Plastique is an independent press founded in 2009 to provide an outlet for, and exposure to, innovative works of literature that break the boundaries defined by the mainstream market.

As the economic realities of independent publishing continue to restrict the sphere of innovative works being published, Plastique seeks to bring to press what we feel is necessary literature. Whereas we love to have a physical book in our hands we believe the old model of publishing will continue its decline and so are focusing on a more decentralized model. Plastique publishes enhanced eBooks distributed in Portable Document Format (PDF) that are viewable and printable on virtually any platform – Mac OS, Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, and many mobile platforms, including the Apple iPhone.

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Each enhanced eBook contains the author’s notebook and annotated text links where you can view web sites and download books, audio, and video that inspired and informed the author’s creative process.

Our eBooks are distributed at readings, events, and book stores on credit card size plastic download cards that provide physicality to otherwise intangible digital media. They are also available for direct purchase and download online.



Submissions:
Our open submission period is from June 1st to August 31st. Please do not submit manuscripts outside of that period, they will be deleted unopened.

Plastique seeks to publish works of experimental literature that are well suited for further exploration through interactive media. These works tend toward research intensive projects, like documentary poetics, where supplemental material that informed the author's process (i.e. downloadable books, audio, and video) can be hyperlinked from or embedded in the published eBook.

Please query first with a letter that includes links to research material and a ten page sample of the manuscript.