Good Immigrants (Fiction)

A literary art book on female immigration in Zurich. It is both ambitious fiction and an unusual tribute to the artist Kapwani Kiwanga.

CHF 7’012

100% di CHF 7’000

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84 sostenitori

Concluso con successo il 20.11.2025

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One of the wonderful things about crowdfunding is the chance to see your audience come to life.

As we scrolled through the list of backers for GOOD IMMIGRANTS, we were genuinely moved—by the familiar names and by the many new ones. It means so much that this literary art book resonated with you, and that it will go to print because of your generous support.

Thanks to you, this book will not only be a beautiful story, it will now also be a beautiful object - and this subject matter deserves that level of care.

With an audience already 84 readers strong, we hope GOOD IMMIGRANTS will resonate, challenge, and spark meaningful (and sometimes difficult) conversations about belonging, especially in places where those conversations haven’t always been welcomed.

This is the power of literature, the power of books.

We’ll keep you posted as this project continues to take shape.

You rock.

Follow progress on Instagram as well: @mariana_villas_boas and @exilebooks

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CHF 50.-50 prese
First Readers Circle
You get:
• Personalized thank-you email from Mariana and Amanda
• Behind-the-scenes updates throughout the publishing process
• A signed first-edition print copy of the literary art book
• Your name listed on our thank-you page in the booklet (if you’d like)
• An invitation to the publication launch (for Miami locals)
CHF 150.-9 prese
Fan Circle
You get:
• Personalized thank-you email from Mariana and Amanda
• Behind-the-scenes updates throughout the publishing process
• A signed first-edition print copy of the literary art book
• Your name listed on our thank-you page in the booklet (if you’d like)
• An invitation to the publication launch (for Miami locals)
• A postcard featuring a visual element or quote from the book.
CHF 250.-2 prese
Book Club/Classroom Bundle
You get:
• Personalized thank-you email from Mariana and Amanda
• Behind-the-scenes updates throughout the publishing process
• Five signed first-edition print copies of the literary art book
• Five invitations to the publication launch (for Miami locals)
• 30-min private Zoom Q&A with Mariana about the literary art book for your book club or class
CHF 1’000.-0 prese
Vanguard Circle
You get:
• Personalized thank-you email from Mariana and Amanda
• Behind-the-scenes updates throughout the publishing process
• A signed first-edition print copy of the literary art book
• Your name listed on our thank-you page in the booklet (if you’d like)
• An invitation to the publication launch (for Miami locals)
• Your name or organization listed as a sponsor on a special acknowledgment page
• Participation in a 45-minute online workshop with the author about creating literary work inspired by visual art (based on how Kapwani Kiwanga's work inspired Good Immigrants)
• A book about the artist Kapwani Kiwanga
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Mariana Villas-Boas

Miami

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I am a bilingual fiction writer of short stories and have published in Europe and the U.S., with a few awards and listings along the way.
I was born in Lisbon, raised in Washington D.C., and have lived in several European countries since - including Switzerland. Now Miami is my home base.

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Amanda Keeley

Miami

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Amanda Keeley is a Miami-based artist and publisher. As founder of EXILE Projects, she advances print culture through artist publications, exhibitions, and collaborations that make contemporary art and independent publishing accessible to the public.

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GOOD IMMIGRANTS is going to print!Di Mariana Villas-Boas, il 21.11.2025