The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the full program for its 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 22-24 November.<\/p>\n
The three-day conference comprises an industry research day, a trade day and a \u2018fundamentals of publishing\u2019 day, as well as the presentation of the Most Underrated Book Award.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s research day on 22 November will feature a disability awareness training session tailored specifically to the publishing industry. Run by Writers Victoria in partnership with Arts Access Victoria, the PublishAbility workshop will cover\u00a0best-practice language, the social model of disability, barriers to participation, the case for inclusion beyond compliance, and knowing your organisation\u2019s legal obligations. Monash University associate professor\u00a0Rebecca Giblin will give the keynote address<\/a>\u00a0on the research day, addressing \u2018the case for rethinking author contracts\u2019.<\/p>\n The trade day on 23 November will feature a panel on podcasting with\u00a0Wavesound acquisitions editor Chiara Priorelli and book podcasters\u00a0Astrid Edwards<\/a>\u00a0(The Garret),\u00a0Joel Martin<\/a>\u00a0(the Morning Bell),\u00a0Meaghan Dew<\/a>\u00a0(Kill Your Darlings<\/em>\u00a0podcast) and\u00a0Elizabeth Flux<\/a>\u00a0(Pratchat).<\/p>\n Chaired by academic Emmett Stinson, the \u2018Publishing in the Age of Trump\u2019 panel will feature Perth-based researcher Per Henningsgaard and trade day keynote speaker\u00a0Danika Isdahl, of Kentucky-based publisher Sarabande Books, discussing the role of US publishers based outside of New York City and their survival in the current US political environment. Isdahl is attending the conference with support from the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office.<\/p>\n As\u00a0previously reported by\u00a0Books+Publishing<\/em><\/a>, other presenters at the conference will include Yvette Holt (First Nations Australia Writers Network), Bianca Whiteley (Nielsen BookScan), Robert Watkins (Hachette), Rebecca Lim (Voices from the Intersection), Michael Gordon-Smith (Australian Publishers Association), Rachel Bin Salleh (Magabala), Glen Jones (Amazon Australia), Jonathan Seifman (Booktopia), Belinda Bolliger (Scholastic), Caitlin Yates (Black Inc.), Shalini Kunahlan (Text Publishing) and Michael Mohammed Ahmad (Sweatshop). Former\u00a0Sleepers Publishing publisher Zoe Dattner will deliver the fundamentals day keynote on Saturday, 24 November.<\/p>\n The conference will again offer\u00a0free childcare<\/a>\u00a0to attendees, which can be booked when booking conference tickets.<\/p>\n The view the full program for each day and book tickets, visit the\u00a0conference website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced the full program for its 2018 Independent Publishing Conference, which will run at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne from 22-24 November. 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