King Shot Press

books to light the revolution by

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (2020): 15 New and Forthcoming Indie Press Gems “King Shot Press was founded in Portland, OR in 2014 by writers Tiffany Scandal and Michael Kazepis to be a ‘radical publishing house’ that blends together ‘80s hardcore records, Goth existentialism, Gucci Mane, and monster movies.’”

TOR.COM (2019): 5 Books About Humans Making a Mess of Things “They do daring work—books to light the revolution by.”

THE OBJECTIVE (2018): Así combate una ex SuicideGirl el sexismo que nos asquea a todas “La escritora y editora Tiffany Scandal reúne en ‘Nasty!’ (King Shot Press) testimonios de mujeres de todo el mundo sobre la violencia sexual, la cultura de la violación, los prejuicios raciales o la belleza no normativa. Ellas no se callan.” (2018)

LITREACTOR (2018): Tiffany Scandal on 'Nasty!', A Collection Of Essays From Fierce Women

REALITY SANDWICH (2018): The Alchemy of Trolling: Interview with Tiffany Scandal and Tara Dublin “It’s an empowering read that tears the veil of civility to liberate by catharsis.”

THE OUTER DARK (2017): ‘The Road to Publication’ featuring Ross Lockhart, Hugo Camacho Cabeza, Don Noble and Nicholas Day, Michael Kazepis “From editing to printing, publishers discuss what it takes to get a book in front of an audience including open versus closed submissions, finding unique voices, bizarro in Spain, pro tips, reaching audiences, production and distribution, and pros and cons of print-on-demand.”

CROWS ‘N’ BONES (2016—website no longer active): “Portland’s King Shot Press deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the legendary, Athenian Oxy Publications for their mix of antiauthoritarian and transgressive books.”

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (2016): Cameo appearance/shoutout in Publishers Weekly coverage of AWP 2016 Los Angeles

CULTURED VULTURES (2016): 10 Small Presses to Check Out in 2016 “King Shot Press has recently changed its mantra to focus on covering themes that are often neglected by other presses.”

HUCK MAGAZINE (2016): “Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas.” How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style

WORD HORDE (2016): “A post-bizarro publisher of radical fiction. . .” An Interview With Michael Kazepis

ENTROPY (2014—website no longer active): The Weird Interview: Michael Kazepis “Although it was recently announced, KSP is ready to roll and already told the world what’s coming in the first wave: a collection by Cody Goodfellow, Chris Lambert’s debut novel, and another collection by Eric Nelson.”