Resources

Organizations and News

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Authors and publishers should belong to this organization. As a member of VAP there is a discount on joining

Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE)

Shelf Awareness Pro the daily newsletter of the book trade

League of Vermont Writers

New Business of Self-publishing

Lightning Source, Ingram Spark (Ingram) as a member of IBPA (above) discounts are plenty

​Burlington Writers Workshop

Sun Dog Poetry

Young Writers Project

When Words Count Retreat

Learning the Process

Editing and Revision from Lisa Poisso

Write the Book podcast Shelagh Shapiro’s writers podcast and author interviews

Midwest Book Review — Brilliant site to learn how to market, to get reviewed, and what works
Here is a link to an interview with Jim Cox on publishing

Services

Brilliant Light Publishing provides an online resource (at no charge) for locating excellent Vermont poetry and writing from New England