Sophfronia will speak on the panel “Not Your Mother’s University Press: Publishing Nonfiction with Academic Presses”
PANEL DESCRIPTION: Determining where to submit nonfiction books in the mass of trade, academic, and indie presses is often more of an essayist exploration than the writing process itself. Writers who have published memoirs, essay collections, and hybrid texts with The Ohio State University Press will discuss how an academic press became the unlikely home for work that challenged genre conventions and examined complex subject matter like mental health, sexuality and the armed services, faith, motherhood, and race. This group of writers will discuss the experience of publishing with a university press, reading a section of their work before reflecting on their process, work with editors, marketing and release.
Panelists:
Kristen Elias Rowley, Editor in Chief, The Ohio State University Press
Anthony Moll, Writer
Sophfronia Scott, Writer
Sarah Fawn Montgomery, Writer
Kathryn Nuernberger, Writer