Mission Statement
RockSaw Press is an independent publisher with close ties to the Midwestern region. As such, we strive to publish the work of Midwestern writers and work that reflects the state of the region regardless of the writer’s origins. Our mission is to publish the best work that comes our way. Work that informs, inspires, challenges, and, sometimes as it is, daunts. We keep our publishing in house, assembling our books by hand with the belief that manual work nets the best results in regard to the art of book making and the spirit of the independent press.
About the Chapbooks
Our reading period is summer and we print from August through April. In the 2009-
Each chapbook is put together by hand, roughly 8 in. X 5 in., saddle stapled with a full color glossy cover, and comes with a full color 8.5 in. X 14 in. broadside tucked into the book.
All the interior pages are printed on a manual duplex laser printer that, somehow, is still going strong after over 30,000 pages have passed through it.
After the covers and interior page have been printed, it’s all sorted, stacked, folded, stapled, and trimmed by hand. The posters are then folded and tucked into the back cover of the chapbook and it’s all set under something heavy (a few dictionaries, cinder blocks, etc.) to flatten the binding.
Funding
RockSaw Press is made possible by generous donations from the staff (who get generation donations from their family and friends) and the inspiring work of Journey. We’re poor. But we work hard and believe that handcrafted nature of our books give it a quality that sets it apart and above.
We hope, through our publication, to promote a stronger literary culture in the Midwest and expose the talent that the region has to offer.
If you’re so inclined, you can donate to RockSaw Press via PayPal by using the button bellow.