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Updated July 6, 2011

Twitter Challenge yields 100-plus tweets

Conference attendees participated in the first annual Twitter Challenge by submitting more than 100 tips or strategies they learned from attending a conference session or meeting with mentor. Several attendees took the opportunity to visit the conference Social Media Booth to learn how to sign up for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and their authoring can benefit from the use of social media.

View all of the 2011 TAA Conference tweets by going to http://twitter.com and entering #2011TAAConf in the Twitter search bar.



Sign up to meet with a mentor

Registrants of the 2011 TAA Conference are invited to sign up for a 15-minute mentoring session with an authoring attorney, literary agent, or veteran textbook or academic author. Mentoring is first-come, first served. Deadline for signing up to meet with a conference mentor is June 10. Sign up here



Writing and publishing your scholarly journal article

Felicia Moore Mensah previews her pre-conference workshop, "Writing and Publishing Your Scholarly Journal Article", on TAA's blogtalkradio show.



Understanding trademarks and book titles preview

Attorney Stephen Gillen previews his conference presentation, "Understanding Trademarks and Book Titles", on TAA's blogtalkradio show.



Boost writing power and productivity preview

Joanne Cooper and Dannelle Stevens preview their conference presentation, "Five Key Strategies to Boost Writing Power and Productivity" on TAA's blogtalkradio show.



Early Conference registration deadline May 15

Register for the 2011 TAA Conference before May 15 to receive $50 off your conference registration.



2012 TAA Conference: New Orleans, Royal Sonesta Hotel, June 8-9

The 2012 TAA Conference will be held in New Orleans at the Royal Sonesta Hotel from June 8th to June 9th.



Eight podcasts from the 2010 TAA Conference now available

Listen to eight podcasts from the 2010 TAA Conference (click on a below title to listen):



Fresco Fine Art Publications donates book to 2011 TAA Award winners

New Forums Press

Fresco Fine Art Publications (www.frescobooks.com) donated a book of fine art from their nationally acclaimed Southwest artist series to be given to each 2011 TAA Textbook Excellence Award and McGuffey Longevity Award winner and TAA Council of Fellow inductee.

TAA Texty Award Information
TAA McGuffey Award Information
Call for nominations to TAA's Council of Fellows



Atlantic Path Publishing donates books

Atlantic Path Publishing

Atlantic Path Publishing (www.atlanticpathpublishing.com) has donated 30 copies of Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, 2nd ed., to be used by the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) as an early conference registration incentive for its 2011 Conference, “Let your writing SOAR!”.

Writing and Developing Your College Textbook, by Mary Ellen Lepionka, is a professional desk reference and guide for academic authors by an expert in higher education textbook development. It addresses current trends and alternative publishing models in textbook publishing today, what happens (and when) in the textbook publishing process, how to write a textbook proposal and sell a publisher on your textbook idea, what to watch for when negotiating a contract, how (and why) it's smart to be market savvy, and much more.

Atlantic Path Publishing, founded in 2002, publishes professional books on textbook and ancillary writing and development for academic authors, editors, writers, publishers and content providers.



New Forums Press donates books

New Forums Press
New Forums Press, Inc. (www.newforums.com) has donated 30 copies of It Works For Me: Becoming a Publishing Scholar/Researcher to be used by TAA as an early conference incentive for its 2011 Conference, “Let your writing SOAR!”.

This new book, written by Charlie Sweet and Hal Blythe from Eastern Kentucky University, is a collection of short, practical tips on becoming a publishing scholar/researcher drawn from real-life experiences. Becoming a Publishing Scholar/Researcher is a follow up to the authors’ first book in their It Works for Me series, It Works for Me as a Scholar-Teacher.

New Forums Press, Inc., publishes and distributes information packages relevant to staff, program and organization development issues in higher education, as well as histories of general interest, primarily in the form of books, journals and newsletters. We also provide personalized publishing services to a variety of organizations and individuals.


 

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