Dos Gatos Press update
Here's an edited note passed on to me by P.C. McKinnon that he received from the editors of Dos Gatos Press:
Hello Poets!
First of all, David and I want to thank you for making the 2006 calendar season a great one! We almost sold out of the "Texas PoetryCalendar 2007"; in fact, we have but a handful of calendars left, which we continue to sell through the website at retail price (so if you still want one, hurry).
Our sales strategy this year was to get the calendar into more independent stores and fewer chains--and we are very happy with the results. Independent bookstores like the Twig in San Antonio, the Blue Willow in Houston, and BookPeople in Austin performed very well, and gift shops like the Paper Bear in San Marcos, River House inWimberley, and the D'Arte Center in Harlingen exceeded our expectations with their sales. If you live in an area that has an independent bookstore, a Texas-oriented gift shop, or a happening artcenter, please continue to let us know about them. David will start contacting places soon about carrying the "Texas Poetry Calendar 2008" calendar, and you know your communities better than we do.
Also, looking ahead, don't forget that the deadline for submissions for the 2008 calendar is March 20, not much more than a month away, and that the judge for this year is Kathleen Peirce. I would like to emphasize that you pay attention to the bios that you send, as I really do use them, not only for the "contributors" section of the calendar, but also for introductions at readings and publicity fornewspapers. With the 2008 calendar being the tenth one, we're hoping for more publicity of this nature this year.
Also, let me remind you that we continue to promote you through ourwebsite's "Poems of the Month," randomly selected poems from the present calendar. We also maintain links to your own websites on ours, so if you have a website and we don't have a link to it, please let me know and I'll take care of it. Dos Gatos Press exists to promote Texas poets and poetry!
Finally, speaking of Texas poets, we have just secured our judge for the "Texas Poetry Calendar 2009," none other than Benjamin Alire Saenz of El Paso. Yes, we are always looking ahead. We welcome your ideas and suggestions for the future!
Scott Wiggerman
David Meischen
Dos Gatos Press
1310 Crestwood Road
Austin, TX 78722
www.dosgatospress.org
Hello Poets!
First of all, David and I want to thank you for making the 2006 calendar season a great one! We almost sold out of the "Texas PoetryCalendar 2007"; in fact, we have but a handful of calendars left, which we continue to sell through the website at retail price (so if you still want one, hurry).
Our sales strategy this year was to get the calendar into more independent stores and fewer chains--and we are very happy with the results. Independent bookstores like the Twig in San Antonio, the Blue Willow in Houston, and BookPeople in Austin performed very well, and gift shops like the Paper Bear in San Marcos, River House inWimberley, and the D'Arte Center in Harlingen exceeded our expectations with their sales. If you live in an area that has an independent bookstore, a Texas-oriented gift shop, or a happening artcenter, please continue to let us know about them. David will start contacting places soon about carrying the "Texas Poetry Calendar 2008" calendar, and you know your communities better than we do.
Also, looking ahead, don't forget that the deadline for submissions for the 2008 calendar is March 20, not much more than a month away, and that the judge for this year is Kathleen Peirce. I would like to emphasize that you pay attention to the bios that you send, as I really do use them, not only for the "contributors" section of the calendar, but also for introductions at readings and publicity fornewspapers. With the 2008 calendar being the tenth one, we're hoping for more publicity of this nature this year.
Also, let me remind you that we continue to promote you through ourwebsite's "Poems of the Month," randomly selected poems from the present calendar. We also maintain links to your own websites on ours, so if you have a website and we don't have a link to it, please let me know and I'll take care of it. Dos Gatos Press exists to promote Texas poets and poetry!
Finally, speaking of Texas poets, we have just secured our judge for the "Texas Poetry Calendar 2009," none other than Benjamin Alire Saenz of El Paso. Yes, we are always looking ahead. We welcome your ideas and suggestions for the future!
Scott Wiggerman
David Meischen
Dos Gatos Press
1310 Crestwood Road
Austin, TX 78722
www.dosgatospress.org
posted by PAC PR at 4:59 PM
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