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LitFest - From Autographs to Workflow: Ten Tips from the Publisher's Desk with Laura Stanfill

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Teens, Adults
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Program Description

Event Description

First-time authors often have a lot of questions and worries about how publishing actually works. Laura Stanfill, publisher of Forest Avenue Press and author of Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary (Lanternfish Press), will present ten, hard-won insights about the industry from both sides of the desk. Participants will gain insight into how small presses operate and some insider secrets to use on their own literary journeys.
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This is one of many events happening for LitFest 2022, which runs Aug 20 - Sept 24. For a full list of programs, visit: www.metrolibrary.org/litfest

About the author:
Once upon a time, Laura Stanfill lived in a New Jersey house filled with music boxes, street organs, and books. She grew up to become the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. Her work has appeared in Shondaland, The Rumpus, Catapult, The Vincent Brothers Review, Santa Fe Writers Project, and several print anthologies. She believes in indie bookstores and wishes on them like stars from her home in Portland, Oregon, where she resides with her family and Waffles the dog.

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