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Friday June 12, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Panelists include: multi-press authors Cynthia Swanson (big press, no press) and Ramona Ausubel (big press, indie press) along with editors Brittany Torres Rivera from Graywolf (indie) and Caroline Bleeke Flatiron/Macmillan (big press)
Traditional publisher, small press, or self publication: how do you determine where your work belongs? Our distinguished panel of industry experts will discuss the pros and cons of publishing with a smaller indie press versus a large one—or even going it alone.


Speakers
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Caroline Bleeke

Caroline Bleeke is Editorial Director, Fiction at Flatiron Books, having joined the imprint in 2014, at the very beginning of the fiction program. In addition to helping shape the vision and strategy for fiction acquisitions, she publishes a list of literary and upmarket fiction... Read More →
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Brittany Torres Rivera

Assistant Editor, Graywolf Press
Bio: Brittany Torres Rivera is the assistant editor at Graywolf Press, where she edits poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, and is especially involved in works in translation from the Spanish. She is an alumna of the Fulbright Program and a columnist for Letras Latinas, the literary... Read More →
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Ramona Ausubel

Faculty
Ramona Ausubel grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her newest novel, The Last Animal, received a Science + Literature Prize from the National Book Foundation and was a National Bestseller and a Barnes & Noble monthly pick. Her newest book will be out in Spring, 2026. Unstuck: 101 Doorways... Read More →
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Cynthia Swanson

Faculty
Cynthia Swanson writes psychological thrillers, often using historical settings. Cynthia’s debut novel, The Bookseller, was a New York Times bestseller, an Indie Next selection, the winner of the 2016 WILLA Literary Award for Historical Fiction, translated into 18 languages, and... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
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