Tag: Midwest Book Awards

MiPA Virtual Reading Series Fall 2020

On By Moonfire PublishingIn Author Events, Books, Events, PerformancesLeave a comment

Mark your calendars for September 24 and the last Thursday of every month throughout the fall for some of the best storytelling the Midwest has to offer!

The Midwest Book Awards is hosting a limited series this fall to highlight winners of the 30th Annual Midwest Book Awards (for books published in 2019). The Virtual Reading Series will be premiered on the Midwest Book Awards’ Facebook Page and on MiPA’s YouTube Channel. 

The kickoff of the 2020 Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MiPA) Virtual Reading Series is Thursday, September 24 at 7 pm CDT.

The MiPA series features literary readings by winners of the Midwest Book Awards. Thursday’s episode features the following winners in the Fiction category:

“WIRELESS” read by author Alex Acks
“WHAT HAUNTS US” performed by Loren Niemi
“BENEATH THE FLAMES” read by author Gregory Renz
“FIGURE 8” by author Jeff Nania

All books are available for purchase at the MiPA Bookshop.

Please note, the Midwest Book Awards is currently open for books published in 2020! Find out more at the MiPA website.

Loren Niemi to Perform in Fall 2020 MiPA Virtual Reading Series

On By Moonfire PublishingIn Books, Events, PerformancesLeave a comment

Starting Sept. 24, join the Midwest Book Awards will be streaming a series on the last Thursday of each month of the 2020 award winners. Join them for some of the best storytelling the Midwest has to offer!

Moonfire author Loren Niemi will be performing selections from his award-winning “What Haunts Us.”

Times and Dates to be announced. Stay tuned!

SubText Books – CityPages Award-Winner and Source for ‘What Haunts Us’

On By Moonfire PublishingIn Books, Publishing News, Sales PromotionLeave a comment

Congratulations to SubText Books – Best Bookstore (NEW) in the Twin Cities! CityPages announced their annual Best of the Twin Cities on July 29.

Located at 6 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, SubText Books is the kind of bookstore that awakens the inner book-lover in everyone. We developed a serious crush on the place the first time we visited, finding graphic novels, hardcover new releases, and all the best local writer’s books packed on delicious racks and tables. “Nestled deep in downtown St. Paul is a gem of a bookstore. Locally owned and operated, Subtext Books is filled to the brim with all kinds of reading material, including buzzy new novels, hefty art tomes, and work by local authors.”


Through the end of August, Moonfire Publishing is running a special promotion of “What Haunts Us,” by storyteller Loren Niemi. As we announced back in June, Moonfire will be donating all publisher’s profits from the sales of Loren’s 2019 collection of stories to benefit the Black Storytellers Alliance. We’ve now extended the end date – we will donate proceeds from all sales of “What Haunts Us” through August 31, 2020.

SubText is open for browsing now, from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm. Score your copies of Loren Niemi’s Midwest Book Award Winner “What Haunts Us” from one of the knowledgeable and super friendly staff – call the shop at 651-493-2791 or special order “What Haunts Us” online on the SubText website.

Moonfire Publishing’s promotion directly benefits The Black Storytellers Alliance (BSA). Since 1976, the Alliance’s master storytellers, educators, and community supporters have been dedicated to maintaining the oral storytelling tradition as practiced by African people in the Diaspora. Find out more on the web at http://blackstorytellers.com/

Moonfire Extends Publishing Promotion to Benefit Black Storytellers Alliance

On By Moonfire PublishingIn Books, Publishing News, Sales PromotionLeave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Minneapolis Indie Publisher to Donate Profits from Sales of “What Haunts Us” through end of August.

Moonfire Publishing LLC, an independent book publisher in Minneapolis, Minnesota announced it is extending a special promotion of “What Haunts Us,” by storyteller Loren Niemi. Moonfire will be donating all publisher’s profits from the sales of Loren’s 2019 collection of stories to benefit the Black Storytellers Alliance. The donation will be made from all sales of “What Haunts Us” from June 12 through August 31, 2020.

“What Haunts Us” is the 2019 release written by award-winning storyteller Loren Niemi. This first collection of Loren’s stories won the 2020 Midwest Book Award for Fiction in the Fantasy/ SciFi/ Horror/ Paranormal category. The Midwest Independent Publishing Association awarded the Gold at the 30th Annual Book Gala on June 27, 2020.

People are encouraged to purchase “What Haunts Us” from their local independent bookseller. In the Twin Cities, bookstores include Eat My Words in northeast Minneapolis; Magers & Quinn in Uptown, Minneapolis; Boneshaker Books online; Subtext Books in Downtown St. Paul; and Next Chapter Booksellers on Snelling and Grand Avenue in St. Paul.

The book is also available online through Amazon in paperback and Kindle. The title is also for sale on Smashwords, for those who prefer a wider selection of formats for e-books.

The Black Storytellers Alliance (BSA) was founded in 1976. The Alliance is an organization of master storytellers, educators, and community supporters dedicated to maintaining the oral storytelling tradition as practiced by African people in the Diaspora. BSA provides training for those interested in using the African based storytelling methods to reach their audience. Black Storytellers Alliance hosts an annual Master Storytellers Festival at the end of September each year. Find out more on their website.

Award-winning used bookstore Eat My Words in northeast Minneapolis has plenty of copies of “What Haunts Us” in stock for purchase, and they are now open for in-store browsing as well as curbside pickup. Store hours are 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday and 12 noon to 6 pm on Sundays. Visit Eat My Words on the web.

People can order Loren’s book through Subtext Books. Orders can be phoned in or placed online, and they offer curbside pickup in downtown St. Paul.

Also in St. Paul is Next Chapter Booksellers, located in the Macalester College neighborhood, can ship your order or have it ready for you curbside. See Next Chapter Booksellers to order a copy.

In Minneapolis, you can hit Boneshaker Books in Seward to ship your order placed through their website. Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis Uptown is now open for browsing, and still offers contactless delivery, if preferred. Check the website for details.

The Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MiPA) serves the Midwest publishing community in a collaborative sharing of publishing, production, promotion, and marketing information. MiPA is proud to be a sponsor of the Midwest Book Awards and a regional affiliate of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).

Moonfire Publishing LLC is an independent publisher in Minneapolis, Minnesota that specializes in words of wyrd and fascination, stories and images that speak to both the humorous and the Marvelous. Magical realism…Paranormal thrillers…and Works of Speculative fiction realized through both text and image.

###

If you would like more information on this topic, please call Michele Montserrat at 612-607-2724

Moonfire Publishing

www.moonfire-publishing.com

submissions@moonfirepublishing.com

612-200-3359

CityPages 2020 Award-Winner Eat My Words Bookstore Distributes What Haunts Us

On By Moonfire PublishingIn Books, Publishing NewsLeave a comment

Congratulations to Eat My Words, Best Used Book Store in the Twin Cities! CityPages announced their annual Best of the Twin Cities on July 29.

Located at 1228 2nd St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413, Eat My Words Books is well-loved by local writers and book lovers. When you’re in Minneapolis, you’re well advised to stop by and browse their 25,000 books in cozy surroundings. Currently open during the COVID-19 pandemic, mask up and check out great deals. Eat My Words carries a wide variety of used books, as well as new publications from Minneapolis and other local authors. Comfy chairs and wi-fi, too. They are happy to fulfill pick up, mail, and nearby delivery orders if you call or email with your reading list.


Through the end of August, Moonfire Publishing is running a special promotion of “What Haunts Us,” by storyteller Loren Niemi. As we announced back in June, Moonfire will be donating all publisher’s profits from the sales of Loren’s 2019 collection of stories to benefit the Black Storytellers Alliance. We’ve now extended the end date – we will donate proceeds from all sales of “What Haunts Us” through August 31, 2020.

When will you have another opportunity to buy an award-winning great summer collection of ghost stories, at an award-winning used bookstore, while supporting a Twin Cities Black-focused arts organization all at the same time?

Like winning the trifecta, you might say!

Eat My Words has plenty of copies of Loren Niemi’s Midwest Book Award Winner “What Haunts Us” in stock. Call the shop at 651-243-1756 or you can stop by from 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 pm on Sundays.

Moonfire Publishing’s promotion directly benefits The Black Storytellers Alliance (BSA). Since 1976, the Alliance’s master storytellers, educators, and community supporters have been dedicated to maintaining the oral storytelling tradition as practiced by African people in the Diaspora. Find out more on the web at http://blackstorytellers.com/

Moonfire Wins 2020 Midwest Book Award!

On By Moonfire PublishingIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

CONGRATULATIONS to the editorial pros of Moonfire Publishing and to author Loren Niemi on winning the 2020 Midwest Book Award in the Fiction – Fantasy/SciFi/Horror/Paranormal category!

Pick up your copy of “What Haunts Us” today. If your local indie bookstore doesn’t have it in stock, the book is distributed by Ingram and they can order it for you. Paperback and Kindle copies can be bought online through Amazon. If you prefer other e-book formats like epub, mobi, pdf, lrf, pdb, text, or html, Smashwords can get you hooked up.

If you buy a copy of “What Haunts Us” right now, your purchase also goes to a good cause. From June 12 through August 30, we’re running a special promotion on sales of the title. Moonfire will be donating all publisher’s profits from the sales of the book to benefit the Black Storytellers Alliance and their ongoing work dedicated to maintaining the oral storytelling tradition as practiced by African people in the Diaspora.

We’d like to thank the judges for their selection of this Moonfire Publishing title for a 2020 Midwest Book Award. The Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MiPA) serves the Midwest publishing community in a collaborative sharing of publishing, production, promotion, and marketing information. MiPA is proud to be a sponsor of the Midwest Book Awards and a regional affiliate of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). See the organization’s website at http://www.mipa.org.

#MoonfirePublishing #LorenNiemi #WhatHauntsUs #MidwestBookAward #MIPA #BlackStorytellersAlliance #BSA

Moonfire Special Promo to Benefit Black Storytellers Alliance

On By Moonfire PublishingIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Moonfire Publishing is pleased to announce a special promotion of “What Haunts Us,” by storyteller Loren Niemi. Moonfire will be donating all publisher’s profits from the sales of Loren’s 2019 collection of stories to benefit the Black Storytellers Alliance. The donation will be made from all sales of “What Haunts Us” from June 12 through June 27, 2020.

People are encouraged to purchase “What Haunts Us” from their local independent bookseller. In the Twin Cities, bookstores include Eat My Words in northeast Minneapolis; Magers & Quinn in Uptown, Minneapolis; Boneshaker Books online; Subtext Books in Downtown St. Paul; and Next Chapter Booksellers on Snelling and Grand Avenue in St. Paul

The Black Storytellers Alliance (BSA) was founded in 1976. The Alliance is an organization of master storytellers, educators, and community supporters dedicated to maintaining the oral storytelling tradition as practiced by African people in the Diaspora. BSA provides training for those interested in using African-based storytelling methods to reach their audience. Black Storytellers Alliance hosts an annual Master Storytellers Festival at the end of September each year. Find out more on the web at http://blackstorytellers.com/

The Midwest Independent Publishers Association selected Loren Niemi’s What Haunts Us as a finalist in the Science Fiction/Horror/Paranormal category for a 2020 Midwest Book Award. Winners will be announced at the upcoming Midwest Book Awards Gala which will be live-streamed on Friday, June 27 at 7:00 pm. Check the Midwest Book Awards page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/439183646716951/

Eat My Words in NE Minneapolis has copies of What Haunts Us in stock for purchase, and they are now open for in-store browsing as well as curbside pickup.. Store hours are 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday and 12 noon to 6 pm on Sundays. Visit Eat My Words on the web at http://www.eatmywordsbooks.com/

People can order Loren’s book through Subtext Books, https://subtextbooks.com/ Orders can be phoned in or placed online, and they offer curbside pickup in downtown St. Paul. Next Chapter Booksellers in the Macalester neighborhood can ship your order or have it ready for you curbside. See https://www.nextchapterbooksellers.com/ to order a copy.

Boneshaker Books in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis ships orders placed through their website at http://www.boneshakerbooks.com. Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis Uptown is now open for browsing from 12 noon to 5 pm daily, and still offers contactless delivery, if preferred. Check the website for details at https://www.magersandquinn.com/

The Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MiPA) serves the Midwest publishing community in a collaborative sharing of publishing, production, promotion, and marketing information. MiPA is proud to be a sponsor of the Midwest Book Awards and a regional affiliate of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). See the organization’s website at https://mipa.org/.          

Through educational programming and other cooperative efforts, MiPA assists members in their publishing initiatives and ongoing endeavors. MiPA also provides networking opportunities for publishers, both new and experienced, to learn from each other.

Moonfire Publishing LLC is an independent publisher in Minneapolis, Minnesota that specializes in words of wyrd and fascination, stories and images that speak to both the humorous and the Marvelous. Magical realism, paranormal thrillers, and works of speculative fiction realized through text and image.