{"id":657,"date":"2020-03-07T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T20:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/?p=657"},"modified":"2022-12-06T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T23:10:08","slug":"my-top-10-awp-virtual-bookfair-purchases-and-the-sales-its-not-too-late-to-take-advantage-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/2020\/03\/my-top-10-awp-virtual-bookfair-purchases-and-the-sales-its-not-too-late-to-take-advantage-of\/","title":{"rendered":"My Top 10 AWP Virtual Bookfair Purchases (and the Sales It’s Not Too Late to Take Advantage of!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

My week started with the particular mixture of two distinct states: 1) The firm belief and plan to get on a plane to attend AWP in San Antonio. 2) The dawning realization and following diagnosis that I had strep throat. Following this was a very long and raspy phone call with Expedia to cancel my trip and several days of laying on my couch, eating soup, and re-watching my favorite episodes of MythBusters<\/em>. Luckily, for those like me who had to change your AWP plans for one reason or another, or who weren\u2019t planning on attending in the first place, there is still time to get some new books at reduced prices thanks to the #AWPVirtualBookfair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            First off,\nI want to give infinite thanks and a huge shout out to Entropy<\/a>\nfor creating a list of presses participating in the online bookfair. There are\nso many more deals than what I show here so be sure to check those out! I would\nalso recommend checking out the list of participants for Whale Prom<\/a>, a separate bookfair\nseeking to represent the smaller small presses that can\u2019t (or don\u2019t want to) make\nit to AWP. While Whale Prom has been indefinitely postponed this year, you can\nstill look at who would have been participating and support them directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            And now,\nthe deals (and the books)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. &Now Books<\/a> <\/strong>\/ 40% Off of JD Scott\u2019s Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the\nDay<\/em> \/ Code: AWP40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Purchased: Moonflower,\nNightshade, All the Hours of the Day<\/em> by JD Scott<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This was the first purchase I made,\nprobably because it is first alphabetically in Entropy\u2019s list and thus\nimmediately caught my eye. While the deal only applies to one specific book (a\npre-order on what seems to be a really incredible short story collection), the\njuicy 40% off makes this purchase more than worth it. Plus, buying a pre-order\nmeans that after the initial shipments of books arrive, you\u2019ll get a surprise\nbook later to lengthen the joy of receiving books in the mail!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. <\/strong>Batcat Press<\/strong><\/a>\/ All Books Come With\nLetterpress Print <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Purchased: Canyons<\/em> by Jessica Poli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            While this\nisn\u2019t the best deal monetarily on this list, asking for a discount on these\nbeautiful hand-crafted <\/em>books should be considered a crime. Canyons <\/em>is\none of their most ambitious projects to date (read about it here<\/a>) and for\nme, the price tag is well-deserved. While a free print is not the best deal for\neveryone\u2019s wallet, Batcat Press is at least worth a look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.<\/strong> Tinderbox Editions<\/strong><\/a>\/ 20% Off and Free\nShipping \/ Code: AWP2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Purchased: Visitation<\/em> by Maggie Blake Bailey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Tinderbox\nEditions would be in a close race for #1 with Platypus Press in a hypothetical\nsecond article rating the calmness of indie\/non-profit press website designs.\nTheir wonderful falling snow background greatly reduced the stress of realizing\nhow many times I typed my debit card info over the span of an hour. Each of\ntheir books look well-loved and unique, and I will never get enough of free\nshipping AND 20%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. <\/strong>Lanternfish Press<\/strong><\/a>\/ 30% Off Through\nSunday, March 8 \/ Code: AWP2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Purchased: Medusa\u2019s Daughters<\/em> by Theodora Goss <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Ask anyone\nclose to me and they\u2019ll tell you how much I love writing and reading about\nMedusa\u2014so this one had one of the shortest times between clicking the link to\ntheir site and the book entering my cart. 30% off is really solid deal on an\nassortment of wonderfully weird books, but the deal ends soon so don\u2019t let it\npass you by!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. <\/strong>Split\/Lip Press<\/strong><\/a>\/ Discount Pricing and\nComplimentary Sticker and Pin Through Sunday, March 8 \/ Code: NOAWPFORME<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Purchased: The Space Poet<\/em> by Samantha Edmonds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Split\/Lip Press\nis part of the \u201cUnique Coupon Code Club\u201d (but my favorite of these has to go to\nCoffee House Press\u2019s<\/a> WASHYOURHANDS).\nDoing some math, it seems like the coupon code gets you $4 off each book you buy\nso I essentially got 30% off a $12 book (which conveniently was the price of\nshipping! Gotta love free shipping). Plus! Free stickers, pins, pens and other paraphernalia\nwill always be a nice bonus. A very solid deal on some very exciting work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. <\/strong>Thirty\nWest Publishing House<\/strong><\/a>\/ 30% Off Through Sunday, March 8 \/\nCode: NOAWP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books Purchased: Little Feasts<\/em> by Jules Archer and 2019\nPamphlet Series<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/em>Another\nvery limited time deal that is well worth the rush to grab it! Thirty West has\nsome really out of the box work coming out. I was most excited to see their\nbrand new Pamphlet series which beautifully brings together writing from a trio\nof artists\u2014I hope to see more pamphlets in the future! Their 4th<\/sup>\nAnnual Chapbook Contest is also part of the sale with reduced submission fees\nuntil the end of the day March 7th<\/sup> (the date this is posted!) so if\nyou could see your chapbook published with Thirty West, it\u2019s a little more affordable\nto try and make that a reality!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. <\/strong>Tolsun\nBooks<\/strong><\/a>\/ $5 Chapbooks; $7 Paperbacks; $10 Hardcovers and\nSpecialty Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books Purchased: Some Places Worth Leaving<\/em> by Dani\nBurlison and The Lost Girls Book to Divination<\/em> by Letisia Cruz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This sale\nis a must-see. The two books I purchased were originally $15 and $18 so getting\neach of them for $10 is a real steal. Tolsun books proudly proclaims \u201cGo ahead,\njudge our books by their covers!\u201d and I have to say that these are some of the\nmost beautiful books I have seen in a while. I can\u2019t recommend checking out their\npublications enough not just for the covers but for their community-focused\nphilosophy. Supporting this non-profit is a great way to spend a crisp Hamilton\nor two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> Invisible Publishing<\/strong><\/a>\/ $15 (Canadian)\nBooks Through Monday, March 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books Purchased: OO: Typewriter Poems<\/em> by Dani Spinosa,\nThe Emily Valentine Poems<\/em> by Zoe Whittall, Shut Up Slow Down Let Go\nBreathe<\/em> by Marcas McCann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Invisible\nPublishing is #1 for me in terms of the book-buying experience. They have a\nreally great search system with lots of tags and filters so you can search\ntheir pages and pages of books with ease. This made the LGBTQ+ poetry I am\nalways looking for easier to find. The one thing preventing it from ranking\nhigher is that I got a bit tripped up since all of the prices are in Canadian\ndollars and the conversion didn\u2019t happen until checkout, so I ended up paying\nmore than I thought. But the above books are some of the ones on this list I am\nthe most excited to arrive in my mailbox, so some mental math and international\nexchange rates are only a small hurdle to cross on the way to some great\nliterature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> White Stag Books<\/strong><\/a>\/ $10 Poetry Collections\nand $6 Anthologies <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books Purchased: Lizzie, Speak<\/em> by Kailey Tedesco and The\nScales<\/em> by Adam Stutz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Coming in\nat #2 is White Stag Books! All of their poetry books are $10 which is anywhere\nbetween $2-$8 off per book (the latter is almost \u00bd off!!!). While there are fewer\noptions available than some of the other presses on this list, each title is so\nthought-provoking and deeply imaginative. Given that I recently watched Lizzie<\/a>, <\/em>it\nfelt like I was meant to find Tedesco\u2019s book here and you might find a book\nthat calls to you too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. <\/strong>Platypus Press<\/strong><\/a>\/ 10% \u2013 25% Off and Free\nShipping Worldwide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books Purchased: Mannish Tongues<\/em> by jayy dodd, The\nSea that Beckoned<\/em> by Angela Gabrielle Fabunan,\nand A Portrait in Blues<\/em> (anthology) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Platypus\nPress really won my heart the instant I opened their site. Not only are they\noffering up to 25% off and free worldwide <\/em>shipping, but their books, all\nso beautiful are heartfelt, truly take center-stage. This UK-based publisher\nfeatures authors from around the globe telling stories diverse in style, form,\nand origin. A lot of their books are also available in ebook formats and they have\nsome free poetry from their 2016 chapbook series 2412<\/a>. All of the publishers here\nare worth your time, but this is the one I am the most joyful to have found on\nthis book buying spree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            I hope that\nthis list inspires you to new books or presses to support! Be sure to check out\nthe other lists linked above, and I wish you happy reading! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2819,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[146,147,148,150,149],"class_list":["post-657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-awp","tag-awpvirtualbookfair","tag-indie-publishers","tag-new-books","tag-non-profit-publishers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2819"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1352,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657\/revisions\/1352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}