Introducing 2Leaf Press
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Jan
2Leaf Press is an imprint owned and operated by the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS), a NY-based nonprofit organization that promotes multicultural literature and literacy.
2Leaf Press’s mission is to publish books of passion and purpose that also celebrate the authentic voices of multicultural writers, because we recognize the need for writers to breathe on their own without suffocating the premise of multicultural literature to death. Oh, by the way, we consider...
Celebrated Poet Jesús Papoleto Meléndez Joins 2Leaf Press’ Author Roster
01
Jan
2Leaf Press announces its first signing of poet and activist Jesús Papoleto Meléndez.
Meléndez is set to publish a bilingual omnibus of his first three volumes of poetry, Casting Long Shadows (1970), Have You Seen Liberation (1971), and Street Poetry & Other Poems (1972), that are as relevant today as when they were first published. “Although I haven’t published a volume of poetry since 1993 (Concertos On Market Street), I’ve always been working on new poetry and stories,” says...
Why 2Leaf Press?
01
Jan
People have always been fascinated by leaves. For us, two things come to mind:
First, imagine the changing of the leaves.
In autumn, as native trees and shrubs finish out the growing season, nature puts on its most brilliant display of fall colors. Most people believe that when leaves turn colors they are on the brink of death, but that is not entirely true. The changing of the leaves is an active process, not just a fading away. Only when the leaves are deprived of all sunlight do they...
2Leaf Tip: Preparing Your Manuscript
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Jan
We know that there is a “standard manuscript format” that has been used for years that hark back to an earlier age of manually typed manuscripts. Since we’re living in a digital age and our submission process is strictly by email, here at 2Leaf Press we subscribe to a slightly different format. For example, we don’t require a cover page, we want headers on each page with your name and contact information, and we want line spacing at one-and-half instead of double-spaced because it...
Signing the Publishing Agreement
01
Jan
When 2Leaf Press agrees to publish your work, you will be required to sign a publishing agreement. Let’s just say, right off the bat, that many complaints are hurled at publishers for legal requirements, including the seemingly unfair percentages of income and the extensive rights they retain in publishing deals. But the truth of the matter is that the publishing industry, just like any other industry, is very much a bottom-line business.
In simple terms, a publishing agreement is a legal...
2Leaf Tip: The Art of the Book — How to handle your Artwork
01
Jan
If you would like to include photographs, line drawings, maps, charts, or other illustrations in your book once your book has been accepted for publication, it’s particularly important that you to submit the highest quality work.
First, it’s important that we get permission from the artist, which is the author’s responsibility.
Secondly, we only accept digital artwork of the highest quality. What you see on your computer screen can be misleading and, in many cases, digital files obtained...
For the Love of Poetry . . .
01
Jan
2Leaf Press is looking for great poets. Could you be one of them?
The genesis of 2Leaf Press is for one very selfish reason: our editors work on phati’tude Literary Magazine, so they already have a real love for poetry.
Why poetry? We love the way the words feel in our mouths, roll off our tongues, and how they reverberate in our ears. We enjoy the sheer physical pleasure of the sound and shape of a poem; the sight of lines and white space and faces lost in thought by sharing a moment of...
2Leaf Tip: Getting permission to use the work!
01
Jan
As an author or editor of a contributed volume, it’s your responsibility to request and secure any permissions required for the use of material created by others, including images and text quotations. It may also be necessary for you to request permission to reprint your own previously published work, even if it’s been revised. Written documentation of permission from the publisher or individual holding the copyright to the item must be obtained before we begin typesetting your...
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