Front Forty Recognized at London Book Festival

Graffitecture took top prize in "Photography/Art" category at The London Book Festival. Sonneteer and Short Stories Illustrated by Artists also received Honorable Mention in the same category. Congratulations and thanks to all of our talented contributors!

http://londonbookfestival.com/portal/

Green Dynamite now available!

Green Dynamite is both symbolism and activism. The idea of a slow-motion explosion of life beginning with a seed may be the antithesis to the current crises of climate change and war. The native seeds packaged in Green Dynamite tubes are local and native to the ecology around Chicago. These tubes are sold by students, stores, individuals around Chicagoland where they will help the people, plants, and animals within that same local area. What's more, the profit generated from sales will be used to help local ecology in other ways as decided by those who sell the product- so more explosions of life can take place!

Green Dynamite would not be possible without the efforts of Beyond Today and Riverbank Neighbors.

Visit http://www.front40press.com/greendynamite.php to get your Green Dynamite!

Front Forty Recognized by USABookNews.com

Yesterday in Los Angeles, USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of The National Best Books 2007 Awards. Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: Simon & Schuster, Penguin-Putnam, HarperCollins, Random House, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Co., John Wiley & Sons, and hundred of independent presses including FFP.

Front Forty Press' Short Stories Illustrated by Artists took top prize in the "Fiction & Literature: Short Story Fiction" category as well as finalist in the "General Art" Category.
Graffitecture: Chicago Graffiti Artists Attack Photographic Spaces and Sonneteer were also finalists in the "General Art" category. Congratulations and thanks to our contributors!


To see more, go to: www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2007.html

Director Doug Fogelson talks to Bad At Sports

Bad At Sports Episode #113 features artist and curator, Tracy Marie Taylor, as well as Front Forty Press' Doug Fogelson. Doug spoke with Joanna and Teri about all things Front Forty. To hear about how we began, where we are going, and how you can get involved, go to: www.badatsports.com.
Or, you can directly download the interview in it's entirety at: http://cdn.libsyn.com/badatsports/Bad_at_Sports_Episode_113_Tracy_Taylor-Bilingual.mp3

Front Forty Press Reception @ Luminaire

Front Forty Press Reception: Luminaire Showroom, the third level
301 West Superior, Chicago
Friday, November 2nd
6-8 pm
RSVP: heathyr.dilts@luminaire.com or 312.664.9582

Chicago based independent art publisher Front Forty Press released four significant titles this year, Sonneteer, Graffitecture, Matt Volla's Unruly Drawings, and Short Stories Illustrated by Artists.

These books were created via a unique process that brings individuals together in 'blind collaboration', thus enabling diverse participation in an uninhibited way. There is a high degree of trust and freedom within the formally defined parameters for each project. All Front Forty Press' stunning artistic and sociological topics are always about the cultivation and communication of ideas.

Please join Luminaire in celebrating the release of 2007 titles from Front Forty Press at our bookstore (on the second floor). Many creators and contributors will be there to sign books which will be sold at a 10% discount at the reception. Front Forty Press will give a presentation about their current and future products during the reception.

Front Forty Awarded at Hollywood Book Festival

The 2007 Hollywood Book Festival recognized Front Forty Press during their July 29th ceremony... Graffitecture was awarded "Design of the Year"! Graffitecture was also given an Honorable Mention in the "Non-Fiction" category for the exceptional essays by Bridgette R. McCullough, John Jennings, Bridgette Buckley, and Tim Hartford. Big ups to everyone that worked so hard to make this book happen!

www.front40press.com/graffitecture.php
www.hollywoodbookfestival.com

Harry Allen interviews Doug

Hip Hop activist and journalist Harry Allen interviewed FFP director, Doug Fogelson, on Friday June 22nd. On this edition of "Non-Fiction", the show focused on graffiti. Doug was invited to discuss the concept and execution of"Graffitecture". Also on the show were the authors of "Burning New York", a book documenting graffiti in NYC and graffiti artist Miers
To listen to the interview, go to http://archive.wbai.org/