1913's Kickstarter + Bravura Cool!

Dear friends de 1913,

After 10/100 years, we're launching our first ever Kickstarter to keep 1913 a journal of forms in print with Issue 6!

Check it out & help bring more exciting work by Don Mee Choi, Liana Quill, Amaranth Borsuk & Kate Durbin, Aisha Sloan, Amarnath Ravva...and many more into paper-being-ness.

We've also recently launched a marvelous new book: Bravura Cool by Jane Lewty, selected byFanny Howe for 1913's 1st Book Prize.

Please join us in welcoming these new-new projects into the world like party frocks, chicks, & eggs!

Cheers & Aprils to all,
1913.

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New NOW from 1913 press!
Bravura Cool by Jane Lewty
The Transfer Tree by Karena Youtz
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Congratulations to Scott McFarland, whose book O, Human Microphone won the 2012 1913 Prize for 1st Books selected by Rae Armantrout!
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Congrats to Brenda Iijima & Sarah Riggs, whose books were selected for the 2012 Open Reading Period!
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...stay tuned soon for:
1913 a journal of forms' Issue 6
Big House/Disclosure & Four Electric Ghosts by Mendi+Keith Obadike
Kala Pani by Monica Mody
Strong Suits by Brad Flis
The Wrong Book by Nathaniel Otting
Hg-the liquid by Ward Tietz
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1913 meets 2013!

Welcome to 2013 all...the 10th/100th anniversary of 1913!

We have radical plans planned, beginning with a brand new book:

The Transfer Tree by Karena Youtz... 
available NOW from 1913 Press & SPD! 
Here & here.

And we are simply agog to announce TWO absolutely stunning selections from 1913's Open Reading Period 2012:

Untimely Death is Driven Out Beyond the Horizon 
by Brenda Iijima 
& 
Pomme & Granite 
by Sarah Riggs

Thanks to all who sent their wonderful works our way.

We’d like to single out the following dizzyingly excellent manuscripts, among a field of so many fine excellents:

Anais Nin: I of the Storm by Kazim Ali 
The Posture of Contour: A Public Primer by James Belflower 
Abra by Amaranth Borsuk & Kate Durbin 
Quantum Poetics: The Word and Its Earthwork by Amy Catanzano 
Talks Over Stolen Food by Jon Cotner & Andy Fitch 
seer/SUCKER by Steve Halle 
Third Sound by Kevin Holden 
Nineties by Lucy Ives 
Dead Man’s Hat by Quincy Jones 
Nonfiction by Shane McCrae 
You’re Going to Miss Me When You’re Bored by Justin Marks 
Very Different Animals by Frank Sherlock 
Jacques Lipchitz by Paul Siegell 
Pay Per View by Tony Trigilio 
Meadow Slasher by Joshua Marie Wilkinson

Stay tuned soon for Bravura Cool by Jane Lewty ...and maybe 1,913 things or more!

The Transfer Tree by Karena Youtz!

The Transfer Tree by Karena Youtz is available NOW from 1913 Press...we're all aquiver.

1913 Prize results!

We are delighted to announce that Rae Armantrout has selected  

“O, Human Microphone” by Scott McFarland 

for publication by 1913 Press as winner of 2012’s 1913 Prize for 1st Books!

There were so many wild, wonderful, and truly exquisite submissions, and we thank everyone who entered.

We’d especially like to honor the following 12 finalists, whose first books are exciting news of what’s afoot:

Finalists:

Eric Amling

Junior Clemens

Dennis Etzel Jr.

Leora Fridman

Leif Haven

Lauren Ireland

Drew Krewer

Ji Yoon Lee

Stephanie Luczajko

Athena Nilssen

Andrew Terhune

Elizabeth Clark Wessel

The editors would also like to recognize the following truly wonderful semifinalists whose stunning work stood out in the mix:

Semifinalists:

Stephanie Anderson

Elaine Bleakney

Raymond Johnde Borja

Wendy Burk

Loretta Clodfelter

Thomas Cook

Jeanine Deibel

Jane Gregory

Christine Herzer

Jen Hyde

Steven Karl

Paula Koneazny

M. Mack

Stephen Mead

Juan Daniel Millan

Alexandra Nichols

Frances Justine Post

Afton Wilky

We wish all those who entered the best of luck, and we look forward to reading you in the years to come.

Very best,

1913

Thank yous!

thx to all of yall who submitted manuscripts to 1913's 1st Book & Open Book reading periods...we'll be ogling yr work over the summer with news by fall...hoo-ray! cheers, 1913.

1913 Open Book reading period 2012!

1913 Press is reading NON-FIRST BOOKS from June 1-June 30, 2012. Chosen book(s) to be selected by the editors, Sandra & Ben Doller. Writers must have published at least ONE book previously (chapbooks not included). No genre, length, or other restrictions; submit any work, in any form. Collaborations and translations are accepted. We are simply on the lookout for the best & baddest work out there. Results of the Open Book Reading Period will be announced by November 15, 2012. All work submitted will also be considered for inclusion in 1913 a journal of forms. Reading fee = $15

1913 Prize for 1st Books: Selected by Rae Armantrout!

The 1913 Prize lives on! 1913 will read submissions for a FIRST BOOK in ANY (or NO) GENRE during the month of MAY 2012! We are especially tickled to announce that RAE ARMANTROUT will select the winning book(s)! We are delighted to accept your submissions online via Submittable (formerly Submishmash) from MAY 1-MAY 31, 2012. The winning writer may not have previously published any book-length collection in any genre (chapbooks are ok). 1913 abides by all fair & sensible guidelines in its reading of submissions. No genre, length, or other restrictions; submit any work, in any form. We are simply on the lookout for the best & baddest work out there. Please sign up for our mailing list to receive updates. And find us on Facebook & other likely places! The winning book(s) will be announced by September 30, 2012. All work submitted will also be considered for inclusion in 1913 a journal of forms. Reading fee = $25 Click here to submit! We look forward to reading you…

so much news from 1913...

Announcing 1913’s newest publications:

Conversities ($14) by Dan Beachy-Quick & Srikanth Reddy
&
READ: an anthology of inter-translation ($12, Sarah Riggs & Cole Swensen, eds.) featuring work in French & English by Jen Bervin, Joshua Beckman, Donna Stonecipher, Stéphane Bouquet, Vincent Broqua, & Martin Richet

…both available NOW via 1913press.org & Small Press Distribution

In other 1913 news:

We will be reading for the 1913 Prize for 1st books from May 1-May 31st, 2012—to be selected by Rae Armantrout!

We will read for all other/non-1st books in the month of June, to be selected by the editors.

Look out for 1913 a journal of forms’ Issue 6 later this spring, in addition to new books by Nathaniel Otting, Jane Lewty, Brad Flis, Karena Youtz, & Mendi+Keith Obadike.

Happy spring things to all,
1913.

1913 off-site & outta sight @ AWP

1913 Press is excited to be launching a brand new collaborative book--"Conversities" by Dan Beachy-Quick & Srikanth Reddy--at AWP this week. Please join us for an off-site reading at The Empty Bottle before the madness begins. 1913 Press & La Presse will be at table i10 in Table X land all week...please stop by & check out the new book & other 1913 goodies, grab some swag, say cheerio.

Wednesday 2/29
7:00-8:00pm
1913, Canarium Books, & The Iowa Review
Location: The Empty Bottle - 1444 W. Chicago
Cost: free
Join Dan Beachy-Quick, Srikanth Reddy, Darcie Dennigan, and Anthony Madrid as they launch their books with short readings, generous pours (cash only, of course), and lots of smiles. And stay for the AWP Chicago Kick-off Party!

Lovely review of "Conversities" in its earlier chapbook iterations at Jacket2.

Hooray for Brad Flis!

1913 Press congratulates Brad Flis, whose most excellent manuscript “Strong Suits” has been selected by the editors for publication in 2012. And a HUGE thanks to the many fabulous writers who also submitted their work to the 1913 Press Open Reading Period in 2011.

Under Consideration...still!

If you submitted to 1913 a journal of forms' Issue 6...your work is STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION (unless you have been notified otherwise)!

Many many thanks for everyone's patience as we continue reading yr work with care...

Reviews of Home/Birth!

Check out this review of our fantastic "Home/Birth" (Greenberg & Zucker) in the excellent lil mag Bellevue Literary Review:

Plus a new paper review in lovely Lilith!

Jane Lewty interview @ Make mag!

Our love goes out to the lovely & brilliant Jane Lewty...check out her interview @ Make mag & get ready fr her 1913 debut!

1913's 1st Book Results, selected by Fanny Howe!

Dear wonderfuls,

I am thrilled to announce the results of 1913's 1st book reading period, selected by Fanny Howe:

-Jane Lewty's Bravura Cool
-Nathaniel Otting's Why Not Pass Easily Through Another's Life--A Book of Hours; or Another Wrong Book

Both fantastically amazing books will be published by 1913 Press in 2012.

It's inane to say how many fabulous manuscripts were submitted...yet it's true. I am humbled to have had the chance to personally read all of them--so much good stuff!--& I'm feeling buoyed by the direction of new writing...there was so much to love & so much wild uncategorizable excellent goings-on!

We'd especially like to single out the remarkable finalists, below:

-Alexandra Mattraw's honest as any treeless place
-Sara Mumolo's You Invent the Weapon I Touch You With
-Matthew Nye's Pike and Bloom
-Amarnath Ravva's American Canyon
-Aisha Sloan's Resolution in Bearing
-Colin Winnette's Ink
-Carolyn Zaikowski's A Child is Being Killed

Big congrats to the many of you whose books were selected for publication elsewhere along the way--& big thanks to those of you who let us know in advance!

Mine, Fanny's, & 1913's gratitude to all those who submitted...

yrs,
sandra/1913.

New Pages review of Arielle & Rachel's Home/Birth!

Checkitout!

SPD White Sale

hey hey hey

summer is hot & SPD is having a white sale. this is exciting for you b/c it means you can get lots of titles with white covers for 40% off, including 1913 titles 1913 Issue 5 & Hg-The Liquid by Ward Tietz, AND Fence title Dead Ahead by Ben Doller.

sweet summery deal. and don't forget to submit for issue six.

Now Reading for Issue 6!

We are now reading for Issue 6 from June 15 through September 15! Please submit via Submishmash. You may submit any form of work, in any form. Evident familiarity with 1913 is a plus. There is a nominal $2.00 reading fee, for which we apologize in advance. Please contact 1913press@gmail.com with any questions.

You can see the fab work that we've already published in Issues 1 and 2, available here and here as PDFs.

1913 @ Boog City in NYC Tuesday 6/28!

Boog City presents d.a. levy lives: celebrating the renegade press...

1913 Press

FREE!

Event will be hosted by 1913 founder and editrice Sandra Doller

Featuring readings from:
Claire Donato
Ben Gocker
Lucy Ives
Jeff Johnson


and music from Dorit and Friends

There will be wine, cheese, and crackers, too.

Curated and with an introduction by Boog City editor David Kirschenbaum

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**1913 Press
http://www.journal1913.org/

Founded in 2003 by l’editrice Sandra Doller, 1913 a journal of forms and 1913 Press are committed to publishing the baddest in poetry, poetics, prose, and their intersections with the arts of all forms in handsome book-as-art-objet fashion.


**Claire Donato
http://www.somanytumbleweeds.com/

Claire Donato writes across genres; lives in Brooklyn; and has taught at Hunter College, The New School, Brown University, and 826 Valencia/NYC. Recent poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Gulf Coast, Boston Review, Black Warrior Review, and Octopus. She holds an M.F.A. in literary arts from Brown University, where she received the John Hawkes Prize in Fiction. In August, she will be in residence at the Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, N.Y.


**Dorit and Friends
http://www.doritworld.com/

Dorit is a singer songwriter, actor and Middle Eastern Dancer. Also a very proud native New Yorker.

She is currently working on two different music projects. One is her debut solo album hopefully to be completed by August. The second is an E.P. for the hard rock band she is lead vocalist for. This acoustic show will feature original songs from both projects. Joining her will be Chris Medrano and James Gillespie.

Please check out her youtube video and original song tribute to her childhood hero Wonder Woman.
And for more information and updates about both projects please visit the above url.


**Ben Gocker

Ben Gocker was born in Rochester, N.Y. in 1979. He received an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Iowa's Writers’ Workshop. He lives in Bushwick and works for the Brooklyn Public Library.


**Lucy Ives

Born in New York City, Lucy Ives is a graduate of Harvard University and of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her poems and criticism have appeared in 1913 a journal of forms, The Colorado Review, Fence, Ploughshares, Verse, n+1 online, and Wave Books' The Bedazzler. Ives is the author of a chapbook, My Thousand Novel (Cosa Nostra Editions) and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in comparative literature at NYU. She lives in Bushwick with her husband, Ben Gocker, with whom she ran the reading series Poetry Time.


**Jeff T. Johnson

Jeff T. Johnson’s poetry is forthcoming or has appeared in 1913 a journal of forms, Boston Review, Slope, VOLT,Caketrain, and The Laurel Review, among other publications. He holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from The New School. He lives in Brooklyn, is the poetry editor at LIT, and is an editor at Dewclaw.

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Directions:
C/E to 23rd St., 1/9 to 18th St.
Venue is bet. 10th and 11th avenues

1913 Reads Again. Anybook. Anygenre. May.

May might be grey, but don't let that get you down. 1913 is reading again, oh my.

From May 1-May 31, ANY NON-FIRST BOOK, ANY GENRE! Please submit your work via the submission button below. There is no page, genre, or other limitation. Collaborations, translations, and other animals are welcome & encouraged. Writer(s) must have previously published at least one full-length book or equivalent (chapbooks not included). Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The reading fee is $10. One or more books will be selected for publication by 1913′s l’editrice Sandra Doller. Please email 1913press@gmail.com with any questions. 1913press@gmail.com

1913 rides/reads...again!

1913 Press reads again!

From May 1-May 31, ANY NON-FIRST BOOK, ANY GENRE. Please submit your work via the Submishmash submission button on the website.

There is no page, genre, or other limitation. Collaborations, translations, and other animals are welcome & encouraged. Writer(s) must have previously published at least one full-length book or equivalent (chapbooks not included).

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The reading fee is $10. One or more books will be selected for publication by 1913′s l’editrice Sandra Doller.

Please email 1913press@gmail.com with any questions.