Category: About Publishing

Press Spotlight: Shambles

Olivia Smith // Blog Director Finding places to submit your work can be one of the hardest parts of writing. With hundreds of different presses, journals, and literary magazines, the choices are overwhelming. Sure, there are plenty of catalogs – DuoTrope, The…

Latine Author Releases of 2021

Laura Elias // Blog Writer Today, I have compiled a list of Latine authors and their books coming out in 2021. Authors as well known as Isabel Allende and debut authors like Monica Gomez-Hira will be featured in this list,…

If You Love Books, Cut Them In Half

Olivia Smith // Blog Director Have you ever cut a book down its spine? Back in January, The Washington Post published an opinion piece titled, “If You Love Books, Do Not Cut Them in Half.” The piece was a response…

Literary Involvement in Black Lives Matter

Statement of Intent Undergraduate Students for Publishing at Emerson College stands with the Black community. The murder of George Floyd is but the iceberg tip of this nation’s pandemic of hatred and violence toward black lives. We call upon all…

Press Spotlight: UNO Press

Olivia Smith // Blog Writer Finding places to submit your work can be one of the hardest parts of writing. With hundreds of different presses, journals, and literary magazines, the choices are overwhelming. Sure, there are plenty of catalogs –…

Press Spotlight: BatCat Press

Olivia Smith // Blog Writer Finding places to submit your work can be one of the hardest parts of writing. With hundreds of different presses, journals, and literary magazines, the choices are overwhelming. Sure, there are plenty of catalogs –…

Press Spotlight: HOOT

Olivia Smith // Blog Writer Finding places to submit your work can be one of the hardest parts of writing. With hundreds of different presses, journals, and literary magazines, the choices are overwhelming. Sure, there are plenty of catalogs –…

The Origins of Publishing, Part 2

Victor Morrison // Blog Writer As mentioned in my previous post, progress in the printing and publishing world did not cease after the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press. In fact, print media really took off after Gutenberg, as a huge…