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Not Just for Scholars: How to Publish Fiction & Memoir with University Presses
Saturday, March 26, 2022
9:00 am to 10:15 am
As the number of big commercial publishers contracts, university presses offer an essential alternative. Almost ninety universities are actively acquiring creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and translations, but information on their interests and procedures is not always easy to find. This diverse panel features one university press director and four acclaimed writers of multiple genres, published by a range of university presses. They guide you through the publishing process, from submission to distribution.
Participants
Sharon Harrigan is the author of the novel Half and the memoir Playing with Dynamite. She has published over fifty short pieces in the New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing at WriterHouse, a literary center in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Kelly Fordon’s short story collection, I Have the Answer, was published by Wayne State University Press, 2020. Other books include Goodbye Toothless House and Garden for the Blind. She runs a monthly blog called #letsdeconstructastory at www.kellyfordon.com.
Dennis Lloyd is the director of the University of Wisconsin Press.
Yang Huang’s novel My Good Son won the University of New Orleans Publishing Lab Prize. Her linked story collection, My Old Faithful, won the Juniper Prize, and her debut novel, Living Treasures, won the Nautilus Book Award silver medal. She works for the University of California, Berkeley.
