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With support from the California Arts Council, SMALL PRESS DISTRIBUTION will provide access to the literary marketplace for California-based cultural communities neglected by commercial publishing and underrepresented in the culture at large. SPD will serve publishers, writers, readers, educators, and organizers through book distribution, advocacy, educational programming, and public events.

SPD’s central program of literary book distribution allows thousands of works of literary excellence featuring the voices of multiple underrepresented communities to reach as many readers as possible. Our distribution activities include the careful curation of publishers, the creation of an online presence for each title, the creation and maintenance of crucial bibliographic data feeds, the design and implementation of a wide roster of marketing efforts, the physical warehousing of books, and the professional fulfillment of orders. SPD provides customized advice and care to each of the publishers in the SPD family to help them navigate the ever-changing complexities of the book industry. Our distribution and related outreach programs—including public literary events, educational programming, and attendance at festivals and trade shows—target underserved audiences: readers who haven’t been reached or don’t see themselves represented by what is on offer in the mainstream marketplace.

With support from the California Arts Council, Small Press Distribution will contract Organizational Development Consultant Marla Cornelius to conduct an all staff training, preceded by one on one interviews that will inform the work plan and deliverables for the training. Additionally, Marla Cornelius will facilitate smaller group sessions that focus on organizational structure, leadership training, policy support, and communications skills and systems for SPD staff.

SPD’s central program of literary book distribution allows thousands of works of literary excellence featuring the voices of multiple underrepresented communities to reach as many readers as possible. Our distribution activities include the careful curation of publishers, the creation of an online presence for each title, the creation and maintenance of crucial bibliographic data feeds, the design and implementation of a wide roster of marketing efforts, the physical warehousing of books, and the professional fulfillment of orders. SPD provides customized advice and care to each of the publishers in the SPD family to help them navigate the ever-changing complexities of the book industry. Our distribution and related outreach programs—including public literary events, educational programming, and attendance at festivals and trade shows—target underserved audiences: readers who haven’t been reached or don’t see themselves represented by what is on offer in the mainstream marketplace.

With support from the California Arts Council, SMALL PRESS DISTRIBUTION INC will ensure a place at the literary table for entire California-based cultural communities and aesthetic viewpoints neglected by commercial publishing and underrepresented in the culture at large. SPD will serve multiple literary communities—encompassing publishers, writers, readers, educators, and organizers—through literary book distribution, advocacy, educational programming, and public literary events.

SPD’s central program of literary book distribution allows thousands of works of literary excellence featuring the voices of multiple underrepresented communities to reach as many readers as possible. Our distribution activities include the careful curation of publishers, the creation of an online presence for each title, the creation and maintenance of crucial bibliographic data feeds, the design and implementation of a wide roster of marketing efforts, the physical warehousing of books, and the professional fulfillment of orders. SPD provides customized advice and care to each of the publishers in the SPD family to help them navigate the ever-changing complexities of the book industry. Our distribution and related outreach programs—including public literary events, educational programming, and attendance at festivals and trade shows—target underserved audiences: readers who haven’t been reached or don’t see themselves represented by what is on offer in the mainstream marketplace.

With support from the California Arts Council, SMALL PRESS DISTRIBUTION INC will serve multiple literary communities—including writers, publishers, and readers—through literary book distribution, advocacy work at local literary festivals and trade shows, and through educational programming and public literary events. This support will help ensure a place at the literary table for entire cultural communities and aesthetic viewpoints based in California yet neglected by commercial publishing.

SPD’s central program of literary book distribution allows thousands of works of literary excellence featuring the voices of multiple underrepresented communities to reach as many readers as possible. Our distribution activities include the careful curation of publishers, the creation of an online presence for each title, the creation and maintenance of crucial bibliographic data feeds, the design and implementation of a wide roster of marketing efforts, the physical warehousing of books, and the professional fulfillment of orders. SPD provides customized advice and care to each of the publishers in the SPD family to help them navigate the ever-changing complexities of the book industry. Our distribution and related outreach programs—including public literary events, educational programming, and attendance at festivals and trade shows—target underserved audiences: readers who haven’t been reached or don’t see themselves represented by what is on offer in the mainstream marketplace.

With support from the California Arts Council, SPD’s book distribution activities will serve CA-based literary presses, their authors, and their many readers. Through professional development, distribution, marketing, and advocacy, our work ensures that books from CA authors and publishers can make their way into readers’ hands. SPD allows literature from California to be nurtured, celebrated and valued as a vital and evolving art form that gives voice to and connects multiple communities.

SPD’s central program of literary book distribution allows thousands of works of literary excellence featuring the voices of multiple underrepresented communities to reach as many readers as possible. Our distribution activities include the careful curation of publishers, the creation of an online presence for each title, the creation and maintenance of crucial bibliographic data feeds, the design and implementation of a wide roster of marketing efforts, the physical warehousing of books, and the professional fulfillment of orders. SPD provides customized advice and care to each of the publishers in the SPD family to help them navigate the ever-changing complexities of the book industry. Our distribution and related outreach programs—including public literary events, educational programming, and attendance at festivals and trade shows—target underserved audiences: readers who haven’t been reached or don’t see themselves represented by what is on offer in the mainstream marketplace.