Powell’s Portland: Burnside Store Reading Event for Small Presses

Powell's on Burnside
This coming Monday, March 15, I’ll be reading some work during Powell’s Smallpressapalooza, which I believe is in its third year. Hosted by Powell’s small press aficionado Kevin Sampsell, the event looks promising and should be a nice, full day of great readings and insight into the world of independent and small press publishers.
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New Spider Web Painting in Progress

Matty Byloos Spider Web Painting 003.02
I’ll have to take a bit more time when it finally shows up, but these new paintings have so much to do with recurring visual themes in works I’ve been thinking about lately… think Hitchcock’s spiral in Vertigo or the postmaster symbol in Pynchon’s Crying of Lot 49. Feeling the obsession again… (more…)
Elbo Room Literary Death Match: San Francisco! from January 8, 2010: SF, CA
Performers: Matty Byloos featuring Visual Accompaniment by Josh Atlas, Brian Malow, Laura Joyce Davis and Michael Capozzola
Judged by:
Michelle Tea: Intangibles
Ali Liebegott: Presentation
Matt Stewart: Literary Merit

Literary Death Match SF 1/08/10 Matty Byloos Reading
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Getting some nice press from the last couple of blog postings over at the Write Bloody blog, including my installment of their new advertising campaign, Beautiful Books, Strangely Beautiful Authors.

Beautiful Books, Strangely Beautiful Authors: Byloos on Write Bloody
Here is the post from yesterday, which will take you to the Press Release as well as a free downloadable PDF of the first (complete!) story in the new book.
And today’s post, much like the one you just looked at here, on my site. (more…)
Interview With Henry Baum at Self Publishing Review
Published Monday, June 1, 2009

Self Publishing Review Byloos Interview
I’ve been spending a bit of time with Henry, the owner and editor of Self Publishing Review (a great online resource for all writers), discussing the merits of independent publishing efforts and answering questions about Don’t Smell the Floss.
Read the full interview at Self Publishing Review now.