Calendar
February 9th, 2012
Book Premiere and Poezia 5-Year Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, February 9
7:00 pm
Carnegie Center
251 West 2nd Street
Lexington, KY
FREE
Join the Poezia Writing Group as it celebrates its five-year anniversary. Enjoy works of both poetry and prose, including a premiere of Jude Lally's new, full-length poetry book, I'm Fine, But Thanks for Asking (Accents Publishing, 2012).
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News
Video footage from the World Premiere of Bigger Than They Appear
On 12/8/2011, in a packed auditorium in the Carnegie Center in Lexington, KY, 38 poets read their own contributions to the anthology, as well as their favorites by contributors not in attendance. You will hear 94 poems by 75 authors in less than an hour. The video is split in 5 sections of about 10 minutes each.
Video 1/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GtO4VM414Y
Video 2/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpxgHS4mSAw
Video 3/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enBw1XnRBxs
Video 4/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ7C3mm9Rfw
Video 5/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI3cfQ7930s
Thanks to Thom Southerland and Jeremy Midkiff for filming the event!
Etcetera's Mistress Reviewed in The Washington Independent Review of Books
Grace Cavalieri provides a solid, insightful review of Thom Ward's poetry book Etcetera's Mistress in the December Exemplars column of The Washington Independent Review of Books. Click here to read the review.
Ms. Candace Katz, Deputy Director of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, made the following comment after reading the review: "Thank you for introducing me to Thom Ward. Another adventure. I like what you said about his work: He is interested in many kinds of beauty and not all of them are pretty."
Accents Publishing Featured in North of Center
Writer and journalist Michael Benton features the release of Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems in North of Center. Click here to read the article.
Past News
Accents Publishing 2011 International Poetry Book Contest Results Announced
Accents Publishing is proud to announce the results of its 2011 International Poetry Book Contest. The two winners are as follows:
The Sounding Machine, by Patty Paine, was selected by judge Lisa Williams; The Long View Just Keeps Treading Water, by James Doyle, was selected by Accents Publishing Senior Editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Please click here for more details, including the names of the additional 10 finalists.
Accents Publishing 2011 International Poetry Book Contest
Accents Publishing is excited to announce its 2011 International Poetry Book Contest. Two winners will be selected – one by an independent judge, Lisa Williams, and one by the Senior Editor and founder of Accents Publishing, Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Each winner will have his/her submission published and will receive a $500 cash prize. Additionally, the winners will be invited for a featured reading at a book premiere celebration event. All contest entries will be considered for regular publication with Accents Publishing, as well. Please click here for more details.
Accents Publishing to Host Book Premiere Event
On March 3, 2011, Accents Publishing will host a Book Premiere celebration launching eight new chapbook titles. This event will take place at 6:30 pm in Lexington's Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Please click here to view the announcement.
Accents 2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest Results Announced
Accents Publishing is proud to announce the results of its 2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest. The two winners are as follows:
Metes and Bounds, by J. Kates, was selected by judge Dr. Richard Taylor; Plein Jeu, by E. C. Belli, was selected by Accents Publishing Senior Editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. In addition to the winning manuscripts, Accents Publishing has decided to accept five other entries for publication. Please click here for more details.
Accents Publishing Founder Interviewed on KET TV
Founder and Senior Editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer is featured in an interview on KET television's One to One with Bill Goodman (August 8 - August 14, 2010). You can find more information about the episode here, or watch it online.
Seeking Submissions for Anthology
Accents Publishing seeks poems of up to 50 words for an anthology of very short poems. Previously published work is accepted if credited. Send submissions, along with a short bio, in the body of an e-mail to accents.publishing@gmail.com.
Accents Publishing Featured in the News
Accents publishing is featured in the article "Chapbooks and Verse" in the Easter Sunday (April 4th) edition of the Lexington Herald Leader. You can read the article online at LexGo.com
Accents Publishing Teams Up With Morris Bookshop
Accents Publishing and Lexington's Morris book shop have teamed up to quickly, cheaply and efficiently bring you new books. Write to accents.publishing@gmail.com or sign up for the newsletter to receive email notifications when new Accents Publishing titles become available. Along with each notification, you will also receive a discount coupon that you can redeem at the Morris Book Shop, 408 Southland Drive, Lexington, KY 40503. See you there!
Premiere and Launch Event
Accents Publishing will officially celebrate its launch and the publication of the first two poetry collections -
Stick Tight Man by Jim Lally and
The View from Down Here by
Jude Lally. This event coincides with the three-year anniversary of Poezia poetry and prose
writing groups in Lexington, Kentucky. Poezia authors and friends will attend the event and also share their work.
February 4th, 7 - 10 pm at Common Grounds Coffee House, 343 East High Street, Lexington, KY.
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