{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/690c6ad8b27ff20ceb580457?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 246 - Small Press, Big Impact: How Francesca Barbini Built and Award-Winning Indie Publisher","description":"<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/1umATPV1Cj8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch as a full video interview on YouTube now!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Francesca T. Barbini is an award-winning editor, translator, and founder of Luna Press Publishing, the acclaimed independent press specialising in speculative fiction and academia. Born in Rome and now based in Edinburgh, her work has earned multiple British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards. She also supports the Tolkien Society and designs the BSFA Awards booklet.</p><p><br></p><p>We had great fun chatting with Francesca and learning why she decided to start a small press, and discuss the advantages that a small press can have over the larger publishing houses. We also talk about what makes a book a success from her point of view, and why she loves to nurture authors and see them grow into huge successes.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Luna Press Publishing</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lunapresspublishing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Luna on Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/lunapress.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Luna on Bluesky</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support us on Patreon and get great benefits!: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTcwZnBmNkJJWjhpMkxKaHQ2bmEzM3NyeFdNZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjl6YlBITU5sblhyUUIzeVR5Rll2bXVKcC1jNUVBZVdEV2lleTB2MDB5ejlqOEw2RlNZWHNBQ0E0Z2RXSE9ReHRQTGhqNmEzRVVkdHBZcGE5OHlTYWNkVzIxdlE4d2hmNDVVX25tWTBDUWJlX2Q4WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writegear.co.uk%2Fpage-one&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Facebook</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/ukpageone.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@ukpageone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Threads</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is part of <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@stetpodcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">STET Podcasts</a> - the one stop shop for all your writing and publishing podcast needs! Follow STET Podcasts on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stetpodcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/stetpodcasts.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}