​​January 14, ​Tuesday @ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Children's Book Mastery Kick-Off Party: ​The A-Z of planning, writing, publishing and marketing your children's books

​​Join us for the live kick-off where your host will give you a taste of what’s to come and explain how you can get the most out of the conference sessions.

​January 15, Wednesday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST​ | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to get writing and get your book done

​​Learn practical ways to get yourself writing and to not stop, and how to overcome writer’s block. Find out the difference between the creative zone and technical zone and how to use that to your advantage.

​January 15, Wednesday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST​ | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to write your book despite doubts, life, work, kids and other challenges

​​Find out how you can still write and publish books despite self-doubt and even if you have kids, work and other commitments.

​January 15, Wednesday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST​ | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​The basics of what a picture book is and how to create one

​​Learn from a world-class expert exactly how to create a great picture book with precise, actionable steps.

​January 15, Wednesday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST​ | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Finding inspiration and crafting a great story

​​Get amazing insight from a best-selling author on how to create wonderful stories and illustrations that children (and parents) will want to read again and again!

​January 15, Wednesday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST​ | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to use vision boarding for achieving your goals and character development

​​Learn how to use an amazingly powerful method to help you create better characters and thus more engaging stories.

​January 16, ​​Thursday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC​

​How to make your book appealing for children and adults and engaging and full of heart.

​​Discover fatal flaws to avoid in your story, how to get your audience emotionally in your story and an awesome tool for character development.

​January 16, ​​Thursday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC​

​Planning your book and top tips for great writing

​​Learn from a multi-award winning writer how to plot your book and techniques for better writing to help you create a powerful, polished story.

​January 16, ​​Thursday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC​

​How to create fun non-fiction books for kids

​​In this session you’ll find out how to create non-fiction books that are fun and kids want to read!

​January 16, ​​Thursday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC​

​How to greatly improve your manuscript with revision and feedback

​​Get top tips on how to get great feedback for your manuscript and how to use it to your best advantage.

​January 16, ​​Thursday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC​

​Everything you need to know about editing

​​Learn about the different types of editing and how you can save plenty of money on editing, but end up with a better manuscript.

​January 17, ​Friday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to get the best illustrations for your book

​​Find out the what you should do before starting your search for an illustrator and how to find the best illustrator for you, and get the best work from them.

​January 1​7, ​Friday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Understanding and communicating in the right way to your audience, plus the basics of creating and publishing your book

​In this masterclass session Laurie Wright tells us how to communicate to kids in ways they enjoy and understand and how to create, lay out (even if you want to DIY it!) and publish your book.

​January 17, ​Friday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

Understand different fulfillment platforms and be certain of your goals before you publish

​​In this session find out the right info about direct fulfillment. If you want to have a printed version of your book it can save you countless headaches!

​January 17, ​Friday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to create a winning author website and be found by your audience

​​Find out the key points that make the difference between a great and not-so-great site and simple strategies you can follow to be found by your audience.

​January 17, ​Friday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Collaborating with others and having a business approach as an author

​​Learn how potent it can be to build relationships, reach out to influencers and how to do it. Plus free, but extremely effective, ways to grow your email list.

​January 17, ​Friday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to nail your keywords, categories and more so your audience finds your book

​​Knowing your audience, choosing the best keywords and categories, having the perfect author bio... these are invaluable to having your book found. Learn how to do it!

​January 18, ​Saturday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Using different avenues to get published and reach readers, plus a general overview of self-publishing

In this masterclass session Carla King goes over how to get published in magazines and online publications and gives us practical tips regarding self-publishing.

​January 18, ​Saturday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​The best ways for writers to market affordably and efficiently

​​Discover practical, free or low-budget ways to promote you never thought of before and a powerful mindset that will change the way you approach marketing forever.

​January 18, ​Saturday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​The crucial basics of promoting your book

​​Learn many different (fundamental and unusual) ways to promote your book, plus how to create a promo kit for yourself.

​January 18, ​Saturday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to make a living from your writing and go full-time

​​Find out what it really takes to quit your day job and become a full-time author. This session is full of value to give your author career a boost, even if you don’t want to go full-time.

​January 18, ​Saturday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to build, engage and monetize an email list

​​Lise shares some fantastic tips with us on how to grow your list, how to get the best results with the emails you send out and how to keep up your open rate and make sure your emails land in your audience’s inboxes.

​January 18, ​Saturday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​3 ways to build traffic

​ In this masterclass session Laurie Wright teaches us 3 powerful ways to get more traffic.

​January 19, ​Sunday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Acquiring honest reviews and building a following

​​Mary Nihn reveals step-by-step the simple, free methods she used to get over a thousand honest 5-star reviews on Amazon within the first 6 months of publishing her first children's book.

​January 19, ​Sunday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Establishing your author brand locally as well as online

​​Learn about the practical side of marketing as a children's author and establishing you brand online as well as locally by organizing school visits, getting into local bookshops and more.

​January 19, ​Sunday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​How to use social media effectively to grow your online presence

​​Find out how to navigate social media in the best ways to effectively grow your online presence.

​January 19, ​Sunday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Creating your author brand and establishing your online presence early on

​​Discover why you should create your author brand and establish your online presence early on, and how to do it.

​January 19, ​Sunday ​@ ​8:00 ​am EST | ​5:00 ​am PST | ​​1:00 pm ​U​TC

​Going wide with marketing and alternative sites to Amazon

​​Robert reveals how he relaunched his book and went from only selling on Amazon to selling wide and thus greatly increasing his results.