August is a mad busy month here at Seven Kitchens. Right in the middle of the hot, hot Summer Kitchen Series, we’re releasing our 89th (!) chapbook: Diane LeBlanc’s This Space for Message, with a gorgeous blue cover by Guillermo Castro. We do love blue, and we love Diane’s new collection and think you will, too.
It’s not escaped my attention that I am always saying I’m thrilled to release a new chapbook, but, folks, I am very much that–thrilled–to announce the publication of Drinking the Pink by Priscilla Atkins, Number 2 in this year’s Summer Kitchen Series and the 21st title in that very-limited-edition series. Only 24 copies will be sold by the press; the author gets the other 25.
It’s a joy to announce the publication of Alec Hershman’s chapbook, The Egg Goes Under, the twentieth title in our Summer Kitchen Series and Number One in our 2017 series. These chaps are very limited–only 24 copies will be sold by the press. Come show us your love by ordering your copy now!
We are currently accepting submissions for the ReBound Series, which brings a wider readership to out-of-print chapbooks by printing them in snazzy, new, editions. Anyone may nominate an out-of-print chapbook, and you also have the opportunity to write an introductory preface to the new edition. Full guidelines are here. You can also browse (and order!) any of the titles in this important series.
Here’s a peek at the proof copy going out today of Alec Hershman’s The Egg Goes Under, number one in this year’s Summer Kitchen Series. Only 24 copies will be available from the press (only 49 copies will be printed), so get ready to order yours!
We’re thrilled to announce the release of JeFF Stumpo’s El Océano y la Serpiente / The Ocean and the Serpent, Number 7 in our ReBound Series. Originally published in 2004 by Zenane Independent Media and printed by Tabula Rasa Press, this new edition has been long in the works. Get your copy here.
We are thrilled to unveil a preview of Diane LeBlanc’s forthcoming chapbook, This Space for Message, number 4 in volume three of the Seven Kitchens Press Editor’s Series.
Many, many thanks to Guillermo Filice Castro for the use of his photograph, “Blue I Love You,” for the (gorgeous) cover.
We’re looking forward to reading your nominations for the ReBound Series, which showcases out-of-print chapbooks in snazzy, new editions in order to bring them to a wider readership. This series depends on you, Dear Readers, so please take a moment to browse your bookshelves and let us know which out-of-print chapbooks you think deserve new life! The fall reading period is August 1 through September 15, and you can find full guidelines here.
Dear Readers:
Seven Kitchens Press is seeking a dedicated individual to serve as co-editor of the Keystone Chapbook Series. Must be ___________ and ____________________. (I’ve written and erased this sentence twenty times. If you know what the Keystone Chapbook Series is, send an e-mail to sevenkitchenspress at gmail dot com and tell me why you’d love to help develop and champion this series.)
We pay in chapbooks and abiding love. For independent literature.
I would love to hear from you.
Huge thanks to Ellen McGrath Smith for selecting Erin Murphy’s manuscript as the next title in our Keystone Chapbook Series. Erin’s chapbook, “Remorse Code,” is a series of demi-sonnets (a form she invented); her previous book of demi-sonnets, Word Problems, was released in 2010. “Remorse Code” will be published this fall.
Manuscripts are currently being considered for the 2017 Keystone Chapbook Series; full guidelines are available here.
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