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Cloudkeeper Press

Testimonial from Julia Carlson | Testimonial from Barbara Thomas
Most recent publications | Guidelines for submissions | Our Chapbook pricing

Cloudkeeper Press is a division of Červená Barva Press. So many Authors have queried Červená Barva Press asking if we would print their chapbooks for a fee, that we have established Cloudkeeper Press to fill this need. We will work closely with you and make publishing your chapbook a positive experience. We do high quality work.

Please take a look at some of the chapbooks we've done for Červená Barva Press.

For additional info or questions, contact:
Gloria Mindock, Editor
editor@cloudkeeperpress.com

Testimonial from Julia Carlson

Working with Gloria Mindock from Cloudkeeper Press was a great experience. First, Mindock is an excellent editor and able to throw out the trash in your manuscript, e.g., she has a discerning eye. Second, Mindock knows her business – from choice of typeface and ink to paper and cover stock, she knows what works and what looks best.
Third, a highly capable designer, William J. Kelle, who is accessible, savvy about the publishing process, and can keep to a schedule, assists her. And fourth, the price is right. What more can I say? I would send anyone into Ms. Mindock’s formidable publishing clutches!
-Julia Carlson

Testimonial from Barbara Thomas

Seduced by Sighs of Trees is my first collection of poems and I treasure this chapbook. I thought that the publishing process would be difficult, but I found the whole experience satisfying. Working with Gloria Mindock was a learning experience besides being enjoyable. She is a crackerjack publisher and editor. Gloria was helpful to me every step of the way from arranging the table of contents, choosing the right ink and print, finding the right cover picture, and publishing the finished product. Gloria is always helpful and professional. She cares about quality as well as the poets needs and aspirations. Make no mistake about it. You are in good hands.
-Barbara Thomas

New publications:

Announcing: Base Metals by Jessica Harman

Base Metals by Jessica harman Base Metals by Jessica Harman
Cloudkeeper Press, 2009

Jessica Harman is a poet living in Brookline, Massachusetts. She holds a B.A. from Concordia University (Montreal), in Creative Writing.

August

I look in the mirror. Nothing answers
except naked light. Then I crawl back under the quilt,
then throw it off. Everywhere,

you are the sound of the train passing
through the city at night, that soothing rattle sewing
the distance to streetlight.

The sound tastes like moonlight and smoke.
The sickle moon's base metal sets behind a maple tree,
then the stars die out, one by one.

You are memory itself.

I have been listening for the wrong thing
in you, love. I have been listening
for myself.

And then you walk away, nameless.

$7.00 | 38 Pages | In Stock

Announcing: In The Limelight by Jane Etzel from Cloudkeeper Press

In The Limelight by Jane Etzel In The Limelight by Jane Etzel
Second Edition, Cloudkeeper Press, 2008

"Jane Etzel is a painter on the page and the canvas. Her strokes with the brush and the pen bleed color and insight."
Doug Holder, Arts Editor, The Somerville News

"For me the tour de force of In The Limelight is 'Alone', a poem which combines a Sartrean existentialist outlook with an understanding of the yin-yang principle…."
Richard Wilhelm, Art Editor, Ibbetson Street

"Jane Etzel writes about love, loss and pain in soft clear tones that show her courageous spirit."
Barbara Thomas, poet

"Jane Etzel's poems gently beckon us into the light of her kind, grateful, sincere attention. They remind us that anything seen in the limelight of love, no matter how painful, is transmuted into beauty."
Rich Borofsky, Ed.D., Jane's first therapist

Review of In The Limelight by Irene Koronas:
The poems in this chapbook require a gentle read, perhaps even a slow recognition of their simplicity of form and content which is reminiscent of haiku. these poems present the reader with glimpses into people’s lives. they are snapshots or still life poems:

“the old lady
with her prim
and oh so
still upper lip,
flings her heavy
and clumsy
being off -
now naked
and wild
and young

each poem belies a secret, envy. the envy of other’s lives even when the other life is broken down, or on the ‘wrong path.’ the poems draw their own conclusions about the choices made, the stance taken, the subject matter and the sitter pose as the artist insists and often the poet herself is being drawn. she is able to present others as herself. like Mary Oliver’s poem, “wild Geese”, Etzel’s poem, “our love will unfold” evokes the same message of redemption, in fact, even the rhythm is the same:

“tell me your hopes. let’s talk of our dreams.
please hold my hand on the way. with grateful,
humble, and giving back in our hearts,
our love will unfold as it may.”

Irene Koronas
Poetry Editor, Ibbetson Street Press

$7.00 | ISBN: 978-0-615-25931-4 | 35 Pages | In Stock

Two new chapbooks published in October 2007!
Please click on the books for more info and to read reviews.
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Seduced by Sighs of Trees
by Barbara Thomas

The Turn of The Century
by Julia Carlson

Guidelines for submissions

The Chapbook
  • 24 pages of poetry or less using Microsoft Word or Wordperfect
  • A short Bio of the author
  • Author's Photo
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Title Pages
  • Dedication Page
  • Book Blurbs (Optional)
The Cover
  • All chapbook covers are printed on 65-70# cardstock
  • You may submit your own image for the cover
  • Submitted images must be High-quality 300 dpi or will not print correctly
  • If you don't have an image for the cover, let us know and we can help you find one
  • Soon, we will be adding an image gallery where you can pick a photo or painting to use for your cover if you like.

Our Chapbook Pricing

Please note:

The price of the chapbooks includes the following: Lay-out and design, production, ink, paper, cardstock, proofreading, and chapbook edge trimming which is taken to an outside source.

50 Chapbooks with Black & White Cover
  • Total for 50 B&W Cover Chapbooks $209.00
  • Cost per book: $4.18
50 Chapbooks with Color Cover
  • Total for 50 Color Cover Chapbooks $269.00
  • Cost per book: $5.38

Payment methods accepted

  • Money Order and International Money Orders
  • Personal Check (USA ONLY)
  • Credit Card / Paypal