Daniel Allen Cox on activism, identity politics, and writing as risk-taking

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• Krakow Melt shortlisted for a ReLit Award

  Krakow melt has been shortlisted for a ReLit Award, presented to the best books published by Canada’s independent presses. Winners will be announced at the Ottawa International Writers’ Festival in October.
  This is Daniel’s second ReLit Award nomination.
  The nominees:
  Novel
  •The Cube People, Christian McPherson (Nightwood Editions)
  •Book, Ken Sparling (Pedlar Press)
  •Blood Relatives, Craig Francis Power (Pedlar)
  •The [...]

• Daniel Allen Cox on activism, identity politics, and writing as risk-taking

  In this Q&A with Arsenal Pulp Press about his novel Krakow Melt, Daniel Allen Cox discusses activism, identity politics, and writing as risk-taking.
  He responds to the following four questions:
  You’re not Polish. How did this influence your choice of Poland as setting for Krakow Melt, the writing of the book, and how you think it [...]

• Krakow Melt shortlisted for Lambda Literary, Ferro-Grumley awards

  Krakow Melt has been named a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award in the Bisexual Fiction category. Winners will be announced at a gala in New York City on May 26, 2011, where Val McDermid and Edward Albee will be honoured for liftetime achievement.
  See the full list of nominees
  Krakow Melt is also a [...]

• Krakow Melt forthcoming on Turkish underground lit imprint

  Daniel Allen Cox’s second novel Krakow Melt (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010) will be translated into Turkish and released as part of an underground literature series by Istanbul-based publisher Altikirkbes. The series will also include a book by Lydia Lunch. Altikirkbes publishes well-known literary journal Underground Poetix, as well as work by Franz Kafka and Allen [...]

• Krakow Melt a Book Marks Best Fiction 2010 pick

  Krakow Melt has been selected by syndicated LGBT book review column Book Marks as one of its 10 Best Fictions picks of 2010.
  “It’s quite likely Cox’s second novel qualifies as one of the two most original queer stories of the year.”