Small publishing events for the rest of us
The wonderful R. R. Davis discusses writing and his forthcoming novel: The Various Stages of a Garden Well-Kept. To be released in Summer 2022 by Blackwater Press. Come say hello to Frieda! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNki_dpnpg8
You've succeeded in crafting poems, building a collection, and landing it with a publisher or moving forward with self-publishing. Congratulations! But without the often prohibitively expensive publicist that prose authors are typically provided by their publishers, do you have the tools you'll need to succeed in spreading the word about your poetry chapbook or collection …
Not as formal as it may sound - join a fun discussion from the POV of authors Cynthia C. Sample (Forms of Defiance ISBN:978-1-950730-94-0) and S.B. Borgersen (While the Kettle Boils ISBN: 978-1-950730-74-2). These two prolific authors will host a 1-hour discussion panel on this specific and popular form. With possible pop-ins from poets Dan …
One hour Zoom event with San Francisco East Bay author Margaret C. Murray reading from her two Native American novels of magic realism, Sundagger.net and Spiral with original music, videos and slides focusing on: • Life and death in the mysterious ancient Chaco culture of the Southwest • Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante …
Learn to make a zine with Daily Drunk Print Manager Casey Dawson! In this workshop, we will discuss the logistical side of putting together a zine - including themes, selection, and the literal putting together. In this hour, we will also put it into practice and create our own zine, which will come out on …
A reading from GALA, a poetry chapbook by Lynne Shapiro. GALA is the first book published by Solitude Hill Press, the Hunterdon County-NJ based press cofounded by poet Vasiliki Katsarou. Lynn Shapiro's "formally accomplished but playfully experimental" poems have been published in more than 200 journals and magazines. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, an …
Featuring: Aimee Parkison, N/A Oparah, Debra Di Blasi, David Leo Rice, Alana I. Capria, C.A. Blintzios, Loie Rawding, Dana Green, Jason Teal, José de Piérola, Jordan A. Rothacker, Jared Joseph, Andriana Minou, Elizeya Quate, Jefferson Navicky, and Julian Mithra Join via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/97908681446?pwd=ZWFWUDl4MVhKMTlDUmRDdHVlQXFzQT09
Art is important, more important than popularity. Is it still? This has become controversial as popular appeal seems to be required to even get noticed in a world saturated with content of all genres. Nowadays, small-scale artists find it even harder to get their feet in the door and leave their mark in a social-media …
The current poet-editors of Airlie Press, a nonprofit poetry publisher located in Oregon, will read from their collections. The reading will be followed by an open discussion and Q&A in which attendees can meet the editors and learn about the unique approach of a collective press. Featuring Brittney Corrigan, Amelia Díaz Ettinger, Joy Manesiotis, Jennifer …
A Mythology Poetry Reading Featuring: Raegen Pietrucha Jared Beloff Sarah Etlinger Katy Naylor Lannie Stabile
Come meet-and-greet with publisher Dustin Kennedy and author Kaleena Madruga. Modern, Edgy, Smart. Folly X.O. wants to bring you the best in offline entertainment. Whether it's a book from our catalogue or one of our curated Staff Picks, bet on getting something to read that might just make your eyeballs spin like a slot machine …
7 Bamboo Dart/Pelekinesis writers -- incorporating a wild mix of different genres, styles, and media -- will share experiences and compare thoughts about how small towns provide fodder for surprising, off the wall creations. Along the way, we'll hone in on how small books create the compressed space for bold experimentation and insight. One of …
