So excited that all this is finally coming to fruition. Thanks so much for helping us get this far, folks! Can’t wait to announce all the other stuff we’re working on :)
Asymmetrical Goings On No. 1
Posted on February 17th, by Joshua Fields Millburn.
Time flies when you buy it a plane ticket. Accordingly, February 2013 has been a busy month, flying by for us here in Montana. Thus, we’re going to make this little update—Asymmetrical Goings-On—a semi-regular thing to keep y’all apprised of our antics.
Settling and Connecting
After settling into the Asym House (photos), the three of us began connecting with dozens of Missoulians, from university facility and students to creative types and cowboys. Plus we’re doing the necessary media rounds with local TV, radio, and print publications, as well as a few national organs. Stay tuned to our media page for a glimpse at our interviews and media coverage.
Interns Working with Asymmetrical
This month, dozens and dozens and dozens of people applied to work with Asymmetrical in various capacities. After sifting through the first deluge of applications, we’ve made offers to 25 folks who’re skilled at design, development, editing, audio and video production, photography, sales, social media, and PR. You’ll soon see their pretty faces plastered onto our site.
These skilled interns won’t be fetching coffee, they’ll be learning the ropes of the new publishing environment and helping us (and others) build things. Really cool things.
Ryan’ll be managing the day-to-day operations with these folks, making sure they have the tools they need to be successful. If you’re interested in participating, we’ll start filtering through our second round of applications toward the end of this month. You can find more details and apply here.
Upcoming Asym Events
To celebrate our new HQ in Missoula, we’ve planned a special event for Montanans on 2/26 at 7 PM at Shakespeare & Co. Booksellers: The New Publishing Landscape (event poster).
We’re also hitting the road in March for SXSW, and we’re stopping through five cities for the Spring Into Minimalism Tour (event poster), where we’ll discuss our journeys and answers your questions in person.
You can RSVP for any of our events at the Asymmetrical Events page. And stay tuned to that page for future events (workshops, meetups, publishing parties, tour stops, readings, and the like).
Coming Soon: New Releases
We’re publishing two new books in February/March 2013:
Chapbook Volume 1
Coming February 26, 2013. Print and ebook.
This 129-page book is a compilation of existing and forthcoming work from Asymmetrical Press. It includes eleven pieces—nonfiction fiction—from Shawn Mihalik, Chase Night, The Minimalists, Colin Wright, Ryan Nicodemus, and me, Joshua Fields Millburn. The stories in this collection are amazing; I’m thrilled to share them with you because they’re a great representation of our forthcoming work. This is the first volume of many. Details.
The Flute Player
Coming March 12, 2013. Print and ebook.
The Flute Player by Shawn Mihalik is a young-adult novella that adults will love, too. Although this book is small (105 pages), it is filled with beautiful writing and identifiable emotions, an enchanting story about an important child’s self-actualization. Details.
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So excited that all this is finally coming to fruition. Thanks so much for helping us get this far, folks! Can’t wait to announce all the other stuff we’re working on :)
Great to see things progressing apace, chaps—looks like 2013 is set to be a resounding success. The HQ isn’t looking too shabby, either.
Best to you all,
T
Wow. Everything looks and sounds wonderful. It’s inspirational to watch you guys evolve and progress. Thanks for the update. Looking forward to the two books as well.
Was Colin doing some acoustic Justin Bieber on that Taylor?;)
Thanks brother! It’s been a trip (as you well know), and it’s great to have some tangible manifestations of all that work!
I’m talking, of course, about the deer head in the lounge in our basement.
Damn my angsty singing face!
Question: Have the details for the Dallas tour stop been determined? I think a date was shown on The Minimalists page, and that it coincides with spring break, but a bit more info would be handy if it’s available. Dallas is nowhere close to me, but it sounds like a great excuse for a road trip ;).
Well done guys! I’m excited to see what the future holds for everyone.
Thanks, Thom. You’re awesome.
Eve,
It’s 3/18. We’ve narrowed it down to two locations. Details will be posted by next week. Hope to see you there. That’d be great.
JFM
I’m excited to read The Asymmetrical Chapbook most of all! Does Chapbook mean something in independent writing circles, or is that something that you guys created?
The term Chapbook has been around a couple centuries. The definition can vary depending on the context. For the most part it has a similar meaning in every circle.
I second what Nicodemus said.
In the traditional sense, a chapbook used to be a small booklet containing short works from various authors. Back in the olden days (which I think means like pre-2008), publishers would use chapbooks to showcase their authors’ best work.
Because we loved the chapbook concept, and because we believe in blending a little old school with a little new school, we decided to resurrect the form to show off our talented authors.
Oh ok, that makes sense. I just had never heard the term ever used before. That is a pretty cool concept!