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September 12, 2016

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#RECURRENT is Accepting Submissions

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written by The Accomplices

– Janice Lee

#RECURRENT IS REIMAGINING STORYTELLING. IS INNOVATIVE LITERATURE. IS WRITING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL ALL THE FEELINGS.

I’m excited to announce the the #RECURRENT series is open for submissions. At least one manuscript will be selected for publication in 2017.

What is #RECURRENT?

#RECURRENT is an ongoing series of exceptional writing at Civil Coping Mechanisms. The series seeks to push the boundaries of narrative with books that seek to reconstruct, reimagine & expand on existing narrative spaces. Not bound to genre or category, #RECURRENT books are intuitive, instigative, innovative, sensitive, perceptive, heart-breaking, and honest. The first two #RECURRENT titles at CCM are Gaijin by Jordan Okumura and Blind Spot by Harold Abramwitz. (The previous edition of the series at Jaded Ibis Press also published Crepuscule W/ Nellie by Joe Milazzo and Family Album by Jason Snyder.) The series is edited by Janice Lee.

What am I looking for?

More than anything, I’m interested in writing that gestures towards intimacy in different ways, in writing that isn’t afraid to reveal or retreat, and writing that makes us feel all the feelings.

I’m especially looking for manuscripts by women, non-gender binary individuals, writers of color, or individuals from marginalized backgrounds.

I’m also especially interested in works of prose: fiction, nonfiction, essay, hybrid works.

Guidelines:

Email your entire manuscript to janice@entropymag.org in a doc, docx, or pdf format. (If you send a pdf, I may need a doc or docx file later.)

Please include “#RECURRENT Submission” in the subject of your email.

Include any context or relevant details about the work, what category you might include it in (ie. fiction or nonfiction), and whether you feel the work is in dialogue with any other writers or works.

Also include a brief bio.

Deadline: October 1, 2016.

News

Tiny Hardcore Press to Become an Imprint of Civil Coping Mechanisms

by CCM
written by CCM

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Civil Coping Mechanisms is excited to announce the inclusion of the independent publishing house, Tiny Hardcore Press, as a new powerhouse imprint under the CCM brand. The house will continue to publish innovative fiction and poetry and to commemorate the merger, the latest Tiny Hardcore title, “This is a Dance Movie!” by Tim Jones-Yelvington is immediately available.

 

Dance-Movie-Full-Cover“This is the short story collection as playful dance party among serious things—a remix of pop culture, gay sex and celebrity, ranging from the confectionary to the visionary. A collection of sparks for various fires, from a bold young talent finding his way forward.”
—Alexander Chee, author of The Queen of the Night

“Beautifully written in perfectly realized sentences, with dead- on moments of recognition that require the reader to pause and savor the pleasure of rereading, these stories are brilliantly original, sexually frank, even a bit frightening perhaps, but very funny. Surreally, subversively, wonderfully funny.”
—Susan Nussbaum, author of Good Kings, Bad Kings

“Tim Jones-Yelvington’s This is a Dance Movie! feels like a wound your dear childhood friend begged you to look at, and when you peered in it oozed glitter. This collection leans in, familiar, knowable, and then it dazzles you, leaving you blinking, waiting impatiently for when you can see again to read more.”
—Lindsay Hunter, author of Ugly Girls

ABOUT THE PRESS

Tiny Hardcore was founded by Roxane Gay in 2010 and quickly became an indie household name, publishing titles by the likes of xTx, Casey Hanaan, Brandi Wells, Cassandra Troyan, Robb Todd, James Tadd Adcox, Brian Oliu, and more. Read about Tiny Hardcore‘s startup, click here and here.

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Tiny Hardcore’s complete backlist will be available to purchase everywhere books are sold September 30th. Stay tuned for new CCM Tiny Hardcore acquisitions announcements. We’re coping.