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Philip Martin is a Milwaukee-based and award-winning book author, editor, and indie-press publisher. Previously acquisitions editor for The Writer Books (connected with The Writer magazine), he now directs Great Lake Literary, offering support services for up-and-coming authors. His session at the Festival will focus on one of his areas of expertise: fantasy literature. His recent book, A Guide to Fantasy Literature (2009), is a revision of an earlier 2002 version, for which Newbery Medal-winner Lloyd Alexander noted, “Rich with insights, thorough and knowledgeable, it’s the best and most reliable guide to a multi-faceted subject.”