CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

Humana Obscura will be accepting submissions of nature/environment-themed poetry, prose, and art for its Fall/Winter 2021 issue until July 31st! While we are open to style, we’re looking for work that is nuanced, honest, raw, and imagistic with strong elements of the natural world or the human-nature relationship. We are an independent, bi-annual online literary [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

Humana Obscura is now accepting submissions of poetry, prose, and art for its inaugural Fall/Winter issue! While we are open to style, we’re looking for work that is nuanced, honest, raw, and imagistic with strong elements of the natural world or the human-nature relationship. We are an independent, bi-annual online literary magazine that seeks to [...]

COVER FEATURE: “How graphic designer Bri Bruce brings beauty to books” (Books & Buzz Magazine, June 2020)

COVER FEATURE: “How graphic designer Bri Bruce brings beauty to books” (Books & Buzz Magazine, June 2020)

I'm so excited to share that I was featured on the cover of this month's issue of Books & Buzz Magazine! In the feature article, I talk my shameless love for books, my history in design, and the current projects filling my days.

NaNoWriMo Book Publishing Specials!

NaNoWriMo Book Publishing Specials!

To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, through the end of December I am offering NaNoWriMo participants a special, discounted promotion on my publishing and graphic design services! – BOOK COVER DESIGN – both to print and eBook specifications– BOOK LAYOUT DESIGN – interior layout and formatting for both traditional printers and print on demand providers– BOOK PRINTING (via on-demand services with [...]

“Eclipse” – Excerpt from “The Starling’s Song”

“Eclipse” – Excerpt from “The Starling’s Song”

ECLIPSE You awakened me long after midnight to watch the moon. Our heads rolled back, feeling so insignificant beneath the canvas of stars, infinite cosmos. We name the patterns together. The world seemed to still as the moon came into and then back out of shadow. The amber orb fell away from me. I crawled [...]

Calling all NaNoWriMo Authors!

Calling all NaNoWriMo Authors!

To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, this month I am offering NaNoWriMo participants a special, discounted promotion on my publishing and graphic design services! - BOOK COVER DESIGN - both to print and eBook specifications - BOOK LAYOUT DESIGN - interior layout and formatting for both traditional printers and print on demand providers - BOOK PRINTING (via on-demand [...]

In Celebration of #PoetryMonth

2014 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST (POETRY CATEGORY) 2014 USA BEST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST (POETRY CATEGORY) 2014 SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL HONORABLE MENTION The poems in The Weight of Snow are heartfelt, skillfully written, and keenly observed fragments of the natural world and our lives there. Bravo.  – Gary Young, Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, Pushcart Prize winning [...]