Disjecta Hosts
Future Tense Books Anniversary Party

Friday, September 24th / 8:00 pm / Free! / 21+

Celebrate the 20th birthday of the legendary Portland micro-press at this free event featuring short readings from an array of authors that Kevin Sampsell's press has published throughout the years. Readings, toasts, and introductions by Richard Meltzer, Zachary Schomburg, Emily Kendal Frey, Riley Michael Parker, Elizabeth Ellen, Kurt Eisenlohr, Chelsea Martin, Suzanne Burns, Zoe Trope, Stephen Kurowski, Magdalen Powers, and others. Music by Viva Las Vegas and Mike Daily. Hosted by Kevin Sampsell. Plus, of course, there will be drinking and a whole bunch of books for sale.

Future Tense Books began as a self-publishing venture for Kevin Sampsell in 1990 while he was living in Spokane, Washington. In 1992, he moved to Portland, Oregon and began publishing the works of many writing talents, both local and nationally. Some of the authors that Sampsell has published have gone on to have books published by larger presses such as Simon & Schuster, DeCapo, HarperCollins, Leisure Books, Black Sparrow, and Dzanc Books.