Join us at our January 25, 2021, meeting to hear Lisa Kastner describe her company's approach to supporting writers whose works don't fit neatly inside a box.
We know many SDWEG members are looking for alternatives to the big publishers but aren't ready to try doing everything independently. Attend our January meeting to find out if Running Wild Press's approach to finding talent may work for you.
Our presenter is Lisa Diane Kastner, the founder and executive editor of Running Wild Press which has received multiple starred reviews, two "Best of 2019"s, a "Best of July 2020" and a "Best of 2020." Their books have been featured in gift bags to SAG Award Winners, Nominees, and Presenters and Emmy Award Nominees and Presenters.
Focused on stories that don't fit neatly in a box, Running Wild recently launched RIZE with executive editor Andrea Johnson. RIZE focuses on publishing genre stories written by people of color.
A former journalist, corporate communications and marketing consultant, Lisa received her MFA from Fairfield University, her MBA from Pennsylvania State University, and her undergraduate from Drexel University. Lisa's first experience in editing fiction was with The Picolata Review in which she published the short story that later became Jamie Ford's ground breaking, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet".
Running Wild Press's Run Wild with Us, Ask Lisa Anything receives up to 60,000 views a day and the Press's monthly Storyteller's Happy Hour in which storytellers from all walks of life are invited to share stories based on prompts while imbibing receives an average of 50,000 views per day across multiple social media platforms.
The January meeting will start with signing in and networking at 6:30pm, followed by a short business meeting at 6:45pm, and Lisa's presentation beginning at 7 p.m.
Invitations with the Zoom meeting information will be sent to members the week before the meeting.
