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What does it mean to work towards and practice sustainability and integrity in DIY publishing? Operating a small, independent press is no small feat. It can be extremely challenging to navigate the financial pressures of a capitalist economy while staying true to your vision, your ideals, and avoiding burnout.
From anthologies to chapbooks to digital spaces, what are the possibilities for independent publishing as a form, a space, and a gathering place?
In this workshop, co-founders of Working Girls Press and editors of The Holy Hour: An Anthology of Sex Work, Magic, and the Divine, Molly B. Simmons and Emily Marie Passos Duffy, will share from their experience creating a sex worker-led press as two people who know and understand the art of the hustle. We will think together about publishing and archiving as a vital project and share practical tips and exercises for anyone considering creating a press or publishing project with and for their own community. This workshop is also intended for anyone with a current project who would like to think creatively about resources, ethos, and distribution. Bring your wild ideas to share, pressing problems to untangle, and internal paradoxes you're holding. We will move through these topics with heart, presence, and curiosity.