PALA is building a list of California festivals and events that offer good opportunities to LA publishers. If you know of others, please submit them to carolyn@sunshinebydesign.com for inclusion in this list.
| Book Publicists of Southern California | BPSC programs and benefits provide an invaluable resource for authors seeking to promote their books |
| Association of Publishers for Special Sales – APSS | APSS is an association for small presses and self-publishers, to create entrepreneurial opportunities for new publishers. |
| Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network – SPAWN | SPAWN encourages the exchange of ideas, information, and other mutual benefits for everyone involved in publishing. |
| Public Counsel Law Center | Nonprofit offers seminars and assistance for small businesses and non profit organizations. |
| Small Business Development Centers | SBDCs assist entrepreneurs, small business owners and managers, and persons who are considering start-up of their own business. |
| IWOSC – Independent Writers of Southern California | IWOSC provides tools and resources to help self-employed professional writers in Southern California. |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | The Los Angeles public schools hold many book fairs, events and purchase many supplementary books and materials. |
| San Francisco Writers Conference | The annual San Francisco Writers Conference |
| The Learning Annex | The Learning Annex is the premier producer of seminars, lectures, classes and workshops throughout the United States and Canada…with extensive classes in Los Angeles. |
| Santa Barbara Writers Conference | Writers week-long conference in which the emphasis is on how-to-write-better. |
| @LA Literary Links | Linklist of all things LA |
| Beyond Baroque | Beyond Baroque is a performance venue, bookstore and independent publisher. |
| California Center for the Book | California’s literary heritage and promoting reading, libraries, literacy, and authorship. |
| California Grants | Identify Grant Programs within State of California Agencies |
| LA Poetry Festival | Poetry festivals and events |
| LA Public Library Events | Public libraries offer a host of opportunities for publishers and authors |
| Los Angeles Times Festival of Books | Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is also Americas largest. |
| The Agora Foundation | Great Books Seminars |
| Otis School of Art and Design | Otis is a graduate school of arts, design and writing. |
| Reading is Fundamental – RIF | Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources |
| San Francisco Center for the Book | The arts and crafts that go into making books by hand. |
| Santa Barbara Book & Author Festival | The Santa Barbara Book & Author Festival includes dozens of booksellers and publishers displaying popular and rare books for the light reader or serious collector. |
| Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators | Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators started in Los Angeles, and has many local groups in our area. |
| Speakers Lists | Organizations to offer a speaker’s list |
| West Hollywood Book Fair | Book and cultural fair in West Hollywood |