Sentences with phrase «publisher of literary works»

Subito Press is a non-profit publisher of literary works based out of the Creative Writing Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder

Not exact matches

I've helped hundreds of publishers and authors run successful projects, and I really believe in the power of crowdfunding to help literary folks build excitement around their work and help build their author platform.

For example, new literary agents spend most of their time looking for new authors and pitching their work to publishers, hoping to make enough money to pay their bills so they can continue being agents.

With the world industry working to assess what it means when an American president tries to intimidate a Big Five publisher and talks of compromising US protections of freedom of speech, there's a lot of energy around the subject of literary censorship.

Twilight Times Books will present the works of those writers whose stories blend genres, are too literary for other publishers or seem too mainstream or «quirky» in tone.

Seeing acceptance by a legacy publisher as my only legitimate path to reality, I spent years languishing, working to improve my craft, waiting for my «turn,» my big break, for a bolt of literary lightning to come down from the heavens and strike me.

That's why I still read hard copy books predominately — the «authors / writers / producers» of these works HAVE run the gaunlet of disinterested and jaded first readers, then literary agents, then publishers» readers, etc..

Reputations of authors and publishers extends with their literary works.

Some authors (who've gotten NO positive responses from literary agents and / or hundreds of rejections) have written new Query Letters that Worked... resulting in full manuscript requests, representation offers from top literary agencies, and book deals with major publishers.

Plenty of authors publish themselves and are then picked up by a literary agent or traditional publisher, and others have left their traditional publisher to publish their own work.

Eve worked as a literary agent at The Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency for five happy years where she developed, edited, and sold a wide variety of books to major publishers.

Pedlar Press is an independent Canadian book publisher based in St. John's NL, specializing in contemporary works of poetry, prose and graphic novels, works that extend the tradition of literary experimentation.

This 5 - week workshop will guide you through the steps of effective micro - and macro-revision and the peer review process, and will conclude with advice on how to submit work for publication to newspapers, literary magazines, and other publishers.

This could be several hundred dollars (or more), and they'd have no proof that the bad literary agents did anything on their behalf, even though the literary agencies will say that they submitted everyone's work to lots of publishers (good luck getting copies of the rejection letters from editors that the bad literary agents supposedly submitted your work to).

Until now, readers could visit the Kindle Singles store online or browse through Apple's selection of iBooks on their iPad or iPhone, but Polskin hopes to put information about works across platforms under one roof and provide the kind of reviews and context for these books that you might find in a literary publication like Publisher's Weekly.

Also featuring work from the likes of Robert Crumb and the late Will Eisner, Publishers Weekly called the book «the graphic publishing literary event of the year.»

Unbridled Books is a premier publisher of works of rich literary quality that appeal to a broad audience.

Most literary agents won't take on authors with such narrow possibilities, because the risk to the agent is also high: if one of those two publishers don't bite, the agent won't earn anything for her work.

Part of getting a literary agent (or a publisher) to notice you, is having a resume of published works.

Our editors are carefully selected, with at least ten years of professional experience working directly with publishers, literary agents, various publications - as well as having published their own work.

He's an author himself, but has also been a literary agent as well as working in publishing for many years ending up as the Chairman of Thomas Nelson, the largest Christian publishers in the world.

From the days when authors had their works transcribed by hand, to authors publishing their works serially in periodicals, to the current traditional model of finding a literary agent who would in turn market the book to editors and publishers, the concept of writing and publishing a book has adapted exponentially.

«As part of Little A's commitment to the discovery of new literary talent, we're expanding to become a home for emerging poets and their work,» said David Blum, Publisher and Editor - in - Chief of Little A. «We hope this open call for submissions will lead to a new and vibrant showcase for poetry collections.

Good literary agents work with major publishing houses because big publishers often pay more than small ones, though an agent may seek a deal with a university or smaller press, depending on the nature of the project.

Since I have been through the process (fire) of publishing a book, I want to reach out to writers working on a manuscript, and encourage them to push through the writers block, accept the enormous amount of time it will take you to work with an editor to make your manuscript the best it can be, and the gigantic amount of time it will take you to research, submit and wait to hear, if you ever do, from the publishers, small presses, and literary agents who received your submission.

The Canada Council for the Arts 350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047 Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5V8 Tel.: [phone] (Canada only) or [phone] Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing The Canada Council for the Arts provides assistance to foreign publishers for the translation of literary works by Canadian authors into languages other than French or English, for publication abroad.

Not necessarily — if policymakers, publishers, writers, literary agents and others in the content industries can work toward the creation of Library - Publisher Complex, efficient and taxpayer - sensitive.

Additionally, one literary agent from Trident Media Group made the best argument for having a literary agent that has been made in quite some time, stating that this is exactly why serious authors still need agents when working with a publisher, implying that any of Trident's authors who were treated this way would be fully supported by the agency.

The book features not only the collective wisdom of many literary greats (Twain, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Lebowitz), but also many working writers, editors, and publishers.»

Aimed at already - published authors, Open Road Distribution will work with independent published authors, literary agencies and independent agents with large catalogs of backlist books, and independent publishers who want to digitize and distribute their content.

A literary agent represents you and your work of fiction or non-fiction to book publishers, and sometimes to television / film producers or other content outlets.

Swan Isle Press is an independent, not - for - profit, literary publisher dedicated to publishing works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction that inspire and educate while advancing the knowledge and appreciation of literature, art, and culture.

Many agents have relationships with literary agencies overseas; if your publisher doesn't control foreign rights to your books and you do, your agent will send copies of your books to their foreign agencies in countries they think would like your work.

AuthorHouse has collaborated with Kirkus Reviews to create a service that will not only help authors gain honest book reviews but also a chance to get their work in front of literary agents, publishers and readers:

Having recently been interviewed by author Jay Lemming on the subject of literary fiction (link to interview follows this post), I rashly agreed to write a longer piece on how I came to find the indie publisher who published my work of literary fiction (and subsequent novel), Vagabondage Press.

Five editors of independent presses specializing in translation discuss how they find new work from around the world, the challenges they face as publishers, and the future of literary translation.

Unless the aggregators intend to take over the «gatekeepers of literary culture» role that publishers and agents play or to restrict access by publisher size, the arrival of these aggregators will do little to diminish the capability of indie authors to distribute their work (outside of things like marketing budgets etc..)

How many of us tried to be published back in the dark ages of our youth or young adulthood and got discouraged because we couldn't get a foot through the door at an literary agency or we kept getting form rejections from publishers that we knew never took time to read so much as the first chapter of our work?

Rita Rosenkranz, among the first literary agents to work with indie authors, says that in the past «because of the stigma of self - publishing very good stuff was locked out by mainstream publishers.»

If you have contacts in the publishing industry that could help you get your book published by a well - known publisher and you have a working knowledge of how the publishing industry works (preferably an educational background or degree related to book publishing), then you could opt not to hire a literary agent and use your own resources instead.

It works with publishers, developers, literary organisations and academic institutions on a wide range of digital - related projects.

Certainly, Amazon has issues too, however, the big traditional publishers, Barnes and Noble, and the group of literary agents connected to this model have made a very good living from working with a relatively small number of authors that sell a lot of books.

Gives the author's literary agent the right to act on behalf of the author and the work with the publisher.

Whether that platform is your own web series or a hundred thousand Twitter followers or an established history of literary publications and prizes or a popular blog, your publisher will be looking to you to help bring an audience to your work.

I'd put the question into this form: are works of literary fiction being airlifted out of the rabble by publishers along with these shirtless - men - kissing - beautiful - women books?

If you are one of those writers who have submitted work to a publisher you saw advertised in the Sunday paper, then received a letter hailing you as a «literary genius» and been asked to pay anything up to # 12,000 to see your work published, then the chances are that you have been a victim of the «Vanity Press».

Fred Ramey and Greg Michalson founded indie publisher Unbridled Books in 2003 after working together for BlueHen Books, a former literary imprint of Putnam.

Much of the work I do is for major Canadian publishers and literary agents, but I also coach individual writers (with or without agents) struggling with one or more aspects of a work - in - progress.

Pera, who has worked with a range of legendary writers ranging from Gabriel Garcia Marquez to Enrique Krauze, earlier told Publishing Perspectives that the major difference between publishing operations in Spain and in Latin America is the lack of a culture of literary agents, particularly in Mexico, where, in what sounds like a throwback to a romantic, idealistic past, writers send their manuscripts directly to publishers, who then sift through the slush pile.

As an Italian book publicist, I also have many connections with Italian publishers and I can also work as a literary agent for you, by explaining the concept and value of your literary work in Italian to publishers in Italy.