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little somethings press: a collection of small writings

McGovern is the founding editor of little somethings press. little somethings press: a collection of small writings aims to highlight the growing wave of micro-literature from flash prose to micropoetry, while navigating the space between literary journals and zines. The hand-bound and printed journals embody the spirit of DIY, while publishing high-quality work from the Phoenix community.  

To purchase a copy of the journal, click here.

Past Features and Engagement
  • 4/25: Northern Arizona Book Festival, Flagstaff, AZ
  • 3/25: Flash Memoir as a Writer’s Foundation Presentation, Scottsdale Society of Women Writers
  • 6/24: Comic Workshop, Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
  • 6/24: little somethings press: issue six launch, Tempe History Museum
  • 5/24: Bookmaking Workshop with little somethings press, Tempe Public Library
  • 4/24: Bookmaking Workshop with little somethings press, Tempe Public Library
  • 4/24: Independent Publishing Panel, Northern Arizona Book Festival, Theatrikos Theatre and Heritage Square (Flagstaff)
  • 3/24: Bloody Funny Launch, Trans Am Cafe
  • 2/24: Esso Poetry Open Mic, Esso Coffee House
  • 2/24: Erotic Poetry & Music Festivus, Alwun House
  • 12/23: Tiny Works VI, Sisao Gallery
  • 11/23: Artists’ Books Student Exhibit, Arizona State University
  • 10/23: Portland Zine Symposium, Portland State University
  • 9/23: FanX, Salt Lake City Convention Center
  • 8/23: Amazing Comic Con Las Vegas, Las Vegas Convention Center
  • 8/23: Fandomania, Prescott Valley
  • 5/23: Phoenix Fan Fusion, How to Seek Grants for Comics and Other Projects Panel
  • 5/23: Grid Zine Fest, Salt Lake City
  • 5/23: Tucson Comic Con, Tucson Convention Center
  • 4/23: little somethings press issue five launch, Changing Hands (Tempe)
  • 4/23: Northern Arizona Book Festival, Flagstaff
  • 3/23: little somethings press bookmaking workshop, Tempe Public Library
  • 2/23: little somethings press bookmaking workshop, Tempe Public Library
  • 2/23: Erotic Poetry & Music Festivus, Alwun House
  • 12/22: The Identity Tour, Nile Theater
  • 9/22: Arizona English Teachers Association Conference, Teachers as Writers Panel
  • 5/22: Tucson Zine Fest, Subspace
  • 4/22: little somethings press issue four launch, (virtual)
  • 4/22: Write on Downtown Launch, Changing Hands (Phoenix)
  • 2/22: Erotic Poetry & Music Festivus, Alwun House
  • 11/21: Alwun House 50th Anniversary Heartsong Poetry Party, Alwun House
  • 9/21: In Memorium, Northlight Gallery
  • 8/21: Zines and Teens Workshop, Arizona English Teachers Association Conference
  • 4/21: Zines and Teens Panel, ASU Zine Fest
  • 1/21: little somethings press issue three launch
  • 9/18: rinky dink press series 5 launch at First Friday
  • 7/18: Cardboard House Press Showcase at First Friday
  • 5/18: Zine Workshop at Phoenix Comic Fest
  • 4/18: Write on, Downtown Community Launch at Changing Hands Bookstore
  • 4/18: National Poetry Month Celebration on 7th Ave
  • 4/18: Tempe Community Writing Contest Banquet at Tempe Public Library
  • 3/18: In Sight II Reading at Megaphone Phoenix
  • 3/18: Louder than a Bomb Youth Poetry Slam Judge
  • 3/18: First Friday Femmes and Poetry Night at Local First Arizona
  • 2/18: Sun City Microzine Workshop with Rosemarie Dombrowski
  • 2/18: Rinky Dink Press Series 4 Launch at Local First Arizona
  • 1/18: In Sight II: Literature +Art at New City Studios with Dani Godreau and Four Chambers Press
  • 12/17: Intersections: The Valley of the Sun Launch at Phoenix Poetry Series
  • 9/17: Magnetic Poetry at Day for Kids Event with Grant Woods Boys & Girls Club
  • 8/17: Blackout Poetry Night at Grant Woods Boys & Girls Club
  • 7/17: Unsellable Inventories Launch at Phoenix Poetry Series
  • 6/17: rinky dink press series 3 launch at Wasted Ink Zine Distro
  • 4/17 : In the Margins: The Hats We’re Made to Wear Storytelling Event at Wasted Ink Zine Distro
  • 2/17: Weaving the Threads: Women +Art + Community at Phoenix Poetry Series
  • 2/17 : Alwun House Festivus
  • 1/17 : Oh, the Places You’ll Go Community Art Exhibit at Downtown ASU Campus
  • 12/16: rinky dink press series 2 launch at The Grand Coffee Company
  • 7/16: HIV Awareness Broadcast at MOP Vaishnav College for Women with International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS
  • 5/16: Write on, Downtown Launch
  • 3/16: House, Habitat and Home Community Art Exhibit at Downtown ASU Campus
  • 11/15: Barrett Honors College Thesis Defense: Mizungo with Phoenix Poetry Series
  • 5/15: Write on, Downtown Launch
Past Community Work
ESL (English as a Second Language) Program at the Immigration and Worker Center

I run the ESL Program for union workers and community members, and combine English lessons with Civics for naturalization preparation.

Cartonera Collective with Cardboard House Press:

Cartonera Collective is a project of Cardboard House Press, a 501c3 nonprofit organization devoted to the creation of bilingual spaces and media for cultural, artistic, and literary development through the publication of writing, art, and contemporary thought from Latin America and Spain through bilingual events, community projects and workshops. We make bilingual, artisanal books from Latin American authors.

rinky dink press editorial board

rinky dink is a small press working to get micropoetry into the hands (and pockets) of the people. I work with the rest of the team to select/prepare submissions from around the world for publication.

In Sight II: Literature + Art with Four Chambers Press and Dani Godreau

As one of the eighteen featured creative writers, I worked with visual artist Dani Godreau to explore themes of femininity and fuse creative nonfiction with papercutting. From January 6-19th, our work will be displayed in New City Studios.

Our Words Break Down Walls: Community Project at the Main Street Prototyping Festival:

As Mesa Arts Center’s Artist in Residence, I worked with community partner Grant Woods Boys & Girls Club to bridge the gap between their neighborhood and the arts in downtown Mesa. We created a zine which showcases some of the kids’, teens’, and staff’s poetry. We distributed it at the Main Street Prototyping Festival by our interactive magnetic installation, which serves as a landscape for magnetic poetry, and is now at home at the front desk of the Boys & Girls Club.

Canvass in Voting District L20

We surveyed community members in Phoenix, and gathered voters’ opinions on current elected officials, the state legislature, education, healthcare, the minimum wage and immigration.

AVID Program at Metro Tech High through Phoenix Union High School District:

I worked in E.S.S. and advanced 9th grade classrooms providing additional one-on-one instruction in subjects from algebra to Shakespeare.

Weaving the Threads: Women + Community + Art

Female ASU students, faculty and community writers created responses to the ASU Community Art exhibit, House, Habitat and Home in this anthology of poetry, and flash fiction/nonfiction. Alongside Rosemarie Dombrowski, I edited, designed and submitted to this project, which was launched through the Phoenix Poetry Series and Four Chambers Press in February 2017. 

Osher Lifelong Learning Program at ASU

Dr. Rosemarie Dombrowski led a class for senior citizens on flash memoir. I assisted in the instruction and workshopping of the pieces.

Bazta Arpaio and Voter Registration Campaigns

Under One Arizona’s Viva the Vote campaign, I worked alongside Hispanic/Latinx teenagers through CASE to register 150,00 people in the state of Arizona, and get Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of office.

International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS Summer Internship Program

During this eight-week intensive internship in Chennai, India, I was part of a team of seventeen volunteers from Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. We delivered HIV prevention education in schools, communities and colleges.

Write on, Downtown, Downtown ASU Campus’ Literary Journal

For this student-run journal, I scored and selected student submissions, and designed and planned the launch.

Co-Presidency at GlobeMed

As the external co-president, I worked with our partner organization to manage the housing and sanitation project in Lyantonde, Uganda, and assisted in running our internal chapter.

Grassroots On-Site Work Internship for GlobeMed in Lyantonde, Uganda

As both an intern and the coordinator, I built the six-week program with our partner, ICOD Action Network in Lyantonde, Uganda. During the program, I documented our housing and sanitation project and helped build the budget for the upcoming year.

GlobalhealthU Program for GlobeMed

My curriculum of weekly discussions aimed to engage college-students in systems level thinking about global health.

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