Purple Ink Press

A white graphic with purple, brown and blue lines swirling in the background. Photos of five authors and their names in purple lettering, including David Gaffney, Leticia Urieta, Barbara Black, Britta Jensen and Heidi Kasas are on the graphic. In bold blue text it says Virtual Book Launch, and in smaller black text it days Saturday, December 13th 11am Central and a Zoom meeting ID at the bottom.

Looking forward to celebrating Heidi Kasas' new book, The Beginners, tomorrow! I'll be reading some poetry from my new book, Offerings to a Tumbled Temple, out now from @purpleinkpress.bsky.social. Hope to see you there!

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Happy Publication Day for Leticia Urieta’s Offerings to a Tumbled Temple @leticiaasu.bsky.social

When I saw this manuscript come in, it was an instant yes. This is a special book and exactly what we are looking for.

Leticia Urieta’s Offerings to a Tumbled Temple is simply stunning.

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A white graphic with black text at the top that says Cover Reveal. Below is a book cover with a painting of a brown body in the shape of landscape. Above in a blue sky is a brown hummingbird. Around the hummingbird is the title of the book in bold black ink, Offerings to a Tumbled Temple, and lower in lavender text, the authors name, Leticia Urieta. In the bottom left corner is the a purple octopus with Purple Ink Press in purple text below.

Cover reveal of my poetry chapbook, Offerings to a Tumbled Temple, out soon from @purpleinkpress.bsky.social!

Congratulations to the 10 finalists for our chapbook contest. which one(s) will Chen Chen pick. Congratulations finalists!

Megan Alyse
KM Bezner
David Eileen
An Ting Koh
Kat Lehmann
Elijah Ramli
Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Nur Turkmani
Leticia Urieta
Li Zhuang

@songsofkat.bsky.social

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Join us in congratulating the 18 semifinals for our chapbook contest. Their manuscripts stood out to our readers and editors! Congratulations poets!

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We are still seeking entries for our chapbook contest. All entries considered for publicaton and there will be up tp three winners, beacuse we don’t believe in binaries.

#callforsubmissions #callforpoetry #callforfiction #callforart 

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Follow the link in our bio for details.

Open Submissions: an online project, Tender Masculinities, edited by Jude Marr and our Chapbook contest Judged by Chen Chen
 
We love seeing your creativity, so send over your gems. purpleinkpress.com/call-for-sub...

OPEN: call for submissions for online folio Tender Masculinities 
edited by Jude Marr
We seek poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid, and visual arts for an online project around the theme Tender Masculinities.

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#callforsubmissions

Last week, to submit to our Hip-hop anthology! Details in the bio!

#callforsubmissions #callforpoetry #callforfiction #callforart 

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Our inaugural chapbook contest is open for submissions with the amazing Chen Chen(@chenchenwrites) judging. Send in your quirky beauties. Hybrid art and poetry manuscripts welcome. The prize is $500 and publication.

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Our chapbook contest is official open with the amazing Chen Chen judging. purpleinkpress.com/chapbook-con...

#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

A poem excerpt from Chameleon Chimera: an Anthology of Florida Poets dropping in May, going on presale soon!

The Florida Keys by Terin Weinberg

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#poetrycommunity
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Our Chapbook contest is open for submissions. Chen Chen, @chenchenwrites is our judge. Come Chapbook and Chen Chen with us! Send in your quirky beauties. The prize is $500 and publication.
 We can’t wait to read them.
#WriterCommunity
 #poetrycontest
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Unreal!!

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Our first Chapbook Contest is here with Judge Chen Chen
The prize is $500 and publication. And the best news is that there will be up to three winners!
 
#chapbookcontest
 #PoetryContest #PoetryCompetition
#CreativeWritingContest
#PoetChallenge
 #PoetryPrize
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Call for Florida images for our Florida Poetry Book Project.

We are particularly looking for images from The Panhandle, Gulf Coast, The Everglades, Central Florida, and The Florida Keys. Closing on March 30th.

#callforsubmissions
#callforart

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The Crisis in Sudan and the Unseen Resilience of Mutual Aid As the civil war in Sudan nears the one-year mark, activists in the country and abroad have banded together in mutual aid efforts.

"Sudanese volunteers in the diaspora are collectively organizing mutual aid efforts by fundraising from the diaspora and leading on ground provisions by distributing food, shelter, and life-saving psychosocial services."

That’s just wow!

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Let's reflect on the past week and share our achievements! Your victories, big or small, deserve to be celebrated. Remember to stay connected Together, let's uplift each other and revel in the good, mostly good and tomfoolery! #writingcommunity

World Poetry Day
sometimes poetry says what we cannot

Come view
the flowers of
this painful world
Bashō

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Less than 24 hours to submit! #callforsubmissions purpleinkpress.com/bimbo-femini...

We are thrilled to announce that Purple Ink Press will publish a print edition of Chameleon Chimera: an Anthology of Florida Poets, curated initially by Lenny DellaRocca of The South Florida Poetry Journal. The anthology features 100+ Florida poets. Look for the anthology later in 2024
#Bookdeal

Come visit us at booth 1205!

First come, first served! Get a copy of this limited edition broadside of Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, “Strong Men, Riding Horses.” This edition is printed by consent of Brooks permissions.

We are coming!!!!

Last push to get in your Bimbo submissions. We are shocked, but the anthology is almost full. Get those subs in!

#callforsubmissions

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✨Calling all essayists! ✨The inaugural Sarabande Prize in the Essay is accepting manuscript submissions through February 15!

Learn more and submit at the link in our bio!

✨ATTENTION FICTION WRITERS!✨ The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction is accepting manuscript submissions through February 15!

Lauren Groff will select one winning manuscript for publication by Sarabande Books.

Learn more and submit at the link in our bio!

Get your bimbo on! All bimbo, himbos, thembos welcome! Not sure are you just a weirdo that believes in equality and justice? Submit! Life’s not always cute but we make art.
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Yeah, we are getting full but, still open for submissions for poetry, nonfiction, art, and hybrid. We could especially use more himbo and thembo energy. We are loving all the sugar and spice coming our way. Keep it coming!!!!

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