VASTARIEN: A Literary Journal
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A source of critical study and creative response to the corpus of Thomas Ligotti as well as associated authors and creative works.
Backers: 223
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $16,827 of $4,913
Dates: Feb 6th -> Mar 8th (30 days)
Project By: Jon Padgett
Backers: 223
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $16,827 of $4,913
Dates: Feb 6th -> Mar 8th (30 days)
Project By: Jon Padgett
$16,827
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 8 @ 12:04 -0500 GMT
342%
of goal
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Latest News
You did it! 
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Vastarien: A Literary Journal Kickstarter Campaign is complete! Eternal thanks to all of you! You did it! (Read More)
2 Hours Left!
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Only 2 hours are left in our Kickstarter campaign! Last push! Thank you! --Jon (Read More)
Stretch Goal Achieved!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you all! We did it! We now will be able to pay pro-rates to our wonderful authors and artists for issues 1-3, the whole of 2018. There are 21 hours left in the fundraising campaign! Anything else we get in the way of donations will go... (Read More)
We've reached the final 24 hour mark!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
$15,576 pledged of our $15,893 stretch goal. We're moving into our final 24 hours! We only need to raise a little more than $300 within the next day to pay our authors and artists the pro-rates they deserve. We're so close, but we still need your... (Read More)
Grimscribe Press Logo Reveal
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to share one of the variant logos for Grimscribe Press, created by our wonderful collaborator/artist, Dave Felton: GRIMSCRIBE PRESS Vastarien: A Literary Journal is only the first of what will eventually be numerous publications, all of... (Read More)
Welcome to Miskatonic University: An Anthology
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This anthology full of brilliant authors and art deserves the horror community's support. And their Kickstarter campaign contains some enticing rewards (to say the least)!... (Read More)
3 Days Left!
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Vastarien: A Literary Journal Update: $14,270 pledged of $15,893 stretch goal - 3 days left!We're going to need to raise at least $541 per day in the next 72 hours to pay our authors and artists the pro-rates they deserve. Please give generously and... (Read More)
New and Updated Rewards
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We've got some updated and new Rewards, which I think are pretty fantastic. Master Rignolo- $90 Level (down from $150) - Limited to 10You'll receive two, gorgeous Dave Felton VASTARIEN prints (original to the journal). You'll also receive a one year... (Read More)
Lovecraft eZine Article
February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Vastarien: A Literary Journal – “Nightmare Made Normal” My Lovecraft eZine article on the origins and trajectory of Vastarien... "NecronomiCon Providence, August 2017. Once I arrived at the 17th floor of the historic Biltmore hotel and walked... (Read More)
New Rewards!
February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Update: $10,772 pledged, 133 backers Only 15 days to go! New Rewards: Our Temporary Supervisor - $90 You'll receive a copy of the Cadabra Records release of 20 SIMPLE STEPS TO VENTRILOQUISM, written, read and signed by Jon Padgett with front cover... (Read More)
Campaign Update
February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Vastarien: A Literary Journal Kickstarter Campaign Update: $10,459 pledged, 218% funded over initial goal,132 backers, 16 days to go! To all who have already pledged, our eternal thanks! Please help spread the word! In order to achieve pro-rates for... (Read More)
New Reward: $60 - Vastarien 1 Year Kindle Subscription
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
By request! "You'll receive a one year Kindle subscription to VASTARIEN (issues 1-3), your name will be listed on our website as a benefactor, and your name will be listed in the Acknowledgments page of Issue 1. Finally, you'll receive a personal... (Read More)
Vastarien: Years in the Making
February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
In early August of 2015, a small group of readers and writers came together with a common goal: to create a journal that would feature new Ligottian/weird nonfiction, fiction, visual art, poetry and ideas. Our process, from the beginning, was slow,... (Read More)
One Nethescurial Level Reward Available Again
February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Campaign Update $9,508 pledged 193% of original funding goal 115 backers 21 days to go Unfortunately, we had the first setback of the campaign today, as one of our $1,000 donors cancelled their backing. The good news is that we're still in great... (Read More)
New Reward - Simple Vastarien 1 Year Subscription
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll receive a one year print and Kindle subscription to VASTARIEN (issues 1-3), your name will be listed on our website as a benefactor, and your name will be listed in the Acknowledgments page of Issue 1. Finally, you'll receive a personal email... (Read More)
Lovecraft eZine
February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
VASTARIEN Co-Editor-In-Chief joined the Lovecraft eZine podcast this afternoon, in part to talk about VASTARIEN and the Kickstarter campaign. Campaign Update: $9,715 pledged, 197% over original funding goal, 106 backers, and 24 days to go. (Read More)
Funding Update and New Reward
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We are at $8,525 pledged, which is 172% of our funding goal. We currently have 93 backers, and there are 25 days to go. We're hoping to raise enough money to pay pro-rates to our authors/artists throughout 2018. Please pledge! Or, if you've already... (Read More)
New Dr. Locrian $60 Reward
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
At this level, you'll receive an original Vastarien artwork print by artist, Aeron Alfrey, as well as a one year print and Kindle subscription to Vastarien, your name listed on our website as a benefactor, and your name listed in the Acknowledgments... (Read More)
Introducing the Ultimate VASTARIEN Reward: THE TSALAL - $7,500+
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
If you back Vastarien for $7,500 or more, you'll receive the following books by Vastarien contributor, Thomas Ligotti (some of which are exceedingly rare and all of which are signed and come from Ligotti's private library and are in mint condition... (Read More)
Stretch Goal and Update
February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Update: We are now at $7,832 pledged of the $4,913 goal. To all who have already pledged, our eternal thanks! Please help spread the word! In order to achieve pro-rates for our authors and cover artists for 2018 (issues 1-3), we need to raise... (Read More)
Where we go from here...
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Now that Vastarien is fully funded (thanks to all of you), we'll be talking a lot about how we're going to be spending the money we receive for the next 28 days over our goal amount. Our first priority: increase payments to our authors and artists,... (Read More)
VASTARIEN CAMPAIGN GOAL ACHIEVED!
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
VASTARIEN CAMPAIGN GOAL ACHIEVED! THANK YOU ALL! It took only 27.5 hours to get there. Stunning! (Read More)
New, Singular Reward - Dalha D. Fine Arts - $200 Level
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll receive a test press copy of the Cadabra Records release, THE BUNGALOW HOUSE, by Thomas Ligotti, read by Jon Padgett (comes in fold over sleeve), an hour long Skype consult with Jon Padgett or Matt Cardin on a topic of your choice and two... (Read More)
New Very Limited New Reward
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The Bells Will Sound Forever - $150 - Limited to 2 You'll receive a copy of the Cadabra Records release of 20 SIMPLE STEPS TO VENTRILOQUISM, signed by Jon Padgett with front cover art by Yves Tourigny and back cover art by Dave Felton, with liner... (Read More)
Almost there...
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Only $755 left to raise! We'd love to see this happen in the next couple hours so we can make our campaign goal within the first day. Please help us make that happen. Humble thanks to our first 52 backers and all of the shares, retweets and other... (Read More)
Almost halfway there in just 8 hours!
February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Let's keep this going. Please contact any interested friends or family members and ask them to pitch in. Thanks so much! (Read More)
New Clown Puppet $50 Reward
February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
At this level, you'll receive one copy of the print and Kindle editions of VASTARIEN issue 1, and your name will be listed on our website as a benefactor. We'll email you a sneak-peek PDF of one of the best pieces in VASTARIEN Issue 1 before it is... (Read More)
36% Funded in 4 Hours!
February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much to you all for supporting Vastarien! Here's a sneak peek at the full cover layout of Issue 1, care of the remarkable Anna Trueman (with art by wizard-artist, Dave Felton): (Read More)
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