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Your List of Writers’ Conferences and Book Events in 2024

Are you in search of a compilation of writers’ conferences and book events scheduled for 2024? Black Château has crafted this list to assist authors, readers, and publishing professionals in organizing their year. Event planning is an ongoing process, and it’s possible that certain events may not have all their programming or details available at

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Your List of Writers’ Conferences and Book Events in 2023

Are you looking for a list of writers’ conferences and book events for 2023 and beyond? Your friends at Black Château created this list to help authors, readers and publishing professionals plan their year. Event planning is a process, so don’t be surprised if some of the events don’t have all the programming or details

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Book Awards to Watch in 2023 and Beyond

There are many fantastic options for authors, publishers, and publicists when it comes to entering a book to be considered for an award. As the creators of The BookFest and The BookFest Awards, we get a lot of questions about entering them, best practices, how to find them, and suggestions on how to enter them. 

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The Guide to TikTok for Authors—is this platform for you?

Okay, let’s have a brief chat about TikTok. TikTok is a social media platform for short-form video content. You load videos, preferably of dancing, and see what kind of fame you can achieve. Does the world need more dancing authors? Could be! Let’s explore TikTok for authors and see if this is right for you.

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The Art and Commerce Conundrum: An Excerpt from WriterCon Magazine

Do you struggle with creating writing that fulfills your passion as opposed to that which fills your pocketbook? Are you in a conundrum about which path to follow? Or can you make these seemingly parallel roads converge?  With over two decades in marketing, branding, and PR, particularly focusing on writers who are both creative and

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Books That Make You Introduces Editorial Book Reviews

Books That Make You Introduces Editorial Book Reviews Authors and readers urged to brace themselves for lots of bookish fun with BTMY Book Reviews and Exclusive Promotional Opportunities. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Los Angeles, CA — Books That Make You (BTMY), the leading online platform for booklovers and authors, introduces editorial-style book reviews. With BTMY Book

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