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Don’t Miss Chimamanda Adichie at the Decatur Book Festival
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Now In Print: Everything You’ve Heard About Uncle Remus Is Wrong
I've wanted the Wren's Nest to put out a newspaper for a few years now.
Joel Chandler Harris cut his teeth as a printer's devil for a newspaper before making a name for himself at the Savannah Morning News and the Atlanta Constitution. Newsprint seemed like an appropriate marketing gimmick, but that was about as far as we got.
When Huey + Partners surprised us with these awesome print advertisements, it was clear we had to use them somehow.

While we sat on our hands, Noisy Decent Graphics and McSweeney's created their own delightful, short-run newspapers.
Then earlier this year Lauren over at Lampe-Farley read "Everything You've Heard About Uncle Remus Is Wrong" and was all like, "Hey idiot! This is your newspaper right here." And you know what? She was right, for a few of reasons.• Amelia's mom had already said the same thing. • Some folks have no idea who Uncle Remus is. • Some folks are uncomfortable talking about Uncle Remus. • Some folks think Uncle Remus is NOT OK. • The essay's been popular online, but many readers drop out after Part 1.
It seemed like a great way to marry marketing and mission, so we put Lauren to work. A few weeks later, our newspaper was born:
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Thanks to Greg at Lampe-Farley for the video.
The whole paper looks great, but I'm especially happy that Zach from Crafty Mice let us use his Brer Rabbit poster to serve as the centerfold. This photograph doesn't do it justice, but I'm gonna show it to you anyway.
We had our newspapers printed just in time for the Decatur Book Festival. Naturally, we're bringing in a scrappy team of newsies to distribute the thing.
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If you can't make it to the festival, send your address to lain@wrensnestonline.com, and I'll mail you a copy.
What do y'all think? Will people pick this up? Or will I be making a lot of hats and boats all winter?
Categories: Decatur Book Festival, Marketing Tricks, Uncle Remus | Tags: Decatur Book Festival, Joel Chandler Harris, Newsies, Uncle Remus,
The Bard & The Muckraker — Comin’ Atcha!
Categories: Decatur Book Festival, Wren's Nest Publishing Co. | Tags: Decatur Book Festival, The Bard & The Muckraker, Wren's Nest Publishing Company,
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We've sent informational packets to all of the English Department heads of every high school we could think of in Fulton and Dekalb counties and have already heard back from several students interested in Editor positions, pen vk 250. Penicillin v 250 mg, It's working.
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- --> Throughout the summer we work with a team of 8-10 student editors, all Atlanta-area high school students, keflex capsules 500mg, Keflex 500mg dosage, who do all the work for us while we take the credit. Just kidding, keflex 500mg capsules. Kind of, pen vee k 250 mg. Keflex 500 mg dosage, The students really do make all editorial decisions, including which pieces to include, keflex 100 mg, Cephalexin 500 mg for dogs, how to format the text, the name of the publication, keflex 500mg dosage, Pen vk 250, choosing the cover, etc, pen vk 250 mg. Keflex 500 mg qid, They also learn how to market the journal, and are responsible for soliciting all of the submissions.
- --> The submissions are all from Atlanta-area high school students, penicillin v 250 mg. They include short stories, essays, poetry, and artwork -- and they've been darn good, if I do say so.
- --> The journal is created with and for the Decatur Book Festival, the country's largest independent book festival. The journal debuts there on Labor Day weekend and the Editors organize a literary salon to celebrate the journal and its contributors.
- --> Keflex 500mg capsules, Because of our ties to the good people at the DBF, we've also been able to do great things like tour the AJC, tour Paste Magazine's offices (the students' favorite trip each year), and have writers, authors, marketing professionals and other experts in the publishing world talk to the group throughout the summer. Which is important, because Lain and I don't know what we're doing.
(Our 2009 Editors deciding which of Paste's awards to steal.)
Lots and lots of information about the program can be found here, including the Editor application due date (*cough* May 9th) and the submission deadline (*double cough* July 5th).
I suggest taking a gander and then telling every teacher, parent, and overachieving teenager you know about the program. We can only get the word out so far, which is where you come in.
Also, you know what's fun to do. Our bidding. Thank you very much.
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Categories: Decatur Book Festival, High School Hijinx, Paste Magazine, Shameless Promotion, Wren's Nest Publishing Co. | Tags: Decatur Book Festival, Wren's Nest Publishing Co.,
Decatur Book Festival Pictures and a Happy Blog

This is what Lain and I look like when we're not in front of our computers. You know, uneasy.
As a reminder, though the pictures are posted on Facebook, you do NOT need a facebook account to view them. Just click on this link, sit back, and enjoy.Categories: Akbar Imhotep, Challenges!, Decatur Book Festival, Events, Failed Attempts at Looking Reputable, Storytelling, Wren's Nest Publishing Co. | Tags: Decatur Book Festival, wayfarer's diary,
Support Our Student Editors at the Decatur Book Festival!
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We're getting pumped about the opportunity to meet hundreds of visitors and say things like, "Yes, the Wren's Nest does still exist. We can't believe it either."
Furthermore, we'll be debuting something big -- our new banner! Worth the (non-existent) price of admission alone, it will surely help you locate our tent between the Children's Stage and the Gazebo.
But that's not all that's in store for us, no sir. On Sunday afternoon our Wren's Nest Publishing Co. student editors will be hosting a salon/cofeehouse to celebrate their literary journal, Wayfarer's Diary. Hey! You should come!

Categories: Decatur Book Festival, Wren's Nest Publishing Co. | Tags: Decatur Book Festival, wayfarer's diary, Wren's Nest Publishing Company,
Catching Up With Wayfarer’s Diary
- chose their favorite 32(!) pieces to include in the journal
- edited them (or didn't touch them at all, in many cases) to perfection
- created a lovely layout plan for the journal
- became unpleasantly close with InDesign
- had an epic 8-hour meeting that stretched until midnight to finish Wayfarer's Diary by the deadline
Categories: Decatur Book Festival, Victorious!, Wren's Nest Publishing Co. |
Wren’s Nest Publishing Company — Potential Covers for Wayfarer’s Diary
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And here's the front, back, and spine of the other bid:
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What do you think of the covers? Should the editors should go wavy or dusty?
Your vote doesn't count for anything (no really, we'll just throw it in the trash), but the Wren's Nest Publishing Company editors do read this blog. I'm sure they'd appreciate your braining.
We'll reveal the chosen design at the Decatur Book Festival. See y'all there!
Previously: When the Publishing Company Visited the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Paste Magazine.
Categories: Decatur Book Festival, Marketing Tricks, Wren's Nest Publishing Co. | Tags: book cover design, Decatur Book Festival, Wren's Nest Publishing Company,
Paste Magazine in Trouble — You Can (and Totally Should) Help!
- The Wren's Nest was featured in Paste in July '08, accompanied by the toughest picture of Lain ever taken. We love the article, Dummies in the Attic, and it was a treat to work with the writer.
- Paste has long been a strong supporter of the literary community in Atlanta and neighboring Decatur. You know the our wonderful partners at the Decatur Book Festival? Their offices used to be in Paste. Plus, when Wordsmith's, an independent bookstore, was hurting, Paste hosted a fundraiser. Community oriented indeed.
- For the past two years Paste has been the highlight tour of our Publishing Company program, according to our Editors, who are known for telling it like it is.
Categories: Decatur Book Festival, Fundraising, Paste Magazine, Very Serious Posts With No Funny Business, Wren's Nest Publishing Co. | Tags: Paste Magazine,
Join Bruce Bickley and the Wren’s Nest for Uncle Remus Night
- The talk is free.
- I'll be there stuttering, selling books, giving out free tickets, and perhaps even wearing a collared shirt.
Categories: Atlanta, Decatur Book Festival, Events, Shameless Promotion, Southern Literary Trail, Uncle Remus |












