Seismicity Editions

OTIS BOOKS | SEISMICITY EDITIONS

Otis Books | Seismicity Editions is a publication project of the Graduate Writing program of Otis College of Art and Design. Given the crisis in U.S. publishing and the difficulties facing new and innovative writing seeking to find its way into print, Otis' Graduate Writing program established this literary press in 2003 as an alternative to both corporate and small press publications. We are committed to publishing innovative works of contemporary fiction, poetry, essays, creative non-fiction and translation in high quality, trade paperback editions.

Production and editorial work on all of our titles is carried out by our MFA students in the context of a "publishing praxis" class under our direct supervision. Students are involved in all aspects of the press' activities, from the selection of manuscripts and reading of proofs, to communication with writers and printers and the shipping of books to our distributor. Drawing on skills they have acquired in the class, some have gone on to found small presses of their own or have taken jobs in publishing.

– Paul Vangelisti and Guy Bennett, editors

For any and all information related to the press and its activities, including calls for submission, a complete catalog, book reviews, author bios, etc., please visit the Otis Books | Seismicity Editions Blog.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

Laura Mullen, Enduring Freedom
Aldo Palazzeschi, The Arsonist; Translation by Nicholas Benson
Paul Vangelisti, Wholly Falsetto with People Dancing

All of our books are available from Small Press Distribution.

FORTHCOMING TITLES

None at this time.

OTIS BOOKS / SEISMICITY EDITIONS CATALOG

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			Enduring Freedom Laura Mullen





			Opera Omnia, or a Duet for Sitar and Trombone Luxorius; Translated by Art Beck





			Piercing the Page Antonio Porta





			Tlemcen or Places of Writing Mohammed Dib





			Navigation Dennis Phillips





			Daybook Robert Crosson





			The Poetics of Trespass Erik Anderson





			Common Place. The American Motel Bruce Bégout





			The Capricious Critic Ari Martin Samsky





			*Tiresias: The Collected Poems of Leland Hickman* Edited by Stephen Motika





			The Ancient Use of Stone: Journals and Daybooks, 1998-2008 Ray DiPalma





			For Keeps Eric Priestley





			SIGNS/ & SIGNALS: The Daybooks of Robert Crosson Edited by Guy Bennett and Paul Vangelisti





			Make Loneliness J. Reuben Appelman





			Army of One Janet Sarbanes





			Seeing Los Angeles: A Different Look at a Different City Guy Bennett and Beatrice Mousli





			Hence This Cradle Hélène Sanguinetti





			Beach Birds Severo Sarduy





			Freud in Coney Island and Other Tales Norman M. Klein





			Review of Two Worlds: French and American Poetry in Translation Beatrice Mousli





			Vaudeville Allyssa Wolf





			Down with the Ship Ryan Murphy





			Espitallier's Theorem Jean-Michel Espitallier





			Left Hand Ken McCullough





			Spots and Troublespots Carol Treadwell