CLMP south(east)...
So nice to be conference-ing... A small crowd of folks, but nice, community-building. Most of the presses and mags here are from this region, and it's fun to be meeting people, getting to know my "neighbors".
Especially nice to see Joyelle and Johannes, who've just launched a new press and dropped 3 hot little books into our laps!!! (They've also just kicked off a first book contest, so send em your work!!!)
And for those of you in the Nashville area, there's a lovely fellow here, Blas Falconer, who's currently starting up a press at Austin Peay State University, in Clarksville. You should drop him a line!
One thing-- it's a little humbling, to meet all the people I tried to contact when I moved to Atlanta-- the folks from 5 Points, Terminus, Chattahootchee Review, etc. In each case, I made an attempt to get involved when I moved to town, and in each case, nobody responded to my emails. Yesterday, chatting with Travis, from Terminus, I said something about this, and he said, "Oh, we get so much spam, so now most of the unknown emails get filtered.)
And I thought, "I am a bitch to have assumed people were unfriendly/ disinterested. I need to get over myself."
But then I amde a resolution, to respond to every cold email I ever get. Ever. Especially when the person sending the email sounds lonely...
In other news, this has me thinking about AWP, about entering the fray, booking a table for Killing the Buddha for the first time. Thinking of "taking it to the next level" after 5 years. Anyone want to share a table?
In still other news, Half/Life will be, in one short week, out of my hands. Ack!
Especially nice to see Joyelle and Johannes, who've just launched a new press and dropped 3 hot little books into our laps!!! (They've also just kicked off a first book contest, so send em your work!!!)
And for those of you in the Nashville area, there's a lovely fellow here, Blas Falconer, who's currently starting up a press at Austin Peay State University, in Clarksville. You should drop him a line!
One thing-- it's a little humbling, to meet all the people I tried to contact when I moved to Atlanta-- the folks from 5 Points, Terminus, Chattahootchee Review, etc. In each case, I made an attempt to get involved when I moved to town, and in each case, nobody responded to my emails. Yesterday, chatting with Travis, from Terminus, I said something about this, and he said, "Oh, we get so much spam, so now most of the unknown emails get filtered.)
And I thought, "I am a bitch to have assumed people were unfriendly/ disinterested. I need to get over myself."
But then I amde a resolution, to respond to every cold email I ever get. Ever. Especially when the person sending the email sounds lonely...
In other news, this has me thinking about AWP, about entering the fray, booking a table for Killing the Buddha for the first time. Thinking of "taking it to the next level" after 5 years. Anyone want to share a table?
In still other news, Half/Life will be, in one short week, out of my hands. Ack!
1 Comments:
i feel like there's a disconnect with e-mails . . . even in business settings i find that many have no reservations about just ignoring e-mails—as if there is no real obligation to respond even to business-related messages. i find it rather condescending and love your resolution. as if it took more than a few seconds to fire off a message.
nashville hint taken. i'll spread the word.
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