About the Speaker:

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Lindsey Salatka is an author, developmental editor, ghostwriter, and Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach dedicated to helping writers discover their voice and thrive. She leads a weekly Read & Critique at San Diego Writers, Ink and brings years of editorial and coaching experience to every page she touches.

Her award-winning debut novel, Fish Heads and Duck Skin (She Writes Press, 2021), showcases her sharp storytelling and heartfelt humor. Her personal essays have been published in multiple anthologies and performed on stage at the San Diego Memoir Showcase (2020–2022), and at the VAMP Storytelling Showcase (2026). Her short plays have been produced by The What Next Collective (2024–2026). Her Substack, It’s a Thing can be found at lindseysalatka.substack.com.

Committed to the healing and connective power of literary citizenship, Lindsey has served on the advisory board of the San Diego Writers Festival, directed the KidsWrite! Children’s Writing Contest (2022-2024), and coordinated the San Diego Central Library’s Author of the Month program (2023–2024).

Whether she’s editing manuscripts, coaching writers at every stage, or championing literary voices, Lindsey’s mission is clear: to nurture stories that matter.

Today’s New Essentials of Book Awards Pursuits: Everything You Need To Know Before You Begin Applying with Carol Abrahamson

In this info-packed masterclass for newcomers and seasoned pros in the awards world alike, you will learn:

• The dozen benefits awards bring their winners
• 10 things those benes translate into for authors
• Book awards compared to bestsellers
• The lay of the land of awards and awarding programs: how they work, what they include, common elements and realities, typical submission process components, the essentials to win, recent changes/changes ahead.

Carol A-bra-HAM-son is founder of Book Award Mastery, the only comprehensive book awards pursuit service that delivers 5 additional services beyond the awards option research and submissions help the entire rest of the industry delivers. Also a former book awards judge, an expert about how to grow a business with a book as well as how to become an admired industry leader through leveraging a book’s expertise. She’s won a slew of quality awards for some of the 42 nonfiction books she’s written to build her businesses, consults to high-profile organizations planning their own awards programs and is writing a book about how awards led to game- and life-changing benefits for 200 winners.

About the Speaker:

I’ve been creating systems, organizations and groundbreaking concepts, ideas and information designed to generate growth and prosperity for clients and communities in four arenas since the 1970s:

• For knowledge-based experts and thought leaders wanting to get noticed and admired while you differentiate yourself and your work, extend your reach, increase your impact, amplify your message and monetize your expertise by using any of 300+ uncommon $100K income streams your competitors don't use (my system guides your choosing the right ones and supports your bringing a few to life)

• For executive authors who want to create a results-generating book to describe, differentiate and market your expertise, brand, business or nonprofit (my system ensures you have the right book and the right aligned business for your growth goals plus the right action plan to get your book noticed by your ideal clients)

• For communities and entrepreneurs throughout the US that benefit enormously from infrastructure that enables sharing resources, contacts, information and expertise

• For corporate America via my Wall Street and investor relations careers