Cardinal Directions

Helping Ball State humanities majors pivot from college to career.

Category: Publishing Careers

  • Self-Publishing
    February 9, 2022 by

    This event took place on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 After earning her MFA, Rank Lev embarked on an independent publishing career. Her biggest hurdle, she says, was the stigma, giving up the “validity” of traditional publishing. But in exchange, she understands readers and retailers and how they work together. During her talk, she’ll explode some […]

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  • Publishing in Literary Magazines
    February 3, 2022 by

    This event took place on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 The first step in your life as a publishing writer is submitting your stories, poems, and essays to literary magazines and journals. This presentation will show you how to approach the submission process and the pitfalls to avoid. Takeaway Resources Speakers: Cathy Day Link to PDF […]

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  • Book Publishing
    January 27, 2022 by

    This event took place on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 Who are the Big Five? What’s the difference between a small press and a university press? What are the pros and cons of publishing with each, and how does one approach each type? Learn all this and more at this session, which will include a fun […]

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