Art Works, the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts, has a q&a with Ira Silverberg, the NEA's new literature director, who, when asked to describe himself in five words or less, said, "Passionate advocate of literary writers."
His goal at the NEA "is make sure our grantees in literary publishing--the non-profit presses and journals--are set up for the new digital age," he said. "There is a great deal of technical assistance needed to be a good publisher these days. Many of our grantees have grown up more as curators of great art--but getting it out in a difficult and changing publishing environment is a new part of the challenge. I hope that's where the literature department can make a difference in the next few years."
Silverberg, who has 26 years experience as a literary agent, editor and pr executive, can be reached at silverberg.ira@gmail.com or silverberg@arts.gov.
