Aritha Van Herk's talk on publishment process in Fred Wah's class at Selkirk College

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
7863
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Fred Wah Fonds
Sub Series:
Fred Wah Fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Aritha Van Herk's talk on publishment process in Fred Wah's class at Selkirk College
Title Source:
Cassette and J-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Classroom recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Van Herk, Aritha
Dates:
1954-

Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:08
Size:
64.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:47
Size:
64.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1982-02-03
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar, BC V1N 1H8
Venue:
Selkirk College
Latitude:
49.3073
Longitude:
-117.6470
Notes:
We are not sure if this tape was recorded in Selkirk College campus in Castlegar. It could've been another campus too

CONTENT


NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Fred Wah and Aritha Van Herk talk about the process of publishing books focusing on the topics below: 1. The features of an ideal publisher 2. Aritha Van Herk's experience of working with her editor for publishing her book named Judith; her editor is Lily Poritz Miller from Vancouver 3. They also talked about the promotion that publishers might miss. 4. Writers' first refusal and the contract 5. Subsidiary rights 6. Canadian Publishers 7. Foreign Publishers and their differences compare to Canadian Publishers 8. Her experience of working with New West Press At the end of side two, students ask her some questions
Type:
General
Note:
Aritha Van Herk talks about book publishing process in Fred Wah's class at Selkirk College

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