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

Toad Hall Editions author Laura Bonazzoli reads selections from her debut collection, Consecration Pond, a novel in stories, then discusses her creative process with Toad Hall’s Editorial Director Maya Stein. A Q & A with participants follows.

Story Hour with Laura Bonazzoli
Time: Dec 11, 2022 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89426574907
Meeting ID: 894 2657 4907

A Presentation from Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance

With Elizabeth Garber, Julia Bouwsma, and Linda Buckmaster.

Join three Maine authors as they describe their experiences researching for their recent books and using the material in their writing. Maine Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma, memoirist Elizabeth Garber, and prose writer and poet Linda Buckmaster will talk about family documents and objects, interviewing participants, tapping into personal experience, ephemera, museums, serendipity, and of course, books. They’ll touch on issues of copyright and permissions, incorporating imagery, and book design. An important concern is how to choose the relevant material to use from an excess of information.

PLEASE NOTE This talk will occur online via Zoom. Attendees do not need to create an account to participate, but should test out Zoom before the presentation if they are first-time users. The presenter and MWPA staff will not have the capacity to help attendees with tech issues during the talk.

This talk is free for MWPA members and $5 for nonmembers.