Editor/Publisher Jason Sizemore Speaks at KWG Program

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - July 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Hugo and Stoker Award-nominated editor and publisher Jason Sizemore will speak at the Thursday, Aug. 6 program of the Knoxville Writers' Guild.

The event, which will be open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Streets (in Fort Sanders). A $2 donation is requested at the door. The building is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave.

Sizemore is the owner/operator of Apex Publications, a small press that focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror. Its "Apex Magazine" has been nominated for the Hugo Award three times. At the monthly program, he will discuss "the genre short fiction renaissance, digital publishing, and where I see it heading."

In addition, he'll read a chapter from his latest book, "For Exposure: The Life and Times of a Small Press Publisher" (Apex 2015).

"I will read a condensed version of the chapter that relates slush pile facts and a couple of the more worrisome submissions I've received," he said. "The authors will find it informative and hopefully entertaining."

The book follows his unconventional professional path as it winds through a tiny, overheated Baptist church deep within the coal fields of Appalachia, Kentucky, past a busted printer and a self-serving boss that triggered an early mid-life crisis and the epiphany that he should open a magazine spreading the gospel of science fiction to the masses, all the way to WorldCon 2012 and his first Hugo Awards ceremony. For more information, visit www.jason-sizemore.com or www.apexbookcompany.com. Copies of "For Exposure" and his collection, "Ireedemable" (Seventh Star Press 2014), will be available for purchase at the program.

Sizemore also is slated to lead a workshop Saturday, Aug. 8 titled, "Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy: Liftoff!" More details will be released soon. For more information about KWG and its events, visit www.KnoxvilleWritersGuild.org.