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Manic D Press

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About Me

Manic D Press was founded by Jennifer Joseph in 1984 as an alternative outlet for young writers seeking to bring their work into print. We are an award-winning literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction (novels and short stories), poetry, art, comix, cultural studies, and alternative travel books. We represent a diverse group of unique writers and artists, with emphasis on those who have been shunned by the traditional publishing establishment for lacking commercial viability, regardless of their talent or future promise. Manic D Press books are distributed to the trade throughout the US by Consortium , Last Gasp , SPD , and all major wholesalers. Canadian distribution: PGC, and UK / European distribution is through Turnaround. Visitwww.manicdpress.com to order direct.

Here's Manic D publisher Jennifer Joseph talking about books and anarchy at the 2007 Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair - w/thanks to videographer Erika Ransom...

And here's a very fun new video made by our friends at Creativity Explored for outsider artist Michael Bernard Loggins' Imaginationally: Michael's Lovable Fun of Dictionaries ... Enjoy!
Here's a nice little reminiscence about the '90s SF spoken word scene by Stephen Elliot that ran in the SF Chronicle on Sunday ... time flies when yer havin' fun!

My Interests

Reading and writing

I'd like to meet:

People who love reading books, talking about books, trading books, reviewing books, turning books into movies, turning books into tv shows, turning books into other books.

Books:

Manic D Press authors include:Francesca Lia Block, Sean Carswell, Jeffrey McDaniel, Eric Spitznagel, Michael Bernard Loggins, Jon Longhi, Kurt Zapata, Morty Diamond, Myriam Gurba, Jennifer Blowdryer, Vampyre Mike Kassel, Bruce Jackson, Justin Chin, Alvin Orloff, Sparrow 13, Graham Roumieu, Matt Cook, Kevin Sampsell, Sion Rubi, Jennifer Joseph, Wendy Shimamura, Jarret Keene, Bucky Sinister, Rikki Ercoli, David Jewell, Beth Lisick, Lloyd Dangle, Jack Hirschman, Shannon O'Leary, Marci Blackman, Gary Glazner, Jonathan Swift, Juliette Torrez, Randolph Nae, Trebor Healey, James Tracy, Clint Catalyst, Thea Hillman, Isabel Samaras, Ayn Imperato, David West, Pleasant Gehman, Iris Berry, Adrienne Su, Tarin Towers, Buzz Callaway, Richard Sala, Lord Dunsany, Bambi Lake, Kathi Georges, Abby Denson, Ellyn Maybe, and many other very talented writers

Heroes:

James Laughlin, Leonard Woolf

My Blog

Dahlia Season wins Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction!

Manic D Press congratulates author Myriam Gurba, winner of the Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction (awarded Monday, April 28, 2008 in New York) ...Dahlia Season by Myriam Gurba ...
Posted by Manic D Press on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:09:00 PST

LA Bookfest this weekend 4/26 + 4/27!

Hey LA Friends --Come on out for the LA Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus this weekend! Free fun for all!Manic D will be sharing Booth 666 (no kidding!) with the good folks from Poets & Write...
Posted by Manic D Press on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:56:00 PST

Publishing Workshop in SF this Saturday 4/5

-- Friday is the last day to sign up -- Intersection for the ArtspresentsManuscript Reality Check: Ready for Publication?Saturday | 123pm | April 5$60 ($55 for Intersection Members)+ $10 material fee...
Posted by Manic D Press on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:49:00 PST

Anarchist Bookfair in SF this weekend!

Hey all!Come on down to SF’s Golden Gate Park this weekend for the 13th annual Anarchist Bookfair - Saturday and Sunday!It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s the best people-watching e...
Posted by Manic D Press on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:36:00 PST

A Satanic Xmas tale by Jon Longhi ;-)

Satanic Christmas by Jon Longhi (from Wake Up and Smell the Beer) Working retail was hell during the holidays. Living through the yearly Christmas Rush with its connected extreme overwork, outrageous ...
Posted by Manic D Press on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:44:00 PST

Books make GREAT Gifts!

Hey all -Okay, you already know this but, as a reminder ... Books are- a quiet refuge in this noisy world- completely portable- endlessly reusable: re-read or pass along to a friend- priced under $20-...
Posted by Manic D Press on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:23:00 PST

Juicy Mother 2: Philadelphia Book Party - Saturday (12/1)!

(Please forward to all your friends in the Philadelphia area!)Juicy Mother 2: How They MetEdited by Jennifer Camper Manic D PressComix for gender pirates and sexual outlaws.The highly anticipated sec...
Posted by Manic D Press on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:15:00 PST

Juicy Mother 2: Amazon Blitz TODAY (10/25)!

(Please forward to anyone who might be interested.)Dear Friends of Queer Comix,If you'd like to support JUICY MOTHER 2: HOW THEY MET,published by Manic D Pressplease buy copies on:Thursday October 25,...
Posted by Manic D Press on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:26:00 PST

Manic D @ LitCrawl this Saturday 10/13!

Okay, literary lovers and drunks, it's that LitCrawl time again ... to take over the Mission and enjoy a panoply of fine writing and literary hijinks -- this Saturday, October 13th!You can find Manic ...
Posted by Manic D Press on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:59:00 PST

Manic D @ Sugar Valley this Sunday 10/7!

Hey friends!This Sunday, Manic D Press is delighted to be part of Sugar Valley, a unique and super-swell part of the Castro Street Fair ... full of weird art, cool stuff, and always interesting people...
Posted by Manic D Press on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:51:00 PST