1913 a journal of forms & 1913 Press
Since
2003, 1913 a journal of forms/1913 Press has been committed to publishing the
finest & baddest in poetry, prose, poetics, art and their intersections.
To
date, we have published 5 gorgeous print issues of 1913 a journal of forms, and
we are currently launching our first ever online Issue #6 as a free PDF, with a purchase print option.
With
1913 Press, we have published 8 beautiful & brilliant books by John Keene & Christopher Stackhouse, Shin Yu Pai, Biswamit Dwibedy, Diane Wald, Arielle Greenberg & Rachel Zucker, Srikanth Reddy & Dan Beachy-Quick, Karena Youtz, and Jane Lewty.
With
this fundraiser, we are looking to support 1913 Press and its 2013-2014 season,
which features new, exciting, groundbreaking books by:
Monica Mody
Mendi+Keith Obadike
Brad Flis
Scott McFarland
Brenda Iijima
Sarah Riggs
Amaranth Borsuk & Kate Durbin!
We also hope to help fund a small print run of 1913 a journal of forms Issue 6, keeping this work on paper, as well as online.
And we are launching
a new chapbook imprint with a wonderful new work by CA Conrad!
Next
season’s books include superb new works by Lily Hoang, Sommer Browning & Noah Eli Gordon, Ronaldo V. Wilson, and the winner of 1913’s 2014 First Book Prize, to be judged by the brilliant Claudia Rankine.
Truly
an indie micro press, 1913 has always depended on the kindness of donations
large and small to see these collective endeavors into the world.
Any
contribution, mammoth or miniature, will help!
Our
Current Fundraiser
In
addition to private donations of all sizes and our two reading periods,
founder/editrice Sandra Doller & vice-editor/designer Ben Doller keep 1913
Press running with personal funds from our university teaching jobs. We feel
fortunate to be able to bring out exceptional cross-genre literary art works
into the world.
Each
year, we conduct a fundraiser via email, which has allowed us to publish the
truly magnificent work in 1913 a journal of forms &1913 Press. This year,
we are trying all sorts of new things. In addition to a web journal and more
web content, we are crowdfunding for supporters to specifically fund our 2013-2014 season, which promises to be the most prolific and exciting yet.
Our
goal of $25,000 will go directly to pay for printing costs for our
always-beautiful, well-designed books by some of today’s most thrilling verbal
artists. Those familiar with publishing know that it costs on average $3,000-$5,000 to print an economical run of 750-1000 copies of one book. This year, we are also publishing 2
full-color artists books by the incredible Mendi+Keith Obadike, 1 of which
includes an audio CD.
Our
perks for donors include everlasting gratitude, honorary status of “low modernist,” as
well as some fantastic 1913 Press items from buttons to books.
If
we do not reach our goal of $25,000, all funds donated will contribute to the
printing costs for the first 3 books of our season: Monica Mody’s Kala Pani and Mendi+Keith Obadike’s Four Electric Ghosts and Big House/Disclosure.
If
we reach our funding goal, we will be able to publish sooner rather than later
this season’s remaining books by Brad Flis, Scott McFarland, Brenda Iijima,
Sarah Riggs, Amaranth Borsuk & Kate Durbin,
and the CA Conrad
chapbook. We will also be able to
publish a small print run of 1913 a journal of forms Issue 6, in addition to
the web version.
Join the 1913 Famille
We are honored to put these works into print, and we hope you
share our excitement. Our community of writers, artists, performers, editors,
readers is an inclusive and friendly one. Please join us!
Even if you are unable to help financially, we hope you can help
us spread the word about this campaign to fund these wonderful books...
Thanks for your support,
Sandra & Ben & 1913
