Artist Publishing Practicum
May 2-3, 2026


The Artist Publishing Practicum is a crash course on pathways to book publishing—designed for visual artists and open to all—organized by your friends at Louis Place.

Registration is now open! Read about each workshop below. 







Saturday, May 2nd  1-4:30pm ET


1pmNontsikelelo Mutiti: A book is a fight
A keynote

What liberatory possibilities can we imagine for publishing, from the contours of the page to a book’s final landing place? 

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Nontsikelelo Mutiti
designer, artist, artistic director, educator, experimental publisher
2pmTraditional literary publishing & the editorial process

When to start the editorial process, finding the right editor, editorial conversations at different project scales

learn more Wilhelmina Asaam
writer, editor, book coach, Midier Editorial


3:30pmNavigating poetry publishing with intention 
A guide to publishing poetry for the unconventional poet and leading a sustainable life as a poet in community

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I.S. Jones
poet, editor

Sunday, May 3    1-4:30pm ET


1pmNazareth Hassan: Slow mania
A keynote
Publishing as inquiry into artistic practice and nourishment for artistic life

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Nazareth Hassan
interdisciplinary writer, director, and musician
2pmIs this idea a book?
A practical, embodied approach to exploring your creative instincts and finding clarity on what’s truly worth pursuing

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AX Mina
author, filmmaker, coach  
3:30pmPublishing on your own terms: Independent publishing & small presses

 publishing with a small press, distribution and reach, starting a small press, developing networks of community support

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Brett Bloom
artist, publisher, co-founder of Temporary Services and Half Letter Press


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