Steve Semken | Ice Cube Press
What’s your genre?
Publisher
Are you published?
Traditional publisher
What inspired you to become a publisher?
I founded Ice Cube Press in 1991 to use the literary arts to better understand how to live in the Midwest.
What author do you admire and how have the inspired your writing?
Jim Harrison, Terry Tempest Williams, Gary Snyder and so many authors over the years.
Name three of your favorite books and their authors
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
Any poetry with Mary Oliver
What one piece of advice would you give to a budding writer?
It’s hard to even be a bad writer once you decide you want to be writer. Write and read. And, treat other authors as you would like to be treated.
Author bio
Book Publisher since 1991, Writer since first grade. I’ve earned my 10,000 hours the old-fashioned way by fixing my mistakes. Where Smart Thinking and Creative Minds Commemorate Being Bold, Ferocious, and Brave. Check out my Substack. I’ve written a few books, but mainly I publish others. Click here to visit Ice Cube Press.
