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Curbside February E-Zine

Victor David Giron — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:05:27 -0800

Our February e-zine is up. Poetry by Roman Belo, J.H. Martin, and Garett Holden. Fiction by Elif Alp, and Eric Erickson. Photography by BL Pawelek. Edited by Tyler Gillespie and Lauryn Allison Lewis.

Curbside's AWP Chicago Parties!

Victor David Giron — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:57:02 -0800

Curbside Splendor Publishing will be part of this year’s Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference in Chicago, February 29 through March 3 at Hilton Chicago and Palmer House Hilton, tables F26 and H3. Curbside authors Micha

Press Release - Undying Light

Victor David Giron — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:32:00 -0800

Curbside Splendor’s Resident Romance Poet Delivers a Valentine’s Day Album to the delight of Fans Everywhere.

AWP 2012 Chicago Kick-Off Party

Victor David Giron — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:16:39 -0800

Kick-off AWP 2012, Chicago-style, at Chicago's iconic live music club, the Empty Bottle (1035 N.

Review - TCNLCT

Victor David Giron — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:58:50 -0800

When I was first given Rose Metal Press’ They Could No Longer Contain Themselves (TCNLCT) by my editor, I was at a loss as to how to go about reviewing it. As my first—and only—anthology to date, tackling not one, but five, different chapbooks of flash fiction seemed almost insurmount

Piano Rats Review - Chicago Poetry

Victor David Giron — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:10:44 -0800

CJ Laity of Chicago Poetry dot com is know for writing long reviews, telling it how it is, how he feels, nothing held back. He's reviewed Piano Rats and doesn't dissapoint. It's psycho-analytical, deep, and in the end he likes it! Check it out.

Ben Tanzer reading his short story Staff Meeting. Check it out. Thanks for watching.

Book Buzz for Chicago Stories at TNBBC

Victor David Giron — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:05 -0800

Check out the Chicago Stories buzz over at The Next Best Book Club (TNBBC) by Curbside's senior manager and Chicago daddy-cool author Ben Tanzer. W

Chicago Stories Blurb - Billy Lombardo

Victor David Giron — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:06:58 -0800

We've received some pretty great blurbs for our new book Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski from some pretty great authors. Here is the latest from Chicago author Billy Lombardo who we think is pretty rock-n-roll. Check it out. To read the other blurbs and pre-order your copy now at free shipping go

Curbside Video - Luis Valadez

Victor David Giron — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:43:24 -0800

New Curbside reading video is up. Featuring Chicago based poet Luis Humberto Valadez reading "What I Tried To Do." Check it out. Thanks for watching.

Newcity Lit Reviews Curbside

Victor David Giron — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:31:42 -0800

The literary website Newcity Lit reviews our semi-annual print journal of short stories, poetry, and photography that celebrate urbanism: Issue 1 and Chicago Stories by Micahel Czyzniejewski, coming out by Curbside in April. Read it at the

Review - Down and Delirious in Mexico City

Victor David Giron — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:02:37 -0800

My mother is Mexican, from a small town in the western mountains of Mexico, in a state called Michoacan, west of Mexico City on the way to the Pacific Ocean. I was born in Chicago. Because my mother's family is so large and she's had such a strong bond with them all, I've been to Mexico practically every year of my life.

Curbside January E-Zine

Victor David Giron — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:27:30 -0800

Our January 2012 e-zine is now up. Read it below. Visit our Curbside page to read past issues. This month, poetry by Michael Lee Johnson, Charles Bane Jr., and

Press Release - Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions

Victor David Giron — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:59:31 -0800

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Curbside Splendor Publishing announces the release of Chicago Stories by Michael Czyzniejewski

If you're looking to go inside Chicago for a deeper look, Chicago Stories will take you there.

CBS New Chicago names our two recent books Chicago Stories (coming out April 1, 2012) and Piano Rats (October 11) in their Best New Chicago Books list.

Christine Sneed Interview at the Chicago Tribune

Victor David Giron — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:58:39 -0800

Curbside contributor, amazing Chicago author and professor, Christine Sneed has a fabulous interview up at the Chicago Tribune. She has some wise words for all you aspiring writers. She has a debut novel coming out in 2012, Little Known Facts. Her

Undying Light: Charles Bane Jr. Reads

Victor David Giron — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:18:09 -0800

We're now in the record-making business. Next month we'll publish a CD of our resident romance poet Charles Bane Jr.

Piano Rats - Free Mini Version

Victor David Giron — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:28:28 -0800

A free mini-version of our critically acclaimed prose poetry book Piano Rats by Franki Elliot is now available below. Enjoy. If you like, you can order a copy on a discounted basis from us Sophomoric Philosophy, which was done.