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Write to Publish Conference

PSU - Smith Memorial Student Union 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Write to Publish is an annual publishing conference hosted by Portland State University’s graduate program in Book Publishing. It is the largest fundraising event for both the program and the student-run general trade publisher, Ooligan Press. This event serves as an open house for people interested in the publishing program, while also being a great networking event for local publishers and writers. Every year, we hold panels, workshops, and seminars about the latest trends in publishing, making it a great conference for writers and industry professionals alike.

$20 – $65

Tin House Summer Workshop: Getting Past the Gatekeepers: How to keep writing in an industry that excludes us. Kaitlyn Greenidge and Mira Jacob in Conversation

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

From the first feedback to the final copyedits, navigating literary publishing can be especially harrowing when your story doesn’t fit the industry’s narrow bookshelf. Kaitlyn Greenidge and Mira Jacob discuss their combined 30+ years of experience, as well as the strategies they’ve employed to stay sane and keep writing. YouTube

Free

Empowering Yourself and Others in Publishing: A Transmit Culture Event

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Paths to publishing careers are so varied that it's impossible to say there is a "traditional" path. In this Winter 2021 installment of the Transmit Culture event series, members from our Advisory Board will be talking about how to empower yourself and others in publishing, sharing their career paths and challenges, mentorship opportunities, and offering advice for others wanting to enter the publishing industry. Featuring: -Leah Altman - Developmental Manager of Native Arts & Cultures Foundation -Seth Dellon - Director of Strategic Development at Publishers Weekly -Michele Cobb - Forte Business Consulting, PubWest, and Audio Publishers Association -Brian O'Leary - Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group -DongWon Song - Literary Agent at Howard Morhaim Literary We hope to see you on Wednesday, February…

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Free

Ooligan and Beyond Series: Career Possibilities Panel

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Celebrate twenty years of Ooligan Press by joining us for a panel discussion featuring some of our fabulous alumni to learn about the many different career possibilities for graduates of the book publishing program. Panelists include Jenny Kimura, YA book designer at Little, Brown; Dory Athey, who just hung out a shingle for a boutique marketing firm in Minnesota, having marketed for Counterpoint/Softskull (she's also a zine maker); Lisa Hein, an editor working in production at U. Chicago Press; and Kate Barnes, who is an ebook producer at W. W. Norton. Register for the event here: https://forms.gle/onYwabefbeTXHA2i9

Free
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