Saturday, November 24, 2012

Uno Kudo vol.2: Naked Trailer


We hope you enjoy UKV2's Trailer as much as we enjoyed making it! With sneak peeks of the book by Erin McParland and fantastic music by Chuck Howe, it's not only fun to look at, but great to listen to!



You can purchase UKV2 on Amazon
 HERE




With Love & Nakedness, 
Uno Kudo




Wednesday, November 21, 2012

It's finally here! UK2 is On Sale Now!


We are excited to announce that Uno Kudo is now available on amazon at a special introductory price of $19.99 (Reg retail price will be $23.52) 

When we published UK1, our amazingly supportive friends and family made the impossible happen and ordered so many copies of our first book it became the #6 Best Selling American Literature Collection. 

UK2 would not have been possible if not for that kind of unwavering support, and we would like to thank you. It's been a long year, which made for a lot of long hours and a ton of work by people with already busy lives, hectic jobs and filled social calendars, and yet here we have this amazing and gorgeous book that we're so proud of and excited to share with you. 

From the bottom of our collective hearts we thank you! Now buy a copy and tell us how much you love it. 

Purchase UKV2 on Amazon
 HERE



With Love & Nakedness, 
Uno Kudo



Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Announcement: UK2's Artists!





We are happy to announce UK2's artists!
Please see our full list of contributors are below.
We are very excited to see this massive amount of fabulousness in our publication.

Thank you to all.






FEATURED ARTISTS:

Mia Araujo
art-by-mia.com

Glenn Arthur
glennarthurart.com

Leland Bobbe
lelandbobbe.com

Craww
craww.com

Nicoletta Ceccoli
nicolettaceccoli.com

Xiaoqing Ding
xiaoqingding.com

Timothy Dolph
photosbydolph.com

Costa Dvorezky
dvorezky.com

Serge Gay Jr
sergegayjr.com

Vivienne Gucwa
http://nythroughthelens.com/

Photographer Hal
photographerhal.com

Mercedes Helnwein
mercedeshelnwein.com

Andy Hixon
andyhixon.com

Li Hui
huiuh.com

Florian Imgrund
florian.imgrund@gmx.de

Maciek Jasik
maciekjasik.com

Jarek Kubicki
kubicki.info

RUSS MILLS
byroglyphics.com

Natalya NOVA
natalyanova.com

Alice Pasquini
alicepasquini.com

Mark Powell
markpowellartist.com

Janet Rogerson
janetrogerson@bigpond.com

Brooke Shaden
brookeshaden.com

michael taylor
michaeltaylorphoto.com

Nadia Wicker
nadiawicker.com
behance.net/nadiawicker

Kent Williams
kentwilliams.com

Guim Tio Zarraluki
guimtio.blogspot.com



INSERT IMAGES WITH SPECIAL MENTION:

Katerina Bodrunova
theoryofcolour.com

Alberto Bruno
albie@me.com

Myra Brooklyn
myrabrooklyn.com

Emily Kaplan
yourdailycartoon.blogspot.com

Nom Kinnearking
nomkinnearking.com

Shawna Mouser
shawnamouser@gmail.com

Steven Novak
novakillustration@gmail.com

Bianca Rose Neill
biancaneill@aol.com

Joseph T. PeƱaloza
joseph.t.penaloza@facebook.com

Cathy Pilkin
cpilkin@yahoo.com

Tamara Starr
etsy.com/shop/TamaraStarr

Vahge Young
vahge.com



WRITERS:

Janice Bevilacqua
star.noevilstar@gmail.com

Christine Conte
cconte13@gmail.com.

Owen Cooney
Owen.Cooney@thepmgrp.com

Megan Correy
hockey8karma@hotmail.com

Aaron Dietz
aarondietz.us

Heather Dorn
heatherdorn@me.com

Shelley Hirsch
hirschshell@gmail.com

Chuck Howe
czuchrepublic@gmail.com

Raven Kane
ravenkane@earthlink.net

Christy King
iamthedesignjunkie@gmail.com

Lydia McDonald
ForkYes.wordpress.com

Erin Parker
ekp66@yahoo.com

Lisa MitchelParker
asilartist.tumblr.com

Trista Payte
tristapayte@gmail.com

Joseph Saldibar
jpsaldibarr@yahoo.com

Gus Sanchez
gus_sanchez1971@hotmail.com

Bud Smith
garyrsmithii@gmail.com

Christopher Luke Trevilla
clt8880@gmail.com

Michele Vazquez
mirthandmatter@gmail.com

Marvin Waldman
marvwaldman.com


Special thanks to all of our editors who put in endless hours of their time to make this happen

Aaron Dietz
Editor-In-Chief

Bud Smith
Executive Editor

Erin McParland
Art Editor and Book Designer

Erin Parker
Graphic Designer/Book Production

Editors:
Christine Conte
Heather Dorn
Chuck Howe
Tracey Lander
Lisa MitchelParker
Gus Sanchez
Joseph Saldibar

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

NAKED BOOK TO SUPPORT ARTISTS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION


NAKED BOOK TO SUPPORT ARTISTS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 

Uno Kudo is excited to be contributing 100% of VOL 2's proceeds to PEN international
For 90 years PEN has been a global literary community protecting free expression and celebrating literature. Providing grants, awards and support for persecuted writers around the world.

Uno Kudo believes that not only is PEN the perfect charity to receive Volume 2's proceeds, but we also could not have a better role model as the Uno Kudo community of writers and artists look to the future.

Please visit PEN.org for more information.
Painting by Uno Kudo artist Costa Dvorezky 







If you missed out on Uno Kudo Vol.1: Ripped, don't despair! 
You may still buy it by clicking HERE






Thursday, October 4, 2012

Sneak Peak into UK2 with Florian Imgrund & Aaron Dietz



For your consideration, another sneak speak into Uno Kudo vol.2: Naked with author Aaron Dietz and photographer Florian Imgrund.



Florian's photographs are not just visually stunning, but what sets them a part from other photographic works is that they aren't like "normal" photographs. Florian explains: "The unique charm of analog photographs connected with the original handcraft of photography fascinates me. After I got my first analog camera in summer of 2010 I started shooting more and more. This growing portfolio is the result of my passion. All of these photographs are captured on film, self developed and without any computer manipulation. I hope you‘ll enjoy it".

Florian's work can be found all over the internet, but just for you we thought we'd give some direct links HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. You may find his portfolio on his website HERE.

Aaron Dietz is an instructional designer and the author of Super, a novel from Emergency Press about commitment, crisis, paperwork, and heartbreak. Dietz's super powers include a high metabolism and the ability to put things back where he got them. He's also pretty good at math. Find out more HERE.

To purchase your own copy of Super, you may click HERE 





If you missed out on Uno Kudo Vol.1: Ripped, don't despair! 
You may still buy it by clicking HERE






Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Sneak Peak into UK2 with Bud Smith & Glenn Arthur




Here is your first sneak peek into Uno Kudo Vol. 2: Naked, with author Bud Smith and artist Glenn Arthur.

Bud Smith is a writer from Washington Heights, NYC and the author of the collection of short stories 'Or Something Like That'. Born and raised at the New Jersey shore on Thanksgiving day 1981, he has worked a variety of manual labor jobs; heavy construction in power plants and refineries, stone mason-- building waterfalls, carpenter, painter, general all around demolition, just like a Bruce Springteen song.

Currently he drives his car in and out of New York City everyday, commuting in complete silence, contemplating plot, brevity, hope, indifference and love in the warzones of the wild. At night, he parks his car on the street. It always surprises him when he finds his car is still there when the sun comes up. He says, "Heh. Look at that!" Bud has also worked as an editor on various small press publications and as a recording artist in a music studio. He is currently finishing up a novel about a man faking a terminal illness for a nurse and checking himself into the worst hospital in America. Look for that novel and a new collection of short stories in 2013.

Bud's short fiction has appeared most recently in The Bicycle Review, Red Fez and Full of Crow. You may find more of Bud on his website, HERE, or better yet, you may buy his book, 'Or Something Like That' HERE


Glenn Arthur is a self-taught visual artist from Orange County, California. Born in February of 1979, he grew up in a conservative, religious household with little to no influence in art. After shedding his roots he quickly realized that creating art would be his calling. Although he constantly doodled and sketched throughout his youth, Glenn did not come into painting until his late twenties when a friend forced a paintbrush into his hand and said, “You need to do this!”

Since then Glenn has been diligently working on creating his own brand of beautifully painted images. Using all different types of media, he adds in elements and influential symbols of his past and present to each piece. Beyond the aesthetics of his artwork, Glenn brings an overwhelming sense of passion to his paintings. Touching on themes of love, death, conflict and duality, Glenn’s art tells stories of strength and hope through emotion and sentiment with his sensual beauties and signature hummingbirds.

Glenn’s artwork has been shown in galleries and museums throughout the United States in solo as well as group shows. His work has been published in several art books and magazines and he currently works as the master of ceremonies for Dr. Sketchy’s Anaheim Chapter. You may find more of Glenn on his website HERE or his Facebook page HERE






If you missed out on Uno Kudo Vol.1: Ripped, don't despair! 
You may still buy it by clicking HERE







Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Announcing UK2's Selected Authors!



We are ecstatic to finally announce UK2's selected authors.

Each piece was evaluated for content and relation to this issue's theme and with over 100 written submissions, our judging panel's task was not an easy one. We would like to thank them for all of their hard work.

Please join us in congratulating our winners, the extraordinary authors of Uno Kudo Vol.2: Naked!

Janice Bevilacqua
Owen Cooney
Christine Conte
Megan Elizabeth Corry
Aaron Dietz
Heather Dorn
Shelley Hirsch
Chuck Howe
Raven Kane
Christy King
Lydia McDonald
Erin Parker
Lisa Mitchell Parker
Trista Payte
Joe Saldibar
Gus Sanchez
Bud Smith
Christopher Luke Trevilla
Michele Vazquez
Marvin Waldman

Please keep your eye out for our next announcement, the artist line-up.
We're very excited and we hope you are too!




If you missed out on Uno Kudo Vol.1: Ripped, don't despair! 
You may still buy it by clicking HERE






Tuesday, September 25, 2012

UK2 Sneak Peak: The Cover




We are so pleased to finally announce that not only does Uno Kudo Vol. 2: Naked have a cover, but also contains pages and pages of truly thought-provoking pieces and exceptional works of art.

We know you'll be as enthusiastically anticipating its arrival as we are getting it to you! Stay tuned...





If you missed out on Uno Kudo Vol.1: Ripped, don't despair! 
You may still buy it by clicking HERE










Friday, March 9, 2012

Uno Kudo Volume II: Naked - CALL FOR ENTRIES




We are excited to announce that we are moving ahead with a second volume to the book we put out at the end of last year.

Uno Kudo was received with so much enthusiasm that we have agreed to produce a second volume. This time we are having an open submission that will be judged by a panel of 7. The best written and visual pieces will be published in UK2 for a November release.

The theme is "naked". This can be interpreted however the artist feels. eg: vulnerability, openness, inhibition, emotional or physical.

Deadline for submissions is May 1 2012

All submissions will be cleared of any personal info before the judges see the materials leaving the artist the unique opportunity of having their work judged based purely on it's creative content and quality.

Markets: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Illustrated Stories and Comics, Artwork, and Photography
Genres: All
Length: under 1500 words
Multiple submissions: Accepted for artwork only.
Previously published: Yes. Please indicate.
Submission type: Email only

Submit materials to: Unokudo@gmail.com

Please indicate on the subject line of your email if the content is poetry, a short story or art.

ARTWORK
Artwork will be used both on it's own and to complement our literary pieces. Artwork that will accompany the literary pieces does not necessarily have to be related to the naked theme. The book is a square format but art may be used as an insert shot or a full bleed across a spread so submissions of any proportions are welcome.

We look to cover a wide range of styles and subject matter.

By submitting your work, you are confirming that you own the Copyright or Creative Commons License to the material, and are granting usage of the work to be published one time in Uno Kudo Unless Afterwards, all rights revert to the contributor. We do, however, reserve the right to use your artwork to promote the book if necessary

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Please include your name and contact information in your submission.