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In Praise of LINEA
“LINEA is a small, hand bound edition, beautifully constructed, expertly designed and edited. It is valuable not only as a work of art, but also for the dedication to experimentation and joy.
As the dynamics of publishing have been radically altered through technology and economic forces, it is important to note that this project is like a well-tended garden, cultivating vision and elegance, and helping to nourish our community.”
-Lisa F. Enzer, M.Ed
“… LINEA is a magazine of short fiction, an experiment with form relevant to 21st Century readers, to the urgency of their lives: Compressed, as you read, the form explodes into meaning.
(LINEA) is the brainchild and labor of love of three local women: Adell Donaghue, Carol Edelstein and Elizabeth George. Adell, a visual artist, writer and educator who lives and works (respectively) in Southampton and Easthampton, MA, founded Simian Press which publishes LINEA. Adell is not only LINEA’s publisher, but its designer. She also drew the illustrations in the book, marking a confluence between visual art and writing, an intersection that deepens LINEA’s relevance: among the current generation of writers and artists across the country, boundaries between form are blurring.”
-Candice Reffe
In 2016, I founded Simian Press with my friend and colleague, Catarina Coelho. Simian Press is a collaboration of artists, writers and educators. We produce books, broadsides and prints for artists and writers, including limited editions, hand bound books and portfolios of prints.
Our limited edition books and broadsides are in public and private collections throughout the United States.
We also design and publish LINEA, an annual literary magazine of short fiction. In 2020, we received a grant from the Northampton Center for the Arts in support of our work with LINEA.
We are a small and versatile shop, employing both digital and analog technologies to create works of art.
Photo Credit: Julie Kristoff