R112. Project-Driven Publicity for Publishers and Writers

Room 3B, Washington State Convention Center, Level 3
Thursday, February 27, 2014
9:00 am to 10:15 am

 

In the face of declining budgets and attention spans, a well-timed project can be a low-cost solution to boost attention for publications and writers. Found Poetry Review editors will discuss two successful National Poetry Month projects, including a 2012 Kickstarter-funded campaign and a 2013 initiative that united 85 poets to produce 2,500+ poems in a single month. Project participants will detail the initiatives’ impact on their morale, practice, and exposure to new and supportive readers.


Participants

Moderator:

Jenni B. Baker is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Found Poetry Review, as well as a practicing found poet. Her poetry has appeared in more than twenty publications. She is perpetually working on a manuscript of found poetry from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, called Fest.

Beth Ayer is a Providence, Rhode Island-based poetry and short fiction writer and web editor. She is the senior poetry editor for Found Poetry Review.

E. Kristin Anderson is an author, poet, and editor. She is best known for her work on the Dear Teen Me anthology, and she has been published recently in PANK, Post Road, Asimov's, and the Futuredaze anthology.

Jerome Joseph Gentes taught literature, composition, and writing at Niagara University and Medaille College and with Just Buffalo Literary Center. He will participate in the 2013 International Research Society for Children’s Literature Conference. He was a 2012 Pushcart Prize nominee for poetry.

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