Welcome to Abode’s newsletter! Make yourself at home– we’re glad you’re here.
Abode Press is a 501(c)3 nonprofit publishing press dedicated to uplifting underrepresented voices. Our values are founded on intersectionality, anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and empathy. We are set to launch August 15, 2023.
Here’s what you can expect from our newsletter each month:
press updates, events, and more on the 15th
a round up of our staff’s literary news on the 30th
exclusive interviews, features, and more in between
We hope you’ll stick around, or even consider pledging your support!
Let’s dive into the first edition of our staff’s literary news:
Founder & director Diamond Braxton will be attending Lambda Literary Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices this summer
Poetry reader Julián David Bañuelos’ two prose poems appear in The Cincinnati Review. His translation of Cristalina Parra also appears in Denver Quarterly
Prose reader Miranda Ramirez just landed in NYC for an internship with the National Book Foundation
Poetry reader mónica teresa ortiz reviews Destiny Hemphill’s poetry collection motherworld: a devotional for the alter-life for Scalawag
Hybrid reader noam keim will be attending Sewanee Writers' Conference this summer
Hybrid reader Sean Enfield’s poems appear in Two Hawks Quarterly. Read them here
Poetry editor SG Huerta’s micro poem “Named” appears in The Offing
Copy editor Tanya Sangpun Thamkruphat’s poem “I Am Home” appears in West Trestle Review
We can’t wait to see what else our staff has in store this summer. Stay tuned for press updates and an exclusive interview coming soon