Wordier Than Thou

Supporting Literary Arts and Culture in the Tampa Bay Region

Storytelling open mics. Literary events. A social network for authors, readers and word enthusiasts.

Tampa Bay Publishing Conference

March 30 - April 2, 2023

Sanderlin Center
2335 22nd Ave. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Social events at various venues

 

Learn the ins and outs of publishing

Register online here.

Learn the ins and outs publishing from Florida authors and industry professionals from April 28-30 in St. Petersburg, Florida!

The three-day conference includes authors sharing their personal publishing journeys and what they learned along the way, as well as panels tackling topics related to publishing and writing for poets, fiction writers, memoirists, and others.

Speakers include:

  • John Henry Fleming, author of four books of fiction, including “Songs for the Deaf,” USF creative writing program director, founder of Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art

  • Lisa Kirchner, author, memoirist, storyteller, filmmaker

  • Tamara Lush/Tara Lush, author of contemporary romance and cozy mysteries, journalist, Amtrak Fellow

  • Maria Ingrande Mora, young adult author, content strategist

  • Lorin Oberweger, bestselling author, editor, ghostwriter, literary agent