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Hey #WritingCommunity, here is a working masterlist of lit mags and presses that are on Mastodon and will be posting submission calls. This resource will be updated periodically, so make sure you bookmark it for future reference. :)
All handles have been added with consent from the representatives. If you are an EIC or staff member, please get in touch and I'll add you to the list.
[updated 02 Jan '24]
#LitMags #SmallPress #Publishing
Lit Mags, Presses & Other Publishing Venues on Mastodon
Sheet1 Lit Mags & Presses on Mastodon This is a working masterlist of Mastodon pages on which submission calls and print/web issues will be shared. All handles have been added with consent from the representatives.Google Docs
The #EuropeanCommission is finally considering whether "#OpenSource software (#OSS)…can be used as a foundation for developing the new #publishing platform" for EC-funded #OpenAccess research.
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/cc087fd8-82b3-11ee-99ba-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Unfortunately, the new software would merely "underpin" #OpenResearchEurope (#ORE), not replace it. ORE is proprietary software owned by #TaylorAndFrancis. When the EC called for bids on ORE, it did not require open code despite many calls to do so.
Analysis of the requirements for the Open Source infrastructure of the Open Research Europe Publishing Platform.
Open Research Europe (ORE) is the peer-reviewed open-access publishing platform of the European Commission. It follows the post-publication peer review model to promote scientific transparency and reuse.Publications Office of the EU
This is big. No #embargoes. No #APCs.
"The #EU is ready to agree that immediate #OpenAccess to papers reporting publicly funded research should become the norm, w/o authors having to pay fees & that the bloc should support #nonprofit scholarly publishing models.
In a move that could send shockwaves through commercial scholarly #publishing, the positions are due to be adopted by the Council of the EU member state governments later this month."
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-infrastructure-2023-5-eu-ready-to-back-immediate-open-access-without-author-fees/
EU ready to back immediate open access without author fees - Research Professional News
Provisionally agreed position also expresses support for non-profit publishing modelsRachel Magee (Research Professional News)
#writers #publishing #copyright
Repeat this infinitely in a closed loop of techbro busywork until you get bored or die.
Leave the rest of us to create and appreciate the art form in a modest human way.
#chatgpt #ai #techbros #publishing #ebook #writing #writingCommunity #amWriting #reading #amReading
Second: For real creators, this will add to the growing swamp of unfiltered shit that new books find themselves in online. The sheer quantities that these can be produced in will make real books even harder to find.
#AI #ChildrensBooks #Publishing #SelfPublishing #Writer #Art #Illustration #AIArt
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/what-happens-between-getting-an-agent?sd=pf
#AmRevising #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #AmEditing #submission #query #agent
How an Agent Prepares a Revised Manuscript for Submission to Publishers
Part 2 of 2 of "What Happens Between Getting an Agent and Looking for a Publisher?"Sarah Cypher (The Bird's Eye)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atthisarts/treasures/posts/3675125
Update 14: The Emily Show! · The Traveling Treasure Trove
Ok, this is all the Emily show, you know that. (A joke about my tired self but also sarcastic, because obviously everything about this is community.Kickstarter
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/11/22/223681/prh-ss-deal-scrapped/
#Publishing #PublishingNews #News
PRH, S&S deal scrapped | Books+Publishing
Purchase a subscription to view job ads and other premium content on Books+Publishing.www.booksandpublishing.com.au
It's a happy story that starts at the end of many rejections, and I'll post some threads in case the takeaways are faster/easier to get here vs. Substack. The site is The Bird's Eye, and it's completely free and goes to folks' inboxes every other week.
https://sarahcypher.substack.com/
#writing #publishing #WritingCommunity #author #novel
The Bird's Eye
A longtime writer and indie book editor shares notes on debuting with a Big Five publisher. Click to read The Bird's Eye, by Sarah Cypher, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.The Bird's Eye
#WritingCommunity #agents #LiteraryAgent #publishing #editing #querying
Full post: https://sarahcypher.substack.com/p/find-the-best-agent-for-you
Step 2: Finding the Right Agent
Once your novel is done, here are five lessons it took me 20 years to learn.Sarah Cypher (The Bird's Eye)
"Designing with LibreOffice" is a book about making full use of the writing experience of the LibreOffice Suite.
"LibreOffice is as much a desktop publishing application as an office suite"
https://designingwithlibreoffice.com/
#OpenSource #LibreOffice #Design #Publishing
1. I am a #TraditionallyPublished #author of #books for #teens
2. I believe in more #equity in #TraditionalPublishing, especially when it comes to payment, marketing, and support for #BlackAuthors
3. I try to be #positive online, but #publishing is a hard, hard industry to be in
4. I'm trying to hold on to the joy of #writing regardless ... 💕
- 1st book (out now): WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOU (https://ronnidavis.com/books2/when-the-stars-lead-to-you)
- 2nd book (Spring 2024) THIS NIGHT IS OURS