--- RENEGADE IN SF---
The annual Renegade Holiday Craft Fair is this weekend in SF - we'll have copies of Beeswax for sale at Booth #21 (Rigel Stuhmiller/Volta Press). Saturday and Sunday, 11-6, Concourse Exhibition Center, free admission; hope to see you there!

--- SF ZINE FEST 2011---
Beeswax Magazine will be at SF Zinefest over Labor Day weekend. Here are the details:

10th Annual San Francisco Zine Fest
September 3 + 4, 2011
11am - 6pm
San Francisco County Fair Building
1199 9th Ave and Lincoln Way
in Golden Gate Park

Look for the Volta Press booth - hope to see you there!

--- DOUBLE DOSE OF BEESWAX IN 2011---
2011 will see our biggest issue yet - a double issue (issues 7 & 8), due out later this fall. Stay tuned for details...

--- HAPPY FALL TO ALL!---
Copies of Beeswax 2 through 6 are available through our orders page and at the Volta Press Etsy Store. If you're in the Oakland area, you can always pick up current and past issues of Beeswax at Diesel Bookstore in Rockridge.

If you submitted work for Issue 7 and haven't yet recceived a response, please bear with us - we received more submissions than ever for this issue, and we are still making our way through them. Submissions remain closed at this time, though we'll soon be announcing our new submissions timeline.

--- THE BEESWAX LIBRARY INITIATIVE---
We are currently in the process of getting Beeswax Magazine into more local, national, and international libraries, especially those with special collections or book arts focuses. If you know of (or work at) a library that should carry Beeswax, please contact us at editors [at] beeswaxmagazine [dot] com with the library's info.

--- SUBMISSIONS CLOSED---
The submissions period for Issue 7 has ended - thanks to everyone who submitted. If you have sent us work within the past six months, we are working on clearing out the current backlog - we apologize for the delay!

--- ISSUE 6 IS OUT NOW! ---
Beeswax 6 has landed! This issue, subtitled "the DIY issue," comes as a make-it-yourself book, with all materials and assembly instructions provided. Click here to preview the issue; click here to order single copies or a subscription.

Many thanks to all who came out to our release party in Oakland, and special thanks to our fabulous readers! Pictures are coming soon...

--- ISSUE 6 READING & RELEASE PARTY! ---
The long-awaited issue 6 is in the final stages of production, and it will be released in true literary style at a reading and party on April 2nd:

Friday, April 2nd :: 7pm :: Diesel Bookstore
5433 College Ave (4 blocks from Rockridge BART) in Oakland, California
featuring Beeswax contributors Hugh Behm-Steinberg (Issue 3), Marissa Bell Toffoli (Issue 2), Sean Labrador Y Manzano (Issue 6), and Steffi Drewes (Issue 1)

Copies of Issue 6, as well as back issues, will be available for purchase. This event is FREE and open to the public; the reading begins at 7pm and will last about an hour. Drinks and snacks will be provided! Download the flyer here, and check out the contributors here.

--- BEESWAX + BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY = LITERARY LOVE ---
We had such a fantastic time working with the Berkeley Public Library on both our Books Unbound exhibit and the multimedia reading on 9/22. Huge thanks to all who came out and supported Beeswax! We're in the process of organizing photos from the exhibit and reading, so check back soon for documentation.

--- BEESWAX FEATURED AT BABYLON SALON! ---
We had a ton of fun at Babylon Salon's reading this past month in SF. If you couldn't make it, check out the review here. Huge thanks to our reader, Mary Suddaby, and the Babylon Salon organizers!

--- WATCHWORD/BEESWAX READING WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS ---
We had a wonderful time at the reading on 11/29, and we are super grateful to Watchword Press, Book Zoo, and everyone who came out. Huge thanks to the wonderful readers of the evening: Britta Austin, Tim Bauer, Steffi Drewes, and Jessica Wickens, as well as the fabulous band, Dum Spiro Spero. Here's a few pics of the merriment:

--- BEESWAX IN THE BAY AREA ---
Beeswax is now available at various stores in and around San Francisco! Pick up a copy at the following bookstores (more stores and neighborhoods coming soon, we promise):
-Issues, a one-of-a-kind super-newsstand at 20 Glen Ave (off Piedmont) in Oakland
-Diesel Bookstore, a gorgeous oasis of books on College Avenue in Oakland
-Needles and Pens, a fantastic book/magazine store and gallery at 3253 16th Street in SF
-Pegasus & Pendragon, locations in Berkeley & Oakland
-Dog Eared Books, 900 Valencia in SF

--- REVIEWS, REVIEWS ---
NewPages.com reviews Beeswax 4.
Utne Reader's "From the Stacks" column reviews Beeswax.

Art by Michael Buchmiller; Issue 3's featured artist. Read more about Issue 3 here.