Katherine Press Review now live!

Today, the Katherine Press Review Sneak Peek of our September Issue went live!  It's been crazy and exciting and exhausting and... well, we wrote a whole letter about it introducing the Sneak Peek (click here to read the original):

It was only about six months ago that we decided to start our own chick-lit publishing company.  Both of us felt that we needed a new challenge and an opportunity to be really intellectually stimulated, and boy did we get it!  Starting this company, going through the submissions, making really tough decisions about what to publish, and then getting those pieces in shape for publication has been one of the most rewarding projects either of us has ever worked on.

And it doesn’t end here!  On September 20th, we’ll release the entire first issue of the Katherine Press Review right here on KatherinePress.com.  Every month after that, you will find another issue of the Katherine Press Review full of great short stories and essays.  Also coming in September, you can read the Katherine Press Review on your e-reader or mobile device for just 99 cents a month if you subscribe via Amazon or Barnes and Noble.  Subscribers won’t just get the stories and essays featured here on the website, but also get poetry—and we promise, we have got some great poetry coming in the next couple of months—as well as longer excerpts of the novellas, novels, and memoirs we’ll be publishing in the next year, and occasionally even a special bonus story!  More details will be available here soon, or click here to sign up for our mailing list.

Speaking of novellas, novels, and memoirs: we’ve got an exciting list of releases coming up in the next year.  In December, we’ve got The Last Bridesmaid, by our very own Inga Gardner.  In June, we’ll have the first in a rollicking new series, starting with The PMS Detectives: A Family Affair by Amber Gillet .  In between, we’ll be releasing some shorter pieces for individual sale.  As always, we remain committed to bringing you the best entertainment at a great price.

Thank you so much for joining us for this sneak peek and we look forward to seeing you again in the months to come!

Sincerely,

Emily Lahut, Publisher
Inga Gardner, Editor

July 27, 2011

What is chick lit?  There seems to be a variety of definitions for the chick lit genre, so I would like to clarify our vision for Katherine Press.   Chick lit tends to depict women between the ages of 20 and 60 and touches on the complexities of life and women’s psyche in a humorous or lighthearted way.  Our vision for Katherine Press is to publish a broad definition of chick lit for our readers.  We would like to have a balance between humorous and touching writing.  We are hopeful that our readers will appreciate diversity in age, race, gender and sexuality in the writing and the authors.  Our intended audience is mostly women who enjoy stories with a personal tone.

Emily Lahut, Publisher

Wishing Everyone a Safe and Happy Holiday!

Katherine Press wishes a happy belated Canada Day to our Canadian readers and writers, and a happy 4th of July to those in and from the United States.  Be safe out there!

New Online Home

Hi everyone!

Katherine Press is now at our permanent online home: http://www.katherinepress.com/.  In just a little while, we'll start having our monthly review posted online, full of great fiction and essays, all offered completely free of charge. 

If you'd like to be on our mailing list to receive a notification when the new review goes up or to be informed of great offers, click here.

And of course we're always looking for great new writers to showcase to our readers.  If you have something you think we might be interested in, click here.

We've been receiving all sorts of great submissions over the past few days.  We never imagined that there would be so many great writers submitting so much great stuff! 

Thank you guys, and keep it coming.  Our first issue is going to be terrific!!

Get your submissions ready!

Katherine Press is currently soliciting short stories and personal essays for publication in our upcoming online review at KatherinePressLLC.weebly.com.  We are looking for stories with all kinds of different tones, whether funny, touching, sad, or strange. 

We always pay for accepted content, regardless of whether it will be sold through an online retailer or given away for free on our website.  Our review will be geared mainly towards fans of "chick lit" and related literature, but we are open to any piece of quality writing that might appeal to our readers.  Click here for submission guidelines.

Welcome to Katherine Press!

Welcome to Katherine Press, soon to be your go-to for the best in e-book and web based chick lit!  While we're busy gathering the best fiction and personal essays the web has to offer, we'll be updating this blog regularly.  Make sure to visit here for news about upcoming offers, promotions, and the work we're doing.  Feel free to comment with questions and suggestions - we look forward to receiving your input!

Also, check out the new blog from Inga Gardner, one of our co-founders!