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Conference Schedule 2020

Conference Schedule 2020

Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Do it Yourself: Self Publishing and Small Presses with Joy Young

Date(s): Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Location: Tooker, Old Main (view map)
Type(s): Presentation
Genre and Form(s): Book Arts, Book Design, Business of Writing, Publishing
Tags: DIY, Zines, Chapbooks

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About the Session

Explore the possibilities of self publishing or starting your own small press. What does DIY look like? What resources are available to someone looking to make a zine, chapbook, or more traditional book? Let's talk software, art, and the benefits of choosing to take total control of your work! 

Meet the Presenter(s)

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Joy Young

Joy Young is a poet, storyteller and creator of zines and books based in Phoenix Arizona. Their performance work has been featured on Button Poetry and Everyday Feminism as well as on stages and in colleges and classrooms across the country. They are the cofounder and editor of Prickly Pear Printing, a project dedicated to highlighting written and visual work with a focus on growth, beauty, and the celebration of bodies and narratives often silenced.

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