Red Fez Publications
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''Red Fez Publications'' has concentrated on publishing and promoting non-mainstream, but accessible work. ''redfez.net'' is divided into a unique, searchable database style where users can navigate the site by theme, and includes the curious Poem Dervish feature that randomly pulls poetry from the site's collection. | ''Red Fez Publications'' has concentrated on publishing and promoting non-mainstream, but accessible work. ''redfez.net'' is divided into a unique, searchable database style where users can navigate the site by theme, and includes the curious Poem Dervish feature that randomly pulls poetry from the site's collection. | ||
==History and Background== | ==History and Background== | ||
- | Red Fez Publications debuted online on March 25, 2003. It was founded by author and independent publisher [[Leopold McGinnis]] in 2002.<ref>Red Fez:About [http://www.redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.php?page=About]</ref> [[Jennifer McCarthy]] and [[Sara Ruffolo]] came on as editors in Winter 2006. In Spring 2007, Red Fez went through a substantial re-design, titled Red Fez 2.0. [[Michele McDannold]] joined the Red Fez editorial team in 2007 and eventually became Editor-in-Chief. | + | ''Red Fez Publications'' debuted online on March 25, 2003. It was founded by author and independent publisher [[Leopold McGinnis]] in 2002.<ref>Red Fez:About [http://www.redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.php?page=About]</ref> [[Jennifer McCarthy]] and [[Sara Ruffolo]] came on as editors in Winter 2006. In Spring 2007, ''Red Fez'' went through a substantial re-design, titled Red Fez 2.0. [[Michele McDannold]] joined the ''Red Fez'' editorial team in 2007 and eventually became Editor-in-Chief. |
The publishing schedule at ''Red Fez'' was irregular at first but eventually found its way to quarterly issues.<ref>[http://redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.php?page=Issues Red Fez:Issues]</ref> This continued for several years until on January 1, 2011 it was announced that ''Red Fez'' would begin publishing issues on a monthly basis. New issues are released on the 13th of every month.<ref>[http://theliteraryunderground.org/smallpresscenter/2011/01/01/red-fez-publications-to-release-new-issues-monthly/ "Red Fez Publications to Release New Issues Monthly"]</ref> | The publishing schedule at ''Red Fez'' was irregular at first but eventually found its way to quarterly issues.<ref>[http://redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.php?page=Issues Red Fez:Issues]</ref> This continued for several years until on January 1, 2011 it was announced that ''Red Fez'' would begin publishing issues on a monthly basis. New issues are released on the 13th of every month.<ref>[http://theliteraryunderground.org/smallpresscenter/2011/01/01/red-fez-publications-to-release-new-issues-monthly/ "Red Fez Publications to Release New Issues Monthly"]</ref> | ||
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''Red Fez Publications'' was founded in 2002 by author Leopold McGinnis (with the vital support of his writing group: [[David McGinnis]], [[Joan Hoekstra]], [[Rita Simpson]] & [[Louisa Sunstrum]]) out of youthful optimism and a desire to break literature out of the wrinkly, old, death-grippy, status-quo-like hands of a tired and insular literary industry.<ref>[http://redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.php?page=About Red Fez:About]</ref> The focus was initially on fiction but quickly turned to poetry as the bulk of submissions would demand. Over time it has grown to include art, comics, non-fiction, audio and video. | ''Red Fez Publications'' was founded in 2002 by author Leopold McGinnis (with the vital support of his writing group: [[David McGinnis]], [[Joan Hoekstra]], [[Rita Simpson]] & [[Louisa Sunstrum]]) out of youthful optimism and a desire to break literature out of the wrinkly, old, death-grippy, status-quo-like hands of a tired and insular literary industry.<ref>[http://redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.php?page=About Red Fez:About]</ref> The focus was initially on fiction but quickly turned to poetry as the bulk of submissions would demand. Over time it has grown to include art, comics, non-fiction, audio and video. |