Fees: $100
Location: Maskwacis Cultural College
Saturday, October 27, 10 am to 3 pm: Step by step process involved in publishing  adult books, $100

1. Matt Bowes is the General Manager of NeWest Press, a non-profit literary publisher located in Edmonton, Alberta. Matt Bowes will share his experience publishing works of Indigenous Fiction and Non-Fiction. An avid film fan, he co-hosts Bollywood is for Lovers, a bi-weekly podcast on Hindi cinema. He has also presented two film series at Edmonton’s Metro Cinema Society, a monthly series comparing comic books and film called Graphic Content, and a retrospective on outlaw filmmaker Seijun Suzuki. His critical writing has appeared at the pulp, Sequential Tart and at his blog, thisnerdinglife.com.

Here’s a list of some of Indigenous-authored titles put out by NeWest Press:

• MEMORY SERVES by Lee Maracle: https://newestpress.com/books/memory-serves

• THOSE WHO KNOW 20th Anniversary Edition by Dianne Meili: https://newestpress.com/books/those-who-know-20th-anniversary-edition

• WEASEL TAIL as told to Michael Ross by Joe and Josephine Crowshoe: https://newestpress.com/books/weasel-tail

• YAMORIA THE LAWMAKER by George Blondin: https://newestpress.com/books/yamoria-the-lawmaker-0

• TRAIL OF THE SPIRIT by George Blondin: https://newestpress.com/books/trail-of-the-spirit

2. Wayne Arthurson is a writer of Cree and French Canadian descent, the author of five novels, including the bestselling Leo Desroches crime series and five books of non-fiction. He lives in Edmonton.  


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