The Velocipede Races

A project in Portland, OR by Elly Blue
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In Emily June Street's exciting feminist steampunk novel, an 18 year old is forbidden from bicycle racing. Guess what happens next.
Young Adult
Backers: 128
Average Pledge Per Backer: $44

Funded: $5,608 of $4,000
Dates: Oct 30th -> Nov 28th (30 days)
Project By: Elly Blue
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Latest News

Nearly to the end! (Plus some new Bikes in Space rewards)

November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers! We're almost to the finish line. 3 days to go! Thanks for sticking with us all this way. We had one limited reward sell out very quickly--the $50 level, which includes a copy of the nearly out-of-print original Bikes in Space zine.  I... (Read More)

What happens next... and an EJS story just for backers

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Funded! Thank you.

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, Just a very quick note to say THANK YOU ALL for successfully boosting this project to its goal in record time.  Our hope is that this project will continue its upward trajectory—we are working out the math on how much would be... (Read More)

Project of the Day!

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, Fun news today: We're Kickstarter's publishing project of the day! Thanks so much to all of you for believing in this project and being excited to read the book. We are, too! If you'd like to understand a little more about why we're... (Read More)

Halfway there - wow!

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Wow. This project launched on October 30...that's less than 4 days ago...and we're already halfway funded. I can hardly believe it—thank you all so much!  At this rate, it looks like we may exceed the project's goal, which is a huge... (Read More)

And the racers are out of the gate!

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers, Thank you so much for a stupendous first 2 days of The Velocipede Races's race to print!  It's a very auspicious beginning in the best kind of race—the kind where everyone wins. If this project is funded, we get to make this book,... (Read More)

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