To celebrate the launch of It Takes A Village, we have ramped up the marketing and advertising is some surprising ways. Want to snag a signed paperback? Read on!
Social justice and recognition of taking care of others at the workplace are such important topics, that — besides the awesome speculative fiction stories — we got an academic introduction from Dr Hila Fogel-Yaari about her research into women and leadership in the workplace, and a foreword from Allison Maynard-Gibson, K.C., a past president of the International Women’s Forum, highlighting the importance of this subject.
We’d love your help in spreading the word about make the world better!
We have started to put out adverts for the anthology out in the wild. The first five readers to spot one, take a quick selfie, and post on social media and tag us will win a paperback copy!
These adverts are now on prominent displays around the world, especially in the cities where our authors live but all major metropolitan areas.
That’s Douglas Lumsden, looking cool as a cucumber next to this neighbourhood electronic notice board.
His story, Addie, deals with the problem of the “unsheltered”, the people at the edges of society who sleep rough.
Naturally, as Dougl revels in urban fantasy, there are some supernatural elements (and entitites) that have snuck in.
Doug is in California, for the curious.
Other authors have also been seen around the world. Cindy Tomamichel, whose story Balance is about a world where AI has taken over the care and provision of all humanity’s needs, has managed to convince (hack?) her local maccas to advertise the book on the big display:
On the other side of the word, Dr Fogel-Yaari has chosen a more appropriate signage in her local mall in Texas:
Ulff Lehmann was very excited where his local bookstore in Germany has put signs outside about his contribution, On Her Majesty’s Mission, a story dealing with the enforcement of the social contract between the people and their leaders.
Other authors have convinced libraries and bookstores to host “meet the author” events. If you are in the area, why not drop in and say hello?
Eric Klein, who wrote two stories about interstellar travel exploring what are the personality traits required of a captain — what leads to war, and what leads to building communities — is being hosted at his local bookstore cafe.
While Assaph Mehr, whose two stories explore themes of home and succour — both of Roman gods and of futuristic AI — will give a short talk this weekend at his city’s library in Tasmania:
So what are you waiting for?
Grab your phone, take a selfie, and post on social media (not forgetting to tag @PurpleTogaPub or one of our authors!). Help us spread the word about this important anthology, and we’ll send the first five people a signed paper copy!
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