Should You Publish Your Book With a Small Press?

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Should You Publish Your Book With a Small Press?

Small presses have produced Pulitzer Prize winners and International Booker Prize finalists, in spite of sometimes limited budgets or distribution. But not all small presses achieve the same level of success. In some cases, signing with a small press can hinder rather than help a writer’s career, as the Writer Beware website and blog warns. To get a better sense of the nuances of small press publishing, I spoke with literary agents Michelle Brower of Aetivas Literary Management and Jennifer Chen Tran of Bradford Literary.

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Writing, Pitching & Promoting in the Age of the Coronavirus

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Writing, Pitching & Promoting in the Age of the Coronavirus

For those writers who are able to work at this time, questions loom:

  • If they’re writing fiction, should they adjust their story to reflect current events?

  • If they’re already published, can they effectively promote their book through social media?

  • What’s the best way to help fellow writers, booksellers, and others who may be struggling?

I asked literary agents Stefanie Sanchez von Borstel of Full Circle Literary and Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary, Inc.

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