Poets & Writers Live Audio

The Savvy Self-Publisher: San Francisco 2015

Publishing veteran Debra Englander gives an overview of the self-publishing process, followed by a conversation with literary agent Ted Weinstein—who represents Keith Devlin, NPR's Math Guy and author of numerous traditionally published books as well as the self-published title Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years—and publicist Amy Packard about the opportunities available to independent authors as well as the challenges they face.

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creative nonfiction | fiction | translations | e-books | electronic publishing | print on demand | self-publishing | subsidy/vanity publishing | P&W Live | blogs | bookselling | copyright | distribution | editors | publicity | book reviews | social media | conferences

Resources for Writers and the Role of Community: San Francisco 2015

Jamie Asaye FitzGerald, director of Poets & Writers’ Readings & Workshops (West), leads a discussion about resources available to writers in San Francisco, the importance of community, and how various literary communities can support one another. Panelists include Stacey Lewis of City Lights Books, Laura Moriarty of Small Press Distribution, Joyce Jenkins of Poetry Flash, Janis Cooke Newman of the Grotto, and Jason Bayani of Kearny Street Workshop.

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creative nonfiction | fiction | poetry | Asian American | literary magazines | P&W Live | literary organizations | reading series | reading venues

Indie Editor Roundtable: Washington, D.C. 2014

Melissa Faliveno, associate editor of Poets & Writers Magazine, talks with the editors of five independent presses about the kind of work they look to publish, the relationships they cultivate with their authors, and the balance between publishing traditional work and developing new and innovative ideas for both print and digital literature. Panelists include Abigail Beckel of Rose Metal Press, Robert Giron of Gival Press, Andy Hunter of Black Balloon Publishing, Kimberly Steele of Augury Books, and Kathleen Wheaton of Washington Writers' Publishing House.

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cross-genre | fiction | novel | novella | poetry | short stories | independent/small presses | P&W Live | editors | marketing | publicity | social media

Editors & Authors: Washington, D.C. 2014

Kevin Larimer, editor in chief of Poets & Writers, leads a conversation with editors Jeff Shotts of Graywolf Press and Chuck Adams of Algonquin Books and authors Jeffrey Yang and Amy Rowland about what it means to be published by an independent press, the author-editor relationship, and how they work together to reach readers.

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fiction | novel | poetry | independent/small presses | small press | P&W Live | editors | literary agents | publicity | query letters | royalties | jobs

Resources for Writers and the Role of Community: Washington, D.C. 2014

Bonnie Rose Marcus, director of Poets & Writers’ Readings & Workshops (East), leads a discussion about resources available to writers in Washington, D.C., the importance of community, and how various literary communities can support one another. Panelists include Carlos Parada Ayala, Sarah Browning, Elizabeth Bruce, and Regie Cabico.

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creative nonfiction | fiction | poetry | African American | Asian American | Latino | LGBT | P&W Live | bookstores | conferences | festivals | literary organizations | poetry slams | reading venues | workshops

Why We Write: New York City 2014

Poets & Writers editor in chief Kevin Larimer moderates a panel titled Why We Write at the Poets & Writers Live event on June 21, 2014. Poet Edward Hirsch and novelists Tayari Jones, Victor LaValle, Roxana Robinson, and Tiphanie Yanique discuss how and why they started writing and what inspires them to keep going.

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Agents & Editors: New York City 2014

Michael Szczerban, senior editor at Regan Arts, leads a discussion about how editors and agents work together on behalf of authors at the second Poets & Writers Live event this past June in New York City. Panelists include agents Amy Berkower of Writers House, Eric Simonoff of the WME Book Department, Molly Friedrich of the Friedrich Literary Agency, and Meredith Kaffel of DeFiore & Company.

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