The Alliance of Independent Authors

09/10/2026

The full agenda just dropped!

Take a look and find out how to register for the biggest ONLINE conference for self-publishing authors: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/selfpubcon26-full-agenda-and-speaker-line-up-announced?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral/

SelfPubCon26: Full Agenda and Speaker Line-Up Announced. Explore the free online conference programme on 16–18 October.

09/10/2026

Does your book blend genres?

In this ALLi blog post, our book award advisor, Hannah Jacobson, reveals what this means for book awards and how indie authors can find the best awards for their work.

Read it here: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/does-your-book-blend-genres/?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral/

Hannah Jacobson explains how books that blend genres can compete in multiple award categories and reach new readers.

08/10/2026

A huge thank you to our sponsors for supporting the conference and helping us keep it free for indie authors around the world over the conference weekend.

Many of our sponsors will be sharing special offers, discounts and giveaways throughout the conference weekend.

So, keep an eye on the conference platform where we’ll be sharing all the details!

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
IngramSpark
Gatekeeper Press
Damonza.com
Bowker
Audiobooks for Self-Publishers
EbookPbook

08/10/2026

🎉 Just 9 days to go until ! Have you got your free ticket yet?

Register now and you'll automatically be entered into our Prize Draw and be in with the chance to win big prizes from ALLi partner members, including a Kobo Clara Colour eReader as the grand prize!

Join us online on the 17th - 18th October 2026 for two days of practical sessions exploring The Future of Self-Publishing: What’s Working Now & What’s Next. Plus, orientation sessions on October 16th.

👉 Register now and enter the prize draw: https://selfpublishingadviceconference.com/?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral/

07/10/2026

This week on the ALLi blog, ProWritingAid, the team behind Novel November, walks us through one of the most exciting challenges in the writing calendar: drafting a whole book in a single month.

Keep reading: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/how-to-write-a-book-in-one-month-a-week-by-week-plan/?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral/

In our Partner Spotlight series, an ALLi partner takes over the ALLi blog to share their expertise, experience, and hard-won wisdom on all things writing and publishing. This week, ProWritingAid, the team behind Novel November, walks us through one of…

07/10/2026

Are you asking your beta readers the right questions?

In our latest YouTube video, ALLi's global community lead, Ross Lynch, reveals which questions to ask your beta readers to elicit the most useful feedback.

Watch it on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKA7h7mCsV8/?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral

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06/10/2026

ALLi Campaigns & Bookstore Lead, Melissa Addey, and Global Community Lead, Ross Lynch, had a fantastic time at the Black British Book Festival this past weekend!

Wonderful to attend such a vibrant and engaging festival. Let us know in the comments if you were there 👇

06/10/2026

Speaker Announcement: Chelle Honiker

Co-Founder & Publisher of Indie Author Magazine & Indie Author Training, Chelle Honiker will be joining us to explore how the routine work week can be handled with more ease in her talk: Running an AI-Assisted Publishing Business

Chelle demonstrates what’s possible while keeping things human.

Join us online 17th & 18th October 2026 for two days exploring The Future of Self-Publishing: What’s Working Now & What’s Next.

It's free to attend. Register now: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/selfpubcon2026/?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral/

06/10/2026

🎙️ New Self-Publishing with ALLi - ALLi News Editor, Dan Holloway covers Amazon's new KDP limit of two titles per week per format — down from ten, and another move aimed at the flood of AI-generated content.

He also looks at a study suggesting AI detector Pangram may be more accurate than its critics claim, and at the SCBWI's tightened AI policy, which will ask award entrants to document the human creative process behind their work.

Listen now: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-amazon-cuts-kdp-uploads-to-two-titles-a-week/?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral/

Dan Holloway covers a new EU tariff on book shipments, The Economist's AI publishing data, and the Commonwealth Prize winner.

05/10/2026

🎧 On the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) : Host, Howard Lovy talks with Luke Richardson, a former journalist, nightclub DJ, and English teacher who turned his love of travel and adventure into a career as a full-time indie author.

Listen now: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-luke-richardson/?utm_source=contentstudio.io&utm_medium=referral/

Tune in to our Inspirational Indie Author interview with Luke Richardson, who turns world travel into thrilling fiction and a writing career.