Memories Flo in Our Veins Forty Years of Women's Writing from CALYX [Paperback]

Feminist icon CALYX Press has dedicated forty years to publishing the work of women writers, amplifying diverse voices, and creating a dynamic and inclusive literary space.Memories Flow in Our Veinscommemorates the CALYX legacy and their contribution to the landscape of literature, while exploring the perennial themes of place and politics, aging and caregiving, and discovery and self-reckoning.

Featuring poetry and fiction by some of the most renowned and decorated women writers of the past four decades,Memories Flow In Our Veinsis a triumphant showcase of the work published by CALYX Press through the years.

Feminist icon CALYX Press has dedicated forty years to publishing the work of women writers, amplifying diverse voices, and creating a dynamic and inclusive literary space.Memories Flow in Our Veinscommemorates the CALYX legacy and their contribution to the landscape of literature, while exploring the perennial themes of place and politics, aging and caregiving, and discovery and self-reckoning.

PUBLICITY HIGHLIGHTS:Official book launch will take place at AWP 2016 in Los Angeles on our pub date of April 1, 2016; this will include a joint panel between Ooligan Press, CALYX Press, and others on the subject of women in publishingRegional launch parties will also take place in Portland and CorvallisMemories Flow In Our Veins will publish almost simultaneously with the winter issue of CALYX Journal which will also celebrate their 40th anniversary, and afford opportunities for cross promotionMarch is Women's History Month, which will boost the potential reach of Ooligan's planned social media campaign and provide usLIST OF CONTRIBUTORSBarbara KingsolverUrsula K. Le GuinChimamanda Ngozi AdichieSharon OldsJean HeglandAlicia OstrikerHaunani-Kay TraskSue PaceMarianne VillanuevaMonique De VarennesFrances Payne AdlerMargarita Donnelly