SMOL Keynote – Brian Evenson

Over zoom

Award-winning small press author Brian Evenson will be kicking off SMOL Fair with a keynote address and Q&A. He has written and translated dozens of books, most recently The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell: Stories (2021, Coffee House Press) and Song for the Unraveling of the World (2019, Coffee House Press), which won a Shirley …

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Smol fair sale! Essay Press titles 20-30% off this week

Essay Press titles are 20-30% off this week! https://epbooks.square.site/ Thanks for supporting EP! ~~~ Essay Press publishes artful, innovative writing that questions convention and explores issues of significant contemporary relevance. EP publishes essays that extend or challenge the formal protocols of nonfiction, including, but not limited to: lyric essays and prose poems or poetics; experimental …

Small Press Publishing: Pains & Gains

A Rio Grande Valley International Festival Event Saturday, April 30 @ 12:00 p.m. Small Press Publishing: Pains & Gains A workshop for the unpublished poet, presented by Edward Vidaurre We will focus in this class on key aspects of editing, research, community, submitting, rejection, and staying focused. Edward Vidaurre is an award-winning poet with eight …

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A SMOL Brunch

Over zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Come join Alternating Current Press and TNBBC as we brunch on SMOL readings from our authors! The lineup includes: Jayne Martin, Jackson Bliss, Sara Rauch, Leah Angstman, Tyler Friend, Ryan Ridge, Cameron MacKenzie, Jen Michalski, Suzi Q. Smith, and David Leo Rice https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81367362069?pwd=Z2dBQk1oQXdZQ3ZBenU1M1ByY0Jhdz09 Meeting ID: 813 6736 2069 Passcode: 122759

A SMOL BRUNCH: Alternating Current + TNBBC Publicity

Virtual Event Virtual Event

A great bRunch of authors are reading together for A SMOL BRUNCH on Z00m, Saturday, March 19th, at 1 p.m. EST. TNBBC Publicity and Alternating Current Press are teaming up to bring you Jackson Bliss, Leah Angstman, Ryan Ridge, Jen Michalski, Cameron MacKenzie, Jayne Martin, Sara Rauch, Tyler Friend, Suzi Q. Smith, and David Leo …

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Writing into Loss: Two Journeys through Grief

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Novelist Carol Japha and poet Cathy Wittmeyer both write about grief and the profound, wrenching anticipation of loss. So they are also writing about love--the fear, and the actuality, of losing someone we love. In relying on imagination to tell their stories, Carol and Cathy share a distinctive, original approach to writing about grief and …

Archive of the Odd Creator Roundtable

via Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Archive of the Odd is a new magazine of found-document and analog speculative fiction, and its creators can be just as strange as its content. Join some of the 24 authors, artists, and editors of the first issue as they discuss the first issue, the trials and tribulations of publishing, and what exactly speculative fiction …

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Headmistresses Read

Over zoom

Poets from Headmistress Press will read from their new works. Featuring Mary Meriam, co-founder of Headmistress Press. Plus readings from the winner and finalist in our 2021 Charlotte Mew Chapbook Contest, Jessica Jewell, Jackie Craven & Jen Rouse, with special guest Laura Foley. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApce2uqj0rGNJ3V_7SjNV6EWTj-fclT7GD After registering, you will receive …

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Bloof Books reading for Smol Fair

Online

Who knows what we’ll be reading, but we promise it’ll be good! Please register via the Zoom link to receive attendance info. READERS Dakotah Jennifer Becca Klaver Ginger Ko Sharon Mesmer Danielle Pafunda Catie Rosemurgy JJ Rowan Katie Jean Shinkle Maureen Thorson Elisabeth Workman

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Queen of Swords Press Turns 5!

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Publisher Catherine Lundoff and some her authors read from their books and talk about the Press. Queen of Swords Press is a queer woman-owned small press that specializes in fiction from out of this world.

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SMOL reading

The Smol Reading is an opportunity to showcase the breadth of talent and interests across the indie lit community. This year's event features: Leah Angstman, Gabriel Blackwell, Tobias Carroll, Kwame Daniels, Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim, Ananda Lima, Sehba Sarwar, Elizabeth Switaj, Carlos Soto-Romàn, Hannah V Warren, July Westhale, & Mandy-Suzanne Wong.     Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N_XfKBn2QzOL1VsKoxe3vg