Arts Council
Kentucky Arts Council Offers Publishing Workshop

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Writers or organizations interested in having their work published or curious about self-publishing will have the opportunity to explore these possibilities at the Publishing Options Workshop on Friday, May 30, 2008 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. CDT at the Hopkinsville/Christian County Library, 1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, Ky.

Topics will include the business approaches of working with a small press, selling work to magazines, work-for-hire situations and how to approach publishers.  Other issues to be covered are copyright considerations, royalties and fees, and how to obtain ISBN numbers, barcodes and Library of Congress numbers. Presenters for the Publishing Options Workshop are Paula Cunningham and Michelle Stone of McClanahan Publishing, Kuttawa, Ky.; Brenda and T. J. Flynn, Community Scholars and owners of Doodles Studio and Gallery, Flemingsburg, Ky.; and Judy Sizemore, freelance writer and Regional Outreach Director for the Kentucky Arts Council.

The workshop is free and open to Kentucky residents, however pre-registration is required.  For more information, or to register, contact Joanna Hay at 888-833-2787 (toll free) or joanna.hay@ky.gov.

Funding for the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, is provided by the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, invests in programs that develop vibrant communities, provide lifelong education in the arts and support arts participation. Every $1 invested in operating support grants by the Kentucky Arts Council leverages $24 in earned income and matching funds from individuals, philanthropic sources and other levels of government.