The Role of Independent Presses in Today's Literary Marketplace

10/24/2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT
Poetry/Fiction/Creative Nonfiction
Panel/Talk

Independent presses, more agile than corporate houses and open to risk, are publishing some of today’s most dynamic literary work. In this free Zoom event, the heads of three of the best-regarded independent presses—Masie Cochran (editorial director, Tin House), Johnny Temple (publisher, Akashic Books), and Erika Goldman (publisher, Bellevue Literary Press)—join 5E, a collective of independent editors, to discuss the challenges and advantages of publishing independence, how they navigate a crowded commercial marketplace to build author careers and readerships, and which books and writers they’re most excited about. To be followed by an open Q&A session.

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