Launches new literary magazine melissokomeio – at the University

Popular image of the author has evolved over the years to include a range of gender stereotypes behaviors. There is a laptop-confuses columnist who spends hours at a time when the local café, while she sips enough caffeine to maintain an army of infantrymen fuel for one week. Ernest Hemingway Or objective, whose type is Spark creative energy arises from a seemingly endless supply of alcohol. It's still collectors Jet-setting of stories, which always returns home to share your experiences with crew of eager listeners. At the 26th September launch party for the Philadelphia new, all-ages literary magazine, melissokomeio, authors of each style throughout the city gathered together. As part of a day-long celebration of the written word (spoken), shared passions, foibles and their inspirations.

University City Arts League, Apiary site on Sept 26 launch.

The participants of the light and honey multi-arts Festival, presented by the melissokomeio Corporation and the light of unity, was beginning to the event at the Federation of Arts University City from a giant handmade banner. After disembarking a programme service in the lobby, guests were free to wander about the four floors of the former Victorian twin origin.

Melissokomeio, new, all-ages literary magazine

Was on the first floor, the focal point of the events, where the images pop culture of the author given life.In a white room, where a mirrored wall multiplied gathering Lewis Carollian proportions, bedecked tables in all colored sails came across the room as manufactured flowers.Some offered a banquet chicken wings, sweets and Sandwiches, others a selection storybooks and poetry CDS. table where roosted copies of apiary was personality and cleverly placed between ' bar ', consisting of Pabst Blue Ribbon and boxed wine Almaden, and on the other hand a jar of coffee to gigantic dimensions.A bright yellow symbol promised fortunately "Free coffee," courtesy of Earth and Pine 45th. Other amenities include a table art and face Painting, and live music, by performers like Funkadelphia and Professor Jazz, pulsed back and forth from alcove. in the meantime, in a wood-paneled room across the Hall, guests gathered in a modern day retaliation from the living room, as they shared samples of writing.

A majority of the rooms in the building Spruce Street was devoted to poetry and story readings, spreads over intervals across the entire part 1 – 6 pm. members of the audience and performers of all ages and skill levels combined, as expressed their support for the opening of the Apiary.

Participants are asked to collect Light and honey

The new magazine, founded by locals Tiana Pyer-Pereira, Lillian Dunn, Michelle e. Crouch, Nick Forrest and Tamara Oakman, began as a small, informal writing group of friends; when it came time for the quintet to publish these cuts are made, they soon realized what was missing the city: Open a publication for writers of every style and age.

«We came with the first name, ' "said Dunn.What does a melissokomeio is cultivates and collect honey from many different hives …There are several separate communities in Philadelphia, each do their own thing, but also work together well. "

Reading the Apiary starts in West Philadelphia

After carrying out research and networking of literary scene of the city, I started searching for submissions. Finally, the magazine is self-financing from concept to reality.

Soon, the authors of the Apiary hope to distribute copies of the magazine under elementary schools and high schools, where they wish to encourage teachers to submit student pieces. Other future plans for the Group include organizing a campaign Kickstarter during the next few weeks; in the meantime, copies of the Apiary is available for purchase website theapiarycorp.com, metrically satisfactory pace $ 10 an issue.

According to Dunn, submission guidelines is relatively simple. "Must be terrible, "she explained."We take anything as long as this move somehow – exciting and original. "Any writers and visual artists who are interested to submit a stone to send samples of writing and/or submissions@theapiarycorp.com artwork, while formatting requirements website. Compensation after acceptance will include a copy of the Apiary, and a link to the applicant's portfolio in theapiarycorp.com. All writers, accepted for publication will be invited to attend a reading and share their work with a live audience.

First edition of the Apiary appears as a sleek, square 65-page booklet sporting a lid with honeycomb design By poetry facing werewolves and whiskey for the Visual Arts populated by monsters and mountains within pages include more than just an outlet for creative style, but a paperback sanctuary for the human heart.

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