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Sunday, September 8 • 4:30pm - 5:40pm
Where You'll Find Us Tomorrow: Literary Magazine Editors on Staying Relevant and Solvent in an Ever-Changing Publishing Landscape, and What That Means for Writers

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In the past few decades, with the rise of e-books and social media, the publishing landscape has changed dramatically—and change has become a constant, something to accept and even embrace. Of course, there are still challenges to overcome, including the rising cost of printing. But along with change are two hopeful constants: there will always be writers and readers. It’s just a matter of connecting the two. A group of editors discusses what the future holds for their publications and how they’re using innovation to discover and publish new voices, and build their audiences.


Moderators
avatar for Megan Cummins

Megan Cummins

Managing Editor, A Public Space
Megan Cummins is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn. She is the managing editor of A Public Space and has worked as a reader in the fiction department at the New Yorker. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in A Public Space, Guernica, One Teen Story, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Meakin Armstrong 

Meakin Armstrong 

Meakin Armstrong has been Senior Fiction Editor at Guernica for the last 13 years. He has been a frequent reader and judge for literary prizes and a visiting editor to writers' conferences around the world. Among his writing awards, he received a Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference... Read More →
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Michelle Lyn King

Owner and Publisher, Joyland Magazine
Michelle Lyn King was born and raised in south Florida and now lives in Brooklyn. She is the owner and Publisher of Joyland magazine, where she also edits stories and essays for the South and New York sections. She has held positions at The Bennington Review and Catapult, as well... Read More →
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Lena Valencia

Managing Editor, One Story
Lena Valencia is the managing editor of One Story. She has held positions and A Public Space and BOMB Magazine. Her fiction has been published in CRAFT, Joyland, The Masters Review, 7x7 LA and elsewhere. She teaches at Catapult, One Story, and the Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop... Read More →
avatar for Joselyn Vera 

Joselyn Vera 

Editor-in-Chief, PALABRITAS
Joselyn Vera is a junior at Harvard College pursuing a double major in English and Spanish. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of PALABRITAS, a literary Latinx publication based out of Harvard College.


Sunday September 8, 2019 4:30pm - 5:40pm EDT
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