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Cipher Press: Bold, Uncompromisingly Queer Books
One year on from the UK going into lockdown, we talk to the founders of Cipher Press to get to know one of the shining lights to have emerged from the pandemic in a celebration of queer publishing Feature by Michael Lee Richardson | 12 Mar 2021
Launched mid-pandemic in August 2020 with the publication of
Large Animals – Jess Arndt’s debut collection of strange, beautiful and biting short stories – Cipher Press quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in independent publishing, with a bold, strident list of uncompromisingly queer books. As we catch up with co-founders Ellis and Jenn to talk queer literature’s past, present and future, we ask where did the idea of setting up a queer press come from?
UC Davis Creative Writing Series begins new year
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Collaborators for the “New Words and Music” concert are, from left: top row, Anna Tuchin, Kate Campbell, Mangai Arumugam, Jennifer Soong and Jordan Dahlen; and bottom row, Orkun Akyol, Trey Makler, Emily Joy Sullivan, Daniel Godsil and Sawyer Elms.
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Program includes award-winning authors, faculty readings and interdisciplinary student works
The UC Davis Creative Writing Series kicks off 2021 with readings by acclaimed visiting writers Jess Arndt and Carmen Maria Machado, a collaboration between music and writing students and a showcase of new works by faculty members. All events are at 4:30 p.m., free and accessible on Zoom unless otherwise noted.