Recommended Northern California Journals and Presses
580 Split
Established: 1998
http://www.mills.edu/580Split
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
Mills College |
Berkeley Fiction Review
Established: 1981
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bfr
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
ASUC Publications Library, Univ. of CA |
Burning Bush Publications
Established: 1996
http://www.bbbooks.com
Mission:
We publish books for self-discovery and social change, highlighting authors whose works have been overlooked by publishing conglomerates. We publish an online literary journal In Our Own Words annually, <www.bbbooks.com>, highlighting the writing of students and emerging writers. BBP offers resources for writers, such as calls for writing and classes, plus an annual conference.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
PO Box 4658 |
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Phone: |
(510) 332-1877 |
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Contact: |
Abby Bogomolny , Executive Director |
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Contact Email: |
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Categories: |
African American,Asian American,Fiction,Gay/lesbian/bisexual,Environment,Youth,Women,Latin American (U.S.),Native American,Nonfiction/Essay,Poetry,Race and Ethnicity,Religion and Spirituality,Seniors/Aging |
Carve Magazine
Established: 2000
http://www.carvezine.com
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Type of Publisher: |
On-Line Publisher/Press |
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Address: |
c/o Mild Horse Press |
Chatoyant
Established: 1997
http://www.chatoyant.com
Mission:
Chatoyant publishes beautiful short-run books of art and literature.
History:
We are a new small press hoping to make a contribution to the world of art and literature.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
PO Box 832 |
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Five Fingers Review
Established: 1984
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Type of Publisher: |
Magazine/Press |
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Address: |
PO Box 4 |
Ginosko
Established: 2003
www.ginoskoliteraryjournal.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary magazine |
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Address: |
PO Box 246, Fairfax, CA 94978 |
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Contact: |
Robert Paul Cesaretti, GinoskoEditor@aol.com |
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Categories: |
short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, interviews, social justice concerns |
Haight Ashbury Literary Journal
Established: 1980
http://www.haightashbury.org/poetry.html
Mission:
To publish multi-cultural, socially conscious and self-expressive poetry and fiction in a 16-page tabloid format. It includes work on homelessness, prison, and many women writers.
History:
It was started by a diverse group of editors to publish Haight Ashbury neghborhood writers. It expanded to include writers from other locales. In the nineties, we produced an anthology entitled This Far Together ($15.00).
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
558 Joost Avenue |
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Contact: |
Alice Rogoff, Indigo Hotchkiss, Conyus , Editors |
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Categories: |
Fiction,Poetry,Regional literature |
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Regions: |
West |
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Price: |
$6/2issues; $12/4 issues; $35/ all future and 3 past |
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Frequency: |
2/year |
Iota Press
Established: 2005
www.iotapress.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary & graphic works on letterpress. Broadsides, chapbooks & experiments. |
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Address: |
925-C Gravenstein Hwy South |
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Contact: |
Eric Johnson, iota@sonic.net or 823-6152 |
Kelsey Street Press
Established: 1975
www.kelseyst.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
50 Northgate Ave |
Konocti Books
Established: 1973
Mission:
To publish poetry by relative unknowns.
History:
presently inactive (considering no new titles)
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
23311 County Road #88 |
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Phone: |
530-662-3364 |
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Contact: |
Noel Pattie , Publisher |
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Contact Email: |
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Categories: |
Poetry |
Left Curve Publications
Established: 1974
www.leftcurve.org
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
PO Box 472 |
Manic D Press
Established: 1984
www.manicdpress.com/
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
PO Box 410804 |
Memoir (and)
Established: 2006
www.memoirjournal.com
Mission:
Memoir (and) is a nonprofit literary journal dedicated to memoir in all forms, from the traditional to the experimental. The editors strive with each issue to include a selection of prose, poetry, narrative photography and graphic memoirs. They particularly invite submissions that push traditional boundaries of form and content in their exploration of the representation of self; they also just love a memoir well-told.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary journal and periodical series |
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Address: |
PO Box 1398, Sausalito, CA 94966-1398 |
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Contact: |
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Categories: |
memoir: prose, poetry, graphic |
Omnidawn Publishing
Established: 1999
http://omnidawn.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
1632 Elm Ave. |
The Owl Press
Established: 1998
www.theowlpress.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
P.O. Box 126 |
POESY Magazine
www.poesy.org
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
P.O. Box 7823 |
The Post-Apollo Press
Established: 1982
www.dnai.com/~tpapress
Mission:
To publish literary works and translations primarily by women authors. A special focus has been to bring Middle Eastern poets, writers, and idea to American readers.
History:
Since 1982, over the course of 2 decades, Post-Apollo has become an influential publisher of experimental poetry.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
35 Marie Street |
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Phone: |
415-332-1458 |
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Fax: |
415-332-1458 |
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Contact: |
Simone Fahal , Publisher |
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Contact Email: |
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Categories: |
Experimental,Poetry,Translations,Women |
Reed Magazine
Established: 1946
www.sjsu.edu/depts/english/reed.htm
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
SJSU English Department |
Sinister Wisdom
Established: 1976
www.sinisterwisdom.org
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
PO Box 3252 |
Sixteen Rivers Press
Established: 1999
www.sixteenrivers.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
P.O. Box 640663 |
Tiny Lights
Established: 1995
www.tiny-lights.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary journal |
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Address: |
Tiny Lights Publications |
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Contact: |
Susan Bono, sbono@tiny-lights.com |
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Categories: |
essay, creative non-fiction |
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Frequency: |
semi-annual, in print; monthly online “Search and Signal Flares” |
Transfer Magazine
Established: 1956
www.transfermag.edu
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
CW Dept., SFSU |
Two Lines
Established: 1994
www.twolines.com
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
A Journal of Translation |
Woman Poet
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
Women-in-Literature, Inc. |
Wordrunner Electronic Chapbooks
Established: 2008
www.echapbook.com
Mission:
To publish chapbook length collections of fiction, poetry and memoir, each featuring the work of one author.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary quarterly, online |
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Address: |
PO Box 613, Petaluma, CA 94953 |
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Contact: |
Jo-Anne Rosen, editor@echapbook.com |
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Categories: |
Fiction, poetry, memoir collections |
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Frequency: |
Four times annually |
ZYZZYVA
Established: 1985
www.zyzzyva.org
Mission:
To serve West coast writers, artists and readers nationwide with,a triquarterly journal, with a reading series, a writer’s workshop, and with publication of first books of poetry and fiction.
History:
A complete index of work published by Zyzzyva from 1985 to the present may be found at www.zyzzyva.org/published.htm.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
PO Box 590069 |
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Phone: |
415-752-4393/800-462-1985 |
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Fax: |
415-752-4391 |
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Contact: |
Laura Cogan , Editor |
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Contact Email: |
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Categories: |
African American,Art,Asian American,Biography and Memoir,Experimental,Fiction,Gay/lesbian/bisexual,Humor,Native American,Nonfiction/Essay,Poetry,Regional literature,Translations,Travel,Women |
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Similar Publishers: |
The New Yorker: wide range of interest, elegant and intelligent. |
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Regions: |
West Coast |
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Price: |
$11/issue |
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Frequency: |
3/year |
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