Sundress Publications

Sundress Publications is a (mostly) woman-run, woman-friendly non-profit publication group founded in 2000 that hosts a variety of online journals and publishes chapbooks and full-length collections in both print and digital formats. Sundress is the umbrella site of the publications The Best of the Net Anthology, Stirring, Wicked Alice, Rogue Agent, Pretty Owl Poetry, and cahoodadoodaling as well as a non-profit literary press. Stirring : A Literary Collection was founded by Erin Elizabeth Smith in September of 1999 and is one of the longest continually publishing journals on the internet. Wicked Alice is a women-centered poetry journal, dedicated to publishing quality work, by both sexes, depicting and exploring the female experience. Rogue Agent is a journal dedicated to publishing poetry and art that depicts the myriad experiences of living in the body. They are especially interested in receiving submissions from marginalized / underrepresented voices. Pretty Owl Poetry is an online quarterly journal that publishes new, emerging, and established writers in poetry, flash fiction, and the visual arts. cahoodaloodaling is a collaborative publication whose themed quarterly issues are shaped by an eclectic staff and a revolving guest editor. Finally, the “Gone Dark Archives” seeks to preserve now-defunct online journals so that the work of their editors and authors does not disappear into the recesses of cyberspace.

In 2013, Sundress founded the Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) at Firefly Farms, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Nestled in an old-fashioned “holler” just twenty minutes from downtown, this picturesque 45-acre farm is the perfect artists’ residency where visitors can hone their creative crafts as they escape the routine of modern life. Currently, SAFTA runs a series of weekend workshops centered on writing, theater, filmmaking, and visual art, where the staff encourages artists of all skill levels and experience to work with peers and professionals to learn a host of new skills in order to enrich their work.

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