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Starting Pistol for the Arms Race

Written by Chomu Press Admin on December 14, 2015 - 0 Comments
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2015 is drawing to a close. It’s been a while since our last release, Brendan Connell’s The Galaxy Club, and even longer since 2011’s debut from Justin Isis, I Wonder What Human Flesh Tastes Like. But now we are ready to present the follow-up collection from Justin Isis, Welcome to the Arms Race, officially released [...]

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Dadaoism – The Butterfly has Landed

Written by Chomu Press Admin on May 16, 2012 - 2 Comments
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The first Chômu release of 2012, Dadaoism (An Anthology), is something of a lepidopterous monster (perhaps not unlike Mothra). It has taken many times more person-hours than our single-author volumes to produce, featuring 26 pieces of writing (short stories, flash fiction, novellas and poems, as well as work slightly harder to categorise) from 25 [...]

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Update near the eve of the tenth Chômu release

Written by Chomu Press Admin on June 13, 2011 - 0 Comments
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This month, Chômu Press will release our tenth publication, Nemonymous Night, by D.F. Lewis (reviewed here), so we thought it was an appropriate time for a general update and some future forecasts.
We are proud of each of our releases and are gratified to know that our titles are now enlivening bookshelves and enriching readers’ [...]

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Revenants and Polycrates – prize draw winners

Written by Chomu Press Admin on April 18, 2011 - 0 Comments
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The prize draw copy of Revenants, by Daniel Mills, has now been sent to the winner of the draw, Todd Treichel, who reports that he is thrilled with his luck, and very happy with the book. He has also kindly offered a message to readers of the website, that, “Chomu needs to be explored [...]

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Reminder – last day of Revenants prize draw

Written by Chomu Press Admin on March 9, 2011 - 0 Comments
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Just a reminder – today is the last day to enter the prize draw for a unqiuely signed copy of Daniel Mills’ Revenants. Simply sign up for the mailing list (if you are not already signed up), and send us an e-mail headed ‘Revenants’. Details here.

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Human Flesh Super Limited Edition – winner announced

Written by Chomu Press Admin on March 7, 2011 - 0 Comments
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On the 12th of January, a competition was announced for a ‘Super Limited Edition’ of I Wonder What Human Flesh Tastes Like by Justin Isis. The Super Limited Edition is inscribed and decorated by the author, and contains unique material.
Entrants were asked to send a tweet-sized message (perhaps in the form of a caption) [...]

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Revenants now among us

Written by Chomu Press Admin on February 16, 2011 - 1 Comment
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Revenants, by Daniel Mills—the fourth title from Chômu Press—is officially released today and is now among us. Pick up a copy here.

Previously, Mills’ work has appeared in Strange Tales III from Tartarus Press. Here is what others have to say:
Readers [of Revenants] are swept into the towering forests of colonial New England right along with [...]

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‘Forthcoming’ catalogue expanded

Written by Quentin S Crisp on September 27, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Chômu Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publications of some of the best authors currently writing in the English language. Please see the Chômu Press ‘Our Books‘ section for details.
I Wonder What Human Flesh Tastes Like is the debut collection from Justin Isis, and will be a defining publication for Chômu Press, setting [...]

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