Wednesday, May 28th 2008

Really Good In Theory Rides Again.

1.
Really Good In Theory (Adelaide)

Paroxysm Press will again be selling launch-price wares at this great bastion of DIY – alongside music and printed words from others such as EC Productions, A Perfect Gentleman, Rhizome, Smashed, Fucken Stoner, Ink Black Books, Analogue Apocalypse, Feminista, Ex-A-Sketch, Jazz From Hell and Ministry of Zines.

Saturday 31st May, Irish Club, 13-15 Carrington St, Adelaide from midday, free entry.

Then stay on for the live music, from 7pm, $8 entry.
Avant Gardeners, Cities Roamed By Cannibals, The Family Hour, No Through Road, The Monies, Jon Dale, Cameron Wood & Kynan Lawlor.

2.
AND remember submissions for “Ten Years Of Things That Didn’t Kill Us” close at the end of May. People who have sent in work will start to here back from us soon PLUS news on the various dates lined up for (in order of appearance) - Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Newcastle.


Thursday, May 1st 2008

Publisher at Wordfire

Paroxysm Press publisher Daniel Watson will appear at the May Wordfire, reading the story “My Brother’s Keeper” - his contribution to the ‘Blood’ anthology (Sunday Drivers Press) - the eighth highest selling book at the 2007 Melbourne Writers’ Festival.

Paroxysm will also be using the occasion to record the appearance of the up and comer poet / spoken word performer Rob Parry.

The next Wordfire salon will be held on Monday 5th May 2008.
As usual the venue will be the Red Room, Crown & Sceptre, 308 King William Street, Adelaide. 7.00pm for 7.30pm.

Headlining the gig will be Nicholas Jose (Paper Nautilus).

Also appearing:
Rachel Hennessy (The Quakers)
A.M. Sladdin (S.A. runner up, National Poetry Slam 07)
And Cathoel Jorss


Tuesday, April 15th 2008

Double Hard Boiled

A big fortnight of Hard Boiled coming up in Adelaide. The second event on the 24th will be sound recorded. Paroxysm is aiming to get a couple of people in particular down on ‘tape’ as part the on-going Paroxysm Radio-Demo releases and Hard Boiled have given us the use of their event to do so. But we figured we’d just keep the machine running. Anyone joining in the open mic can leave us their contact details and we can email them a copy of their recording. And who knows - there are always more Radio-Demos coming up - come along and prove you deserve to be on one!

From the mailing list of Hard Boiled:

Thurs April 17
7:30 for an 8 start @ La Boheme (36 Grote St)
A multiple zine launch!! 4 Zines launched from high art to loud offensive music & films.
$4 gets you 2 of the 4 zines launched, value if there ever was such a thing!
2 DJs playing tracks, both creators of 2 of the zines launched.

What zines launched:
Feminista
Sprak!
Analog Apocalypse
Corrupt Me!

Thurs April 24th
7:30 for a 8 start @ La Boheme (36 Grote St)
Free entry, open mic, raffle & raffle prizes, the best reader gets the raffle money!!!
The nite will be recorded so you might get on a live cd to prove to all that you do read & write good poetry!
So come along to read your best works, or heckle to add to the live feel.

So all of you, come to at least one to support the local scene


Saturday, March 22nd 2008

Ten Years of Things That Didn’t Kill Us . . .

- submissions open -

It’s been a hell of a road. But we’re still here, still standing and still fighting. Our first anthology ‘Paroxysm’ was launched in late 1998. This year will see us mark the TEN YEAR anniversary of that first release. There’s been good years and bad. There’s been near poverty and huge successes. We’ve lost people along the way and gained many more. There’s been illness, death and heartbreak. But every year we grow; every year we’re kicking arse more and more. And frankly we’re just too bull-stubborn to die.

So come join us in this year of celebration - authors old and new. SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for our ten year anthology “Ten Years of Things That Didn’t Kill Us”. Use the title as a theme if you like; whether you see it as strength against adversity, or life lived in tragedy. But remember there is no theme as such on this one apart from the fact we want it to be as Paroxysm as hell. Most of you already know what that means – if not grab a copy of one of the books so you know the kind of material we like. There are no length requirements, no limit on number of submissions and its open to all writing – stories, poetry, non-fiction – anything. But a warning people – bring your A-game – the competition will be tougher than ever on this one.

Submissions are open now and close at the end of May.

We’re already sure of Adelaide and Melbourne launches, and we’ll be working on other cities as we put this baby together. I’d also like to welcome the newly gelled Paroxysm ‘crew’, forming the largest editing team to date. Joining myself in the editors chair will be Kami, Kerryn Tredrea, Hop Dac and Shane Jesse Christmass.

Go hard people – show us what you’ve got!


Saturday, February 23rd 2008

Melbournes turn to Croak . . .

After a brilliant Adelaide launch at Hard Boiled sore heads have been rested and its time for the boys hometown launch of their anthology of short stories:

Croak & GristShane Jesse Christmass and Hop Dac.
Saturday 1st March, 2pm
Collected Works Bookshop
1 / 37 Swanston St, Melbourne
(03) 9654 8873

Collected Works has been a big supporter of Paroxysm for years and it’ll be a great venue for a Saturday afternoon. This top-shelf book of short stories is already selling well in Melbourne even before it’s launched so this should be a good one.

I’ll be flying into Melbourne that day to introduce the readings from Hop and Shane but then leaving for Adelaide the same day as Sunday the 2nd marks the start of Adelaide Writers Week. Keep an eye out for Paroxysm products at the book selling tent at this six day event.


 


 

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  • Really Good In Theory Rides Again.
  • Publisher at Wordfire
  • Double Hard Boiled
  • Ten Years of Things That Didn’t Kill Us . . .
  • Melbournes turn to Croak . . .
  • Croak on this . . .
  • Croak & Grist hits Adelaide
  • Demo, Hard Boiled, Swill & Slam
  • Radio Demo & SA Slam Final
  • Trade Fair today plus Grist & Demo news . . .
  • Poetry, Pizza, Slam & Blood
  • Grist, Blood & Slam
  • Croak & Grist is coming . . .
  • Australian Poetry Slam 07
  • Kami is sober!
  • More DIY action
  • Paroxysm doin’ the hometown thing . . .
  • Shotgunning Sydney
  • Shotgunning Adelaide
  • Adelaide authors & Paroxysm @ NYWF
  • Shotgun Rolls On…
  • Get Hard Boiled!
  • Shotgun - The Third Round
  • SHOTGUN
  • Really Good In Theory
  • Shotgun length : G.M. Walker on Bookends : Captivity feedback
  • SHOTGUN
  • Techie update:
  • Paroxysm Books @ Adelaide Writers Week + Tomás Ford @ Adelaide Fringe
  • Miss Jessi gig with Voiceworks + Paroxysm on DVD
  • Melbourne results, Adelaide slam & Cardigan Press
  • Wasted in Melbourne
  • Festival Hangover
  • Final Overload, Melbourne.
  • Overload ‘05
  • The Age Melbourne Writers’ Festival & Overload Poetry Festival
  • WASTE thanks and a Kami gig
  • Last WASTE Announcements - see you there!
  • Music to match the launch:
  • Adelaide WASTE launch date! 3 authors announced! …and the publication to follow WASTE!
  • …technical difficulties…
  • OK, time to start announcing the authors in WASTE…
  • WASTE Anthology
  • 2 Spoke ‘n’ Slurreds & 2 Missed Tours
  • Eastern Invasion
  • …just what is a “Radio Demo”?
  • Feast Slam Results
  • Win stuff!
  • Miss Jessi speaks out
  • Wham Bam Slam
  • The Ben Kearvell Experience
  • The Adelaide spoken word scene is booming!
  • Overloaded in Melbourne!
  • It’s been weeks now…
  • Oops!
  • Miss Jessi in the Red Room
  • It never ends.
  • Message from da Boss:
  • Allow me to catch my breath.
  • Let’s get this show on the road!
  • Kerryn’s interstate adventures…
  • Paroxysm tackles the eastern seaboard.
  • Two things.
  • The fun never ends!
  • Fancy seeing you here…
  • Kerryn’s Adventures