Ask the Publisher: Non-fiction

Monday 17 September 2012, 7:00PM - 8:00PM

Presented by: Arcade Publications, Affirm Press & Spinifex Press with Host, Liz Steele
Rating: All levels
Type: Panel

This month features three guest publishers specialising in non-fiction writing. Find out the process of submission, the editorial relationship and the best publishing avenue for you.

Dale Campisi is an editor and publisher at Arcade, where his focus is Australian stories. He is also a food and travel writer. www.arcadepublications.com

Martin Hughes is the publisher of Affirm, a Melbourne-based publishing company committed to publishing books that have a positive impact on the community. Martin has had various jobs in media and publishing, formerly working for Lonely Planet as a writer, editor and photographer and as the editor of The Big Issue magazine. www.affirmpress.com.au

Susan Hawthorne is the co-founder of Spinifex Press, an independent Australian feminist press that publishes innovative and controversial books with an optimistic edge. Spinifex titles cover a wide range of subjects, with distribution in Australia, New Zealand, North America and Britain. www.spinifexpress.com.au

Host, Liz Steele is a freelance editor, proofreader and writer and teaches in the Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing RMIT TAFE. Liz is a former president of the Society of Editors (Victoria) and currently co-president of Editors Vic (formerly the Society of Editors).

Held in conjunction with Editors Vic.

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