IEG members stay connected to the writing and publishing community by teaching workshops, participating in panel discussions, and appearing at literary festivals and industry events. These include:
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Book Expo America
- MediaBistro
- Mystery Writers of America
- New York Society Library
- NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies
- Pacific Northwest Writers Conference
- Pasadena Festival of Women Writers
- San Diego Writers Conference
- Southern Festival of Books
- Summer Seminar for Writers, Sarah Lawrence College
- Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
- The Radcliffe Publishing Course/Columbia Publishing Course
- The Self-Publishing Book Expo
- Wordstock Literary Festival