About Microcosm
Microcosm Publishing is an independent publisher and distributor based in Bloomington, IN and Portland, OR. We distribute & publish zines, books, pamphlets, stickers, buttons, patches, t-shirts, posters, films, and more! We hope to add credibility to zine writers and their ethics, teach self empowerment, show hidden history, and nurture people's creative side. We began in 1996 with one person doing part time mailorder out of a bedroom.
Here's some background on the folks who do the work around here:
Sparky Taylor - keeps us stocked with all of the fine things that we distribute and writes descriptions for new items - a full time job unto itself! Sparky is endlessly counting stacks of zines and getting excited whenever the day's mail arrives! She can recommend specific titles for people having trouble choosing what they want! She's also a talented illustrator and appreciator of cats, books, and the Totinos Party Pizza. Email her
Steven Stothard - packs orders, handles outgoing mail, deals with lost orders, returned orders, handles our event tabling and touring operation, and customer problems. He also volunteers and serves on the board of directors at Boxcar Books!
Jessie Duke - Based in our Portland office, she handles publicity, promotions, schedules interviews, press materials and writing. Contact her if you need to interview someone, get some hi-res images, or want to write about one of our titles. Still very vegan.
Nate Beaty designed and maintains the website. When he peels himself away from the computer he draws comics.
Adam Gnade - Handles publicity, promotions, schedules interviews, press materials and writing. Does delivers and takes orders from stores in Portland.
Wade - supreme overlord, stripey and shadowy CEO.
Joe Biel - Does production scheduling, writes the checks, does pre-press work on published titles, & sends out desk copies for teachers. His desk is always messy. A hippie pretending to be post-punk and an organizer pretending to be an artist. Loves iced tea. He makes different things.
Artwork by Cristy Road, Alex Wrekk, Nicole Georges, Aaron Reiner, Nathan Beaty, Sarah Oleksyk, and Keith Rosson.
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