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Small Independent Book Publishers:

AKASHIC BOOKS:

  • Akashic Books is a Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are either ignored by the mainstream, or who have no interest in working within the ever-consolidating ranks of the major corporate publishers. They were recently profiled in an article on Business Week Online.

ALLEN-AYERS BOOKS:

  • Allen-Ayers Books is a two-person operation. Recently, they received the Scribs World's Reviewer's Choice Award.

ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS:

  • This not-for-profit press received rave reviews from The New York Times and Publisher's Weekly for the English translation of Elias Khoury's novel, Gate of the Sun.

BANCROFT PRESS:

  • Bancroft Press' author Scott Fugua won the prestigious ALEX Award for his urban novel, The re-Appearance of Sam Webber. Their writers have been, are, and will continue to be "in-the-trenches" journalists and other professionals - authorities who know and present their stories and subjects better than anyone in the country.

BARRICADE BOOKS:

  • A revolutionary nonfiction publisher that is always in the spotlight, testing the boundaries of the First Amendment, ultimately strengthening it and protecting our personal freedoms. In this issue of WOW!, not only do we interview Cherie Rohn, author of THIEF!, but we profile Carole Stuart, author and publisher of Barricade Books. They are all over the buzz meter!

BOOKS COLLECTIVE:

  • A small independent publisher of Canadian literary fiction, poetry, contemporary memoir and speculative. Tinka's New Dress, by Ronnie Burkett won the Melbourne Age Critics Award.

COFFEE HOUSE PRESS:

  • Coffee House Press is an award-winning, nonprofit literary publisher. This small press has received numerous grants from various organizations including the NEA, the Mellon Foundation and Lila Wallace/Readers Digest.

FAIRWOOD PRESS:

  • Big buzz for Honna Swenson, who is profiled in this issue's WOW! Plus, award-winning author, Mary Rosenblum, published her latest novel, Water Rites with Fairwood - and that's not to miss!

GIVAL PRESS:

  • Gival Press received a Silver award in Foreword Magazine for fiction - translation. They publish non-fiction (essays/educational texts), and poetry. To promote writing, Gival Press sponsors four annual contests for fiction and poetry.

GOOSE LANE EDITIONS:

  • A Canadian publisher established in 1954! Goose Lane's author, Douglas Glover, won the Governor General's Award for Fiction, for his novel Elle. Note: They do not consider submissions outside Canada.

GRAYWOLF PRESS:

  • This literary nonprofit publisher has been all over the buzz list, from innovative fundraising techniques mentioned on Publisher's Weekly's Indie News to the PEN Awards for author Percival Everett's novel, Wounded.

GUERNICA EDITIONS:

  • Guernica Editions is a small Canadian-based press that produces works of fiction and nonfiction, which deal in one way or another with the pleasurable understanding of different cultures. No stereotypical visuals here! They have won many awards including the American Book Awards for their fine literature.

HARBOR HOUSE BOOKS:

  • Harbor House, a Georgia-based publisher is a fast-growing small publisher who has received a Golden Eye Literary Award. They are always seeking to publish the best in original fiction. In 2004, Harbor House began renovation of an 1879 cottage in the heart of downtown Augusta, near the Savannah River. This cottage now serves as the corporate headquarters of Harbor House.

HOMA & SEKEY BOOKS:

  • This New Jersey-based publisher focuses on Asia-related titles. Both translations and original English manuscripts are welcome. They received the Notable Book Award for Father & Son: A Novel.

LOST HORSE PRESS:

  • Lost Horse Press is an Idaho-based nonprofit independent press committed to publishing poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction titles of high literary merit. Women on the Cross, by Pierre Delattre, won the ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award for Literary Fiction. Lost Horse Press also publishes the annual winner for The Idaho Prize for Poetry - a national competition offering $1000 plus publication for a book-length manuscript.

MILKWEED:

  • Milkweed Editions and Milkweeds for Young Readers - is a Minnesota-based nonprofit independent press who publishes with the intention of making a humane impact on society, in the belief that literature is a transformative art uniquely able to convey the essential experiences of the human heart and spirit. Pattiann Roger's Song of the World Becoming was a finalist in the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Perfect, by Natasha Friend, was chosen as a Book Sense 76 Children's Book Selection.

NEW VICTORIA PUBLISHERS:

  • This small nonprofit press out of Vermont, is a three-person operation that publishes mostly fiction with female protagonists. Mommy Dearest, by Jean Marcy, won the Lambada Literary Award for Mystery.

OMNIDAWN PUBLISHING:

  • Omnidawn has recently been buzzed in Poets & Writers, and has been reviewed in Publisher's Weekly, The Village Voice, American Book Review, and many other publications. They just can't stay out of the spotlight! Martha Ronk's, In a Landscape of Having to Repeat, won the 15 th Annual PEN USA Award in Poetry. This California-based press was founded by husband-and-wife-team Rusty Morrison and Ken Keegan to create books that are closely aligned with each author's vision. They look for "new wave fabulist and fabulist fiction."

POISONED PEN PRESS:

  • An independent specializing in publishing high quality works in the field of mystery. This Arizona-based press was nominated for the LA Times Book Prize, and also was the recipient of several Edgar and Agatha nominations.

PROCESS MEDIA:

  • Process Media, headquartered in Los Angeles, has created quite the beehive from all of its' buzz. This general trade publishing house is the collaboration of West Coat publishers Jodi Wille of Dilettante Press and Adam Parfrey of Feral House. Movies have been made, cultural trends inspired, and political crimes exposed as a result of this groundbreaking merger. Process synthesizes the sensibilities of the two houses and adds a unique flavor to new pop-culture and the publishing world.

SEVEN STORIES PRESS:

  • Under the direction of publisher Dan Simon, perhaps no other small independent house in America has consistently attracted so many important voices away from the corporate publishing sector. Publisher's Weekly has previously named them as the fastest growing independent publisher in America. In 2001, they were also a finalist for the Firecracker Alternative Book Award for Independent Press of the Year.

SOFT SKULL PRESS:

  • Soft Skull Press, a Brooklyn-based publisher, has been buzzed recently in Publisher's Weekly's indie news for digitizing political essays. They have also been said to be, "One of the most visible and respected alternative houses in the US...." by Quill & Quire (Canada).