Speaking 2020
LONDON, UK. March 9, 2020. Self Publishing Formula Live. Multiple streams of income.
LONDON, UK. March 11, 2020. London Book Fair. Panelist on The Power of Indie Publishing.
NASHVILLE, USA. May 16-17, 2020.
The Career Author Summit. Audio for Authors: Audiobooks, Podcasting and Voice Technologies.
[Online due to the pandemic]
Multiple online speaking events over Zoom due to the pandemic.
Speaking 2019
Joanna took a year off speaking to focus on writing projects.
Speaking Appearances 2018
FLORIDA, USA. Sept 25-29, 2018.
NINC (Novelists INC)
PHILADELPHIA, USA . Nov, 2018.
BookBaby Indie Author Conference
Speaking Appearances 2017
LONDON, UK: 14-16 Mar, 2017. London Book Fair. Various panels and events. ALLi panel
HAWKESBURY UPTON, UK : Sat 22 April, 2017. Panels on creativity at
Hawkesbury Upton Literary festival
LONDON, UK: 6 May, 2017.
How to Make a Living (and a Life) with your Writing . Full day seminar with Orna Ross.
BRISTOL, UK: 19 – 20 May, 2017.
CrimeFest . Self-publishing session and panel on research in thrillers
LONDON, UK: . 19 June, 2017.
Byte the Book panel on the author as publisher
CUMBERNAULD, SCOTLAND: 23-24 September, 2017.
Society of Authors, Scotland Conference . Breakout session and Keynote.
LINCOLN CITY, OREGON, USA: 21 – 28 Oct, 2017.
Business Masterclass with Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch .
LONDON. UK . 11 – 12 November, 2017.
Youpreneur Summit.
Speaking Appearances 2018
FLORIDA, USA. Sept 25-29, 2018.
NINC (Novelists INC)
PHILADELPHIA, USA . Nov, 2018.
BookBaby Indie Author Conference
Speaking Appearances 2017
LONDON, UK: 14-16 Mar, 2017. London Book Fair. Various panels and events. ALLi panel
HAWKESBURY UPTON, UK : Sat 22 April, 2017. Panels on creativity at
Hawkesbury Upton Literary festival
LONDON, UK: 6 May, 2017.
How to Make a Living (and a Life) with your Writing . Full day seminar with Orna Ross.
BRISTOL, UK: 19 – 20 May, 2017.
CrimeFest . Self-publishing session and panel on research in thrillers
LONDON, UK: . 19 June, 2017.
Byte the Book panel on the author as publisher
CUMBERNAULD, SCOTLAND: 23-24 September, 2017.
Society of Authors, Scotland Conference . Breakout session and Keynote.
LINCOLN CITY, OREGON, USA: 21 – 28 Oct, 2017.
Business Masterclass with Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch .
LONDON. UK . 11 – 12 November, 2017.
Youpreneur Summit.
Completed Speaking Events 2017
AUCKLAND, NZ: 11 Feb, 2017.
Secrets of Successful Self-Publishing . 1-day seminar.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: 25 Feb, 2017.
How to Make a Living with your Writing. 1-day seminar plus networking evening.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: 26 Feb, 2017.
In conversation at Queensland Writers Centre, State Library of Queensland .
Completed Speaking Events 2016
LONDON, UK: 24 Nov, 2016. ALCS AGM at The Royal Society.
LONDON, UK: 19 Nov, 2016.
How to make a living (and a life) with your writing . Full day workshop with Orna Ross.
DENVER, COLORADO, USA: 13-14 Oct, 2016.
Digital Commerce Summit .
BRISTOL, UK: 20 May, 2016.
CrimeFest . Self-publishing talk and panel on international thrillers.
HAWKESBURY UPTON, UK: 23 Apr, 2016.
Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival . After Nordic Noir, What’s the Next Big Thrill? panelist.
LONDON, UK: 13 Apr, 2016.
London Book Fair . Selling publishing rights.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA: 30-31 Mar, 2016.
Smarter Artist Summit . Future of Publishing.
Completed Speaking Events 2015 INVERARY, SCOTLAND: . 5 Sep, 2015.
How to make a living from your writing .
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: 10 – 12 Jul, 2015. ThrillerFest.
LONDON, UK: 20 Jun, 2015. BritMums Live. Marketing Yourself and Your Writing.
BRISTOL, UK: 14-16 May, 2015.
Bristol CrimeFest . Panel on ‘Things that go bump,' and panel for Emerging Indie Voices.
LONDON, UK: 9 May, 2015.
How to make a living with your writing .
STRATFORD-ON-AVON, UK: 29 Apr, 2015.
Stratford Literary Festival . How to successfully self-publish.
LONDON, UK: 14-17 Apr, 2015. London Book Fair. Contracts. Successful PR and social media. Indie Author Fringe.
NOTTINGHAM, UK: 11 Apr, 2015. Nottingham Writers' Centre
. How to make a living from your writing .
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA: Mar 2015.
PubSense Summit . Keynote and panels.
SHETLAND ISLANDS, SCOTLAND: 21 Feb, 2015.
How to make a living from your writing .
LONDON, UK: 4 Feb, 2015. International Thriller Writers London event. Co-chair.
Completed Speaking Events 2014 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: 16 Dec, 2014.
Auckland Library . Exciting developments for indie authors. Sponsored by BookTrack.
LONDON, UK: 8 Nov, 2014.
Escape The City: Creative Entrepreneur. How to make a living from your writing . Full day seminar.
FRANKFURT, GERMANY: 10-11 Oct, 2014. Frankfurt Book Fair. Various panels and signings.
LONDON, UK: 29 Sep, 2014.
Escape The City: Creative Entrepreneur. How to make a living from your writing . Evening event.
LONDON, UK: 18 Sep, 2014. Independent Publishers Guild on working with retailers, from an indie author’s perspective.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: 14-15 Sep, 2014.
Being an indie author and entrepreneur .
TORONTO, CANADA: 28 Jul, 2014.
Kobo Headquarters .
LONDON, UK: 17 Jul, 2014.
Apple store in Covent Garden . How I became an independent author.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: 12 Jul, 2014.
Thrillerfest . Panel on what makes a good ending to a thriller.
LONDON, UK: 14 Jun, 2014.
The Literary Consultancy Writing in a Digital Age .
LONDON, UK: 7 Jun, 2014.
Book Marketing Mastermind . Full day seminar with me and Polly Courtney, author and book marketing expert.
BRISTOL, UK: 15-17 May, 2014.
Bristol CrimeFest . Chairing panel on Emerging Indie Voices and session on self-publishing.
LONDON, UK: 26 Apr, 2014.
Guardian Masterclass . Secrets of successful self-publishing.
LONDON, UK: 8-10 Apr, 2014. London Book Fair. Various author events.
LONDON, UK: 2 Mar, 2014.
Guardian Masterclasses: How to self-publish, a one day seminar .
LONDON, UK: 12 Feb, 2014. National Film and TV school on creative entrepreneurship.
LONDON, UK: 8 Feb, 2014.
Book Marketing Mastermind . Full day seminar with me and Polly Courtney, author and book marketing expert.
LONDON, UK: 22 Jan, 2014.
Women In Journalism . Panel on Blogging.
LONDON, UK: 19 Jan, 2014. Guardian Masterclasses: Secrets of successful self-publishing. Full day seminar.
Completed Speaking Events 2013 INVERNESS, SCOTLAND: 30 Nov, 2013.
How to Market a Book . Full day seminar.
LONDON, UK: 21 Nov, 2013.
The Bookseller FutureBook conference: Panel on reaching new audiences and creating fans . Audience of ~400.
LONDON, UK: 13 Nov, 2013.
You Inspire Me small business meetup: Creating multi-media products .
LONDON, UK: 2 Nov, 2013.
Bloomsbury Self-publishing in a digital age . Audience of ~150.
LONDON, UK: 24 Oct, 2013. Curtis Brown Creative evening event on self-publishing.
LONDON, UK: 13 Oct, 2013.
The Guardian Masterclasses Self-Publishing Weekend .
Speaking in Berlin BERLIN, GERMANY: 4 Oct, 2013.
ePubli Rewrite The Web .
LONDON, UK: 29 Sep, 2013.
The Guardian Masterclasses Secrets of Successful Self-Publishing [sold out] .
SINGAPORE: 4 Sep, 2013. Singapore Writer’s Group. 90 min talk and Q&A on writing, self-publishing and marketing. Presented via Skype.
LONDON, UK: 9 Jun, 2013.
Guardian Masterclasses: Secrets of Successful Self-Publishing .
BRISTOL, UK: 31 May, 2013.
Crimefest 2013: Secrets of successful self-publishing in the current publishing eco-system .
ONLINE: 9 May, 2013.
Non Fiction Writer’s Conference . On creating multimedia products for your book.
LONDON, UK: 21 Apr, 2013.
Bloomsbury Publishing Writer’s & Artist’s Yearbook with Psychologies Magazine . On self-publishing and book marketing.
LONDON, UK: 17 Apr, 2013.
London Book Fair . Advanced Marketing For Authors. Audience ~400
LONDON, UK: 24 Mar, 2013.
The Guardian Introduction to Self-Publishing. Keynote.
ONLINE: 20 Mar, 2013.
Free Range Human Festival . How to write a bestseller.
LONDON, UK: 13 Mar, 2013.
Women in Publishing event on Self-Publishing .
LONDON, UK: 25 Feb, 2013.
Lifestyle Startup: Build a business around your passion with EscapeTheCity.org
LONDON, UK: 2 Feb, 2013.
Lifestyle Startup: Build a business around your passion with EscapeTheCity.org
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: 26 Jan, 2013.
The Independent Publishing Event with Nuance Words .
Completed Speaking Events 2012 LONDON, UK: 5 Dec, 2012.
FutureBook conference . The Bookseller UK digital publishing conference. Panelist on the position of agents in the new publishing environment with Jonny Geller, Curtis Brown and others.
LONDON, UK: 3 Nov, 2012:
Bloomsbury Writer’s & Artist’s Yearbook: Self-Publishing in the Digital Age . Presentation and Q&A on social networking for writers.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: 27 Oct, 2012.
WriteCon by Nuance Words . Presentation on self-publishing and panelist.
OXFORD, UK: 26–27 May, 2012.
FictionFire Publish It and Market It . Two full day workshops, with Lorna Fergusson and Ali Luke.
LONDON, UK: 10 May, 2012.
Women Unlimited: Create multimedia products for your business . Full day workshop.
LONDON, UK: 21 Mar, 2012.
Women Unlimited: How to launch, market and sell your business book . Full day workshop.
LONDON, UK: 8 Mar, 2012.
Publishing Innovation . Keynote on Indie Publishing.
LONDON, UK: 9 Mar, 2012.
Women Unlimited: Thrive 2012 .
LONDON, UK: 22 Feb, 2012.
Women Unlimited: How to write and publish your own business book . Full day workshop.
Completed Speaking Events 2009-2011 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Apr 2011. Queensland Writer’s Centre. Blogging and Social Networking for Authors & Writers.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: 2011. Hospitality and Gaming, Australasia. Social Media for the Hospitality & Gaming Industry.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: 27 Nov, 2010. Publishing BootCamp. Marketing for Authors and Entrepreneurs.
UBUD, BALI: Oct 2010.
5 day writer’s retreat . Teaching sessions on writing, self-publishing and book marketing.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: May and Aug, 2010. Edgeware. Web 2.0 Branding and Marketing for Small Business.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: 28 Aug, 2010. Women’s Publishing Network. Branding, blogging and multiple streams of income for authors and writers.
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA: May 2010. Gold Coast Writer’s Workshop. Author Branding, Blogging and Building Traffic.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Mar 2010. How to write, publish, sell and promote your book. Full Day workshop.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Feb 2010. Edgeware. How community organizations can use web 2.0 to change the world.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Dec 2009. Edgeware. Web 2.0 Marketing and Promotion Strategies for Non-Profits.
