The distro owner
Sage Adderley-Knox is a mama of three humans and two cats, two rabbits, and four chickens. She is passionate about kindness, coffee, mental health, fat activism, and the DIY lifestyle. Sage is the owner of Sweet Candy Distro & Press, Sage's Blog Tours, and writes the personal zine, Marked For Life. She is also the creator of the body positive zine, FAT-TASTIC! Sage currently resides in the magical land of Olympia, Washington where she swoons over the breathtaking view of Mount Rainier. Invoking Nonna is her first novel.
Being "the distro owner" means Sage reads all zine & book submissions, packs & mails orders, writes sweet notes to include in orders, attempts to manage a full inbox, tables events, and updates our social media accounts & website. Her new duties are working with authors to publish their books, create book layouts, and communicate with our rad printer. She also writes all of the reviews unless otherwise noted. Phew!
Being "the distro owner" means Sage reads all zine & book submissions, packs & mails orders, writes sweet notes to include in orders, attempts to manage a full inbox, tables events, and updates our social media accounts & website. Her new duties are working with authors to publish their books, create book layouts, and communicate with our rad printer. She also writes all of the reviews unless otherwise noted. Phew!
TEAM SWEET CANDY DISTRO & PRESS
Bradley is a sorta artistic guy that hails from southern California and has been in the rain of the pacific northwest long enough to probably never leave. He spends his time attempting to exorcise a number of evil demons that plague him relentlessly, listening to music, cooking and cleaning and hanging out with kids, contemplating & sometimes lamenting punk rock, fast cars, and love, and thinking up new & imaginative ways to torment Sage.
He also creates artsy type stuff and lurks happily in the shadows of Sages greatness, while consuming copious amounts of coffee and unrefined sugar. Yum.
You can find him at Subatomic Design Innovations.
He also creates artsy type stuff and lurks happily in the shadows of Sages greatness, while consuming copious amounts of coffee and unrefined sugar. Yum.
You can find him at Subatomic Design Innovations.
our past interns
Kris is a dedicated jack of all trades, as long as those trades are strictly confined to drawing, eating sweets and discussing, at length, the benefits of a world with Hugh Laurie in it. A self-confessed socially awkward pro, she doodles on paper to make zines that she forces on everyone she can. In between nights out and eating jalapeno pizza, she is working on her M.Art degree from Sheffield Hallam University. That's in England, yo. Stalk her Tumblr at kissmyasthma1989.tumblr.com Kris was our intern from September - December 2012. She is dearly missed. Check out Kris & Sage's split zine (Security Check) about the intern/travel experience! 
Kelly is currently a senior at The Evergreen State College with a focus on visual art and writing. Originally from Los Angeles, she spends the majority of her time wearing out post-punk LPs, drawing comics for her friends, and searching in vain for the perfect banana board. She is pumped about joining the Sweet Candy team and being exposed to new and exciting zines! Kelly was our intern from April - June 2014. |
Mary is a student finishing up her degree in media and communication studies at the Evergreen State College. She discovered the world of zines as an adolescent and has been “totally stoked” on them since! When she’s not reading zines at coffee shops for hours on end, she spends her time digging for gems at the record store, dancing to Wanda Jackson and performing goofy burlesque acts as ‘Madame Shebam’. She also makes collages and writes about feminism, body positivity, and women in rock n’ roll. Mary was our intern from March - September 2014! 
Emily is high school student who dreams of becoming a baker. She is constantly going through stacks of books and barely manages to retain all their magnificent information. Emily volunteers at her local library with the Summer Reading Program and the Teen Tech Tutoring Program. She enjoys listening to music that is way too loud and watching Johnny Depp films. Emily is also the owner of her review blog, The Book Adventures of Emily. Emily was our intern during Summer 2016! |
SWEET CANDY Press' AUTHORS
taryn hipp
Taryn Hipp is an old tattooed college lady who has been making zines for more than half her life. Currently she writes the perzine "Ladyteeth," a collection of stories about her experiences being depressed, getting divorced, getting sober, & falling the fuck in love. Every day is a beautiful gift & a terrifying adventure that continues to make her stronger. Heavy Hangs the Head is Taryn's first book.
Purchase Heavy Hangs the Head
Purchase Heavy Hangs the Head
Michael A. McLellan
Michael’s love of books began with Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle when he was seven-years-old. Later influenced by the works of John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Stephen King, and Cormac McCarthy, Michael developed his style of storytelling. A self-proclaimed blue-collar writer, he draws on his experiences and observations to bring relevant and compelling topics to life.
Michael lives in Northern California, and when he’s not writing, he can usually be found wandering around the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges.
His body of work includes the 2014 novel After and Again, the 2015 novel American Flowers, and the shorts Joe Price and Anywhere But Here. Michael’s newest novel, Shadow of the Hanging Tree, is expected to be published in April 2017 by Sweet Candy Press.
Purchase In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree
Michael lives in Northern California, and when he’s not writing, he can usually be found wandering around the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges.
His body of work includes the 2014 novel After and Again, the 2015 novel American Flowers, and the shorts Joe Price and Anywhere But Here. Michael’s newest novel, Shadow of the Hanging Tree, is expected to be published in April 2017 by Sweet Candy Press.
Purchase In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree
Celia C. Pérez
Celia C. Pérez was born in Judy Blume’s hometown to a father from Cuba and a mother from Mexico. When she was fourteen, she was certain her future was in professional wrestling. Instead, she grew up to be a librarian and a writer. She is working on a middle grade novel and writes about Latinos in children’s and YA books at all-brown-all-around.blogspot.com. While she has listened to many versions of “La Bamba,” her favorite is still the one by Los Lobos. She lives in Chicago.
Purchase Ofrenda
Purchase Ofrenda
Gale Perrigo Hamby lives in Georgia with her two happy rescue dogs. She offers Tarot and Lenormand card readings for clients at her office and Forever and A Day, a magical store in Woodstock, Georgia. She writes poetry, creates artwork, and teaches Tarot and other metaphysical subjects. Gale has studied Tarot for more than 40 years and has been a Witch at least that long. She has also written two other books of poetry; The Fourth Face of the Goddess, and The Wings of the Goddess.
Past Authors
Jonas (The Greatest Most Traveling Circus! - still available)
Sarah Sawyers-Lovett (Everybody Else's Girl - out of print)
Sarah Sawyers-Lovett (Everybody Else's Girl - out of print)