Greater Denton Arts Coucil400 East Hickory, Patterson Appleton Arts CenterDenton, TexasNovember 4, 2023, 11AM Working with Small Presses will be the topic of a talk to be given by Kimberly Davis tomorrow. New authors today face a lot of choices. Should they seek an agent? How hard is that? Should they try to find a…
It is banned books week, and though it comes around every year, this year, it hurts. There are so very many books being “banned.” You have to ask yourself, who is doing all this banning and for what reason? What are they afraid of? That our children might learn to think? That they might be…
I had the pleasure of speaking with Jade & Wilnona, the “And I Thought” ladies last week. Jade & Wilnona are two multi-talented ladies who really know what’s going on in the publishing world right now. I pulled this introduction from their website: The Ladies of And I Thought [are] an award winning group of…
An Article I wrote in 1979—”Preserving the Reefs” I was going through some old newspaper clippings my mother saved and I came across this article I wrote way back in 1979 extolling the virtues of John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo, Florida.
These notes accompany a talk I’ve given at a few writers conferences.—Kim Traditional Publishing versus Self-publishing The publishing world has changed dramatically over the past few decades. With the ease of self-publishing now, why would you even consider traditional publishing? The traditional publisher shoulders the expense of production, With a team of professionals at their…
My History with Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association I wrote this piece for the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association many years ago. As you will read, I have a personal interest in the history of this organization. I also designed and have been looking after their website for quite a few years. You can read the…
Sisypha Larvata Prodeat (Sisypha Wearing a Mask Advances) Sisypha Larvata Prodeat (Sisypha Wearing a Mask Advances), one of my inaugural projects with Madville Publishing LLC, is a poetry book by my dear friend and mentor, Jan Cole. I tried to turn this project down, because it is complicated by Adelina Moya’s beautiful full-color paintings illustrating…
I’ll be honest, I’ve been on the academic job market for a while now. As Paul Ruffin’s assistant, then “acting” director of Texas Review Press since his death, I have known for a couple of years that I needed to be looking for a new job. What I’ve found is that there are not a…
I’m heading to AWP 2018. I’m really looking forward to this conference, and I hope to see many of my writing friends there. You will find me in one of two places for most of the conference: The Texas Review Press Booth #751 or the Goliad Review & Press table, #T320. Here is my schedule:…
I can, at last, brag about my new position at Goliad Review and Press. Since last November, I have been working with some friends from South Texas to bring a new literary journal and press to life. Have a look at this page, and you’ll see my name on the masthead as Production Manager. https://www.goliadreview.com/contact/ …