On April 25th, 2024, the Alabama Writers’ Forum hosted a zoom workshop featuring renowned poet, professor, publisher, and editor Dr. Sue Brannan Walker, University of Alabama Press editor-in-chief Dan Waterman, and co-owner of Beach Bards Publishing, Dr. Kim Shackelford. The workshop focused on the basics of getting published: how to find the right publisher, the pros and cons of self-publishing, when and whether to work with agents, and more.