Kore Press Short Fiction Award
A Prize of $1,000 and chapbook publication by Kore Press is awarded for a short story by a woman. The winning story will be published as its own chapbook, in an edition of 500. Judge to be announced. Submit a story of no more than 8,000 words and a $15 entry fee by October 31. Women writing in English are eligible, regardless of nationality. See full guidelines.
Elline Lipkin & Sandra Lim at Pegasus Books in Berkeley
Pegasus Books will be hosting a reading by our two most recent First Book Award Winners, Elline Lipkin and Sandra Lim, on July 20th, 2006 at 7:30pm. Elline's new book, The Errant Thread, will be available for purchase. Sandra Lim will be reading from her book Loveliest Grotesque, forthcoming from Kore Press in Fall 2006. Pegasus Books is located at 2349 Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, California.
Deborah Fries chosen as Poet Laureate
Deborah Fries has been chosen by Galway Kinnell as Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's Poet Laureate. Deborah is the author of Various Modes of Departure, the Kore Press 2003 First Book Award Winner.
Kore Press Fundraiser Brunch a Great Success
On April 23, 2006, Kore Press hosted its annual fundraiser brunch and art auction. Seventy-two items were auctioned, including several beautiful pieces of artwork by Tucson artists, and gift certificates and products from local merchants. We are happy to report that we exceeded our fundraising goal for the brunch. A heartfelt thanks goes out to all of our sponsors: CDG Architects, Design Build Collaborative Inc, Advance Reprographics, Inc, Arizona Women's Conference, Centra Realty, Joan Kay Cauthorn, Barbara Grygutis, Line & Space, LLC, Bill & Brenda Viner, Donna & David Ellington, Mary Kay Dinsmore, U of A Committee on LGBT Studies, and Temp Connection. Thank you also to Pastiche Modern Eatery for hosting us.
Yale Beinecke Archive Sale
We are pleased to announce that Yale University has purchased Kore Press's archives to include in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Grrrls Literary Activism Project
In collaboration with City High School, we will continue our Grrrls Literary Activism Project this fall. Girls ages 14 to 17 will gather for a series of weekly workshops designed to hone their skills as thinkers, writers and literary activists. Participants will themselves and each other critical questions about their lives and the world, read what women have had to say on these issues, write their own original words, and finally bring their work to the public sphere. These workshops will be held at Casa Libre en la Solana, a writer's retreat in Tucson.
2006 Women of Color Reading Series
Demetria Martinez
March 6, 2006
7 p.m. Antigone Books
Demetria read from her latest book, Confessions of a Berlitz Tape Chicana.
Margo Tamez
April 1, 2006
4 p.m. Kore Press Backyard
Margo read from her book, Daughter of Lightning, along with border activist Teresa Leal.
Niki Herd
May 1, 2006
6:30 p.m. Kore Press Backyard
Niki Herd read her poetry, which has been published in Crimson Crane, XCP: Streetnotes, Black Issues Book Review and PMS: Poemmemoirstory.
