Soft Skull Press

Popeyesays · 07-27-2006, 07:39 AM

Soft Skull Press
55 Washington Street, Suite 804
Brooklyn, NY 11201
http://www.softskull.com/

It's not in the index, and I'm looking for a paper publisher for my e-published stories. I plan to link them together to novel length. All the stories are within a 90 day period, anyway with the same characters.

Who knows anything about them? I've been to the website which I found at Fiction Addict on the web.

Thanks in advance,

Scott

James D. Macdonald · 07-27-2006, 07:58 AM

Soft Skull's gone; here's what replaced 'em:

http://www.vgascon.com/DKM/index.html

Popeyesays · 07-27-2006, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James D. Macdonald

Soft Skull's gone; here's what replaced 'em:

http://www.vgascon.com/DKM/index.html

How very YUCK!!!!!!

They published interesting books this year, did they just shoot themselves and come back as a parody?

I thought DKM stood for Deutches Kriegsmarine

Regards,
Scott

James D. Macdonald · 07-27-2006, 08:08 AM

I have no idea where the truth lies with this one.

UrsusMinor · 07-27-2006, 09:18 AM

Hmmm. I'm more than a bit confused.

Soft Skull was certainly present at BEA back in May, and they had a new post on the NEWS portion of their website only a couple of weeks ago. Their Submissions still seem to be open, and you can certainly order books from their website...

It is true that Sander Hicks founded Soft Skull, but Richard Nash has been publisher since 2001--when Sander Hicks left. I have no reason to believe that Soft Skull isn't still up and running, except for the the comments on the Drench Kiss (Sander's) site. I'm not sure the Publishers Weekly quote is legit.

Do you have information outside of this, Uncle Jim? (The link you posted itself seems to be defunct--click on any link there and it seems to cycle round and round to the same single page.)

At any rate, Popeyesays, I wouldn't give up until I had further info. They are a great small press (Nash won the Association of American Publisher's award for creativity in a small press just last year) and I would mourn to hear they were gone.

Popeyesays · 07-27-2006, 09:48 AM

Well, I'll drop a submission in the mail in a few days. I have to re-write the opening so that the stories tie together more tightly. They want thirty pages or a chapter along with the usual stuff. They don't take e-mail queries or subs, so it'll have to go out tied to a turtle.

When I hear anything back, I'll let you guys know.

There's a phone number I'll try tomorrow just to see if rumors of their demise have been exaggerated.

Generally speaking, I think the print trade is more gossip-ridden than any old lady's quilting society ever was.

After all the ancestor of the water cooler was the scuttle-butt-the place where a man on the sailing ship could get a drink when water was plentiful on board. It was the natural equivalent of the office water cooler today. People gathered around and passed on news, some factual, some fanciful.

Thanks, Uncle Jin and Little Bear for chiming in with useful info so quickly.

By the by, Friday is my birthday. This is the last year I get to push 60. I'll be riding it 2007 birthday, and pulling it thereafter.

Regards,
Scott

Popeyesays · 07-27-2006, 05:54 PM

It looks to me that they are adding a line of e-pamphlets to be marketed through Amazon.com and iTunes rather than getting out of the book business.

Publisher's Weekly (e-version article):
http://www.publishersweekly.com/arti...ft+skull+press

victoriastrauss · 07-27-2006, 06:48 PM

Soft Skull appears to be alive and well, at least judging by its latest blog entry.

Drench Kiss is the brainchild of Soft Skull founder Sander Hicks, who is no longer associated with the publisher.

- Victoria

CaoPaux · 10-04-2007, 11:39 PM

Alive and acquired by Winton, Shoemaker & Co. May 2007.

http://www.softskull.com/files/Count...ftSkull_PR.pdf

dlparker · 10-27-2009, 02:25 AM

I received an email reply to a query sent in September (asking more or less for clarification on what kind of works they were interested in). Today is October 25. So there is someone there responding.

Sushi · 09-16-2011, 10:21 PM

FYI: Softskull is now an imprint of Counterpoint LLC (http://counterpointpress.com/index.html). From the About Us portion of their website:

"
COUNTERPOINT LLC was created in 2007 through the acquisition of three notable independent presses: Counterpoint, Shoemaker & Hoard, and Soft Skull Press. In January 2008, the company began publishing two imprints, Counterpoint and Soft Skull Press. Shoemaker & Hoard titles are now being published under the Counterpoint imprint. Also in January 2008, Counterpoint began publishing books in association with Sierra Club Books.
Counterpoint publishes fiction, literature, and poetry in addition to nonfiction, including history, memoir, biography, and nature. Soft Skull publishes contemporary fiction, as well as graphic novels, and nonfiction, including current affairs, counterculture, and politics. Sierra Club Books publishes books on environmental topics.
The company’s primary office is in Berkeley, California, and it maintains an editorial office in New York City. Sierra Club Books is based in San Francisco.
Counterpoint books are distributed by Publishers Group West, a division of the Perseus Books Group."

07-27-2006, 07:39 AM	#1
Popeyesays Now departed. Rest in peace, Scott, from all of us at AW Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,462	Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press 55 Washington Street, Suite 804 Brooklyn, NY 11201 http://www.softskull.com/ It's not in the index, and I'm looking for a paper publisher for my e-published stories. I plan to link them together to novel length. All the stories are within a 90 day period, anyway with the same characters. Who knows anything about them? I've been to the website which I found at Fiction Addict on the web. Thanks in advance, Scott __________________ Okay, damnit, I blog http://cscottsaylorsbooks.blogspot.com/ Sword of the Dajjal e-book, Published by BooksForABuck.com May, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-602-052-2 http://www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages...rd_dajjal.html Out in print early 2008 from Blu Phi'er Jars of Doom out mid 2008 from Blu Phi'er http://www.bluphier.com/

07-27-2006, 07:58 AM	#2
James D. Macdonald Your Genial Uncle Absolute Sage Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 21,582	Soft Skull's gone; here's what replaced 'em: http://www.vgascon.com/DKM/index.html __________________ "The Clockwork Trollop" by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald Free online. Text and podcast.

07-27-2006, 08:08 AM	#4
James D. Macdonald Your Genial Uncle Absolute Sage Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 21,582	I have no idea where the truth lies with this one. __________________ "The Clockwork Trollop" by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald Free online. Text and podcast.

07-27-2006, 09:18 AM	#5
UrsusMinor practical experience, FTW Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Butt in chair Posts: 439	Hmmm. I'm more than a bit confused. Soft Skull was certainly present at BEA back in May, and they had a new post on the NEWS portion of their website only a couple of weeks ago. Their Submissions still seem to be open, and you can certainly order books from their website... It is true that Sander Hicks founded Soft Skull, but Richard Nash has been publisher since 2001--when Sander Hicks left. I have no reason to believe that Soft Skull isn't still up and running, except for the the comments on the Drench Kiss (Sander's) site. I'm not sure the Publishers Weekly quote is legit. Do you have information outside of this, Uncle Jim? (The link you posted itself seems to be defunct--click on any link there and it seems to cycle round and round to the same single page.) At any rate, Popeyesays, I wouldn't give up until I had further info. They are a great small press (Nash won the Association of American Publisher's award for creativity in a small press just last year) and I would mourn to hear they were gone. Last edited by UrsusMinor; 07-27-2006 at 09:27 AM.

07-27-2006, 09:48 AM	#6
Popeyesays Now departed. Rest in peace, Scott, from all of us at AW Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,462	Well, I'll drop a submission in the mail in a few days. I have to re-write the opening so that the stories tie together more tightly. They want thirty pages or a chapter along with the usual stuff. They don't take e-mail queries or subs, so it'll have to go out tied to a turtle. When I hear anything back, I'll let you guys know. There's a phone number I'll try tomorrow just to see if rumors of their demise have been exaggerated. Generally speaking, I think the print trade is more gossip-ridden than any old lady's quilting society ever was. After all the ancestor of the water cooler was the scuttle-butt-the place where a man on the sailing ship could get a drink when water was plentiful on board. It was the natural equivalent of the office water cooler today. People gathered around and passed on news, some factual, some fanciful. Thanks, Uncle Jin and Little Bear for chiming in with useful info so quickly. By the by, Friday is my birthday. This is the last year I get to push 60. I'll be riding it 2007 birthday, and pulling it thereafter. Regards, Scott __________________ Okay, damnit, I blog http://cscottsaylorsbooks.blogspot.com/ Sword of the Dajjal e-book, Published by BooksForABuck.com May, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-602-052-2 http://www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages...rd_dajjal.html Out in print early 2008 from Blu Phi'er Jars of Doom out mid 2008 from Blu Phi'er http://www.bluphier.com/

07-27-2006, 05:54 PM	#7
Popeyesays Now departed. Rest in peace, Scott, from all of us at AW Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,462	It looks to me that they are adding a line of e-pamphlets to be marketed through Amazon.com and iTunes rather than getting out of the book business. Publisher's Weekly (e-version article): http://www.publishersweekly.com/arti...ft+skull+press __________________ Okay, damnit, I blog http://cscottsaylorsbooks.blogspot.com/ Sword of the Dajjal e-book, Published by BooksForABuck.com May, 2007 ISBN: 978-1-602-052-2 http://www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages...rd_dajjal.html Out in print early 2008 from Blu Phi'er Jars of Doom out mid 2008 from Blu Phi'er http://www.bluphier.com/

07-27-2006, 06:48 PM	#8
victoriastrauss Writer Beware Goddess Absolute Sage Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Far from the madding crowd Posts: 6,314	Soft Skull appears to be alive and well, at least judging by its latest blog entry. Drench Kiss is the brainchild of Soft Skull founder Sander Hicks, who is no longer associated with the publisher. - Victoria __________________ Victoria Strauss www.victoriastrauss.com Writer Beware: www.writerbeware.com Writer Beware Blog: www.accrispin.blogspot.com Follow me on Twitter

10-04-2007, 11:39 PM	#9
CaoPaux Mostly Harmless SuperModerator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Coastal Desert Posts: 10,588	Alive and acquired by Winton, Shoemaker & Co. May 2007. http://www.softskull.com/files/Count...ftSkull_PR.pdf __________________ ICAO --------- Achievers strive for excellence. Perfectionists drive themselves to extinction. -- A Grapple A Day I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage. -- Charles DeSecondat 2012: II2013:

10-27-2009, 02:25 AM	#10
dlparker It's cold out there Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 105	I received an email reply to a query sent in September (asking more or less for clarification on what kind of works they were interested in). Today is October 25. So there is someone there responding.

09-16-2011, 10:21 PM	#11
Sushi New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 29	FYI: Softskull is now an imprint of Counterpoint LLC (http://counterpointpress.com/index.html). From the About Us portion of their website: " COUNTERPOINT LLC was created in 2007 through the acquisition of three notable independent presses: Counterpoint, Shoemaker & Hoard, and Soft Skull Press. In January 2008, the company began publishing two imprints, Counterpoint and Soft Skull Press. Shoemaker & Hoard titles are now being published under the Counterpoint imprint. Also in January 2008, Counterpoint began publishing books in association with Sierra Club Books. Counterpoint publishes fiction, literature, and poetry in addition to nonfiction, including history, memoir, biography, and nature. Soft Skull publishes contemporary fiction, as well as graphic novels, and nonfiction, including current affairs, counterculture, and politics. Sierra Club Books publishes books on environmental topics. The company’s primary office is in Berkeley, California, and it maintains an editorial office in New York City. Sierra Club Books is based in San Francisco. Counterpoint books are distributed by Publishers Group West, a division of the Perseus Books Group."

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