A Tale of Two Publishing Houses

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Author
Linda Martin
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Genre
Fiction
ISBN
9781760996161

A Tale of Two Publishing Houses

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Synopsis

When Linda Martin goes digging for the story behind a beloved independent publisher, she doesn’t just unearth a rich history – she reignites her own passion for books and sets out to start a press herself.From the daring spirit of two publishing trailblazers in the 1970s to the grit and heart it takes to launch a small press today, this is a tale of vision, tenacity and the magic that happens when people believe in stories.Part history, part memoir and a love letter to the world of books, it’s a celebration of the dreamers, risk-takers and communities that bring them to life.
Linda Martin
About the author

Linda Martin

Linda Martin is co-publisher and editor at Night Parrot Press. She has extensive publishing experience, having held positions of senior in-house editor at UWA Publishing, production manager at Fremantle Press and having worked as a freelance editor for publishing houses, including Fremantle Press and Magabala Books. She currently lectures in editing and publishing at Edith Cowan University (where she was awareded her PhD), and has lectured in publishing and writing at Curtin University and at the University of Western Australia. Linda is co-editor of flash-fiction anthologies Once: A selection of short storiesTwice Not Shy, and Three Can Keep a Secret (Night Parrot Press), maar bidi: next generation black writing (Magabala Books) and is series editor for the little journal (Writing WA). Her creative fiction and non-fiction writing has been published in Westerly, Cordite Scholarly and in international flash-fiction journals. She is passionate about the publishing industry in Western Australia and enjoys mentoring emerging writers and editors.

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