Founded | 2000 |
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Founder | Joan Cusack Handler and Florenz Eisman |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Fort Lee, New Jersey |
Distribution | University of Chicago Press |
Publication types | Books |
Fiction genres | Poetry, nonfiction |
Official website |
www |
Cavankerry Press is an American nonprofit literary press located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, [1] [2] which publishes poetry and nonfiction. Cavankerry Press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, [3] has thrice received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey Arts Council honoring New Jersey arts organizations, [4] [5] [6] and was a finalist for the 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award. [7]
Some notable authors published by Cavankerry Press include Ross Gay, Mary Ruefle, Robert Cording, [8] January Gill O'Neil, [9] Maureen Seaton, Joseph O. Legaspi, Baron Wormser, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Christopher Bursk, and Paola Corso. Cavankerry Press titles have been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, [10] [11] Women’s Review of Books, [12] [13] Mom Egg Review, [14] The Rumpus, [15] Cutbank, [16] and other publications; and the press has been featured in articles in The New York Times and Poets & Writers. [17] [18]
The press publishes five to six books a year by emerging, mid-career and established poets, memoirs with the theme "Lives Brought to Life," and collections of poetry and prose exploring "serious physical and/or psychological illness," [19] and seeks manuscripts “from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities.” [20] The press is run by founding publisher, senior editor, and clinical psychologist, Joan Cusack Handler, [21] who is also the author of three poetry collections. [22] [23] Cavankerry Press titles are distributed by University of Chicago Press. [24] The press has received support from New Jersey State Council on the Arts, [25] the Gold Foundation, [26] and other organizations. [27]
Founded | 2000 |
---|---|
Founder | Joan Cusack Handler and Florenz Eisman |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Fort Lee, New Jersey |
Distribution | University of Chicago Press |
Publication types | Books |
Fiction genres | Poetry, nonfiction |
Official website |
www |
Cavankerry Press is an American nonprofit literary press located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, [1] [2] which publishes poetry and nonfiction. Cavankerry Press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, [3] has thrice received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey Arts Council honoring New Jersey arts organizations, [4] [5] [6] and was a finalist for the 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award. [7]
Some notable authors published by Cavankerry Press include Ross Gay, Mary Ruefle, Robert Cording, [8] January Gill O'Neil, [9] Maureen Seaton, Joseph O. Legaspi, Baron Wormser, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Christopher Bursk, and Paola Corso. Cavankerry Press titles have been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, [10] [11] Women’s Review of Books, [12] [13] Mom Egg Review, [14] The Rumpus, [15] Cutbank, [16] and other publications; and the press has been featured in articles in The New York Times and Poets & Writers. [17] [18]
The press publishes five to six books a year by emerging, mid-career and established poets, memoirs with the theme "Lives Brought to Life," and collections of poetry and prose exploring "serious physical and/or psychological illness," [19] and seeks manuscripts “from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities.” [20] The press is run by founding publisher, senior editor, and clinical psychologist, Joan Cusack Handler, [21] who is also the author of three poetry collections. [22] [23] Cavankerry Press titles are distributed by University of Chicago Press. [24] The press has received support from New Jersey State Council on the Arts, [25] the Gold Foundation, [26] and other organizations. [27]