Events
We hold two featured events each year - an author's retreat and a 3-day workshop. Our community members also drive a number of smaller events monthly including book discussions, water coolers, and individual webinars. These change from year to year depending on who steps up to organize the events. Check out more details below.
Featured Events
BookPlan 2025: How to Build Your Author Platform and Sell Your Nonfiction Book
Traditional methods of book marketing—PR campaigns, social media marketing, big-name endorsements—don't work. Let us show you what does.
| April 2–4, 2025
Ask That Cranky Editorial Guy – Q&As with Jeevan Sivasubramaniam
We are thrilled to host a series of “Things Authors Should Know” sessions with Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, VP of Editorial at Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
| March 18, May 13, and July 8, 2025
Fresh Ink: A webinar series featuring new Berrett-Koehler books
We are pleased to launch Fresh Ink, a free virtual webinar series designed to generate support among our author community for upcoming Berrett-Koehler book releases.
| February 27, March 13, April 15, June 19, and September 16, 2025
Improvisational Writing Series
When was the last time you experienced the sheer joy of writing? Improvisational writing is designed to take the work out of writing, leaving only the delight of creativity. Each 2- or 3-minute exercise starts with a common prompt, and then everyone starts writing without paying attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation, logic, or all the other “rules” that have been used to take the fun out of writing. The BK Author group invites you to a series of no-cost Zoom-based sessions, designed to make writing fun again.
| First Thursday of each month at 1 pm Eastern Time, 2024