F166. The Year of Publishing Women: Motivating your Marketing with your Values

E145, Oregon Convention Center, Level 1
Friday, March 29, 2019
10:30 am to 11:45 am

 

This workshop will begin with a presentation about the origin of Kamila Shamsie’s challenge to make 2018 “The Year of Publishing Women,” followed by Not a Pipe Publishing’s experience with the challenge this year, and the difficulties and opportunities that come with taking a moral stand that’s also a marketing strategy. Then, we'll share the results and engage in a group activity to brainstorm ways that other publishers could engage in similar strategies.


Participants

Moderator:

Benjamin Gorman is the author of The Sum of Our Gods, Corporate High School, and The Digital Storm. He's also the copublisher at Not a Pipe Publishing in Independence, Oregon.

LeeAnn McLennan writes young adult fantasy involving super heroes set in our everyday world. Her stories draw from pop culture, mythology, and urban experiences.

Mikko Azul is an award-winning fantasy author. Find Ms. Azul at author events in the Pacific Northwest speaking and promoting The Year of Publishing Women. Ms. Azul has been featured on Portland Today, in Indie Authors Monthly, Sentence to Paragraph, and with fellow women writers in The Oregonian.

Sang Kromah is a communications specialist and writer. She has found her niche in Project GirlSpire, a platform where women and girls change the narrative by creating it.

Heather S. Ransom is a middle school science, creative writing, and careers teacher. She is also the author of YA sci-fi novels Going Green and Greener, and director of Young Willamette Writers, Southern Oregon.

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