It's been over five years since our last illiterature. call for submissions! We have published two issues since then, issue 8, and 8&a 1/2, but those issues were work that came in for the Off Cuts and Loose Ends series.

Issue 9 of illiterature. is going to be a journal of decomposition. Interpret that however you wish. We're really excited to see what kind of work comes in, and what we can do with this issue.

Check out our SUBMISSIONS page for full details.

Oh, and here's a deal on illiterature. issue 7. a journal of found poetry. If you're not familiar with the journal, this would be a good issue to read, to see if your work is a good fit for us, and if we're a good fit for your work!

Only $10.00 plus reduced shipping!

This year we were able to publish 16 new titles, which include 8 new postcards, 6 chapbooks, one leaflet, and one perfect-bound book. In total we brought 1,591 new items into the world.

We also published an audiobook version of The Man with the Spider Scar, which you can listen to HERE.

We're thankful to all of the authors and artists who trusted us with their work: Mark Laba, jwcurry, Dorothy Howard, Jennifer Books, Allison Chisholm, Michael e. Casteels, derek beaulieu, Kate Siklosi, andrew topel, Sacha Archer, and Guy Ewing.

To help ring in the new year we're offering a package that include the entire 2021 catalogue for $45.01. Save $25.00. These packages will be limited to 5, and they're expected to go quickly, so order one while you can!

We've already got a few projects lined up for 2022. A rubber-stamped chapbook of minimalist poems by Trevor Root, a new journal of minimalist poems, a few postcards, and a few more additions to the 1cent series. We're sure there will be more to come! Let's hope for a few book fairs this year so we can move more books to make way for the next round.

Wishing you all peace, health and inspiration for 2022!

Michael e. Casteels,
editor at Puddles of Sky Press