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MICROCOSM DISTRIBUTION IS DEAD! INTRODUCING PIONEERS PRESS - PUBLISHING HOUSE AND SMALL-PRESS DISTRO!
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That’s right, gang! We’re kicking that shit to the curb!
In case you didn't hear, on August 1, 2012, former Microcosm Publishing collective members broke away from that organization to form the new and completely autonomous Microcosm Distribution. When we initially split we wanted to keep the “Microcosm” name, as a way to own up to our mistakes and to celebrate and honor all the hard work we and past Microcosm staffers put into the organization. We wanted to make the “Microcosm” name something we could be proud of again. Sharing the “Microcosm” name has been terribly problematic, and the daily reminder of our history with Microcosm has become less of a celebration of moving on and more of a trigger for stress and disappointment. Most importantly though, we don’t want to be associated with a company that doesn’t share our ethics, and we don’t want our using the
“Microcosm” name to give the false impression that we in any way support Microcosm Publishing. So to hell with “taking back” Microcosm. WE ARE PIONEERS PRESS!
The newly-launched Pioneers Press is an independent publishing house and small-press distro located on the Hard Fifty Farm in Northeast Kansas. Our focus is on survival and sustainability from the farm to the city, in addition to health, gender, sexuality, and DIY and cruelty-free lifestyles. Our first published titles will be released this spring, and we have a great 2013-2014 lineup with releases from Will Potter (Green is the New Red), Adam Gnade (Hymn California, The DIY Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin' Sad), Bart Schaneman (Trans-Siberian, The Green and the Gold), Jessie Duke (The Hard Fifty Farm), April Johnson Stearns (I [Heart] My Life), and more.
Pioneers Press is officially accepting manuscripts for publishing consideration, and finished titles for distribution consideration. We're also looking for artists to work with to develop new designs. For information on our submission process please visit our website. http://pioneerspress.com/faq
While our first published titles are still in the works, our distro website is already alive and kickin' with hundreds of books, zines, patches, t-shirts, stickers, buttons, posters, Slingshot organizers, and lots of other fun stuff. We're committed to supporting and nurturing small press artists and authors and doing our part to help legitimize small press, zine, and self publishing. We're honored to be part of the independent publishing community and are excited for the future of Pioneers Press!
If you have any questions, please drop us a line (jessie@pioneerspress.com) and say hey!
-Jessie Duke, Thaddeus Christian, Rio Safari, Adam Gnade
P.S. Your Microcosm Distribution account log-ins will still work on the new Pioneers Press website, so your order history and Wishlists are safe and sound!
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New (and re-upped) in the Pioneers Press Catalog!
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Smoo Comics #5 by Simon Moreton “Quietly uncompromising, it has a raw and admirable honesty to it that draws the reader in and fully absorbs them in the emotive and very personal slice-of-life episodes he recreates on the comics page”- Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier, "Ten UK Small Press Comics You Should Own 2012"
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Smoo Comics #4 by Simon Moreton “[The] perfect comic about growing up in the suburbs, the little rebellions that you take along the way to try and keep things slightly interesting, and the shock of feeling exactly the same but finding yourself several years older, with irrefutable physical evidence of that fact.” - Kevin Bramer, Optical Sloth
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New issue from Aaron Cometbus! Cometbus #55!
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These are en route to us! We should have them later this week, along with a full re-stock of past Cometbus issues! Check back here regularly! They will go fast!
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All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues
by Julia Eff From the author of Every Thug is a Lady, Julia Eff's All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues is a wild run through a harrowing, darkly funny, oft-times crushing/devastating adolescence. This beautifully illustrated zine is something you'll keep forever. For serious, dudes: All The Best Cowboys is pretty damn outstanding. One of the best things we've read all year!
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Every Thug Is A Lady: Adventures Without Gender
by Julia Eff Julia Eff's 68 page Every Thug is a Lady begins with a co-opting of a Jay-Z quote: "I've got 99 problems but a gender ain't one." Julia's zine deals with the concept of "neutrois," in which an individual has no gender and does not identify as either male or female. Says Julia, "Many have gender dysphoria very much like that of trans people. It is often denoted with the 'null' symbol meaning 'empty set.'"
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Zine news!
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Speaking of name changes, the kick-ass Dill Pickle Club
of Portland, Oregon has changed its name to "Know Your City." Says their site, "Know Your City is a nonprofit organization that connects people to place. To fulfill our mission, we organize tours, lectures, publications and youth programs. Our programs engage the public through experiential learning, creative placemaking, policy-making and culture." The Dill Pickle Club, which has another ex-Microcosm employee, Marc Moscato, on their roster, was responsible for this great zine. Congrats, folks! Exciting times ahead!
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Big congrats to Bart Schaneman whose novella our pre-Pioneers imprint Punch Drunk Press published in print form, Trans-Siberian, has been made into an e-book from Thought Catalog, where Bart is a regular contributor. Check out its beautiful cover here.
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If you want to help an amazing online magazine become an INCREDIBLE print magazine, you should consider a donation to No Cure Magazine's fundraising (Kickstarter-esque) campaign. Their print version is going to totally take the publishing world by storm! Info is here.
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Grand Rapids-based social justice e-zine The Bandit Zine is seeking some Kickstarter-style fundraising to keep it free. If you can help out go here.
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Something Something Press is looking for books and zines on the topics of radical mental health, self care, community support, or personal experiences with mental illness. Get in touch with them here: info@somethingsomethingpress.com.
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Hidden in Plain Sight zine issue 3 is now available at their Etsy. Cool.
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Color Graphics in Bed zine by Quinn Arneson is out now! Reason Sticks zine is out too! So is Eyes Wide Open,
a feminist film zine.
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Quimby's in Chicago is having a super-rad book event on March 21st. Go to their event page for info on the Mitch O'Connell: The World's Best Artist book signing and slide show!
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On the 8th of March, Quimby's is hosting another killer-sounding event. Says their site, "'Zine, Lose, or Draw!' is CZF’s own take on beloved gameshow 'Win, Lose, or Draw!' Teams will compete in this Pictionary-style game with a self-publishing theme. Be a part of the action by joining a team or cheer from the audience. Fun for everyone!" Info.
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Want us to include your zine news in our next Pioneers Press newsletter? Get in touch: jessie@pioneerspress.com
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Calls for submissions!
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Meredith from the ultra-rad Vegan Triangle tumblr is looking for submissions for three zines! From Meredith, "1) Divorce--taking ANYTHING. Drawings, essays, poems, recipes, advice, clippings, etc. There is almost NOTHING on divorce right now. 2) Tips for Teachers: Any teachers have anything they’d like to share? Same as #1--I’ll check out anything: drawings, comics, essays, or a combination." Contact: VeganTriangle *AT* gmail *DOT* com
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This tumblr is planning a new zine called "Grrrliness, which is aimed at girls 9ish to 14ish and is about growing up and being awesome. So if you know someone who fits that criteria or you just wanna give it a look, I’d appreciate it!"
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Art zine BLAST is looking for submissions of visual art work. If you do that sort of stuff, get in touch: nolandempsey at gmail dot com
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