Freelance copyeditor and writer Paula L. Fleming, author business consultant and former agent Laurie Harper, and Hazelden Publishing’s Executive Director of Operations, Lenny Peterson, brought their own perspectives on contract…  Read More →

Presenter Colleen Cunningham of F+W Media discussed her company’s experience investing in a content management system (CMS). She explained how in the new workflow, editors marked up finalized manuscripts with…  Read More →

Publicity professionals Alison Aten (Minnesota Historical Society Press), Sammy Bosch (Mighty Media Press), Erin Kottke (Graywolf Press) and Cathy Paper (Cathy Paper, M.A.) were the panelists for MBPR’s May luncheon…  Read More →

Professor Susan Marsnik was the guest speaker for MBPR’s March luncheon, “Copyright Essentials for Publishing Professionals.” She gave an overview of different forms of intellectual property rights before expanding the…  Read More →

Panelists Heidi Hogg (freelance copyeditor and project manager), Andrew Karre (executive editor at Dutton Children’s Books), and Michael Stoffel (assistant managing editor at the University of Minnesota Press) kicked off…  Read More →

For our March webinar, Minnesota Book Publishers roundtable hosted a virtual panel discussing the current state of AI in the publishing industry. This webinar gathered a group of local professionals with a variety of jobs across the industry who are working to figure out how and where to integrate AI into their workflows while avoiding the challenges of the technology. Whether you’re fully immersed in AI or hesitant to get started, this frank discussion may give you a new view on what AI can (and can’t) do for you.