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By the Book
THE INSIDE TRACK ON PUBLISHING
» Thursday 4 September 2008 | 5 pm
» The Bohemian Café, 524 Bernard Avenue
An informal afternoon hour showcasing people and ideas featured in Okanagan ARTS. Join us as publisher, editor and writer Jim Taylor, professor and writer John Lent and publisher Robert MacDonald offer different perspectives on how to survive and thrive in the ever-changing media world.
» This is a free event. Refreshments will be available at a modest cost.
» Seating is limited, please reserve yours HERE
Insiders Open the Books on Publishing
Making a living as a writer is no easy task, but lots of people do. The demand for thoughtful, stylish and well-crafted writing continues unabated by the changes is the media environment. Publishers of all types depend on writers to provide the bedrock materials that keep them in business.
Learning how to successfully navigate the publishing world is also no easy task. Book and magazine publishers are struggling to find writers who understand the dynamics of their business and the needs of readers. The Web and new media companies have a seemingly limitless need for researchers, writers and editors who can deliver appropriate texts in a timely and audience-sensitive manner. There are thousands of specialist publishers that require writers and editors who understand the information needs of specialists in a broad range of professional fields, including health and medicine, science and engineering, business and economics, and many others. Many other sectors are rich in creative opportunities: the nonprofit and association sectors, hobbies and avocations, sports and recreation, nature and the environment, religion and lifestyles. In other words, the explosion of information presents a world of opportunities to those who have the skills, the drive and the imagination to find an informed voice, a robust audience, and a practical approach to identifying appropriate opportunities.
This week writers and readers can learn more about how the publishing world works when the Okanagan Institute Express series of public events hosts By the Book: The Inside Track on Publishing on Thursday September 4, 5 pm at the Bohemian Café. Publisher, editor and writer Jim Taylor, professor and writer John Lent and publisher Robert MacDonald offer different perspectives on how to survive and thrive in the ever-changing media world - including making good money for your work.
 Jim Taylor is known in publishing circles as the editor's editor. Author of 17 books, he's the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the publishing house Wood Lake Books. Recently he was honoured with a lifetime membership to the Editors' Association of Canada for his achievements and development of the program Eight-Step Editing, which helps writers and editors identify and fix the most common obstacles to readership. He has been the managing editor of the United Church of Canada's national magazine and the founding editor of a professional clergy journal.
 John Lent has taught creative writing and literature at Okanagan College for twenty-six years. He has published seven books, read from his work in many cities in Canada, the USA, France and England, and written numerous scholarly articles. He is a founding member of Kalamalka Press and the Kalamalka Institute for Working Writers which serves writers in the Okanagan by enabling them to acquire professional self-sufficiency, a high level of knowledge of commercial and literary genres and the skills required to succeed in those markets. Lent is also a singer/songwriter in the Lent / Fraser / Wall Trio.
 Robert MacDonald has had a long and distinguished career in publishing. He was the Director of the Publishing Workshops at the University of Toronto and the Banff Centre for fifteen years. He was a founder of the Canadian Periodical Publishers Association and the Graphic Arts in the Public Service Foundation. He has consulted for - and started - book, magazine and multimedia publishing companies in Canada and the US. He is the publisher, editor and designer of Okanagan Arts and Okanagan Home magazines, and the Director of the Okanagan Institute.
By the Book: The Inside Track on Publishing is a free event, and takes place at the Bohemian Café. This marks the 56th event the Okanagan Institute has held since the Express series got underway in July 2007. Since that time, the series has played host to many Okanagan luminaries, including former deputy secretary general of Amnesty International Derek Evans, artists Lee Claremont and Gary Pearson, BC Book Award nominee Don Gayton, CBC Literary prize winner poet Harold Rhenisch, distinguished editor and author Jim Taylor, animator and filmmaker Jim Cliffe, architect Jim Meiklejohn, and others from a variety of creative fields.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE CLICK HERE
Where Enquiring Minds Gather. Okanagan Institute at the Bohemian Café A hearty feast of lectures, presentations, workshops and showcases celebrating our culture and community. Produced by the Okanagan Institute in association with Wheat King Publishing magazines: Okanagan Arts and Okanagan Home. Express is sponsored in part by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Wood Lake Publishing, UBCO-FCCS, and in support of Project Literacy Kelowna.
The Okanagan Institute is a group of creative professionals that have gathered around the goal of providing events, publications and services of interest to enquiring minds in the Okanagan. We partner with individuals, organizations, institutions and businesses to achieve optimal creative and social impact.
Our mission is to ignite cultural transformation, catalyze collaborative action, build networks and foster sustainable creative enterprises. We invite the participation by all members of the creative community.
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