WithWords was born in 2005 when Ann Ward and Sasha Manoli met in a poetry class in Montreal. The two oddly shaped halves quickly formed a lumpy whole and a Small Press baby soon followed. We released our first book in 2006 and have been in love with the book making experience ever since. WithWords is a small discovery chapbook press based in Montreal, and an illegitimate daughter of the Toronto-based LyricalMyrical Press. We strive to publish things we love to read, which tends to be innovative works by both established and emerging Montreal poets and writers.
Editors
Sasha Manoli is originally from Toronto. Her poetry was featured in the 2007 Quattro Press anthology Garden Variety. In February 2006 she published a book of poetry entitled To My Veins (LyricalMyrical) and has just completed the manuscript for her next book of poetry. She is currently studying Creative Writing at Concordia University.
Ann Ward is from Kingston, Ontario, and grew up in surrounding hamlets. Her poetry has appeared in MsGuided, Contemporary Verse 2 and Feathertale, and her fiction was chosen by Colum McCann to appear in the 2009 Fish Anthology. She has her BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Concordia University.
Editorial Consultant
Luciano Iacobelli is a poet, playwright, teacher and visual artist in his native Toronto. He is the creator of LyricalMyrical Press and has authored six poetry chapbooks including The Aphasia Notebook and The Mercy Of My Father’s House. Seraphim Editions released Iacobelli’s The Angel Notebook in February 2008.
To learn more about WithWords, feel free to contact us at withwords[at]gmail[dot]com.
