Rosarium Publishing, which was established in 2013, is a small press publisher featuring comics and stories with a multiculturalism in mind. While the discussion and need for diversity in media continues to grow, there is a significant number of authors, like Nisi Shawl who will be part of our upcoming anthology Upside Down, who are and have been working in publishing to varying degrees. There are, however, minority-owned publishers as well, and Rosarium (owned by Bill Campbell) is one of those publishers.

This post is not to convince you that multiculturism is important, because you either believe that it is or you don’t. Regardless, this is a growing aspect of our media, and it is a path to the future as we become more connected. The challenge, unfortunately, for any small press publisher is to deal with the rising costs of doing business. From distribution and shipping to paying writers a fair wage, being a publisher is not a cheap proposition. This is why many publishers have begun leveraging crowdfunding efforts (Patreon/Kickstarter/IndieGoGo, etc.) to help raise the capital in order to grow or fund projects that are normally a cost sink.

As a writer, editor, and game designer myself, I feel that multiculturalism is crucial to engage and encourage new readers and players, as well as support existing professionals and nurture new and interested artists. We live in a world of media that reaches across borders to every corner of the world, and many fans of the properties I’ve worked on live overseas. And, as I’ve said many times before, multiculturism is also important to me personally as well, because I feel that reading widely is important to becoming a better writer.

It is for all these reasons and more, that I hope you’ll consider checking out the Indie GoGo for Rosarium Publishing and their stellar catalog of titles.

Mood: I am all out of f-bombs to give today.
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: Working on my third cup o’ coffee.
Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: Still coughing. Oy.
In My Ears: Soma.FM’s Deep Space One station
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Book Last Read: Raising Steam by Tanith Lee
Movie/TV Show Last Viewed: The Two Towers.
Latest Artistic Project: Um… Let me get right on that. Still, even.
Latest Fiction/Comic Release: Gods, Memes, and Monsters
Latest Game Release: Dread Names, Red List for Vampire: the Masquerade and Ghosts in the Black for the Firefly RPG.
Current State of Projects: Read my latest project update.