LitPark’s Susan Henderson talks to Jeffrey Lependorf of CLMP – By Melinda Carroll
Jeffrey Lependorf is the executive director of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses as well as the executive director of Small Press Distribution. In a very informative and exciting interview, (the excitement literally jumps off the screen as you’re reading), Susan gets down to business and finds out the current state of the publishing world with mainstream presses and smaller independent presses.
Susan writes:
“I probably throw around the name of today’s guest more than any other. I’m thinking of starting my own indie publishing house. Who should I talk to about this? Jeff Lependorf. Is there a way to tell the legitimate small presses from the scams? Yes. Ask Jeff Lependorf. Is publishing poetry a futile effort? No. Ask Jeff Lependorf. We can’t seem to keep our literary magazine afloat. Lependorf. Quick!
I don’t know of a more knowledgeable advocate for literary and non-profit publishers.”
In the interview, Lependorf defines small presses and talks about their budgets and distribution. He explains how the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses and Small Press Distribution can help indie press publications. He identifies the difference between printing a book or magazine and publishing one. He gives advice for those wanting to start a literary magazine or indie press. And he gives his thoughts on self-publishing and print-on-demand.
N.L. Belardes of Noveltown left a comment on the article:
"Noveltown as an Indie Publisher has a long way to grow. It’s all about upward mobility! We’re definitely going to scrape our pockets to attend a future AWP conference. It’s a must. But we have to get a few more titles under our belt to convince the literary world we’re legit. And we’re working on that too because we are mission driven…
It takes time. It takes working with the right people…
It also takes networking and learning through great articles like this one. Jeff and CLMP really look like a saviour for a lot of the people/businesses in the world with literary visions. And by saviour I mean, they’re the ones bringing the love and community together, this sort of shared fanatical religion of creative intellectual properties…"
(Read the full article)
This is an interview you don’t want to miss! So get on over to LitPark and hang out for a while.
Susan writes:
“I probably throw around the name of today’s guest more than any other. I’m thinking of starting my own indie publishing house. Who should I talk to about this? Jeff Lependorf. Is there a way to tell the legitimate small presses from the scams? Yes. Ask Jeff Lependorf. Is publishing poetry a futile effort? No. Ask Jeff Lependorf. We can’t seem to keep our literary magazine afloat. Lependorf. Quick!
I don’t know of a more knowledgeable advocate for literary and non-profit publishers.”
In the interview, Lependorf defines small presses and talks about their budgets and distribution. He explains how the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses and Small Press Distribution can help indie press publications. He identifies the difference between printing a book or magazine and publishing one. He gives advice for those wanting to start a literary magazine or indie press. And he gives his thoughts on self-publishing and print-on-demand.
N.L. Belardes of Noveltown left a comment on the article:
"Noveltown as an Indie Publisher has a long way to grow. It’s all about upward mobility! We’re definitely going to scrape our pockets to attend a future AWP conference. It’s a must. But we have to get a few more titles under our belt to convince the literary world we’re legit. And we’re working on that too because we are mission driven…
It takes time. It takes working with the right people…
It also takes networking and learning through great articles like this one. Jeff and CLMP really look like a saviour for a lot of the people/businesses in the world with literary visions. And by saviour I mean, they’re the ones bringing the love and community together, this sort of shared fanatical religion of creative intellectual properties…"
(Read the full article)
This is an interview you don’t want to miss! So get on over to LitPark and hang out for a while.
Labels: AWP, CLMP, Distribution, Indie Press, Jeffrey Lependorf, literary, LitPark, N.L. Belardes, Noveltown, Small Press, SPD, Susan Henderson
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Thursday, February 22, 2007.
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I thoroughly enjoyed Susan's interview with Jeffrey Lependorf. I think Noveltown could really benefit from knowing him.
so much to learn...
Noveltown benefits from knowing Susan and all the prose junkies at LitPark.
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