April Newsletter: Book Launch Reading at Seedbomb ✨💐✨
- Naomi Artemi
- Apr 8
- 3 min read
Writers, Readers, and Supporters,
I'm writing to you on my birthday because this is what I do on a day off: write, think about writing, and write some more! I'm delighted to share book launch reading details, this newsletter's author spotlight, and of course your monthly writing prompt. I also humbly ask your help with getting our author's stories onto the shelves of more bookstores (and into the hands of more readers)!
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
✨ Remembering Tomorrow Book Launch Reading ✨
Saturday, April 18th, 2-3 PM
Seedbomb's new store on the Ithaca Commons!
Details at: inkalchemybooks.com/events
Share the word: Facebook Event
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
So much can happen over a cup of coffee! Send us your stories that have some significant part of it take place in a coffee shop. We are accepting submissions for Black Hole Coffee (working title), through the end of April.
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CALL FOR REVIEWS:
We still need reviews. If you have read and liked any of our books please consider finding it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and/or Goodreads and leaving a little review.
Here are the ISBN numbers to help you locate the correct publication:
Beware the Light: 979-8-9906798-0-1
Shift: 979-8-9906798-2-5
Whimsy: 979-8-9906798-3-2
Weirdscapes: 79-8-9906798-5-6
Remembering Tomorrow: 979-8-9906798-7-0
Not sure what to write in a review? Say one thing you like about the book and whether you'd recommend it. An example: "Whimsy: A Literary Doom & Gloom antidote was a delightful read that lifted my spirits with each story. Would definitely recommend to anyone whose feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world right now."
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INK ALCHEMY AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:
This month we are spotlighting author, Augusto Luiz Facchini who has published three (soon to be four!) short stories with us. Augusto is a Brazilian-American writer residing in Ithaca, NY. He has a PhD in Fiction from SUNY Binghamton, and has taught creative writing at Ithaca College. His work has also been previously published in the Rio Grande Review.
✨ Find Augusto's story 'Orphan' in Weirdscapes, and 'Voyage Story' in Whimsy
✨ Hear him read from 'Lotophage' at the upcoming Remembering Tomorrow book launch reading!
✨ He'll also have his story 'The Rite of Ascension' in Xeno which will be out later this year
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FIND OUR BOOKS:
In stores
Online
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Or…
Order directly through us! (and save $5 per book)
*We'd like to get in more bookstores!* If you have a favorite local store near you, please send their contact info our way and we'll see what we can do. Regionally, we are looking to expand into Syracuse, Rochester, and Binghamton.
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WRITING PROMPT:
Need a spark of inspiration? Here, have a prompt: Pull two books from the shelf at random (the library is a great place to do this). Now write a mashup story. My favorite way to do this is just by looking at the cover art!
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Writer's Block? Read for an hour
Warmly,
Naomi Artemi
The Importance of Representation: We understand the value of seeing oneself reflected in literature, thus actively seek to publish stories that represent a spectrum of readers. Authors and characters of all identities will always be welcome in Ink Alchemy Book publications.
Land Acknowledgement: The land where this press is located exists within the territory of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (Cayuga Nation) and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. We commit to living in good relation to the land and with our neighbors, its rightful stewards.
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