Scottish Poetry Library – Publishing By Degrees

Cover of "For Every One" On November 27, I was able to attend an event hosted by 404 Ink at the Scottish Poetry Library, where author Jason Reynolds was interviewed by local musician Kayus Bankole.

The topic of conversation was Reynold’s most recent publication with 404 Ink, For Every One. With purchase of a ticket to this event, everyone got a copy of the book to take home with them, and some wine, which was wonderful (who doesn’t love free books and wine?).

The night was overall just an enjoyable and inspirational time. Reynolds and Bankole covered For Every One, what it is like to be a dreamer, honesty, and politics, somehow fitting it all into two hours. It also provided an interesting insight into publishing from the perspective of an author, and how publishers work with artists to make dreams come true. Here are the highlights of the night!

For Every One is a letter that Reynolds wrote about being a dreamer, what that feels like, and the unknown of success. Anyone who has ever had a dream that they were reaching to achieve, creative or not, will be able to relate to the beautiful poem he has created. Continue reading “An Evening with Jason Reynolds and Kayus Bankole”

Advertisements

I applied for MSc Publishing at Edinburgh Napier University pretty late on last year. I had graduated with an Honours in English Literature and was a bit stuck on what to do. This course was suggested to me by a careers advisor. I applied after doing a bit of my own research, and was accepted to the course to start in September 2016. Initially, it was daunting, as any would any masters course would be, and in the run up to my start date I began looking online for some more information about what I would be doing.

It’s hard to go through blog posts and material that may not be relevant by the time you start, so here’s a list of what I believe to be important and that won’t change in the near future. Hopefully this will give you a bit of help if you are about to embark on what’s, no doubt, going to be one of the quickest years of your life. Continue reading “Advice on your new publishing world!”