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Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century Kindle Edition

by Travis Kurowski (Editor), Wayne Miller (Editor), Kevin Prufer (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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Gutenberg’s invention of movable type in the fifteenth century introduced an era of mass communication that permanently altered the structure of society. While publishing has been buffeted by persistent upheaval and transformation ever since, the current combination of technological developments, market pressures, and changing reading habits has led to an unprecedented paradigm shift in the world of books.

Bringing together a wide range of perspectives—industry veterans and provocateurs, writers, editors, and digital mavericks—this invaluable collection reflects on the current situation of literary publishing, and provides a road map for the shifting geography of its future: How do editors and publishers adapt to this rapidly changing world? How are vibrant public communities in the Digital Age created and engaged? How can an industry traditionally dominated by white men become more diverse and inclusive? Mindful of the stakes of the ongoing transformation, Literary Publishing in the 21st Century goes beyond the usual discussion of 'print vs. digital' to uncover the complex, contradictory, and increasingly vibrant personalities that will define the future of the book.

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A primer on big and small presses, literary magazines and all things digital, diversity, and economics, with contributions from many of the lit world’s best and brightest, Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century is a lively, timely, and indispensable guide to navigating the current exciting and rough waters of literary publishing.”Rob Spillman

Any reader or writer who needs to know about the present and future of literature in our time should consult this collection. It is opinionated, lively, and instructive.”Bill Henderson

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Editors Wayne Miller, Kevin Prufer, and Travis Kurowski, have managed, worked with, edited, and been acquired by the best publishers at work today. As the editors of this collection, they've assembled the most interesting publishing professionals at work today in one place, including Erin Belieu; Sven Birkerts; Jessa Crispin; Jane Friedman; Gerald Howard; Kevin Larimer; Jonathan Lee; Richard Nash; Daniel Jose Older; Chris Parris-Lamb; Donna Shear; Daniel Slager; and Roberto Tejada.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DWLQWQ4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Milkweed Editions (April 12, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 12, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2748 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 309 pages

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Kevin Prufer
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Kevin Prufer is the author of six books of poetry and the editor of numerous anthologies, the most recent of which are Churches (Four Way Books, 2014), In a Beautiful Country (Four Way Books, 2011), National Anthem (Four Way Books, 2008), New European Poets (Graywolf Press, 2008; w/ Wayne Miller), Until Everything is Continuous Again: Essays on the Work of W. S. Merwin (WordFarm Editions, 2012; w/ Jonathan Weinert), and Catherine Breese Davis: on the Life & Work of an American Master (Unsung Masters, 2015; w/Martha Collins & Martin Rock).
His forthcoming book of poems, How He Loved Them, will be published by Four Way Books.
His forthcoming edited volumes include Into English: An Anthology of Multiple Translations (Graywolf, 2016, w/Martha Collins) and Literary Publishing in the 21st Century (Milkweed, 2016; w/Wayne Miller and Travis Kurowski).
Prufer is also Editor-at-Large of Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing, Co-Curator of the Unsung Masters Series, and Professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston and the low-residency MFA at Lesley University.
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Wayne Miller
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Wayne Miller is the author of five poetry collections: We the Jury (Milkweed, 2021); Post- (2016), which won the Rilke Prize and the Colorado Book Award; The City, Our City (2011), which was shortlisted for the William Carlos Williams Award and the Rilke Prize; The Book of Props (2009), which was named a best book of the year by Coldfront Magazine and the Kansas City Star; and Only the Senses Sleep (New Issues, 2006), which won the William Rockhill Nelson Award. He has co-translated two books by the Albanian poet Moikom Zeqo—Zodiac (Zephyr, 2015), which was shortlisted for the PEN Center USA Award in Translation, and I Don't Believe in Ghosts (BOA, 2007)—and he has co-edited three books: Literary Publishing in the 21st Century (Milkweed, 2016), Tamura Ryuichi: On the Life & Work of a 20th Century Master (Unsung Masters, 2011), and New European Poets (Graywolf, 2008). In 2013 Miller was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar to the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University in Northern Ireland. The recipient of awards from the Poetry Society of America, the Poetry Foundation, and Poetry Magazine, he teaches at the University of Colorado Denver, co-directs the Unsung Masters Series, and edits Copper Nickel.
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This book has earned top shelf status in my office. The essay "Diversity Is Not Enough: Race, Power, Publishing," by Daniel Jose Older started my drive to attract attention to the inequities in literary publishing. This is action that matters. If readers become aware of the excellent writing not available to us because the Big Five publishers cannot figure out how to react to writers of color, then we can speak up, spend our money on the books we deserve to see, urge our libraries to take a hard look at their purchases, and talk to indie bookstore owners about our desire to see a selection of material that matters. Please, read this book and react in the interest of fairness. READ FOR EQUALITY!

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