1 00:00:00,580 --> 00:00:01,872 Hi. My name is Red Durkin 2 00:00:01,872 --> 00:00:03,914 and I want to ask you a question. 3 00:00:04,145 --> 00:00:07,517 When was the last time you looked at your bookcase and said to yourself: 4 00:00:07,655 --> 00:00:12,134 "I don't know how many more of these books by trans authors I can fit on my shelves! 5 00:00:12,134 --> 00:00:15,075 I'm DROWNING IN BOOKS BY TRANS AUTHORS! 6 00:00:15,075 --> 00:00:18,164 Why won't they stop publishing them??" 7 00:00:18,902 --> 00:00:20,496 I'm going to go ahead and guess never. 8 00:00:20,496 --> 00:00:22,361 Never ever. 9 00:00:22,361 --> 00:00:24,307 Never ever nvr 10 00:00:24,307 --> 00:00:26,446 Never never never ever 11 00:00:26,446 --> 00:00:28,953 have you ever said that or thought that. 12 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:31,103 Probably. 13 00:00:31,257 --> 00:00:33,205 Let's say you're a trans author, 14 00:00:33,205 --> 00:00:35,610 how often do you think to yourself 15 00:00:35,610 --> 00:00:40,223 "I wish these publishing companies would just stop throwing offers at me! 16 00:00:40,223 --> 00:00:42,645 I'm not a machine! 17 00:00:42,645 --> 00:00:44,802 I just can't keep up with the demand for it! 18 00:00:44,802 --> 00:00:46,793 Somebody help me!" 19 00:00:47,301 --> 00:00:50,528 Noover nver never 20 00:00:50,528 --> 00:00:51,747 not once 21 00:00:51,747 --> 00:00:52,931 in your entire life. 22 00:00:52,931 --> 00:00:54,603 That's where Topside Press comes in. 23 00:00:54,603 --> 00:00:59,282 Topside Press is the first for and by trans people publishing company. 24 00:00:59,282 --> 00:01:05,341 Where trans publisher meets trans authors and magic happens. 25 00:01:05,341 --> 00:01:06,842 And in order to help us get the magic started, 26 00:01:06,842 --> 00:01:10,356 we are working on our initial innaugural publication. 27 00:01:10,356 --> 00:01:14,304 Which will be a collection of short literary fiction from trans authors. 28 00:01:14,304 --> 00:01:16,636 Now it doesn't have to be about trans people, 29 00:01:16,636 --> 00:01:18,648 it doesn't have to be about trans issues, 30 00:01:18,648 --> 00:01:20,787 it just has to be from trans authors 31 00:01:20,787 --> 00:01:23,313 and it has to be literary fiction. 32 00:01:23,313 --> 00:01:25,233 The deadline for submission is August 31st (2011), 33 00:01:25,233 --> 00:01:28,714 and you can go to www.topsidepress.com 34 00:01:28,714 --> 00:01:30,663 to learn more about submitting. 35 00:01:30,663 --> 00:01:36,736 Now considering the very real possibility that you are either not an author or not trans, 36 00:01:36,736 --> 00:01:38,842 here's what you can do to help: 37 00:01:38,842 --> 00:01:43,789 YOU can can slather THIS all over the internet. 38 00:01:43,789 --> 00:01:47,230 I understand that this is not exactly the recipe for a viral video, 39 00:01:47,230 --> 00:01:49,846 but please, SPREAD THE WORD, 40 00:01:49,846 --> 00:01:52,186 and, if you're able to and eligible, 41 00:01:52,186 --> 00:01:53,790 please submit something. 42 00:01:53,790 --> 00:01:58,329 And besides this initial publication, we have some real meaningful longterm goals. 43 00:01:58,329 --> 00:02:01,846 So please, check us out, share this all over the internet, 44 00:02:01,846 --> 00:02:03,684 find us on facebook, favourite us there. 45 00:02:03,684 --> 00:02:05,428 Find us on Twitter, follow us there. 46 00:02:05,428 --> 00:02:06,999 Do whatever you do on Tumblr, 47 00:02:06,999 --> 00:02:09,753 I really don't understand it, but do it, do it, do it 48 00:02:09,753 --> 00:02:11,611 you understand it, and it'll be great. 49 00:02:11,611 --> 00:02:15,522 www.topsidepress.com 50 00:02:15,522 --> 00:02:16,720 Check it out. 51 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:17,866 Check us out. 52 00:02:17,866 --> 00:02:19,090 Have a great day. 53 00:02:19,090 --> 00:02:19,805 Goodbye. 54 00:02:19,805 --> 00:02:20,495 Forever. 55 00:02:20,495 --> 00:02:22,047 Not really forever. 56 00:02:22,047 --> 00:02:24,286 But, yknow, goodbye for now. 57 00:02:24,286 --> 00:02:24,990 Bye.