Join the Atlanta Press Club on May 29 as we give valuable tips on how to become a successful self-published author. Our experienced panel will discuss e-books, how to establish credibility as a self-published author, the importance of marketing and the common mistakes that you should avoid.

PANELISTS

Tara Coyt, Book Consultant, Author Coach, and co-author of Time Served: My Days and Nights on Death Row Records 

Jennie Helderman, Author of As the Sycamore Grows 

Ahmad Meradji, Owner, Booklogix Publishing Services, Inc.

 

MODERATOR

Maria Ebrahimji, Director and Executive Editorial Producer for Network Booking, CNN and Author, Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim

WHEN

Wednesday, May 29
6:00-6:30 p.m. Networking Reception
6:30-8:00 p.m. Program and Q&A

Business Attire

WHERE

The Commerce Club
191 Peachtree Street NE, 49^th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303

Guests can enter the parking deck from either the Peachtree Center Avenue or Ellis Street entrance. The Peachtree Center MARTA station is also very convenient. Parking costs are not included with your registration. 

R.S.V.P.

Atlanta Press Club and ASJA members receive complimentary admission to this event, but reservations are required to attend.

Nonmember price - $15

Register here or by calling 404.577.7377. Payment must accompany reservations, and there is a 48-business hour cancellation policy.

Frank Wren, general manager (GM) and executive vice president of the Atlanta Braves, will be the featured speaker at an Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 18.

Frank Wren is a career Major League Baseball front office veteran.  He was appointed GM of the Atlanta Braves in 2007 after serving eight years alongside the well-known general manager, John Schuerholz. As general manager, Wren has strived to develop a strong farm system and sign potential Top 100 players.

Wren began his career with the Montreal Expos in 1985 before moving to the Florida Marlins as assistant general manager in 1991. Throughout the ‘90s, Wren helped expand the Marlins’ franchise, which led to the team winning its first World Series championship in 1997.

He is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, where he played baseball at St. Petersburg Junior College before signing with the Montreal Expos in 1977.

 

WHEN

Tuesday, June 18

11:30 a.m. – Registration

Noon – Lunch and Program

1:10 p.m. – Adjourn

 

WHERE

The Commerce Club

49^TH Floor

191 Peachtree Street

Atlanta,GA30303

 

Attire at the Commerce Club is business.

 

Guests can park in the 191 Building parking deck with entrances on Ellis Streetand Peachtree Center Avenue.  Parking is not included in the ticket price.  The Peachtree Center MARTA station is also very convenient

 

R.S.V.P.

Register here.

This luncheon is open to the public.

APC Member prices

General admission ticket – $30

Table of 10 – $300

Sponsor table of 10 with table sign and program listing – $325

Nonmember prices

General admission ticket – $40

Table of 10 – $400

Sponsor table of 10 with table sign and program listing – $450

 

Tickets and tables may be purchased at www.atlantapressclub.org or by calling 404-577-7377. Payment must accompany reservations, and there is a 48-business hour cancellation policy.

For media interviews, contact Lauri Strauss at 404-523-1318 or lstrauss@atlpressclub.org

 

Join the Atlanta Press Club as we induct five outstanding  leaders in journalism into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, October 8 at the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel.

The Hall of Fame recognizes journalists for their lifetime achievements, whose careers represent the highest standards of journalistic integrity.

Ed Baker - Baker is the long-time publisher of Atlanta Business Chronicle, which has grown into one of the largest business journals in the country under his direction. He is also the chief strategic officer of American City Business Journals.

Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) – Pulitzer Prize-winning author and reporter, Mitchell began her career at The Atlanta Journal Sunday Magazine. Her investigate skills and descriptive writing style earned her merit as one of the South’s pioneer female journalists even before writing Gone with the Wind.

Monica Pearson - Pearson was the first African-American woman evening news anchor in Atlanta. Over her 37-year career at Channel 2 Action News, she won 30 Local and Southern Regional Emmy Awards.

Dale Russell - Russell is the senior investigative reporter for Fox 5 Atlanta. Throughout his career, Russell has broken numerous national stories, some resulting in arrests, government action and new laws.

Bill Shipp - Shipp is a legendary Georgia journalist and political commentator. He began his writing career with the University of Georgia’s Red and Black and went on to write for the Atlanta Constitution starting in the 1950s.

 

WHEN
Tuesday, October 8
6:00 p.m. – Reception
7:00 p.m. – Dinner and Awards Program

 

WHERE
InterContinental Buckhead
3315 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30326

Business Attire. 

 

R.S.V.P.

Seating is limited.

To register click here.

Members may purchase tickets for $75 and tables of ten including signage for $750.Nonmembers may purchase tickets for $100 and tables of ten including signage for $1,000. Ticket prices include free self parking. 

Proceeds from this event will provide paid internships for college and university students studying journalism. These funds will guarantee that a new generation will keep alive the high standards of our profession.

Please contact the Atlanta Press Club at 404.577.7377 or info@atlpressclub.org for more information on tickets and sponsorship opportunities.

There is a 48 business-hour cancellation policy. 

 

 

The Atlanta Press Club is placing four promising journalism students at local media outlets for summer internships.

These internships will allow the students to receive hands-on experience in a professional environment. Along with the opportunity to work at some of the leading news organizations in Atlanta, the interns will receive a $1,500 stipend from the Atlanta Press Club and a one-year Atlanta Press Club membership.

Congratulations to the 2013 Atlanta Press Club Internship Recipients!

Nicole Bennett, University of Georgia – Placed at WSB Radio

Heather Buckner, University of Montevallo, AL – Placed at Atlanta Magazine

Cailin O’Brien, University of Georgia – Placed at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nia Testamark, Clark Atlanta University – Placed at Morris News Service