IN PERSON Lit Lunch - Big 5 vs Small Press Publishing in Canada
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 11am-12:30pm MT
with Bradley Somer
MEMBERS: FREE
NON-MEMBERS: $7
please bring a bag lunch
What's the difference between small press and big 5 publishing? What constitutes a small press? Do you need an agent? Is it still traditional publishing? What are the benefits or disadvantages of one vs the other?
Join Bradley Somer for an informal conversation on publishing, his experiences with both types of publishing houses, and glean insight into your best path forward.
This program takes place in person at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre (AWCS), on the 4th floor of cSpace Marda Loop (map).
Bradley Somer’s novels have been published in over twenty countries, translated into several languages, and produced in many print, digital, and audio formats. A few have even been optioned for screen. His newest, WE ARE ALL OF US LEFT BEHIND, will be released in the Fall of 2025.
He is the author of three previous novels: EXTINCTION (Blackstone Publishing & HarperCollins UK, 2022), FISHBOWL (St. Martin’s Press & Penguin Random House UK, 2015), and IMPERFECTIONS (Nightwood Editions, 2012). He has also written a ton of short fiction, which has appeared in literary journals, reviews, and anthologies over the past twenty years.
Bradley holds degrees in Archaeology and Anthropology, where his studies focused on paleoenvironments and human prehistory in North America. He lives with his husband at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Between sitting for hours reading and chronic bouts of writing, he enjoys snowshoeing and hiking the outdoors.
