• Location: Mix N Mingle Midway

• Time: 4:30-7pm

We’re kicking things off in style! Join us for an evening of mingling with attendees and vendors, sipping on cocktails, and discovering tools to level up your author business. 

We’ll have regional roundtables so you can meet folks from your part of the world, plus vendor demos, author spotlights, and a live raffle drawing.

Whether you’re brand new or a returning pro, this is the perfect place to break the ice.

• Location: The Event Center

• Time: 7-9pm

Join us for dessert and a structured way to meet fellow authors and industry partners.

Across a series of guided rounds, you’ll join conversations that move from regional affinity groups to genre-based discussions, each one unlocking new perspectives on how to grow as an author and create richer experiences for readers. We’ll give you prompts and activities that make introductions easy—so whether you’re an extrovert or a little more introverted, you’ll walk away with real connections.

• Location: The Event Center

• Time: 7-9pm

After another full day of learning, it’s time to unwind, laugh, and connect.

Play & Pages is a casual game night to kick back, laugh, and connect over something other than publishing strategy.

Test your publishing knowledge with literary trivia, join a writing sprint with hundreds of authors, and more!

Bring a board game, card deck, or just yourself.

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