I am thrilled to announce that I have signed a contract with Intellect Books for the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series of books to be released over 10 years between 2020-2030. As the Senior Editor of this series, I will be selecting editors to choose contributors for the following titles (subject to change):
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Academia in the Arts
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Artist as Activist
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Dance
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Writing
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Poetry
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Art History
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Music
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Theater
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Artist-Run-Spaces & Nonprofits
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Collaborations
Each editor I select will receive a contract from Intellect Books and will choose their own contributors. We will strongly encourage them to tour their books, as the distributor will remain the same (University of Chicago Press). As my books are intended to be platforms for conversation, this series will hopefully generate discussion and cross-pollinate artists in each field to exchange and share opportunities.
The criteria for inclusion in these books will dovetail on my previous books: generous thought-leaders who lead the way in their field will share inspired stories that will give readers insight into their lives. My hope is that their examples will be replicated, thereby creating unlimited opportunities for others.
Academia in the Arts will begin the series in 2020, and one book will be released each year thereafter.
I'm excited to learn from these editors! Through the contributors they select, they will show me and many the reality of who is shaping these fields today.
Stay tuned for more developments and thank you for allowing me to share this news!