The response to the opportunity I posted to a-n has been overwhelming. Almost every time I have checked my gmail account there has been another email; someone requesting submission guidance, another asking for additional information, another sending a proposal for consideration.
It's all I can do to not get completely wound up in the proposals received – it takes a measure of self discipline to simply check that I can open the document and then reply to acknowledge receipt. Sometimes, though, I just can't help myself and I get all excited about the ideas flowing into my inbox. A huge thank you to all who have submitted so far…
The first selection meeting is on Saturday – this will be a fairly informal read through all the proposals received to date, with a view to trying to establish a picture in my mind of what each publication might be. Ultimately, I hope to launch the company with a series of books that somehow or other relate to each other – almost a curated collection.
The opportunity will be printed in the Book Arts Newsletter in the next issue (November/December) and at some point in November I'll post it to artsjobs.
What fun!
