For Publishers and Authors

The JBC Network program offers authors the opportunity to present their book to a targeted Jewish audience. The JBC Network assists authors in promoting their books in cities around North America. Travel expenses for authors invited to attend book programs are covered, but there is no author honorarium.

Registration: Registration for the 2012 JBC Network program has now closed.

Eligible books must be published between September, 2011 and December, 2012 and must appeal to a Jewish audience. The application process includes a participation/distribution fee and the submission of 100 review copies of the author’s book by the beginning of May. These are distributed to the JBC Network members to be used in their book program selection process and provide the book increased exposure.

Conference: The annual conference, which includes the Meet the Author program with its formal, two-minute pitches and informal networking time, is held at the end of May or early June, and marks the start of the JBC Network’s programming year. It is the entrance into the JBC Network tour, and it offers book program professionals the opportunity to meet this year's authors to assist in the selection process for their upcoming book festivals and programs. It is the author/publishers’ responsibility to arrange for an author's appearance at the conference.

The Jewish Book Council’s role is to provide the platform for the author presentations and to coordinate the scheduling of appearances based upon the requests received from its Network membership. 

Scheduling:  After the conference, JBC Network members return home, where they have several weeks to review the list of participating authors before submitting their Author Requests for the upcoming season to the Jewish Book Council office. Once requests are received in mid-June, the JBC staff  crafts schedules for both the host sites and the authors. Tentative schedules are sent to the JBC Network members and authors for review in late June or very early in July. The proposed schedules are accepted or changes are made, and by the end of July, final schedules are forwarded to the author for written confirmation. 

Event dates: Following that, the real fun begins with Jewish book festivals and programs taking place all over North America, starting with a cluster from late October to early December and then stretching out through the following May.

Have questions about becoming a JBC Network author? Take a look at our FAQ section or email Miri Pomerantz Dauber at  author@jewishbooks.org.