The publishing industry often feels like a rollercoaster. And while it may seem like the biggest hurdle is getting published, one huge post-publishing challenge is sustaining the life of your stories.

Many of our backlist books dwindle, selling one or two copies a year. Or worse, our books just go out of print, and it seems like they are lost to us and to readers. It can feel like we authors are powerless.

But WE ARE NOT!

Join Erin Dionne and Nancy Werlin, two published authors who have taken control of their backlists by reclaiming their rights and republishing and reissuing their work.

This intensive session will introduce participants to the possibilities of republishing your backlist and the process of regaining your copyright for out-of-print titles.

Erin and Nancy will discuss the benefit of reclaiming your work and the mindset needed when refreshing and re-releasing old stories. Participants will have a 30 minute Q&A period when they can ask additional questions. You will leave with a step-by-step template to guide your journey.

This Workshop is For You If: 

• You are a published author.

• You are a published author interested in exploring regaining your rights to old projects.

• You are seeking to understand your rights around previously sold books.

• You want to take control of your backlist.

You’ll Complete This Workshop With:

• A sense of empowerment around your published works and your career.

• A template for regaining your rights.

• A document to help you better understand the process.

Erin Dionne writes middle-grade novels, picture books, chapter books, and nonfiction, some of which she publishes herself! Her spooky chapter book series Shiver-by-the-Sea (Pixel + Ink) features magic, movie monsters, friendship, and SEL themes. Her novel Moxieand the Art of Rule Breaking was an Edgar finalist in the Juvenile Fiction category. Her collection, Bad Choices Make Good Stories: Conversations on Writing (Table for 7 Press), is available now. When not writing, she’s a professor at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA.

Nancy Werlin is a National Book Award finalist, Edgar award winner, and New York Times bestselling author who writes novels that span genres from contemporary to suspense to fantasy to historical. After publishing 12 books traditionally, Nancy has now gotten rights reverted on most of her books and is publishing her own editions. She plans to publish her future books independently.