Book Camp | Independent Press Award

ALL SESSIONS pass

ALL SESSIONS pass & AWARDS Dinner

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Join us at the conference:

May 2-4, 2025!

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THREE DAY - All Session Pass

$399 until December 31, 2024 (Early bird pricing)

$495 until 3/31; $550 until 5/1; $700 at show.

Join us for BookCAMP 2025

DoubleTree Newark International Airport

Only 30 min. from Times Square NYC

MAY 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2025

Get a 3 day ALL SESSIONS PASS

BookCAMP 2025 is a three day event on May 2, 3, and 4th, where independent authors, publishers, industry experts gather to learn, trade success stories and network.

Friday, 1pm to 6pm; Saturday, 10:30am-5pm; Sunday 9:30am-noon

(Exhibit Tables: Friday and Saturday; Sun. optional)

BookCAMP 2025 will help indie authors & publishers market, publicize, meet with other publishers & authors, make literary agents available, audiobooks, and how to get your books into Costco, Target, and much more!

ALL SESSIONS pass includes

Meet new people * Hobnob with professionals * Learn and engage * Find new suppliers

Get motivated to learn new techniques and plan your publishing strategy with the help of experts

All Keynote Presentations
All Breakout Sessions
Artificial Intelligence uses; writing & marketing
"Meet the Expert" one-on-one consultations with a field expert
"40 Under 40 in Publishing" ceremony
Friday Cocktail Reception
How to get the most out of the show session
Literary agent
Real-life simple ways to promote your book
Saturday and Sunday Opening and Wrap-Up/Closing Sessions
Some meals provided Lunch, coffee, tea, snacks and breakfast
Access to Sponsor Tables in the main ballroom
Discounted tickets to the IPA / NYC Big Book Awards dinner & ceremony

Sponsorships for Vendors (printers, designers, etc.) See options here

Who should attend BookCamp 2025?

* Independent publishers * Independent authors * Hybrid publishers *Self-published authors *

Association presses * University presses * or anyone who is interested in advancing their

book publishing know-how should attend. The event will feature informative sessions,

networking opportunities, and workshops including:

Marketing and promotion
Sales and distribution
Selling to Costco, Target,etc.
Get into bookstores
Literary agents
Book Adaptation for Movie Screen
Use of Artificial Intelligence
Writer Circles
Self-Publishing
Book Distribution
Advertising & Promotion
Public Relations
Social Media
Book Printing
Audiobooks / Podcasting
Selling to Libraries

See schedule and register now!

We also recognize our worldwide authors of our award programs. This year we will host attendees for our Independent Press Award / NYC Big Book Award awards ceremony & dinner at BookCAMP 2025 on May 3, 2025. BookCAMP 2025 grew out of a quarterly magazine BookCAMP, which addresses authors and publishers' business challenges of book publishing.

Special hotel rates at the Newark International Airport Hotel, Doubletree by Hilton, Newark, NJ

Contact Ted Olczak at Ted@GabbyBookAwards.com or (718) 938-4590.

Artificial Intelligence in publishing your work

Attendees:

Thank you so much for all your work organizing BookCAMP, and everything you and Gabby do to help authors!

-Megan Henry

Just a quick note of thanks for conducting an excellent BookCAMP and a very nice Awards dinner. Gabby really lends you a touch of class, which I trust you appreciate every morning of your life. I'm grateful also for the introductions to — and lessons from — Kenichi & Jared, plus the other acquaintances I was able to make.

–David Benjamin

“Ted, I want to thank you for your support and the amazing event you created. Thank you very much in advance for all the amazing work you put into the event. Jenny and I loved it very much. Thank you once again.”

–Ernesto Atkinson

I had a fantastic time at the Awards banquet and felt truly spoiled!

Thank you so much for the fantastic evening! It was a night to remember.

–Laurisa Brandt

“You all did an amazing job! Just a wonderful event. Thanks for everything.”

–John Warner

Speakers or Vendors

As a speaker, the event was profitable, and if all those who said they would join my program actually do so, it will be excellent. From all I could see you did a wonderful job in organization and execution.

–Brian Jud

Great meeting you at your BookCAMP event over the weekend. I enjoyed being a panelist on the first day. I could not believe that was the first year because it was so well-organized and polished.

–Jeff Rivera

“So glad to have been your first presenter at the first BookCAMP. You have a wonderful model for success here and it will succeed because you are a people person”…

“I am your guy no matter where you want to go.”

–Brian Feinblum

“You got a great turnout. Thanks for having me.”

–Jarred Weisfeld

Great show and it was good to see you! Thanks for inviting me to join the show.

–Kenichi Sugihara

Thanks so much for having us, Ted! It was great to meet you as well as the authors in attendance and talk about ways to create audiobooks through ACX.

–Jess Guro

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