Another event at the Writers' Centre

It is important for a new writer to consider all options available to them. When it comes to being published it is not simply a case of bigger is better and very often writers will have far more success approaching a smaller publishing house. Find out more at...

Small Press and Magazine Publishers
With Affirm Press, Wilkins Farrago and Host, Zoe Dattner (SPUNC)
Panel: Join SPUNC general manager, Zoe Dattner, Rebecca Starford (Affirm Press) and Andrew Wilkins (Wilkins Farago), members of the Small Press Underground Networking Community. Small publishers produce award-winning fiction, critical non-fiction, acclaimed journals and magazines and serve as a launching pad for some of Australia’s best known authors. This session will cover current markets out there for new writers and the benefits of approaching small press publishers.
Rebecca Starford is the associate publisher at Affirm Press. http://www.affirmpress.com.au/ She is the former deputy editor of Australian Book Review and writes regularly for the book review pages of The Age and The Weekend Australian.
Andrew Wilkins is the former publisher of Australia's book industry magazine, Bookseller+Publisher, and now the Director of Wilkins Farago (http://www.wilkinsfarago.com.au), publishing both adult and children's books.
When: Wednesday 31 March, 6.30-8pm
Cost: $15, Members $12/$10