More about Matt Staggs
Matt Staggs is a literary publicist specializing in the promotion of science fiction, fantasy and other forms of speculative fiction. He is the proprietor of Deep Eight LLC, a boutique publicity agency utilizing the best publicity practices from the worlds of traditional media and evolving social technologies. He has worked in the fields of public relations and journalism for almost a decade.
His clients include Tachyon Publications and Underland Press, and he has worked with a diverse group of authors including Jeff VanderMeer, Thomas M. Disch, Brian Evenson, James Morrow, David Wellington, Ekaterina Sedia and Nancy Kress.
In addition to his work as a publicist, Matt is a book reviewer and writer whose work has appeared in Realms of Fantasy magazine and www.Tor.com. You can find him at http://www.entertheoctopus.com, where he blogs about literature, New Media and popular culture.
Feel free to contact Matt at mattormeg(at)gmail.com
My philosophy is that books change lives. Far from simple entertainment, well-crafted fiction can serve as the catalyst to personal and even global change. My role – the role of Deep Eight – is to ensure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to experience the author’s work, and the best way to do that is by combining both “traditional” and “nontraditional” methods of reaching out to reviewers and the reading public. By that, I mean including the old guard book reviewers and print media, while embracing emerging technologies in social media and user-generated content. I also believe very strongly in building and strengthening relationships within the author’s community of readers, acknowledging the role that they play in his or her success and enabling that role to grow.
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Sam
May 1, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Hey, glad to see you’ve got a personal blog now. I enjoyed your guest-stint over at Ecstatic Days, and I’m glad to know another Southern boy is blogging (and blogging well). I’m blogging over at mattmitchellfiction.com/unabashed. I’ll offer to trade links with you, but hope you’ll understand that I don’t make that offer very often (not that you should feel priveleged; I just don’t link up to sites that don’t have similar tastes and material as mine). Just let me know; regardless, I’m sure I’ll be linking your site a fair amount (because it’s cool
Matt Mitchell
May 7, 2008 at 10:03 pm