Printer's Ball/Literary Death Match

We're off to Chicago today for Printer's Ball. Time, location, and all that good stuff is below:

Ludington Building
1104 South Wabash Avenue
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Admission to the Printers’ Ball is free and open to all ages.

Stop by to pick up free copies of many wonderful publications, including Ninth Letter, and for Opium Magazine's Printer's Ball episode of Literary Death Match. Adam Levin (vol.1, #1) is representing Ninth Letter with his unstoppable fiction skills.

Hope to see you there!

9L Yard Sale - Final Days

The 9L Yard Sale ends on Friday, July 31, so only a few days are left to get these great deals:

1) Buy the new issue and get 1 free back issue of your choice.
2) Buy a one-year subscription and get 2 free back issues of your choice.
3) All back issues, $5 each.

Head on over to the Ninth Letter webstore and pick an option:
1) Add the vol. 6, no. 1 issue plus 1 back issue of your choice to the shoppingcart, then enter code: FREEISSUE1
2) Add a 1-year subscription plus any 2 back issues to the cart, then enter code: FREEISSUE2
3) Add as many back issues as you want to the cart, then enter code: BACK5

As always, thanks for stopping by and we appreciate your support!

Printer's Ball Literary Death Match

Don't forget that if you're in the Chicago area to stop by Printer's Ball on Friday, July 31. Time, location, and all that good stuff is below:

Ludington Building
1104 South Wabash Avenue
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Admission to the Printers’ Ball is free and open to all ages.

There will be free copies of many wonderful publications, including Ninth Letter!

Another excellent reason to stop by is Opium Magazine's Printer's Ball episode of Literary Death Match. Adam Levin (vol.1, #1) will be representing Ninth Letter with his unstoppable fiction skills.

Dalkey Archive Interview

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dalkey Archive Press publisher and our U of I colleague, John O'Brien, about how the Press acquires books, their mission, the state of publishing today, and much more. Follow the links below to read the two part interview.

Part I

Part II

Printers' Ball 2009

If you're in the Chicago area, don't miss this amazing event! Free copies of dozens of fantastic publications, including Ninth Letter!

Fifth Annual Printers’ Ball

Ludington Building
1104 South Wabash Avenue
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Admission to the Printers’ Ball is free and open to all ages.

Founded by Poetry magazine with other independent Chicago literary organizations, the Printers’ Ball is an annual celebration of print culture, featuring thousands of magazines, books, and broadsides available free of charge; live readings and music; letterpress, offset, and paper-making demonstrations; and much more. This year’s Printers’ Ball is co-produced with Columbia College Chicago and the Center for Book & Paper Arts, and is set to take place in the landmark Ludington Building, former home to the American Book Company. Select events during the Printers’ Ball are being recorded for Chicago Public Radio’s Chicago Amplified.

Sneak previews of Printers' Ball publications, preparations, and secret invitations are available at the official Printers' Ball blog, Chicago Poetry Calendar: http://chicagopoetrycalendar.blogspot.com.

Major collaborators for the fifth annual Printers’ Ball are the Alternative Press Center, the Center for Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago Amplified, Chicago Underground Library, CHIRP (Chicago Independent Radio Project), MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine, Newcity, Opium Magazine, Poetry magazine, Poetry Foundation, and the Student Affairs Offices of Columbia College Chicago. The Printers’ Ball extends special gratitude to Louis Glunz Beer, Inc., and Lagunitas, Hofbrau, Chimay, and Founders breweries for their generous support of the evening’s festivities.

More than 1,500 people annually attend what has become one of the largest celebrations of print culture in the country. This year, for the first time ever, the Printers’ Ball features publishers outside of Chicago, showcasing more than 200 local, national, and international literary organizations and the various ways they bring print to life.

9L Yard Sale

The 9L yard sale continues until July 31, so there is still time to take advantage of these great deals:

1) Buy the new issue and get 1 free back issue of your choice.
2) Buy a one-year subscription and get 2 free back issues of your choice.
3) All back issues, $5 each.

Head on over to the Ninth Letter webstore and pick an option:
1) Add the vol. 6, no. 1 issue plus 1 back issue of your choice to the shoppingcart, then enter code: FREEISSUE1
2) Add a 1-year subscription plus any 2 back issues to the cart, then enter code: FREEISSUE2
3) Add as many back issues as you want to the cart, then enter code: BACK5

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to tell your friends.

Ninth Letter Design Kudos

Congrats to our awesome designers: Ninth Letter volume 5 no. 1 and no. 2 were both selected to appear in Print Magazine's 2009 Regional Design Annual. Print is a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design, dedicated to showcasing the extraordinary in design on and off the page. Their Regional Design Annual is the most comprehensive annual survey of graphic design in the United States.

9L Summer Yard Sale

What’s our favorite thing about summer, other than barbecues and fireworks? Yard sales. To celebrate the release of our new Spring/Summer 09 issue (vol. 6, no. 1), we’re having a yard sale. Everyone loves a deal and we have 3 darn good ones for you:

1) Buy the new issue and get 1 free back issue of your choice.
2) Buy a one-year subscription and get 2 free back issues of your choice
3) All back issues, $5 each

To make this yard sale even better, you don’t even have to go outside in the heat. Simply go to the Ninth Letter webstore and pick an option:

1) Add the vol. 6, no. 1 issue plus 1 back issue of your choice to the shopping
cart, then enter code: FREEISSUE1

2) Add a 1-year subscription plus any 2 back issues to the cart, then enter code:
FREEISSUE2

3) Add as many back issues as you want to the cart, then enter code: BACK5

Stop by the webstore to check out the sale and enjoy the summer with some pretty cool stories, essays, and poems. Tell your friends!