Spring 2009 Releases:

dayenu

Muskwa-Kechika Dayenu
Dorothy Field and Frances Hunter
Order: $35
avowal

sleepwalking
Sharon Caseburg
and Debbie Caseburg Tyson
Order: $35

JackPine Press Extends Call for Chapbook Proposals

Saskatoon-based chapbook publisher JackPine Press facilitates the creation of hand-produced chapbook projects in limited editions of 75 copies. Our mandate is to publish literary and artistic book works that demonstrate a unified collaboration of text and design.

JackPine Press is seeking writer-artist collaborations that challenge the conventional notions of literary book publishing in the genres of poetry, essay, short fiction, graphic/art books. Proposals will be accepted from both emerging and established writers and artists from September 1st through November 15th, 2009.

The JackPine Press Editorial Collective provides some editorial, artistic and technical direction, but the primary role of the Press is to provide financial and promotional support for the creation of innovative book objects. JackPine artists and writers are the creative directors of their work, overseeing the creative direction and production from concept to completion.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES (Visit jackpinepress.com for a sampling of the work we've produced)

  • Cover letter listing the names, contact information, and curriculum vitas of the collaborators
  • Narrative description and rough visual mock-up that communicates your creative vision for text, visuals, and format, and how these details contribute to the overall theme of the work; mock-ups, images and paper samples will help us envision your ideas. Keep in mind, we are looking for cohesive book projects that consider the interplay or relationship between content and book design.
  • Printed copy and any digital files on electronic disc of the proposed manuscript (approximately 20 pages or less) and artwork
  • • Details of projected costs to demonstrate the project's financial viability within a $1,000 production budget provided by the Press, or that you are able to predict and cover any extraneous costs
  • Production timeline including your preferred 2010 launch date; JackPine launches titles in June and November
  • Please submit the above materials, one copy of each, in both hard and electronic disc copy. JackPine Press accepts the following electronic formats: PDF, JPEG, Word documents. Send proposals by November 15th, 2009 to: JackPine Press, Box 7731, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 4R5, and inquiries to jackpinepress@gmail.com.

    • JackPine Press provides writers and artists a venue to engage in visual and textual dialogues. Its mission is to publish chapbooks whose form and content are both artistically integrated and unique. The result of these collaborations between writers and artists are handmade books that are as interesting as art objects as they are engaging works of literature.

    JackPine Press was founded in 2002 By Tim Lilburn, Sheri Benning, Jennifer Still, Heather Benning, Rosalie Benning and Helen Marzolf. As of December 2008, JackPine has published 32 limited edition, hand-bound chapbooks written and designed by Saskatchewan and Canadian artists.