July 20, 2026 Edition

Early Bird savings end Friday for ECPA's annual C-Suite Symposium

Early bird registration for the ECPA C-Suite Symposium ends this Friday. The symposium, held September 13-15 in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, brings together C-level leaders in Christian publishing for strategic dialogue, leadership development, and peer connection. This year’s program, guided by the theme “From Disruption to Discipleship: Reimagining Models, Developing Leaders, Expanding Global Impact,” features keynote speaker James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble, along with sessions led by Tom Clegg (Clegg Consulting), Heather Pubols (MAI), Paul Tokunaga (MELD), along with other industry and global leaders.

Register by Friday to take advantage of early bird rates at ECPACSuite.org.

Brazil Christian Rights & Export Fair debuts August 3-4

The Brazil Christian Rights & Export Fair (BCREF) debuts August 3-4 in São Paulo, bringing together international Christian publishers, rights professionals, vendors, and distributors with a special focus on Brazil and South America. Exhibiting companies include Baker Publishing Group, Crossway, David C Cook, InterVarsity Press, Moody Publishers, SPCK Group, Tyndale House Publishers, and others.

Registration is still open.

Editorial Track returns to PubU under the leadership of Katara Washington Patton

The Editorial Track returns to ECPA PubU 2026, November 4-5 in Nashville, under the leadership of Katara Washington Patton, Executive Editor of the VOICES Collection at Our Daily Bread Publishing and a longtime publishing leader. Now in her third year developing the track, Patton has built a reputation for assembling respected editorial leaders from across Christian publishing to address the issues editors face most. This year’s sessions will explore topics ranging from AI to diversity as well as the nuts and bolts of editing and acquiring. Panelists and speakers will be experienced in nonfiction, fiction, and children’s editorial work.

The Editorial Track is one of five peer-led training tracks at ECPA PubU 2026 in Nashville. Sessions will offered in tracks for Marketing, Sales, Production & Operations, and Design.

Early bird registration is now open at ECPAPubU.org.