Thursday, October 22, 2009

@ Singapore Writers Festival 2009

24 October - 1 November 2009


Programmes > Main Programme > Publishing Industry Events

28 Oct 2009, 9:00 am
The Business of Books – Publishing Symposium
Price: $120* (single-day pass) / $200* (two-day pass) / $30 (per panel) *includes refreshments and lunch
Venue : Blue Room

Hands off my Manuscript: Do publishers add value to authors' manuscripts?
1.30pm – 2.30pm


Featuring: Triena Ong (President, Singapore Book Publishers Association), Lee Jin Pyn (author), Peter Gorden (Paddyfield.com), Jen Hamilton-Emery (Director, Salt Publishing Ltd)
Moderator: Richard Lord (author/editor)

A discussion on the current and future role of the publisher in the publishing process and how they add value to manuscripts in terms of editing, design, as a literary filter, in shaping a canon of Singapore literature. Why don’t authors just self publish books?

http://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/programmes-pie.php

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