One registration gets you access to all three sessions as well as a social hour for PRH authors!
This special session will include a welcome and introduction from PRH Global CEO Nihar Malaviya in celebration of the five-year anniversary of PRH Author University!
Penguin Random House is thrilled to invite you to Author University 2026 on Tuesday, March 3, from 1 to 5 p.m. ET on Zoom. Sessions include a deep dive on the current bookselling marketplace, a refresher on your royalty statements and the PRH Author Portal, and a lively author panel on creativity and productivity. The sessions will be followed by a social hour for you to connect with other PRH authors.
Full schedule and panel descriptions are below!
Prior to the event, you will receive Zoom links for the sessions and the social hour. As always, Author University is completely free and open to every Penguin Random House author. You can view previous sessions here.
Order of events (all times ET):
MARCH 3
1–2 p.m. | “The State of Publishing 2026: Key Issues, Insights & Marketplace Updates”
PRH Global CEO Nihar Malaviya will kick off the event with an introduction, followed by a marketplace update by Reid Welsh, VP of Insights & Analytics.
2–3 p.m. | “Author Toolkit: Understanding Your Royalty Statement & Navigating the PRH Author Portal”
In this special Author University training, Phyllis Treppiedi-Papp, Associate Director of Royalty Operations, and Jacky Bethea, Associate Manager of Author Development, will demonstrate how to understand a royalty statement and explore all the features available in the Author Portal.*
*For Sourcebooks authors, the portal is licensed to distribute royalties only, so some of the features we cover may not be available.
3–4 p.m. | “PRH Authors on Beating Writer’s Block and Fueling Creativity”
Bestselling authors Allegra Goodman, Chris Guillebeau, Meera Lee Patel, and Phil Stamper share their insights on motivation and creativity.
4–5 p.m. | Zoom Social Hour for PRH Authors!
Do you have questions for our panelists? We encourage you to submit them in advance to portaladmin@penguinrandomhouse.com. Please indicate which panel your question is for.
Registration is nontransferable and may not be shared with anyone outside Penguin Random House. Each registrant will be confirmed individually as an author. If you can’t attend the event live, recordings of all panels will be posted to the Author Portal.
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