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MICROPROFILE: DELERIUM PRESS
Delerium Press -- www.deliriumpress.com
-- launched in 1999. Get the whole story from the founders of the
micropress in this TDR exclusive!
Also, read the interview to find out
about their poetry chapbook contest (deadline: end of May 2006)
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Who runs Delerium Press? Who are these
people?
Kate Hall and Heather Jessup are
the editors. Sachiko Murakami is the Press Administrator.
Do you ever notice that Penguin books
is a giant corporation? how do you feel about the term micropress?
There are lots of good words that begin
with micro. Micronesian, Microgroove, Micrology. Or, as our mothers
might say, good things come in small packages.
What’s the deal with your books?
Cafe Esperanza and The Word bookstore
in Montreal, and our books can also be ordered by mail or on our
website: www.deliriumpress.com
What about your authors? Who are these
people?
Susan Gillis, Jason Camlot, Matthea
Harvey, Christian Hawkey, Fiona Foster, Katia Grubisic, Johanna
Skibscrud, Moez Surani, Suzanne Buffam (see website for details).
And what about books that are yet to
come out, or coming out? What’s the deal with those books?
This Spring Sarah Selecky Fiction
"Standing Up for Janey" and Stephanie Bolster Poetry
"Past the Roman Arena and the Cedar of Lebanon" plus Patrick
Leroux Drama "Everything is True" and last but not least Jane
Affleck Fiction "We Are Welcome" plus a broadside of
Translation by Erin Moure.
What’s the deal with submissions? Do
you accept submissions?
We do not accept submissions, but are
hosting our first chapbook contest.
Chapbook? That sounds made up. And this
is a contest? Can anyone enter? Does it involve books left out in the
cold thus becoming chapped? What happens if someone reading this wins
this contest?
Our 2006 Poetry Chapbook Contest, judged by poet Matthea Harvey. The
winning entry will have a fine Delirium Press chapbook and a small
broadside published. All entrants will receive the small winning
broadside. Entry length is 12-18 pages. Judging is blind; entrant's name
and contact info must be appear only on a separate sheet along with the
titles of poems. There is a $20 entry fee payable in US or Canadian
funds. Please make all cheques and money orders out to Delirium
Press: Kate Hall and Heather Jessup.
Blind judges, poetry? Contests?
Chapbooks? What is going on at Delirium Press and how can I contact you
to discuss the possibilities of winning this contest?
Delirium Press Chapbook
Contest 2302 Ave. Marcil
Montreal, QC Canada H4A 2Z1 Deadline:
30 May 2006 |