RDSP Update January
During our open submissions period we accepted The Blood Poetry by Leland Pitts-Gonzalez for publication in the summer of 2012. For more info on the book visit TheBloodPoetry.com.
Pitts-Gonzalez earned an MFA in Writing from Columbia University on a merit fellowship and has published fiction in many literary magazines, including Fence, Open City, Drunken Boat, KGB Bar Lit Mag, Monkey Bicycle and Dark Sky Magazine, among others.
Every pre-order receives a free, original broadside poem signed by Michael Arnzen
TERRIFYINGLY TINY. DEVILISHLY DEEP.
The Gorelets Omnibus collects all the bloody little bits of Michael Arnzen's poetry written in the past 10 years into one big volume. From the contents of the original Gorelets chapbook and his classic “refrigerator of the damned” online magnetic poetry experiment, to Arnzen's latest flash fiction and brand new Zombie Haikruel series, this collection chronicles his revolutionary vision for the horror short form. He even received a Bram Stoker Award for Alternative Forms for some of the work included in this book. As one of the first writers to recognize the creative capacity of handheld devices, Arnzen's pioneering work to deliver gory entertainment in as few characters as possible is still eminently relevant today. Thus, a “casebook of criticism”—a collection of scholarly analyses of Arnzen’s unique approach to the genre—is included alongside the poetry.
While The Gorelets Omnibus is available in both paperback and hardcover versions, the hardcover edition contains more than 50 pages of must-have bonus material, including: the hard-to-find Martha Stewart parody, “Michael Arnzen Dying,” additional haikruel you won’t find elsewhere, unfinished poems and pieces no longer available on his website, the "Borelets” parody, and an impressive “horror poetry workshop” of instructional essays by Arnzen on crafting terrifying verse, alongside over 300 “twisted” writing prompts specifically intended to instigate weirdness.
Arnzen’s other books with Raw Dog Screaming include 100 Jolts and Play Dead—soon to be re-released in paperback and ebook format.
And be sure to visit the website responsible for it all at http://gorelets.com
The article "Picketing the Zeitgeist—Harold Jaffe’s 'Crisis Art'" appears in the most recent issue of American Book Review.
Here's an excerpt: "Art that responds to a crisis is situational, hence created rapidly rather than painstakingly revised and refined…Crisis artists must swallow the poison in order to reconstitute it. Expel it as art."
Unfortunately you can't read the article online but it's definitely worth picking up a copy of ABR.
Larry Fondation was recently interviewed in the Industrial Worker Book Review. Here's an excerpt:"Stream-of-consciousness went for the flow of the mind, of thought; I am trying for the flow of action, of events. I don't think most of us – especially in this "Information Age" – live our lives in a smooth and continuous narrative arc. Particularly not the poor – people without power who must react to the actions of others, rather than have the opportunity to initiate. So my style has emerged from how I see and hear and experience street life, as it were."
Read the full interview.
Verminomicon—A Field Guide to the Vermin of Yuggoth;
Abominations of a Haunted World
is an illustrated text featuring
the sculptures of Anthony DeBartolis and writing of John Edward Lawson.
USA Today.com included Airplane Novel in a list of the top 10 indie releases of 2011. Congratulations go to author Paul A. Toth whose unique and powerful novel is among the finest we've published.
See the full list at USA Today.com
Fringe fiction authors John Edward Lawson and Dustin LaValley battle to the death in order to establish supremacy of the indie publishing scene. LaValley, a martial arts instructor, lurks in one corner. Opposing him is the behemothic Lawson, and between the two lay the corpses of readers, reviewers, and the heedless literary elite. What force can stop them in time to save mankind?
Feb 17-19
Boskone 49
John Edward Lawson
Westin Boston Waterfront
425 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
Feb 29-Mar 3, 2012
AWP 2012
Lance Olsen, D. Harlan Wilson, Michael Gills
Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 21
ICFA 33
“The Monstrous Fantastic”
Michael A. Arnzen
Orlando Airport Marriott, Orlando, FL
Mar 29-31
Lousiana Conference
on Literature, Language & Culture
guest author Michael A. Arnzen
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