It’s the new year, and with it comes a slew of personal reflections and resolutions. But we can also dream of a wishlist for Ozlit. With this in mind, ArtsHub surveyed a broad range of writers and asked them a provocation: what changes would they like to see in the publishing arena? There was one caveat: the wishes were to be within the realm of reality, and possible and practicable – so no hoping for routine six-figure book advances!
“This really should be the time that publishers are digging deep on representation, research and making sure whatever lands across their desk isn’t just rubber stamped because the last person said it was OK,” Lambert says. “There needs to be real investment in, not just looking at who sells and what sells, but also what is actually selling in terms of representation, information and cultural distillation.”
