Hi everyone. I’ve been cleaning out my drafts and trying to prep some more information about Space In Your Head, as well as online publishing, and mental health. One of my ideas was this: Publishing Houses Online. A segment where I can talk about different publishing opportunities if you don’t think Space In Your Head is right for you. Obviously our target is any art or writing, from people who suffer from mental illnesses. We are less aesthetic based, whereas if you’re a minimalist or new sincerity writer, for example, you might be suited to different publications. Even if you aren’t a writer and are just someone who likes looking at words and cool arty things, you might like to check these out and give them a follow. I’ll be looking at Illuminati Girl Gang, EmpathLit, Electric Cereal and Faces Of Mental Health too, in upcoming versions of these. I might even put them all up tonight and share them at different times, for anyone who is nosey and can’t wait (totally fine, btw.)
In this first edition, we’ll be talking about Boost House. Founded by Steve Roggenbuck, Boost House a publishing group based around making videos and printing books from contributors, as well as making t-shirts and a heap of other thing. They’re also living in a residency style, which is pretty awesome, as it allows all of these differing creative forces to work together and maximise their conceptualisation strategies. They recently released a book ‘I’M ALIVE/ IT HURTS/ I LOVE IT’ and a video for Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, and have in the past printed one of Steve Roggenbuck’s poem books ‘Crunk Juice’, as well as the lit journal ‘Boost House’, PLUS, a Walt Whitman anthology.
What I love about Boost House (aside from the output) is the way they are ambitious, despite having people coming and going. There’s a huge drive to produce original content for everyone, such as their idea to put up a free online school to talk about current issues facing millennials, which I find super important. Boost House have been doing this since 2013, and I’m so proud of their work so far. I know that they’ve got it in them to make something amazing, that will help legitimise what the online lit scene is and encapsulates. And I guess that’s why they’re succeeding as well – they’re all from the internet, essentially. They’ve seen what this scene is twist and turn for years, and now they’ve tried to make a home for it. Not just an online hub, but a physical home, making physical things. That’s why Boost House are killing it, and I wish them all the best.
Boost House have an online store you can find on their website, http://www.boost-house.com. But you should follow them on twitter, @boosthouse and find them on Facebook. They’re always posting really interesting content, and they’re such approachable, and really hardworking, fantastic people.
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