The information for the January 2026 workshop is below. You can view the video recording at https://vimeo.com/user4514446/jan2026?share=copy.

Using Contests to Market Your Book with Peggy Jaeger

As writers, we know finding new readers can be difficult. The advent of the pandemic shutdown made it next to impossible for writers to meet new readers face-to-face at places like book signings, library events, and conferences. Social media only gets you so far and let’s be honest: wouldn’t we all rather be writing than marketing our books? Have you ever considered entering a contest to find new readers? It’s a unique mindset because most people enter contests to, well, win them!

Peggy believes entering writing contests is an effect marketing strategy and tool for getting your books into the hands of new-to-you readers.

This workshop explores the ins and outs of contest submissions, the ones that are right for you, where to find them, and the things you should consider before entering one.

About the Presenter: About the Presenter: Peggy Jaeger writes contemporary romances and rom coms about strong women, the families who support them, and the men who can’t live without them. Her stories make you believe in happily ever afters. Family and food play huge roles in Peggy’s stories because she believes there is nothing that holds a family structure together like sharing a meal…or two…or ten. Dotted with humor and characters that are as real as they are loving, Peggy brings all aspects of life into her stories: life, death, sibling rivalry, illness, and the desire for everyone to find their own happily ever after. Growing up the only child of divorced parents, she longed for sisters, brothers, and a family that vowed to stick together no matter what came their way. Through her books, she has created the families she wanted as that lonely child. As a lifelong diarist, she caught the blogging bug early on, and you can visit her at peggyjaeger.com where she blogs about life, writing, and stuff that makes her go “What??!”