A Panel Presentation and Book Fair

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For writers with a finished manuscript, deciding how to publish, and where to send it, can be daunting. What are your chances of getting it published at a large press? What will the experience of working with an editor/publisher be? What cut will you get from the profits, if any? And with so many presses to choose from, how do you decide the best avenue for publishing? Meet three small Northeastern press publishers who are working hard to get the best work out there. 

In this panel, the 4 panelists—Agnes Bushell of Littoral Books, Maya Stein of Toad Hall Editions, Buzz Poole of Sandorf Passage, and Spencer Smith of Seapoint Books—will discuss how they started their presses, how to write a successful letter of inquiry, whether writers sending to small presses need an agent, what you can expect from a small press vs. a larger one (benefits as well as drawbacks), what they look for when deciding what to publish and what to expect out of the process of publishing a book with a small press. The panel will conclude with a Q&A session and a book fair!

+ PLEASE NOTE This presentation and book fair will take place In-PERSON at USM Portland Campus’s USM Osher Map Library, Cohen Center Classroom, Glickman 103.

FREE for Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance members, $10 for non-members

Elizabeth will be sharing a table with The Title Doctor—Kristen Paulson-Nguyen at the Boston Book Festival at Copley Square Park!

This is an all day event!

Maya Stein, Editorial Director at Toad Hall Editions will be on a panel discussion called The Wide World of Publishing at the Blue Hill Literary art Festival on Sat Oct 22.

Writers have more ways than ever before to publish their work. But which one should you choose? We’re bringing together a panel of professionals with expertise in diverse publishing options, from literary journals and big New York book publishers to small local presses and hybrid self-publishing. They’ll discuss the pros and cons of the many options for writers ready to send their words out into the world. Come with your questions about all the ways you can get your work published!

It’s a FREE event in the Howard Room at the Blue Hill Public Library

Join us for a day of books at the Maine LitFest!

Meet authors Laura Bonazzoli and Elizabeth Garber who will be there to sign books (book signing schedule to come), and chat about their work, as well as some local authors who’ve been published in our literary magazine kerning | a space for words.

Maine LitFest is a week-long event and is presented by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance and the Colby College Creative Writing Program. If you’re interested in the other things they’ll be offering, visit MWPA here.