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About the Press
Diode Editions is an independent press based in Doha, Qatar, and Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 2012 as an offshoot of Diode Poetry Journal, the press has published 80 titles of poetry, chapbooks, and poetry-related nonfiction works and hosts yearly book and chapbook contests.
Our mission is to amplify diverse voices. We are committed to justice, inclusivity, anti-racism, and equity. We strive to craft beautiful books and fanatically support our authors.
The Diode Team
Patty Paine
Editor
Patty Paine is author of Grief & Other Animals, The Sounding Machine, and three chapbooks. Her poems and visual work have appeared in Blackbird, Adroit, Gulf Stream, Lomography, The Denver Quarterly, The South Dakota Review, and other publications. She is the founding editor of Diode Poetry Journal, and Diode Editions.
Law Alsobrook
Editor & Art Director
Law Alsobrook is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at VCU in Qatar where he teaches semiotics, communication theory, bookbinding & typography. He has recently published in DIAGRAM, Typehouse Literary Magazine, After the Pause, Petite Hound Press, The Volta, Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research, and Noema. He received an MFA in graphic design from RISD.
Sruthi Subash
Designer
Sruthi Subash is a graphic design (Honors) student at Virginia Commonwealth University of the Arts, Qatar. She has been based in Qatar for 18 years, and her interests lie in illustration, animation, bookbinding, and layout design. Sruthi has also been awarded a place on the dean's list for academic excellence across multiple semesters.
Zoë Donald
Distribution
Z, Donald is an artist living in Richmond, VA. They have produced projects with special focus on book design, industrial fabrication, and architectural illustration. They studied painting and printmaking at Virginia Commonwealth University, where they were awarded the McLeod and Peachtree Scholarships and a Qatar Foundation Study Abroad Academic Scholarship.
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