Advantages of Indie Conference: Writing With Great Independent Publishers a Success

Many thanks to all who attended Advantages of Indie Conference: Writing With Great Independent Publishers!

Due to the resounding success of the conference, we will present an expanded event on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

Check back with us to learn more. 

Date: Saturday, September 13
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Ridgefield Library
Address: 400 Main Street, Ridgefield CT
Phone: 203.438.2282
Registration: Free at Advantages of Indie: Writing With Great Independent Publishers

Join us Saturday, September 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Ridgefield Library in Ridgefield, Connecticut, for the inaugural Advantages of Indie Conference: Writing for Great Independent Publishers.

This free event features morning and afternoon sessions with outstanding independent presses: Woodhall Press of Connecticut and Bordighera Press of New York.

The conference begins with a keynote on traditional and indie publishing with David Legere, editorial director for the FalconGuides and Globe Pequot imprints of Globe Pequot Press and CEO of Woodhall Press, followed by a panel discussion with Legere and Woodhall authors on the inner workings of the editorial process.

The afternoon session features a roundtable discussion with representatives of Bordighera Press, a cultural heritage imprint of the Calandra Institute of Queens College CUNY, on the soup-to-nuts submissions and publishing process.

Both sessions include opportunities for audience Q&A, networking, and author book sales and signings.

Publishing areas include:

• Essay
• Fiction
• Memoir
• Nonfiction
• Poetry

The event is free but requires registration. To register, click on Advantages of Indie: Writing With Great Independent Publishers.

For questions, email Adele Annesi a.annesi@sbcglobal.net or Lucy Handley lthandley@ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Authors and publishers will have books available for signing, purchase and discussion. A full event schedule is below. We look forward to seeing you!

Conference Schedule
Attendee sign-in
9:45 a.m.
Morning Schedule
10:00 a.m. – Introduction: Indie author Adele Annesi
10:15 a.m. – Keynote: David Legere, CEO Woodhall Press
10:45 a.m. – Break
11:00 a.m. – Moderated Woodhall publisher/author panel with audience Q&A
11:45 a.m. – Networking with publisher and authors plus author book sales and signings
Lunch Break
12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Break for lunch at area eateries
Afternoon Schedule
1:30 p.m. – Introduction: Indie author Adele Annesi

Bordighera Press

1:45 p.m. – Moderated roundtable with Bordighera Press and attendee Q&A
2:30 p.m. – Networking with publishers and authors plus author book sales and signings
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Reception with publishers, representatives, authors and attendees