Steps to Self-Publish workshop at sandringham library

Steps to Self-Publish with Amra Pajalić
Saturday 20 September 2025 at 1:00PM
Sandringham Library

All Ages
Cost $10

Come along to learn about the entire self-publishing process, from manuscript preparation to choosing distribution platforms. Learn to edit, format, and design your book, whether as an ebook, print, or audiobook. Explore financial aspects, including pricing, royalties, and revenue streams like audiobooks. You’ll also master marketing strategies and understand the business side, such as registering as a publishing company and meeting legal obligations in Australia.

Amra Pajalić is the owner and publisher of Pishukin Press, an independent press that publishes underrepresented authors. Drawing on her experience as an award-winning author, an editor and educator, Pishukin Press is dedicated to accessibility and titles are published in ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, large print, dyslexic font and audiobook.

This workshop will give you an overview of the publishing industry, including rights and agreements, and will cover:

· Steps to Self-Publish
· Preparing Your Manuscript: Editing, Formatting, and Cover Design
· Choosing the Right Self-Publishing Platform or Service
· The ways you can self publish
· Uploading and Distributing Your Book: eBook, Print, and Audiobook Options
· Setting Pricing and Royalties
· The ways you can publish an audiobook
· Marketing
· Building Your Author Platform
· Adopting a Business Mentality for Self-Publishing
· Other revenue sources as an author
· Australian obligation for national deposit


Book via link below 
https://bayside.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=151399