tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post3194353105458507582..comments2024-02-17T02:14:43.154+13:00Comments on Craic-er: Diverse PublishingMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-46566218163811562712016-02-06T12:43:38.560+13:002016-02-06T12:43:38.560+13:00Yes, it is a worry... Huia Press and Te Papa press...Yes, it is a worry... Huia Press and Te Papa press are doing wonderful work in the traditional publishing arena for Maori language. The wero (challenge) that Katerina laid down to us to publish yourself and bypass the traditional publishers was directed at those of us that wrote stories outside the mainstream... and that included having main characters who didn't fit the the publishing norm... Unfortunately with our big publishing companies now based outside our country... NZ is now a niche market in Australia. This makes support of our own small publishers important. They have to survive.... which they can only do if they can sell the books they produce... which means mass market driven... which means playing it safe in a lot of ways. <br />I'm writing this on Waitangi day... our National day. There is a lot of discussion on who we are as a Nation. Another nation effectively gatekeeping our stories is a repeat of colonialism. <br />As a nation we need to be growing readers... we need to be reaching out to the large demographic who have abandoned reading... and to celebrate the many fine writers that come from NZ.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-17315568145406124532016-02-06T10:24:05.907+13:002016-02-06T10:24:05.907+13:00Kiwi writes claim the high ground over OZ in terms...Kiwi writes claim the high ground over OZ in terms of greater diversity in publishing - however not engaging with Australia has led to the scenario of of hardly any Kiwi books at all being published now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com