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Valium: Poetry Journal now accepting submissions

/ Michael Aaron Casares / 2 Comments
Proposed cover for Valium: Poetry Journal scheduled for release summer/fall 2009.

Proposed cover for Valium: Poetry Journal scheduled for release summer/fall 2009.

The first in a series of poetry chapbook anthologies, Valium hopes to capture the essence of prescription drug effects through the poetic voice. We hope to explore the vast spectrum of views on this topics as neatly as possible in a chapbook anthology. Poems of all tones and voices are encouraged to be submitted for this publication. Please send no more than 5 poems in the body of an email to

michael.aaron.casares@gmail.com

No previously published material, please.  Original text only. No simultaneous submissions.  The chapbook is hoped to be in publication by the end of summer time.  The deadline for entries is May 1st, 2009.  Virgogray gets first time publication rights, then rights revert back to author. All published poets will recieve two copies of the finished publication & an invitation to submit a manuscript to Virgogray Press.

A Warm Welcome from Texas

/ Michael Aaron Casares / 1 Comment

Awesome. Cool beans. Welcome to my first blog here on WordPress. This is the official blog for Virgogray Press. As of late I have been trying to expand to other networking sites and I now find Virgogray Press a home among blogspace. In case you do not know, Virgogray Press is an independent press that I run out of San Antonio, TX. Virgogray is not a big operation, but as time has proven, other’s are coming along to help a bit, and I thank you for that. Virgogray first started publishing in 2004. The first book we published was a small chap called November 2nd. I wrote it pseudonymously and put a little spoken word disc in it that featured the poems in the chap. November 2nd marked the beginning of our venture into the publishing world. To date Virgogray Press has released 6 poetry chapbook publications and 1 collection of poems and there are plans to release 2 more publications before the end of summer 2009.