Past Forward

Today we're connected with C.P. Heiser, Publisher of Unnamed Press and Executive Director of its sister nonprofit Phoneme Media, and Olivia Taylor Smith, Executive Editor and Director of Publicity and Marketing. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: C.P. Heiser and Olivia Taylor Smith

Today we're connected with Kate Gale, Managing Editor of Red Hen Press; Editor of the Los Angeles Review; President of the American Composers Forum, LA; faculty member in the Low Residency MFA program at the University of Nebraska in Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction; and author of poetry collections such as Mating Seaon (Tupolo Press), novels such as Lake of Fire (Winter Street Press), and librettos such as Paradises Lost (with Ursula K. Le Guin and composer Stephen Andrew Taylor). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Kate Gale

Today we're connected with Jonathan Lethem, author of novels such as Motherless Brooklyn (Vintage) and Fortress of Solitude (Vintage), novellas such as This Shape We're In (McSweeney's), short story collections such as Lucky Alan and Other Stories (Doubleday), and nonfiction books such as They Live (Softskull Press) and Talking Heads' Fear of Music (Bloomsbury Academic); editor of books suck as The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and The Vintage Book of Amnesia (Vintage); Roy E. Disney Professor of Creative Writing at Pomona College; and MacArthur Fellow. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Jonathan Lethem

As part of the Summer Writing Project, an annual collaboration between Black Hill Press, JukePop, and 1888 that advocates writing and supports reading, we present a panel to discuss The Elements of Genre. Why is genre important?  This panel dissects the art of genre from Mystery to Fantasy and Horror to Romance. Captivate your audience with technique and tone and good old-fashion storytelling with Kate St. Clair author of Spelled and Cursed, Martin Lastrapes of The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl, and Tammy Salyer author of Contract of Defiance and Conviction. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Kate St. Clair, Martin Lastrapes, and Tammy Salyer

As part of the Summer Writing Project, an annual collaboration between Black Hill Press, JukePop, and 1888 that advocates writing and supports reading, we present a panel to discuss Why I Publish. Inspired by George Orwell’s essay Why I Write, this panel of Southern California Publishers will share their personal journeys to becoming publishers.  The discussion will also detail important motives for publishing with Colleen Bates of Prospect Park Books, Paddy Calistro of Angel City Press, and Evan Senn of Inland Empire Weekly. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Arianna Basco Guest: Colleen Bates, Paddy Calistro, and Evan Senn

Today we're connected with Anna Quinn, founder of Writers' Workshoppe and Imprint Books in Port Townsend, Washington. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Anna Quinn

Today we're connected with Ted Pelton, Publisher Emeritus and Founder of Starcherone Books; Chair of English at Tennessee Technilogical University; and author of Bartleby, the Sportscaster (Subito Press), Malcolm & Jack (Spuyten Duyvil), and Bhang (BlazeVOX Books). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Ted Pelton

Today we're connected with Kent Watson, Executive Director of PubWest and faculty member at Portland State University. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Kent Watson

As part of the Summer Writing Project, an annual collaboration between Black Hill Press, JukePop, and 1888 that advocates writing and supports reading, we present a panel to discuss Writing for Comics and Videogames. Exploring the changing media landscapes where words and images merge to compel a new generation of audiences. Stellar writing is no longer limited to books and television, as more outlets take their cues from multimedia. Learn about comic and game writing, and how interactivity can enhance a great story with George Krstic of Riot Games, Chris Tongue of Dark Horse Entertainment, Inc., and James Waugh of Blizzard Entertainment. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: George Krstic, Chris Tongue, and James Waugh

Today we're connected with Chris Muñiz, Editor-in-Chief of Gold Line Press and Ricochet Editions and College Doctoral Fellow in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Chris Muñiz