Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Publishing Expats: Working in France, Germany, Estonia and Ireland
By Siobhan O'Leary in Publishing Perpectives
Some do it for love. Others for adventure. Many just want a simple change of pace. Moving abroad has its clear advantages and can be rife with challenges, but in the past decade, a number of Americans in publishing have been unable to resist the siren song of the expat lifestyle and have moved to Europe -- to countries as wide-ranging as Ireland and Estonia. The key to their success: flexibility.
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What Advice Do You Have for Working in Publishing Abroad?
By Edward Nawotka
When I lived in Dublin in the early 1990s, I helped launch a short-lived literary magazine called The Temple Bar Review. It was a fun gig, but not one that would allow me to stay in the country. For that, I needed a real job -- one that would force me to pay taxes -- and would offer me the opportunity to get a Visa. I ended up as an advertising copywriter for Ogilvy & Mather. For me, it took a bit of luck:
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