Publishers Panel - The Place of Digital Publishing

This session was recorded on 25th July 2024 as part of the BCLT International Literary Translation and Creative Writing Summer School 2024.

This panel is on literary translation and digital literary publications. What role does digital publishing play in the larger publishing ecosystem, especially as print publishing becomes more and more difficult to sustain? How has the landscape of digital publishing changed over time? How has this translated aesthetically, if at all? For the emerging translator, what are some of the practical considerations (e.g. contracts, payments, etc.) to take into account?

The panellists are Eric M. B. Becker (Digital Director and Senior Editor, Words Without Borders), Andrew Felsher (Founder and Editor, 128 Lit), and Sohini Basak (Freelance Editor, previously at Asymptote and WWB). The panel is moderated by Rachael Daum.