It takes a few dollars to keep a small press going, even one fueled primarily by passion as OW Press is. Couple that with our mission to enhance the author/reader relationship, and you get these slipcases, handmade by OW Press authors, Tim Hall and Caleb J Ross.
These are one-of-a-kind, never to be duplicated, handmade items. Who knows, maybe one of us will expire and slipcases will be worth tens of hundreds of dollars.
Every slipcase comes with the following:
- 1 SIGNED copy of Justin Hyde’s poetry collection, Down Where The Hummingbird Goes to Die, with a personal photo of Hyde ripped from his own private albums, and an anecdote about the depicted events, handwritten by Hyde.
- 1 SIGNED copy of Justin Hyde’s Nerve Cowboy contest winning poetry chapbook, Another Casualty at the 34th Street Bus Stop, from Liquid Paper Press (he was so kind to give some copies of this for the cause, even though it isn’t an OW Press release)
- 1 SIGNED copy of David Blaine’s poetry collection, Antisocial, with two additional poems, printed separately on cardstock, each signed by the author
- 1 SIGNED copy of Caleb J Ross’s story collection, Charactered Pieces: stories
- 1 SIGNED copy of Tim Hall’s story collection, One Damn Thing After Another
Here’s how we are going to do it. Each slipcase will be available for auction at eBay for a period of SEVEN days. Once one slipcase sells, we will unveil the next.
Bidding for all slipcases will start at the list price for the combined OW Press books: $27. Actually, buying each individually would cost more when you factor in shipping.
See below for specifics about each slipcase. To bid, click the eBay button below the item. All money will go right back into making more books.
1. “Outsider” Gutted Book Slipcase |
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| Description: This is the ninja of slipcases, cleverly disguised as a regular book (a book called Outsider by Diana Palmer; I think it is a cheesy romance novel, but I wasn’t curious enough to read it). When placed on the shelf, this book looks like any other dustjacket-less hardcover, but when taken down and examined more closely, you can see that each of the first four books are held where the book pages once were. The front cover says OWC, The First IV. The spine says Writers Press, Outsider with the “Writers Press,” part in white hand-stamping. The title page of the book contains hand-stamped individual titles and authors. The following four pages each contain a cover transparency of each of the four included OW Press books. |
| Quantity available: 0 (SOLD) Ships from Caleb’s house (Kansas City, KS, USA) |
wow. this is….all kinds of awesome. excellent work.
I agree completely with Mel! You guys and this project are absolutely mind-boggling amazing! I hope that this raises a few bucks for the press!
Caleb deserves all the credit for this. I know I inspired him with my own slipcases, but he took it to a whole new level. Beautiful work.
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Well, in that case, thanks Tim for inspiring Caleb and thanks Caleb for the hard work! This represents, I think, the best of what a group like this can accomplish.
I’m LOVING the hand-craftiness I’m smelling. Like chocolate-chip oatmeal cookies without the calories!
Sniff. How dare you defile a Palmer?
Excellent work, guys.