Recommended Northern California Journals and Presses
400 and Falling Press
Established: 2017
https://www.400andfallingpress.com
Mission:
To publish the 400 and Falling Review, a bi-annual journal of literature and the arts with the intention of providing a home for the work of emerging writers and artists across the world. Submissions are accepted in the following genres: poetry, fiction, visual art, creative nonfiction, literary criticism and art criticism.
| Type of Publisher: | Literary Press |
| Address: | 727 Placer Court Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 |
| Contact Email: | 400andfallingpress@gmail.com |
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.org
Sixteen Rivers Press is a shared-work, nonprofit poetry collective dedicated to providing an alternative publishing avenue for Northern California poets. Founded in 1999 by seven writers, the press is named for the sixteen rivers that flow into the San Francisco Bay. Since 2001, we have produced thirty-eight outstanding books of poetry, sharing our commitment to excellence with the poetry world.
Annual Call for Submissions for Book-Length Poetry Manuscripts
We invite authors to submit book-length poetry manuscripts between November 1, 2018 and February 1, 2019. All manuscripts will be read blind, and typically one or two manuscripts selected for publication. It is possible no manuscript will be chosen in any given year. The winner/s will be announced at the Press’s website in early summer, 2018. Selected manuscripts will be scheduled for publication in Spring 2021.
Please note: Authors must live in Northern California and become members of the collective with a three-year commitment, devoting an average of eight hours per month. Authors have the final decision on the design and contents of their book. All profits from sales go toward publication of the next year’s books. Authors’ books will be published during the second year of their commitment.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Press |
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Address: |
P.O. Box 640663 |
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 Press
Woman Poet
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary Magazine |
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Address: |
Women-in-Literature, Inc. |
Wordrunner eChapbooks
Established: 2008
www.echapbook.com
Mission:
To publish chapbook length collections of fiction, poetry and memoir, each featuring the work of one author, as well as an annual anthology featuring multiple authors.
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Type of Publisher: |
Literary journal, 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: |
Three to four times annually |
WTAW Press
Established: 2016
www.wtawpress.org
Mission:
To publish full-length books of exceptional prose and chapbooks of exceptional prose as part of its First Look Chapbooks Series
| Type of Publisher: | Literary |
| Address: | PO Box 2825 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 |
| Contact: | Peg Alford Pursell, wtawpress@gmail.com |
| Categories: | Fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, biography, essays and stories |
| Frequency: | 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.
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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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