniversary Celebration Mini Self-Publishing Advice Conference (#SelfPubMiniCon22) is almost upon us. We’ve got a fantastic online speaker lineup. Take a look below, make your plans, and save the date – Saturday 16th April 6pm – 10pm. If you haven’t already, register here for your 24-hour free access. If you attended before, your free registration still stands. No log in needed, just hop on over on the day and visit the Session Feed.

What is #SelfPubMiniCon22?

#SelfPubMiniCon22 is a special four-hour FREE online conference to celebrate ALLi's 10th anniversary. We deliver stacks of content, interviews, panels and presentations from the London Book Fair, giveaways, and more.

How to Attend SelfPubCon for FREE!

The April 2022 SelfPubCon begins on Saturday, April 16th at 6pm London Time. It features 8 sessions over 4 hours, plus live-tweeting, competitions, giveaways and more. 

In order to attend SelfPubCon free of charge, you must register to receive your FREE three-day pass. If you haven’t already, register here.

How to Access SelfPubCon Outside of the Three Free Days

Don’t want to wait for the next conference? You’d like to get learning immediately and have access to past conferences without a three-day restriction?

It’s possible to purchase an all-access pass that gives you access to this year’s content for six months, instead of three days.

You have two pass options:

1. Six-month Pass: access all past conferences, for six months
2. Lifetime Pass: access to all past and future conferences, forever.

Passes give you access to all past and future SelfPubCons too (from 2018). That means 100+ sessions of the best indie author education available anywhere on the internet. All together for you to learn from any time you want. 

Purchase an All-Access Pass here

The Self-Publishing Advice Conference: For ALLi Members

IMPORTANT: Please note that the conference website will not recognize your ALLi membership credentials. It is a separate website. You need to register there separately. For ease, you may wish to keep your login details the same across both the member and conference websites.

ALLi members get free six-month access to current and all of the past and future SelfPubCons for the duration of your membership. ALLi members more info here.

You will need your ALLi discount code, which you’ll find in the ALLi member zone.

To find your ALLi discount code:

1. Please visit the ALLi membership site
2. Log in
3. Then navigate to the ADVICE tab in the menu and then to CONFERENCE in the drop-down [remember, log-in needed]
4. Locate the code in the lilac-coloured box.

Speaker and Agenda Line Up #SelfPubMiniCon22

 Note: All times are in BST (London, U.K. GMT+1) time zone. Find the times local to you here.

6:00 pm Orna Ross & Luutsche Ozinga — Welcome to #SelfPubMiniCon22

Orna Ross and Luutsche Ozinga launch the online celebrations with a sneak-peek at all that’s to come.

6:10pm Joanna Penn, Michael Anderlé and Orna Ross — Beyond the Bookshop: Authors and the Creator Economy

In the first of our sessions, brought to you from London Book Fair, Michael Anderlé, Joanna Penn and Orna Ross explain the creator economy for authors, outline the opportunities it presents, and show how authors and poets can set themselves up for success beyond the bookshop.

6:55pm Darren Hardy, Nicola May and JD Kirk — Inspirational Indie Author Interviews

A panel discussion with authors who have found success independently publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing. This session will cover how to get started, approaches to engaging and building readership and strategies for long-term success, and will feature insights from Nicola May and JD Kirk.

7:10pm Joshua Schwartz — Digital Tools to Help Authors Reach More Readers

Join Joshua Schwartz of Pubvendo for a session to help you identify and attract the right readers for your books. Plus, be in with the chance to win a personal one-to-one marketing consultation with Joshua.

7:45pm Michaella Parkes, LJ Ross and JD Kirk — Inspirational Indie Author Interviews

A panel discussion with authors who have found success independently publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing. This session will cover how to get started, approaches to engaging and building readership and strategies for long-term success, and will feature insights from LJ Ross and JD Kirk.

8:00pm Mark Coker, Kris Austin interviewed by Roz Morris — Smashwords and Draft2Digital Merge: What Does It Mean for Indie Authors?

A panel discussion with authors who have found success independently publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing. This session will cover how to get started, approaches to engaging and building readership and strategies for long-term success, and will feature insights from Rachel McLean and Mark Dawson.

9:15pm Melissa Addey — Announcement of new ALLi Organization Membership & updated OUTIA Guidebooks

Join ALLi's new Organization Member Manager, Melissa Addey, as she announces this exciting new membership tier for self-publishing organizations, and shares a sneak peek at the updated Open Up to Indie Author (OUTIA) campaign and guides.

9:30pm Tara Cremin — Ten-word Story Competition Prize-Giving and Reading of the Winning Stories

Join Tara Cremin, Director of Kobo Writing Life, live as she announces the winners of ALLi’s Ten-word Story Competition, reads the winning entries and, with the help of ALLi partner members, awards the grand ‘Get It Published’ prize!

9:55pm Orna Ross & Luutsche Ozinga close #SelfPubMiniCon22

Orna Ross and Luutsche Ozinga close out the conference with a look back at the highlights and a reminder of how to enter the giveaways.

Don’t Forget to Register to Attend SelfPubCon for FREE!

The #SelfPubMiniCon22 begins on Saturday, April 16th at 6pm London Time. Don’t forget that to attend SelfPubCon free of charge, you must register to receive your FREE 24-hour pass. If you haven’t already, register here.