Your registration fee includes all professional development sessions, breakfast, lunch, and snack breaks on Thursday, September 17 & Friday, September 18, as well as the Opening Reception on Wednesday, September 16 and the Awards Gala on Thursday, September 17.
The BPAA Board Meeting and Dinner are limited to BPAA Board Members. The AGM is open to BPAA members only.
All conference sessions, including meals, will be take place in the Amber Ballroom.
Important Note: When selecting your ticket type in Zeffy, you will also be prompted for an additional donation amount. You can enter $0, unless you wish to donate.
Mercury Boardroom
Amber A Room
Amber A Room
Paul Matwychuk
Quartz B Room
Kelsey Attard, Wyatt Cardinal
Premee Mohamed
For local publishers and artists in Alberta, working together can be a crucial and rewarding part of their practices. Premee Mohamed, an author living and working in Alberta, knows that these relationships are part of what makes the local literary landscape rich and unique. In this keynote, she will share her experience being an author in Alberta, working with a Canadian publisher, and Albertan festivals, authors, conferences, and imprints.
Brent Oliver, Kathryn Lennon, Megan Dart; moderated by Fawnda Mithrush
Alberta is home to a vibrant and diverse arts community that is resourceful and innovative. In this session, we explore what publishers learn from the broader arts community. Leaders from Alberta arts organizations will share their innovative approaches to reaching new audiences, community engagement, and collaboration across the industry. Attendees will learn practical strategies that they can adapt to their own work engaging with readers.
Marissa McHugh
Canada Council Program Advisor Marissa McHugh will provide an update from the CCA.
Christena McKillop, Karen Keiller, Leanne Drury Melness
Libraries can be critical partners in helping publishers reach new readers. But how can this be done successfully? In this session, representatives from three Alberta libraries will discuss proven partnerships with publishers and their ideas for future collaborations.
Kate Edwards
Kate Edwards will provide an update from Access Copyright, including an overview of developments in AI licensing.
Join small-group conversations to discuss and reflect on session takeaways from Day 1.
10702 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5J 2A7
Join us at Audreys Books for a tour and book browsing!
Join us as we celebrate excellence in the Alberta book publishing industry!
Quartz Ballroom
Katrina Ingram
Artificial intelligence is one of the most critical and rapidly evolving issues impacting publishers. Katrina Ingram will provide a topical, up-to-the-minute overview of the state of AI and its ethical risks, as well as insight on how publishers can navigate decisions about this technology and its responsible use.
Mark Ham
Mark Ham will provide an update from the Government of Alberta and the Alberta Media Fund.
Celine Chuang, Kendra Berndt, Logan Collin; moderated by Karyn Wisselink
Independent booksellers are the pillars of the communities they serve. In this discussion, three Edmonton-based indie booksellers will discuss the work they do, the communities they serve, and the role of community in bookselling.
Join small-group conversations to discuss and reflect on session takeaways from Day 2.
Kelsey Attard