Most of the flash fiction is ready to go but there are still some places open. So get to submitting one last time. Previously unpublished submissions only.

Get to it guys (see below for details) – you don’t want to miss out – this is shaping up to be a hell of a good book!

Cheers
Daniel Watson
Publisher
Paroxysm Press

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We are back with our world famous 60 second slam – grow a set and try for the $100 prize on the first Sunday, followed by a paroxysm showcase – some of the rawest writers in town and brought up by Rimbaud exposition theory.

The Tuxedo Cat – Yellow Room
Electra House 131 King William St Adelaide

Sunday 20th & 27th Feb and Sunday 6th March
5pm
Free entry

SUNDAY 20TH FEB. 5PM, FREE

Paroxysm Press 60 Second Slam.

If it’s all about the words and if those words are sharp and cut deep then come and show us what you’ve got. Australia’s grittiest independent publishers want to hear your 60 seconds worth in an open mike recruitment drive. First prize $100. Sign up early, time will be tight.

Remember people this is a Paroxysm slam and will be judged according to Paroxysm standards!

MC: Kerryn Tredrea (editor – Paroxysm Press)

Judges:
Kami (editor – Paroxysm Press, publisher – Jazz From Hell)
Daniel Watson (publisher – Paroxysm Press, MC S.A Slam)
Matt Smith (Beer Swill Productions)
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SUNDAY 27TH FEB. 5PM, FREE

too stubborn to die paroxysm showcase.

we are gunna give the winner of the 2011 paroxysm press 60 second slam a chance to join us as we showcase the stalwarts and the newcomers & interstate guests to our crew. if you wanna hear some of the toughest, funniest, wittiest and, let’s admit it the sexiest spoken word in town. some of us are ticking over our 12th year @ this so come and check out our catalogue of books but this is one little gig you’re probably not gunna wanna miss… m.c kerryn tredrea drags allan boyd (w.a), dr. el suarvo (melb) as well as locals kami, indigo, jenny toune, teri louise kelly, film maker sean king & publican dick dale to the stage for an electric hour of spoken word. alcohol will be involved.

paroxysm press – too stubborn to die.
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SUNDAY 6TH MARCH 5PM, FREE

RIMBAUD EXPOSITION THEORY

Believer? Anarchist? Piss taker? Genius?
Ironically, the man who despised labelling, has had more hung on him than any since . . .

“I admire him. Not only because he truly believed he had done all he could for the form, but because he saw no future in it and stuck to his word.”

Baudelaire

Arthur Rimbaud left the genre of poetry a legacy; a poisoned chalice which is still drunk from by all in search of the alternative side of the form. Dead at thirty-seven, having completed all of his works by the age of twenty and having abandoned the genre as a folly, Rimbaud went on to live in Africa before returning to die in France. What remains is myth entangled with truth, lies entangled with hearsay and an enduring portrait of an artist who refused to be hemmed in by invisible or physical parameters.

Paroxysm Press invite you to bring a Rimbaud poem and celebrate the man and his work in this tribute evening – one night in – a season in hell. m.c teri louise kelly.

PLUS TONS OF OTHER FRINGE ACTIVITIES AND SIDE GIGS TO COME : INCLUDING:

THE FORMAT FESTIVAL – ZINE FAIR, SHANE JESSE CHRISTMASS (MELB),

SPOKE FESTIVAL – TERI LOUISE KELLY, JENNY TOUNE, DANIEL WATSON

LAST YEARS 60 SECOND SLAM WINNER MEL HUGHES WITH HER OWN FRINGE GIGS

PLUS DR. EL SUARVO AND ALAN BOYD AT THE SQUATTERS

1. Sucked, Fucked and Tattooed in Melbourne (21st March)

2. Adelaide Fringe Zine Fair (14th March)

3. Paroxysm Press t-shirts, beanies & stubbie holders

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1. Sucked, Fucked and Tattooed in Melbourne

It’s time for Melbourne to witness the relaunch the out of print and much requested first novella from Kami, S.F.&T* (Sucked Fucked and Tattooed) – THE Australian punk-rock novella – now published together with his second novella Bunk Beds & Chilli Vodka.

And to spice it up Hop Dac and Shane Jesse Christmass (both ‘characters’ in Bunk Beds & Chilli Vodka) will be reading small extracts from when they first ‘met’ Paroxysm before launching into their own original work. Plus a short story reading from Paroxysm main-stay Kristy Love with more TBA.

And of course the compulsory BEER and munchies!

This will also be Melbourne’s first chance to get hold of the new raft of Paroxysm Press merchandise (although with the stock we have to lug over supplies will be limited)

SATURDAY 21st MARCH.
COLLECTED WORKS BOOKSHOP
Lvl 1 / 37 Swanston St, Melbourne.
2 p.m. for 3 p.m. start.

2. Adelaide Fringe Zine Fair

Saturday March 14th
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The John W. Howard Memorial Hall
145 Hindley Street
(Next to Crazy Horse! – yes you heard right – hell we used to do gigs next to a brothel so I guess we’re stepping up in class)
Adelaide

Some very special reasons to get down there and spend some cash:

First off – anyone who buys two Paroxysm books will receive FREE a Paroxysm stubbie holder (worth $10).

Secondly – this will be only the second Adelaide appearance for the new Paroxysm merch. (see below)

And third – Lisa Dempster from the brilliant Melbourne publisher Vignette Press will be in town – and this will be your first chance in Adelaide to get hold of their new anthology – Death Mook – which features a huge line-up including our own Paroxysm Press publisher, Daniel Watson.

“The Adelaide Zine and DIY Fair has been run annually since 2005, beginning as an independent event before attracting attention and support from the Fringe festival in 2006. Last year’s event featured sixty zine and independent publishers, ranging from members of the Unley City young writers’ group, long standing punk fanzine writers, local poets and artists, members of the Magdalene Community Centre and a vast array of young and emerging writers who have utilised zine publishing as the cheapest and easiest way to produce their work. The Fringe estimated around 1000 visitors over the course of the day.”

3. Paroxysm Press t-shirts, beanies & stubbie holders

Over the years the various Paroxysm Press t-shirts have been very popular and in response to the demand from all you good people we have a new design just released. The latest shirt is black (of course) with ‘paroxysm’ written across the front in the Impact font we use. The back features the amazing poem Jesus Was Wrong from Kelly-Lee Hickey (as appeared in Ten Years of Things that Didn’t Kill Us). $20.

The previously very rare Paroxysm Press stubbie holders (featuring our logo) are also now available to the general public. $10.

And brand new (and of a very high production quality – thanks to our new merch guys) Paroxysm Press beanies! A very modern style of black beanie featuring our logo. These ones really look kick arse! $20.

We’re still working out the logistics re: whether they will be offered for sale on the website or not but if you’re interested send us an email and we’ll let you know how we’re going.

Big news people. All Paroxysm Press products are now available for purchase online.

Not only this; but thanks to our good friends at Australian Music Books all will be available at REGULAR RETAIL COST including FREE POSTAGE within Australia.

For those outside the country – especially our ever growing support base in the U.S. – just send in an inquiry with the products you are after and head-man at Oz Music Books, Harry Butler, will have the shipping rate to you in no time.

Any online purchase will be shipped IMMEDIATELY. We cannot stress enough just how efficient these guys are.

Check out the updated website at www.paroxysmpress.com to see our full catalogue and from there link to the online sales site. Or head direct to www.ozmusicbooks.com to make your purchase.

Some Paroxysm products will be temporarily out of print. Our site has the full list of all Paroxysm releases – Australian Music Books lists those currently available at this moment in time. If something you’re after is not available right now send us an email or fill in an inquiry on the ‘contacts’ page of the website and we’ll let you know an expected reprint date.

For those of you in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney you can still head into the following stores (with Perth and Brisbane TBA):

Adelaide:
Dymocks Rundle Mall, Imprints, Mary Martin, Big Star – City.

Melbourne:
Polyester Books, Collected Works Bookshop, Readings – Carlton, Dymocks – Collins Street, Brunswick Street Bookstore, Sticky Institute – Degraves St Subway.

Sydney:
Better Read than Dead, Gleebooks.

- 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!