The Influx Press Podcast

We talk about the dreaded c-word: Class. What barriers are there in the industry to working class people? What do we talk about when we talk about middle class publishing? How do writers access publishers if they aren't in the same class bracket? How big a problem is private education in publishing?

Gary and Kit take a deep dive into our own class backgrounds and try to cover a lot of ground...

We talk about Risks. What constitutes taking a risk as a publisher? How do you know a book is going to do well? What risks are inherent in the content you publish as well as the way you market the book? Can small publishers afford *not* to take risks?

As awriter, is it important to take risks with form, style and delivery, or is that just for academic parlour games? What risks can you take anymore, have all the risks been taken?

We talk about Rejection and Acceptance. What do publishers look for? What's the difference between agented and non-agented submissions. How do we commission stuff? How to take rejection, how to give rejection. Dos and Don'ts for submitting and how to persevere... All this and more!

We talk about Anthologies. What are our favourites? Why do so many small presses start out with an anthology as their first book. What is the impact an 'issue led' anthology can have? Is non-fiction better than fiction when anthologised.