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Jeff Phillips and Jordan Hoisington Read From Zizobotchi Papers vol 1 2/27

Published on January 27, 2015 0 Comments

Feb ’15

7:00 pm

Zizobotchi Papers: volume 1, winter, 2015 (Baker & Brady), is the premier issue of a journal dedicated to the novella. Jeff Phillips and Daniel Gerald Mac Rae, who previously collaborated together at Three Leaves Theatre on a variety of stage productions, have teamed up again to launch a publication to highlight one of their favorite forms, the novella. Jeff and Dan are the guinea pigs on volume 1.

The first issue of the Zizobotchi Papers features Proboiotic Hot Sauce by Jeff Phillips, and Chainsaw Guy by Daniel Gerald Mac Rae. Probiotic follows the character Sloan Doan as he returns to Chicago after a falling out with his family to stay with an eccentric dancer, Libby. They attend a warehouse party where a food competition reveals a cast of characters as mysterious as the place itself. Chainsaw makes us witness to a party that escalates into bedlam for Dale, leaving him – and his Honda – vulnerable to the whims of a psychopath.

Jeff Phillips’ short fiction has appeared in Seeding Meat, This Zine Will Change Your Life, Metazen, Chicago Literati and Literary Orphans. has written two full-length plays Magnets and Division & Shame. His first published novella is Chainsaw Guy. Actor Jordan Hoisington has appeared in the play Magnets by Zizobotchi Papers’ featured writer Daniel Gerald Mac Rae, and will read Rae’s work.

Friday, February 27th, 7pm

Free Event

For more info: bakerandbrady.com or bakerandbrady(at)gmail(dot)com

Click here for the Facebook event link.

Tags: Daniel Gerald Mac Rae, Jeff Phillips, Jordan Hoisington, Zizobotchi Papers.

New Online Literary Journal, Goreyesque, Seeking Submissions

Published on January 30, 2014 7 Comments

Columbia College Chicago’s Department of Creative Writing is launching a new online literary journal, Goreyesque (www.goreyesque.com), now open for submissions. (And no, you don’t have to be a student at Columbia to submit your work).

Both an homage and showcase of contemporary artists and storytellers inspired by Edward Gorey’s lasting influence across genres, Goreyesque seeks works that are darkly humorous, surreal, playful, and anything in between. Short stories, essays, poems, illustrations, video/animation and other forms of art all welcome. Original work preferred but reprints that fit the project’s scope also appreciated (see submission guidelines). Work can be sent to: goreysubmissions(at)gmail(dot)com.

The launch of Goreyesque coincides with the Chicago debut of Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey and G is for Gorey—C is for Chicago: The Collection of Thomas Michalak, at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), Feb. 15 – Jun. 15. While Elegant Enigmas has traveled the country since 2009, the companion exhibition G is for Gorey provides an even closer in-depth look at Gorey’s legacy, including his illustrations for book jackets and magazine articles, and his life and work on Cape Cod.

Gorey’s artwork returns to his home town for the first time with this special exhibition and reading/performance showcase, so writers and artists should be sure to send Gorey-inspired work soon! All works submitted before Apr. 14 will be considered for a public reading and showcase at LUMA’s gallery space in Chicago on Apr. 29. Top 5 submissions will also receive the exhibition catalogue Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey.

Special guest judges for the reading: Sam Weller, author of The Bradbury Chronicles, and Mort Castle, author of Bram Stoker award-winning New Moon on the Water. Both served as co-editors of Stoker award-winning Shadow Show: All New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury.

For more info, contact Todd Summar at goreysubmissions@gmail.com

Tags: Edward Gorey, Elegant Enigmas, Goreyesque, submissions.

Off-Site: POP-UP BOOK FAIR, Sunday, July 7th at The Empty Bottle

Published on July 3, 2013 0 Comments

Jul ’13

12:30 pm

Sunday (July 7th) at The Empty Bottle is POP-UP BOOK FAIR! Beginning at 12:30pm and going until 5pm, join Curbside Splendor Publishing as they play host to 40+ small indie presses and publishers. The event is FREE with RSVP if you click here, and it’s $5 at the door. It is a 21+ event, so all minors must be accompanied. There will be live music provided by Nagasaki, DJ Goldie Bear, DJ “2nd Cousin, Twice Removed”, DJ Kale Party, DJ Heavy Inspinuation, KRUBREDNUF, and DJ DG.

Featured purveyors include:

2nd Story
7 Vientos
826chi
Another Chicago Magazine
Artifice Mag
Black Ocean
Burial Day Books
Chicago Center for Literature and Photography (CCLaP)
Chicago Zine Fest
chicagopoetry.com
co•im•press
Convulsive Editions
Criminal Class Press
Curbside Splendor Publishing
Dream of Things
Fifth Star Press
Haymarket Books
Kenning Editions
Knee Jerk Magazine
Labletter
Love Symbol Press
Mid American Review
Miss Nyet
Monsters & Dust
Moon City Review
New American Press
Orange Alert
Quimby’s
READ/WRITE
Rhino Poetry
Richochet Review
Rose Metal Press
Soberscove
Solace in So Many Words
South Loop Review
Switchback Books
THE 2ND HAND
Tortoise Books
& MORE

Please note this event IS NOT at Quimby’s. It is at The Empty Bottle which is at 1035 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60647.

Tags: Curbside Splendor, Empty Bottle, Pop Up, Pop Up Book Fair.

Oyez Review Celebrates 40th Anniversary 4/12

Published on March 13, 2013 0 Comments

Apr ’13

7:00 pm

Don’t miss The Oyez Review celebrating its fortieth issue with Katherine May Copenhaver and other Contributors.

Oyez Review, Roosevelt University’s award-winning literary magazine, is edited and produced by MFA candidates in the Literary Magazine Internship course. Each issue includes poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction from the best writers across the nation. Oyez Review’s most recent issue marks forty years of continuous publication. Oyez Review has featured work by such writers as Charles Bukowski, James McManus, Carla Panciera, Michael Onofrey, Tim Foley, John N. Miller, Gary Fincke, and Barry Silesky, and visual artists Thomas C. Jackson, Steve Harp, Vivian Nunley, C. Taylor, Jennifer Troyer, and Frank Spidale.

Oyez Review’s fortieth anniversary issue includes for the first time ever color artwork by acclaimed Chicago artist Chuck Jones.

Katherine May Copenhaver has lived in the Chicago area most of her life. She holds a BA in English from University of Iowa and an MFA in creative writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She makes a living as a writer, editor, and teacher of writing.

For more info: oyezreview.word press.com

Or contact Janet Wondra at jwondra@roosevelt.edu

Friday, April 12^th, 7pm – Free Event

Tags: Katherine May Copenhaver, Oyez Review.

Pop-Up Book Fair at the Empty Bottle 12/9 2pm-7pm

Published on November 23, 2012 0 Comments

Dec ’12

2:00 pm

In conjunction with Chicago Writers House and The Chicagoan, Curbside Splendor Publishing presents:

A POP-UP BOOK FAIR!

Chicago’s finest independent publishers will be on hand hocking their goods. Quimby’s Bookstore will also stock a table with a selection of books/zines penned by Chicagoans. The bar will be open so grab a cocktail and listen to live music all afternoon as you ogle some books and satiate your bibliophiliac needs!

FREE with an RSVP at:

http://www.emptybottle.com/show/3188944/

Otherwise $5 at the door.

This tasty event is 21+ unless minors are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Current list of participating Chicago literary folks (check the Facebook Event Page for constant updates) :
&Now Books
7 Vientos
826chi
Allium Press
Anobium Literary Magazine
Another Chicago Magazine
ANTIBOOKCLUB
Anything Goes Publishing
Artifice
Burial Day Books
Chicago Center for Literature and Photography (CCLaP)
Chicago Zine Fest
contratiempo
Convulsive Editions
Curbside Splendor Publishing
Dancing Girl Press
Dream of Things
Graze Magazine
The Handshake
Kenning Editions
MAKE Magazine
Other Voices (OV) Books
Quimby’s Books
Solace in So Many Words
Switchback Books
Two With Water

Sweet Tunes provided by:
Good Evening
Mr. Mayor and the Highballers
Wooden Wing
& more!

Please note: This event is NOT at Quimby’s. It is at the Empty Bottle at 1035 N. Western Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60622.

Click here to go to the Facebook event page for this event.

Tags: Empty Bottle, Pop Up Book Fair.