Are you in your first 5 years of working in the Book Publishing industry? Join us on September 25 for this Virtual Boot Camp. Learn about different areas in publishing, plus network with your peers and the PubWest circle of professionals as you grow your knowledge, skill set, and understanding of the industry! Hear from industry […]
In partnership with Alano Club of Portland, “The Break is a monthly virtual gathering of writers and artists led by Kaveh Akbar, celebrating amongness, collaboration, and interdisciplinary creative experimentation. Though many of the activities and discussions orbit or are inflected by recovery themes (Akbar has been in active recovery for eight years), participants are not required […]
We're opening our virtual doors to answer your burning questions about Type West, our yearlong certificate program in type design! Whether you wish to study in-person in San Francisco or online from anywhere in the world, this information session is for you. Join us for this fun opportunity to meet current students, grads, and instructors, […]
You can’t reach your goals on your own. You need your community of advocates, partners, and friends. But how do you balance developing that all-important network with everything else you need to do to build your business, your author profile, writing, etc? Set networking goals! During this interactive Lunch N Learn, goal-strategist, Debra Eckerling, author of Your […]
Hear from seven game-changers in publishing on how they’re taking charge of their careers and centering diversity and inclusion in their work. Earlier this year, we launched the Robin Seaman Award and chose seven recipients based on their strong commitment to making publishing more diverse, accessible, and inclusive. From editorial to marketing to the […]
Maureen will show us how to make one of her book creations. Stay tuned for details.
with Cyrus Highsmith This hands-on workshop helps you explore different ways of drawing, making, and seeing letters. In this two-week workshop (two Wednesdays and Thursdays in a row, starting on October 4), you'll learn how letters can be drawn in many different ways. Cyrus Highsmith’s approach is based on the importance of white space and […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with artist and printer Mary Bruno of Bruno Press in St. Joseph, Minnesota. For 20 years, Mary […]
Kenneth Gloss, a rare book specialist and appraiser who runs the Brattle Book Shop in Boston and appears on national TV shows (including Antiques Roadshow), will speak on "improbable finds" of his decades-long career. As he describes the surprises he's experienced while bookselling: “one day you find yourself drinking from Thomas Jefferson’s coffee service, and […]
with sair goetz Modular letter systems of the Archive through the lens of transgender liberation. Modular type systems are the cult classic of the typography and lettering worlds. This lecture hopes to introduce you to an approach to forming letters that you may have never known you wanted. Join Collections Programming Manager and time-based artist, […]
Melody Ann Owen speaking about how to work with podcasters as promotional partners Podcasting is an exciting and still growing medium and an excellent way to connect with partners and readers. With podcasts on every topic, authors can find listeners no matter their genre, topic, or perspective. One podcast can mean thousands of listeners […]
Each chapter of SinC has the unique ability to wiggle the social media algorithm to increase visibility for their own book launches. Find out how. Pam Stack is the host of Authors on the Air and the owner of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network, an international digital media company whose content is available […]