Behind The Patchwork Project

A different way of publishing, stitched together in Chattanooga

The Patchwork Project was never meant to look like what you would see from a bigger publishing press. We are not interested in chasing formulas for “success,” running every release through the same machine, or pressuring our authors to become Amazon best sellers. (We hate Amazon.) We tried that route and quickly realized it isn’t who we are. The tides are shifting, and people are craving something real, something that feels alive and a little underground. That’s where we live.

For us, publishing is about making space for the voices in our own community. It’s about saying no to the lonely release day, where an author is left to carry the weight of promotion on their own. Instead, we bring people together. When more than one book release happens in the same room, the energy changes. Authors share their audiences, readers get to experience a variety of local work in one night, and the whole thing feels more like a celebration than a sales pitch.

This Patchwork launch is our biggest yet, and it’s also our most daring. We are not just sticking to one genre. We are throwing the doors wide open with an art book, a photography collection, two zines, two children’s books, two coloring books, and a Southern grit lit novel. It feels a little wild, and that is exactly the point. This launch is a testament to how much talent Chattanooga is holding right now and how much beauty happens when it is all stitched together.

We don’t want to look like the polished presses that chase numbers. We want to look like our city: raw, vibrant, surprising, and full of people who show up for one another. The Patchwork Project is our way of saying there is another path for publishing, one that feels less like climbing a ladder and more like making something messy and meaningful together.

Tomorrow, September 5th, we invite you to be part of that. Come celebrate this experiment in true indie publishing and see for yourself what our community can create when we stop worrying about rules and start building something new.

The Patchwork Project Titles

All the Little Ugly Things- the art of Emma Sullivan

Amitto Saurus Cave- by Lupin Kaplan

And the Memories Boiled in Their Hands- by Aaron Quinn

Girly Pop Coloring Book- by Mallory Huffstetler

Healthy Kelsey Goes to Market- written by Kelsey Vasileff, illustrated by River Holborn

Mom of Lupin- by Ann Law

The Local Tourist Coloring Book- by Alex Birghenthal

What to Do with Unhappiness- written by Ashley Delaney, illustrated by River Holborn

Witness · Exchange- photography by Eli J. McMahon