Elohi Gadugi is Cherokee for “the world” (elohi) “working together in community” (gadugi).
The Mission of Elohi Gadugi:
- Our mission is to provide venues for the work of struggling writers and artists who use language as a primary aspect of their art;
- to promote narratives of social and environmental responsibility, and intercultural understanding; and
- to support the works by or about indigenous Americans, and other marginalized groups in the contemporary literary world.
Our Projects:
The Habit of Rainy Nights Press is our literary publishing imprint. Established in 2003 to publish Raising Our Voices: An Anthology of Oregon Poets Against the War, The Habit of Rainy Nights Press has gone on to publish several more fine literary books. In 2012, we will be publishing two new books, one each by Brittney Corrigan and Ralph Salisbury.
Elohi Gadugi Books and Elohi Gadugi Digital are our genre book and ebook imprints. We publish books in the genres of mystery, thriller, speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, contemporary, young adult fiction, and traditional nonfiction. We publish high quality work by new and first-time authors, and by authors whose books make a strong social or environmental statement.
Elohi Gadugi Journal is a new online literary journal we will kick off in early 2012. The best work from the journal will be published in an annual print edition in the fall.
Readings @ Milepost 5 is a monthly reading series at Portland’s Milepost 5 artist community. Starting in October, Readings @ Milepost 5 has been a successful venue for local poets and writers.