We recommend you park in Wayne State parking structure #1. Parking is $9 for the full day.

Can I purchase books at this event for the author to sign?

Yes! We will have the books of our presenting authors, along with some new WSUP books.

Yes, lunch is included in your admission ticket.

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Saturday, May 10

Spring Book Publishing Conference

ALL AGES

A day of programming featuring local writers, designed to help writers understand and happily navigate the publishing process.

By Wayne State University Press

Date and time

Saturday, May 10 · 9:30am - 4pm EDT. Doors at 9am

Location

McGregor Memorial Conference Center

495 Gilmour Mall Detroit, MI 48202

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

The Publishing Process Explained

This 45-minute session with time for audience questions at the end explains the publishing process step by step with Wayne State University Press staff discussing their roles in publishing a book fro...

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

CONCURRENT: A Life Lived, Compellingly Told

Everybody has a life story, but what makes a memoir interesting to readers and an attractive submission for publishers? In this 35-minute discussion with WSU Press Senior Acquisitions Editor Marie Sw...

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

CONCURRENT: Made in Michigan - A World of Readers

Celebrating 20 years in 2026 and with 103 titles published since its inception, the Made in Michigan Writers Series (MMWS) is where most of WSU Press’s literary books—poetry, short fiction, and creat...

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

LUNCH IS INCLUDED - make a new friend

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

CONCURRENT: Building a Career as a Writer

Building a Career as a Writer Is it possible to build a career as a writer and is starvation included in career progress? How much hustle does a writer need to survive on writing-related work? How ca...

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Six Degrees of Promotion: Utilizing Your Network

Authors often feel like they’ve been promoting their book for a long time when it finally arrives on store shelves. For the rest of the world, this moment is only the beginning. How does an author ut...

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Author Readings

Guest authors read brief selections from their work.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

CONCURRENT: The Editorial, Design, and Production Workflow

The Editorial, Design, and Production Workflow (concurrent session) This informal, drop-in Q&A session explores how EDP takes a manuscript from a Word document to a bound (and digital) book, with an...

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

CONCURRENT: The Anatomy of a Book Event

Book events are an inevitable part of promotion. Many of us have found ourselves at crowded events that are highly successful, but many have also found ourselves at very lightly attended events. How ...

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Coaching, Developmental Edits, and Working with an Agent

How does a writing coach help writers complete a manuscript? What does a developmental editor do and how do they do it? Do I need an agent and what can they do for me? How do I cope with so many clos...

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Final Questions, Comments, and Networking

About this event

Event lasts 6 hours 30 minutes
ALL AGES
Paid venue parking

Organized by

Wayne State University Press

Wayne State University Press is a distinctive publisher of exceptional books and journals based in and shaped by the city of Detroit. Founded in 1941, the Press publishes approximately 30 new titles each year and enjoys strengths in the following subject areas: Black studies; Jewish studies; film and media studies; fairy-tale studies; speech and language pathology; Great Lakes history and culture; history and culture of Michigan and Detroit; and highly select fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.