ok. so i don’t like kickstarter. first of all there’s the fees. we already operate in the red, so fuck that. also, there’s a bunch of crap you gotta fill out and i’m lazy sometimes and i didn’t feel like it. also, you have to send out “rewards” to everyone… see reason #1. and isn’t …
Category Archive: News and Updates
Feb 28
http://thisispoetry.tumblr.com/
THIS IS POETRY The Literary Underground is pleased to announce a new project called “This is Poetry”. The project will ultimately result in an eight-volume collection of poetry, each volume representing poets from a specific geographic region as well as several special collections. These perfect-bound books will be published under Citizens for Decent Literature Press, …
Jan 25
maybe next time it’s you
I would like to be writing this blog post about anything else. Anything positive and affirming to the creative community. Instead, it’s this… Artists in residence at the Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo, Ohio are being evicted–given thirty days notice–in the dead of winter. This is not just some art space. This is their home, …
Aug 10
LU newsletter
new releases, calls for submissions, events and other litstuff … read the newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/DviXz **correction** (oops) the correct url for CfDL submissions is https://theliteraryunderground.submittable.com/submit
Dec 30
Uno Kudo – a modern day art collective
from the Uno Kudo website… Dear Human, There wasn’t a doubt: there would be an Uno Kudo Vol. 2. The first book was a best seller on the anthology list and raised a nice amount of money for a worthy charity. But following the first book, a strange thing happened. The writers and artists who …
Oct 16
New Show on the Project U Radio Network – Wednesday Night Service
Wednesday Night Service is a new show on the Project U Radio Network. (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theliteraryunderground) mishmash. a collection of audio bits. you send, we serve. mishmash@theliteraryunderground.org sound effects, clips, tv or movie audio, songs, news announcements, poetry and short story readings, recordings, commercials, comedians, even those damn politicians. mp3 preferred but will take wav or wma. …
Oct 16
New Issue at Citizens For Decent Literature
the third online issue of CFDL is now live. Issue #3 – Indulge http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/ James Babbs, Brenton Booth, Mike Boyle, Wanda Morrow Clevenger, Carl Miller Daniels, Brian Fugett, Nick Gerrard, John Grey, John Grochalski, Teri Louise Kelly, George Korolog, Keith Landrum, Catfish McDaris, Tim Murray, Josh Olsen, Rob Pierce, Kevin Ridgeway, Jason Ryberg, Amy Sasser, …
Jul 26
Press Release: Punk Hostage Press Announces Staff Addition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Punk Hostage Press Announces Staff Addition Thursday, July 26, 2012–Iris Berry and A. Razor announced today the addition of Michele McDannold to the Punk Hostage Press staff. She will be working on the editorial staff as well as heading the Public Relations Department. Michele was the Editor-in-Chief at Red Fez Publications from …
Apr 22
Midwest Small Press Festival
Greetings! We are writing as a group of Milwaukee-based independent literary presses including Rescue Press, New American Press, Plumberries Press, Burdock Magazine and others. Currently, we are curating what we hope to be the 1st annual Midwest Small Press Festival, over the weekend of June 1st-3rd. Due in part to your own investment in independent …