Learn more about the #SmallPitch event: publisher interviews, success stories, and behind-the-scene posts about how we run the event.
January 2025 Wrap-Up
In light of the recent changes to various social media platforms, we decided to move #SmallPitch events to a platform that is entirely within our own control. Now that our first fully independent event is wrapped, here are some stats, behind-the-scenes insights, reflections, and improvements for the future! To jump forward in this post, here…
Success Story: Interview with Jibril Stevenson
Jibril Stevenson is an American Muslim who studies linguistics by day and writes Muslim Westerns (and assorted other fiction) by night. His short fiction tends toward the speculative and has appeared in Cosmic Horror Monthly, AcademFic, New Maps, Toyon Literary Magazine, and a number of anthologies. Can you please tell us more about your book? Death in Sonora is…
Success Story: Interview with Lindsey Anderle
Lindsey Anderle is a writer of fantasy, often weaving the magical with reality and adding a touch of the macabre. You can often find her surrounded by books, thinking of new stories and wondering how to make them darker and weirder. She lives in Texas with her husband and daughter, working as a school nutrition…
Success Story: Interview with Steph Ziders
Steph Ziders has been dreaming up stories for a long time. She graduated from West Virginia University with a Master’s in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. After teaching for 11 years, she found a new way to share her stories by writing them. Steph lives in New York with her husband and three children. When…
Inside Look: Polymath Press
Welcome to the fifth article showcasing the participating editors and presses of my new indie-press centered pitch event, #SmallPitch. (If you are hearing about #SmallPitch for the first time, you can find information about the event here.) I asked a few questions to Robert Lewis from Polymath Press, a Colorado-based publisher with a mission to…
Inside Look: Shaherazad Shelves
Welcome to the fourth article showcasing the participating editors and presses of my new indie-press centered pitch event, #SmallPitch. (If you are hearing about #SmallPitch for the first time, you can find information about the event here.) I asked a few questions to Samiha Hoque from Shaherazad Shelves, a Muslim-owned, New York-based independent book publisher…
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About the Authors
Millie Abecassis is an author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and the founder of #SmallPitch.
Florence Chien is an author of fantasy and historical fiction, and #SmallPitch co-host and tech admin.
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