Friday, March 27, 2009

Want to Advertise?

Loquacious Placemat features only one sponsor each month. The advantages to this approach are two-fold. By packing our publication with actual content, we dramatically increase the amount of views that each copy receives. With only one ad per copy, your message comes across loud and clear without being drowned out by the visual noise of more crowded publications.

Ads are 9 inches square as either 3"x3" or 4.5"X2" formats, printed on each side of the magazine to allow for clipable coupons without effecting the readability of the magazine. That's the equivalent of an exclusive 5-10 page spread in traditional literary magazines, an outstanding value!

More details? Feel free to contact us at TwistedThistleProductions{at}gmail\dot/com.

Interested in carrying Loquacious Placemat?

Loquacious Placemat is a great addition to any coffeehouse, bistro, diner or bar looking to draw an educated and ecclectic client base. It is also an excellent generator of repeat business, offering a different selection of readings on monthly basis and serialized fiction that will have people literally coming back for more.

Currently, Loquacious Placemat is freely distributed and can be either placed on counters for self-service or distributed by staff as actual placemats. For our initial run, packages of 100 issues will be provided to participating venues. If you would like to see what Loquacious Placemat does for you, feel free to contact us to be placed on our distribution list.

Many Thanks,
Loquacious Placemat Editorial Staff

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Inaugural Post

Welcome Early Adopters,

Loquacious Placemat is gearing up to come in to the world! Our inaugural issue will be available exclusively online as a .pdf file. Future issues will be available in print as free two-sided placemat at various eateries in Eastern PA. We are going to have a fairly broad regional footprint; showing up in coffeehouses, diners and bistros from Stroudsburg to New Hope with loads of support in our native Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton area.

So what is Loquacious Placemat? It's a free double-sided black and white broadsheet style literary magazine featuring flash fiction and poetry ideally suited for a quick read over lunch, coffee or cocktails.

We are open for Submissions in the following catergories:

Flash Fiction (up to 1000 words)
Manifestos (up to 1000 words)

Since we are a freely and publicly distributed publication, we will have to decline pieces with excessive profanity, graphic violence or sexual content. This may change in the future as we explore interest in a possible black-bordered edition for more exclusively adult venues; but, for now, keep it clean!

Looking forward to hearing from you.

-Loquacious Placemat Editorial Staff