Friends!
Holy jeeps it’s been a while. 2019 ended in a blur and 2020 kicked off in a similar manner. I’ve been neck deep in some very exciting, but very time-intensive layouts (see below) and feel like i have only recently returned to feeling like i am functioning in a reasonable manner. And, since it’s been so long since i posted anything on here, let’s catch up!
PROJECT SUBMISSIONS
I would like to express my deepest, most heart-felt gratitude to everyone who submitted a project for consideration. I really did not expect the quantity of submissions, and have been really blown away by them. I am very, very close to sending everyone who submitted a response (i am incredibly sorry it’s taken me so long to get back to everyone and i sincerely appreciate y’alls patience). To those that were not accepted: keep submitting your work! Your projects/pieces/manuscripts will find their respective homes! To those that were: welcome to the roster! We’ll talk soon.
2020 RELEASES
akinoga press has four amazing books on the docket for a 2020 release, y’all! Two familiar and two brand new!
the familiar
I am thrilled to announce that Dayana Stetco (of In Place of This fame) and Jack Slocomb (of Native Tongue fame) will both have two new collections coming out this spring:
—The Loneliness Pill and Other Plays, a tour de force in four autobiographical plays, each one exploring a different (but interconnected) life Dayana has lead (and is still leading). Check out the Spotlight page for more info and preorder your copy! It releases March 21st! (and if anyone is in Layafette, LA, i STRONGLY encourage you to go to the performance of The Loneliness Pill on March 21st. It’s going to be amazing.)
—Native Tongue, vol. 2: spring/summer, part two of Jack’s love song to the Alleghenies. Once again taking on the role of guide, Jack ushers us out of the earthtones and cold and sleep of the ending months and into the green and growth of a newly-minted world. Vol. 2 will be released in May/June, so stay tuned for more info!
the brand new
I am equally thrilled to announce the addition of Mary Adelle and Jessica Hylton to the akinoga family! Mary is a poet, sex educator, roller skater and all around rad person. Mary will be releasing her debut prose collection, a sensual novella (a sensualla, if you will) with the press. And Jessica is a poet (as well!), editor and founder of Fermata Publishing, and MFA director at University of Arkansas at Monticello. Jessica will be releasing a collection of redaction poems (erasures of Trump speeches). Both are incredible, and i will have more info in the site soon!
CITYLIT 2020
And last but not least, akinoga press will once again be at CityLit Fest! I’m excited to have some new books (and maybe even a new book display) for this year’s fest. I’ll make a proper post about it once the event gets closer, but i just wanted to spill those beans.
And that should be it! ONWARD 2020!!!
–mz