With roughly 2.2 million new books published yearly (according to UNESCO), not counting backlist titles, how is an author’s book expected to gain attention?

Noted as “one of the Top 40 North American publishing industry professionals to watch!” by Publishers Weekly, author, playwright, publisher, and founder of the Killer Nashville Writers' Conference, Clay Stafford, will share the twelve techniques that propel any writer to the head of the pack and help them achieve their publishing dream.

The University of North Georgia

and

The Northeast Georgia Literary Society

proudly present:

An Author Festival

August 26 | 10am - 2pm

University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus

More than 20 Local authors will be there to show, sell, and sign their latest books. Come find your new Favorite Book!

Southern Fried Fiction author Ane Mulligan shares the triumphs and pitfalls of publishing from 25 years of experience. She has been a voracious reader ever since her mother instilled a love of books at age three. Together, they would escape into worlds otherwise unknown. Then, when Ane saw PETER PAN on stage, she was struck by a fever and never recovered—stage fever. Her two passions collided one day, and a bestselling, award-winning novelist emerged. Now, she wears a director’s hat at a community theatre by night, and by day, she writes novels. The author of 16 published works—so far—she lives in Sugar Hill, GA, with her artist husband, a rescued German Shepherd, and a rascally Rottweiler. Find Ane on her website, Facebook, The Write Conversation, and Blue Ridge Conference Blog.