FAQ

Q: What are Opal Sky Media’s plans for its collaborative partnership model?

A: Opal Sky Media is actively seeking to expand its existing core trans-media digital publishing platform by adding to its content, creation, production, publication and dissemination network. As such, we are looking into expanding the range of our current services. As Opal Sky Media is based on a collaborative trans-media digital publishing model, we welcome suggestions / proposals from potential contributing partners and creative content-creators to utilize additional resources, networks and opportunities worldwide, so as to eventually create an international talent pool. As such, the Opal Sky Media platform is intended as a hub for international multi-cultural creators to pool together in expression of their lived experience across a multitude of platforms and media genres.

Q: As a collaborative trans-media digital publisher, what do you expect from potential collaborative partners and their proposals / projects?

A: As such indeed, we have an editorial focus on exploring multicultural identity as lived experience: how migrant/immigrant/expat/foreigner identity is shaped by evolving geo-political relations in an increasingly multi-polar world. Cultural stories are our primary focus, but beyond that, we are interested in the creative expressions of related individuals – whether in written, graphic novel, illustrated or video / new media formats. At the very least, we expect an interesting project that fits into our editorial focus (even if broadly) and which adds something to our ongoing collaborative talent pool.

Q: What if a proposal / project interests you conceptually but would require some funding support to see realized to fruition?

A: That is admittedly the dilemma. A lot would depend on the individual proposal / project and how well it utilizes our existing capabilities and intersects those of our freelancer network. That said, we believe in sharing expenses as well as profits (if any) and are willing to commit development funding / investment for projects / proposals that interest us, especially for trans-media works not limited to traditional ebook form, although that is our starting point.

Q: You mention being based in Australia, but are you open to proposals / projects originating in other countries?

A: Yes, of course. Australia has a history of debating “multiculturalism” and so is a natural starting place, but we also utilise international freelancer networking for research and consulting. In fact, we are interested in adding other countries, nationalities and ethnicities to our collaborative trans-media digital publishing talent pool and thus welcome proposals / projects from other countries. That said, we are (at the moment) an English language publisher.