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Outside the Box: Book Marketing by Mary St.John-Putnam

  • Saturday, June 07, 2025
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • The Mizell Center, 480 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262

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  • Non-Members pay $155 for each Insider Workshop. Please note that if you choose to join the Guild before registering for this event you will pay a $75 Membership fee, and then the Member rate of $80 for the event—the same $155 total, but you’ll then gain all the benefits of membership in the Guild (including the Membership rate of $80 at any future Workshop).
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Announcing our next In-Person Workshop

Outside the Box: Book Marketing
Mary St.John-Putnam



About Mary St.John-Putnam

Mary met her husband, bestselling author David Putnam, in a novel-writing workshop. When he got his first book contract--for the bestselling Bruno Johnson series--she put her creative talents to use on out-of-the-box marketing ideas that included graffiting the side of their house, "shot" shot glasses, and bullet bookmarks, just to name a few. More recently, she wore crime scene tape in her hair at the Edgar Awards in New York since the invite said: "Dress to kill."




Description of talk:

Whether you're marketing a book to an agent or publisher, or trying to sell more copies of an already-published book, bring your one-line elevator pitch and questions. We'll make it less overwhelming and more fun. 

Takeaways:

  • You can't do it all, so pick what you're good at and enjoy most
  • It's supposed to be fun--get creative!
  • Getting book reviews
  • Tips on networking and social media
  • Other helpful tools
 
REGISTER

To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration. 

We may take photos and/or videos at any of our events for promotional purposes.

Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. 

Ready to become a member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild? Please click here.

Event Contact: Jayce Carter
hfheyns@gmail.com