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Close to Zero: Publishing without a Budget

122AB, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level
Thursday, March 24, 2022
3:20 pm to 4:35 pm

 

Every magazine and press starts with an idea, an aesthetic, and a passion. Some also start with grants, a network, and funding. Others don’t. Our presenters will give immediate and practical advice on establishing and maintaining e-journals, print journals, and presses from one’s personal finances. We will discuss web development, printing, distribution, sales, the business aspects of zero-budget publishing, and free ways to expand audiences. Additional resources will be explored and provided.



Outline & Supplemental Documents

Event Outline: Outline_for_Close_to_Zero__Publishing_without_a_Budget.pdf
Supplemental Document 1: Supplemental_Materials_for_Close_to_Zero-the_steps_in_creating_a_book.pdf

Participants

Moderator:

Jonathan Penton edits the journal Unlikely Stories and its print arm, Unlikely Books. He is the technical director for the New Orleans Poetry Festival and Rigorous and has worked in management and technical roles for a number of arts organizations. His most recent chapbook of poetry is Backstories.

Rosalyn Spencer, educator and advocate, holds a BA in English, MLS in public library studies, and MEd in educational leadership. She directs youth art programs and teaches English Language Arts in greater New Orleans. She is a grant writer, advocate, and supporter of the arts in education and equitable curriculum.

Kenning (aka Kenyatta) JP García is a performer, antipoet, humorist, and diarist. JP is the author of innovative diary collections such as OF (What Place Meant), Furthermore, and Slow Living. JP is also an organizer for the St. Rocco's Reading Series and is an editor at Rigorous and Dream Pop Press.

Jesi Buell is a librarian at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. She also runs KERNPUNKT Press, a home for experimental literature. She is the author of The Book of the Last Word and KINDERKRANKENHAUS. Her other writing can be found at www.jesibender.com.

Leah Angstman is a historian, editor, publisher, poet, and fiction writer. She is the founder (1993) and editor of Alternating Current Press, editor of The Coil, and copyeditor of Underscore News. Her debut historical novel, Out Front the Following Sea, is available everywhere books are sold.

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