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Program Schedule

A more comprehensive description of each session will be provided shortly.

3:30-5:30pm MASTERCLASS || On Editing
5:30-6:00pm
Tea
6:00-7:00pm
OPEN MIC || A Delicate Balance: The Author-Editor Relationships:
Open mic discussion following a brief introduction of the important aspects.

9:00am
Registration / Opening Remarks
10:00-11:30am
PANEL DISCUSSION || Point of Sale: Book Retail and the Distributor’s role in the Supply Chain
Panel discussion on book retail, especially on the role of the distributor in the book supply chain.
11:30-12:00pm
Tea
12:00-1:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION || Doing it Yourself: The impact of self-publishing on conventional publishing practices
Panel discussion on the impact of self-publishing on established publishing practices and authors’ expectations
1:30-2:30pm
Lunch
2:30-4:00pm
WORKSHOP || Reading the fine print: Understanding the Author–Publisher Contract
4:30-6:30pm
MASTERCLASS || On the book production process
8:30pm
Networking Dinner

10:00-11:30am
PANEL DISCUSSION || Value Added: Trends in Publishing and Distribution
Panel discussion on the rising trend of collaborations between publishing companies, whether through co-publishing or distribution/sales collaborations.
11:30am-12:00pm
Tea
12:00-1:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION || Staying Alive: The economics of (independent) publishing
Panel discussion on the factors that contribute to the sustainability and continuity of a publishing business, especially of independent publishing houses
1:30-2:30pm
Lunch
2:30-4:30pm
MASTERCLASS || On book promotion and marketing
4:30-5:00pm
Tea
5:00-6:30pm
OPEN MIC: On book reviews, the changing idea of book reviews in a social media-led environment, and on encouraging more “review spaces”
6:30-7:30pm
Presentation of the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2019

10:00-11:30am
PANEL DISCUSSION || On the economics of translation, and of translations of English academic texts into Indian languages
11:30am-12:00pm
Tea
12:00-1:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION || Bibliodiversity: Resisting Monocultures of the Mind
Panel Discussion on the almost disappearing class of publishers that set up publishing houses based on a set of beliefs, like those that published Dalit literature, and what that means for diverse publishing, and the role of the author in supporting publishing houses that “went against the grain”
1:30-2:30pm
Lunch / Conclusion

For more information about the speakers at this year's conference, click here.

Writer and Translator

Publisher/Co-Founder, Speaking Tiger

Publisher, Manan Books

Writer and Publisher

“Publishing Next, for me, is the most important event for publishing professionals in India. Here, the organisers make sure that rhetoric is minimal and the participants spend as much time as possible discussing what is pertinent and potentially cutting-edge. This is the trade event I would always recommend to anyone who wants to really learn about publishing in India as it is today and as it could be in the near future.”
Arpita Das, Publisher (Yoda Press)
“At Publishing Next, Indian publishing gets real. It is often argumentative, but always enriching. What happens in Publishing Next refuses to stay in Goa, and creates ripples in little corners of the world.”
Kannan Sundaram, Publisher (Kalachuvadu Publications)