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Topside Press

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    Hi. My name is Red Durkin
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    and I want to ask you a question.
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    When was the last time you looked at your bookcase and said to yourself:
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    "I don't know how many more of these books by trans authors I can fit on my shelves!
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    I'm DROWNING IN BOOKS BY TRANS AUTHORS!
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    Why won't they stop publishing them??"
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    I'm going to go ahead and guess never.
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    Never ever.
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    Never ever nvr
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    Never never never ever
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    have you ever said that or thought that.
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    Probably.
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    Let's say you're a trans author,
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    how often do you think to yourself
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    "I wish these publishing companies would just stop throwing offers at me!
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    I'm not a machine!
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    I just can't keep up with the demand for it!
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    Somebody help me!"
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    Noover nver never
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    not once
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    in your entire life.
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    That's where Topside Press comes in.
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    Topside Press is the first for and by trans people publishing company.
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    Where trans publisher meets trans authors and magic happens.
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    And in order to help us get the magic started,
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    we are working on our initial innaugural publication.
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    Which will be a collection of short literary fiction from trans authors.
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    Now it doesn't have to be about trans people,
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    it doesn't have to be about trans issues,
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    it just has to be from trans authors
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    and it has to be literary fiction.
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    The deadline for submission is August 31st (2011),
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    and you can go to www.topsidepress.com
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    to learn more about submitting.
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    Now considering the very real possibility that you are either not an author or not trans,
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    here's what you can do to help:
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    YOU can can slather THIS all over the internet.
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    I understand that this is not exactly the recipe for a viral video,
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    but please, SPREAD THE WORD,
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    and, if you're able to and eligible,
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    please submit something.
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    And besides this initial publication, we have some real meaningful longterm goals.
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    So please, check us out, share this all over the internet,
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    find us on facebook, favourite us there.
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    Find us on Twitter, follow us there.
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    Do whatever you do on Tumblr,
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    I really don't understand it, but do it, do it, do it
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    you understand it, and it'll be great.
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    www.topsidepress.com
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    Check it out.
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    Check us out.
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    Have a great day.
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    Goodbye.
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    Forever.
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    Not really forever.
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    But, yknow, goodbye for now.
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    Bye.
Title:
Topside Press
Description:

Topside Press, the first publishing company for and by trans people, is putting out the call for submissions to it's inaugural publication, a collection of short literary fiction by trans authors. Go to www.topsidepress.com to learn more or email red@topsidepress.com if you have any questions!

Deadline is August 31st! Please, repost widely!
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Video Language:
English
Duration:
02:30
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