The Summer 2010 issue of The Battered Suitcase is now live and free to read online and marks our second anniversary. We're celebrating by expanding into eBooks and Print books and with a brand new look online.
We've got some great fiction from GK Wuori, Nicola Monaghan, Eric Fershtman, Josh Howatt, Jamie Guiney, Ken Tighe and much more. Brilliant artworks from Nancy Calef, Meredith Krell and Claudio Parentela (just to start). Non-Fiction contributors are Jodi Eichelberger, JM Huscher, and Mary Whitsell. We have an indulgent excess of of lovely poetry by Alison Ross, G Malin Wagnon, Lyn Lifshin and many many more.
We're celebrating our anniversary by bringing The Suitcase to you in beautiful print; three editions – the full color full edition, the text-only budget edition and the full color art-only edition.
http://www.vagabondagepress.com/
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VAGABONDAGE BOOKS
We are currently seeking novella and novel length manuscripts for development, publishing and distribution. See our submissions guidelines at the website for details.
LYROTICA SERIES
VBP is also developing a series of anthologies of literary erotica for release in time for Valentine's Day 2011. Submissions are still open – so if you've got an intelligent and erotic story to share, please see our guidelines online.
Our very special guest editor is none other than noted Creative Loafing Sex, Love and Relationships columnist Rebecca Ammon. You can check out her particulars by visiting her column online at http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/rebecca/
NEWS FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS
LIVE EVENTS
IN LONDON, UK:
Little Episodes Late Night July Featuring Carl Barat, and Battered Suitcase contributor Kieran Leonard...
Little Episodes holds a monthly "Late Night Episode" in London every month and features new and established talent as well as providing a venue for socializing and networking. The July Late Night will be held at the famous 100 Club and features Carl Barat (of the Libertines), Kieran Leonard and The Penny Ballads as well as an interactive art project for all attendees. Check it out here:
http://www.littleepisodes.org/events/little-episodes-presents-julys
and here http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129766160388987
IN NEW YORK, US:
From Patrick Gallagher - Animal Farm Reading Series
The amazing ANIMAL FARM READING SERIES announces a SPECIAL FIELD TRIP EDITION for THURSDAY, JULY 15: This time the show will take place at BAR 82, at 136 2nd Ave (at St. Mark's Place). The EVENT begins at 8 pm and is FREE.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133860806644540&ref=mf
IN NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA:
From Magdalena Ball – Book Signing & Reading
Australian Writer and creator of thecompulsivereader.com, Magdalena Ball is holding a Book Signing and Reading, at Angus & Robertson, Newcastle Mall, Shop 2/147 Hunter Street, Newcastle on Tuesday 27 July, 10:30 to 11:30am. Magdalena will autograph and read sensual, intriguing poems from her latest book Repulsion Thrust, which “explores the intersection between science and life, quantum theory and love, molecules and gamma rays and despair and betrayal.” (Sue Bond, M/C Reviews) For more info on Magdalena Ball or Repulsion Thrust visit http://www.magdalenaball.com/
IN BRUSSELLS
From Adnan Mahmutovic – Live Reading
Adnan will be reading his Battered Suitcase contribution 'Mind's Garbage' at the Belgian Association of Anglicists in Higher Education conference in Brussels in December
http://www.mariehaps.be/recherche-scientifique//baahe2010/
The Kindle catalogue is getting bigger. Thousand and thousand book are also available. It's amazing!
ReplyDeleteBahhhhhumbug. I need to invest in a kindle one of these days..
ReplyDeleteLovely cover art. It cheers my heart to see publishers actively looking for submissions. Yay!
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