Class Description

How to Create Your Own Best Publishing Experience For better or worse, I have had virtually every kind of publishing experience out there. I've published books with big New York publishers, with big independent presses, with tiny independent presses, and with academic presses. I've self-published a number of books. And I've had numerous projects that were never published at all, somewhat mercifully. In this session, we'll discuss how to do a self-inventory of your own ambitions and aptitudes, so as to help you figure out what options will constitute a successful--possibly even joyous?--publishing experience for you. Instructor bio: Steve Almond [stevealmondjoy.org] is the author of twelve books of fiction and non-fiction including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His novel All the Secrets of the World, was published in Spring, and is in development by 20th Century Fox TV. He is the recipient of an NEA grant for 2022. His short fiction has appeared in the Best American Short Stories, the Pushcart Prize, and Best American Mysteries. His essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine and elsewhere. His latest book, Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow, is about storytelling and the struggle to write.