Sunday, August 19, 2012
Cult Of The Yellow Sign Plans Lovecraft Resurrection
The Cult of the Yellow Sign, the only Lovecraft influenced cult to have two zines published by Lawn Gnome Publishing, was recently interviewed by Phoenix New Times about their hijinks. Click on the link to read all about it!
Cult of the Yellow Sign Article by Benjamin Leatherman
Monday, July 9, 2012
It's been 5 years since Arizona had a bonafide shoot out for the top team of slammin' poets, and now the wait is over as we celebrate the first lyrical shooting insanity of the inaugural Copper State Slam Championships!
Anthology, Inc. and Black Box Theater along with sponsors Lawn Gnome Publishing, Brick Cave Media and ConNotations Newszine invite you and your friends to join us for two days of spoken word fun
The When: Friday, July 27th and Saturday, July 28th, 2012
The Where: The Black Box Theater, 1330 E. Florence Blvd. Casa Grande, AZ 85122
The Who: A total of eight teams of four poets each will be allowed to compete, including four teams that are respesenting Arizona at the 2012 National Poetry Slam in Charloette, NC!
Tickets:
Friday $9 Online / $12 Door
Saturday $12 / $15 Door
Event Pass (covers both days. available online only) $20
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/257466
Hotel:
Room rate of $59 at Comfort Inn in Casa Grande. Each room is two queens beds and offers a full hot breakfast each morning. Their number is: 520-421-9878. Just need to ask for the Black Box Theatre room rate. Please feel free to pass along to anyone coming down.
The tentative itinerary includes:
Friday Itinerary 7/27:
7pm-9pm- Magic Show, Team Registration
9pm, Prliminary Bout #1 (1st 4 teams) Top 2 advance
11pm Preliminary Bout #2 (2nd 4 teams) Top 2 advance
1am- Naughty Open mic and other strangness...
Saturday Itinerary 7/28:
10am-12p- Open Mic for attendees
12p-1p- Publishing Panel/Discussion With:
Aaron Johnson of Lawn Gnome Publishing
Patti Hultstrand of AZ Publishing Services
Bob Nelson of Brick Cave Books
1pm-2:30pm- Youth Improv Class
3pm-4pm- Arizona State Youth Poetry Showcase
4pm-5pm- Legends of AZ Slam
FINALS at 7pm
10pm Musical Mayem Cabaret/Post Slam Celebration
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
2012 Publishing Submission Guidelines
Last year, we chose to print books of poetry from Lauren Perry, Ernesto Moncada, and Aaron Johnson. We also printed two books of graphic fiction from The Cult of The Yellow Sign and Brandon Huigens. Lastly, we printed Urban Camper's Guide to Surviving Phoenix by Q. We got these books done before the Underground Publisher's Convention on March 17th, 2012 at Lawn Gnome Publishing.
We are also hoping that we can complete one book of art prints from Randal Wilson and a photo essay from Kevin Patterson during the summer.
And then fall comes, and we are out of ideas... so we are looking for new talent. So, you think you have the next great idea? Why not submit it to a small press? Why not submit it to a small press in Phoenix, AZ?
Why not Gnome?
2012 Publishing Submission Guidelines
We want to discover the most talented writers, comic artists and zinesters. Our 2012 submission period for poetry will begin June 1st until July 31st, 2012. In order to submit, you must:
1) Pay the $10 application fee by check in mail, card on www.lawngnomepublishing.com , or cash in our Downtown Phoenix location (905 N 5th St, Phoenix, AZ 85004)
2) Submit 3 pages (Letter size 8.5 by 11 inches), typed in Times New Roman 12 point font, of your poetry, graphic fiction, or informational writing by Mail or Email.
a. Mail 3 pages (Letter size 8.5 by 11 inches), single-spaced, typed in Times New Roman 12 point font, of your poetry, graphic fiction, or informational writing. Please, no headshots, pictures, or borders for poetry submissions.
b. Email to lawngnomepublishing@gmail.com 3 pages, single-spaced, typed in New Times Roman 12 point font, saved as an .rtf file, your poetry, graphic fiction, or informational writing with LGP.Yournamehere.SUBMISSION in the subject line. For instance, if your name was Shawnte Orion, your email’s subject line would look like LGP.ShawnteOrion.SUBMISSION.
3) The top 25 entries will be asked to submit additional pages of poetry, graphic fiction, or informational writing for a final manuscript. 12 of these books will be picked for Lawn Gnome Publishing by our qualified and esteemed staff of writers, editors, and promoters. One book will be published a month to be sold on www.lawngnomepublishing.com , in the Downtown Phoenix Lawn Gnome Publishing store, and provided for the author’s own distribution.
All mail payments and submissions should be addressed to
ATTN: Lawn Gnome Publishing
905 N 5th St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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