The printed word hasn’t quite left us yet
We’ve been told the internet will kill print – but while it may have taken some victims, the printed word hasn’t quite left us yet. In the world of the internet, what is the place of physical newspapers, literary journals, and zines? How do editors, publishers, and writers decide what should exist in the physical, and what should exist online – and how do we get readers reading both?
Commissioned as part of the International Literature Showcase 2015–2021; a partnership between National Centre for Writing, British Council and Arts Council England, supported by Creative Scotland, Arts Council Northern Ireland and Wales Arts International.
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