Barrett wins Nerdist publishing contest, Crowdfund Insider reports
David Barrett, an accounting lecturer at the University of Maine, was one of two winners of Inkshares’ Nerdist Collection Contest, according to Crowdfund Insider. Inkshares is a crowdfunded book publisher and Nerdist is a popular digital network founded by comedian and television personality Chris Hardwick, according to the article. Barrett’s book, “It’s All Fun and Games,” was selected to become a debut novel published under the Nerdist name, targeted at the Nerdist audience, with opportunities for development into other media, the article states. “Being selected is amazing. I always thought of myself as a dark horse in the contest,” Barrett said. “One of the reasons I didn’t go the self-publishing route was because I wanted to work with top-flight editors to really make my novel stand out. This will really give me the opportunity to do so.”