SMOL Fair is an alternative, virtual book fair from March 19-26, 2022.
It is 100% free for presses to participate.
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A (virtual) book fair for the rest of us
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2022 Tables
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KERNPUNKT Press
A home for experimental writing.
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Heavy Feather Review
Publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, comics, & more.
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Thirty West Publishing
Handmade chapbooks (and more) since 2015.
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Alternating Current
A woman-run indie press that publishes literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid.
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Hidden Timber Books
Publishing simple, powerful writing that explores the truth of our time.
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Long Day
Press
Chicago-based novella & chapbook publisher of “fine” “literature.”
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Big Other
An award-winning online arts and culture magazine, published since 2009.
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Riot in Your Throat
An independent poetry press publishing fierce, feminist poetry.
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above/ground Press
Poetry chapbooks + Touch the Donkey [journal], etc.
Books, Journal & Author Services
The Gravity of the Thing
Journal of defamiliarized and experimental writing.
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Sundress Publications
501(c)3 non-profit literary press collective founded in 2000.
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Rose Metal
Press
An independent, not-for-profit publisher of hybrid genres
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sunnyoutside
Publishes works of the highest quality & presents them to enhance the reader's experience.
Author Services
PublishPublish
Layout/typesetting, copyediting, proofreading, project management, & indexing
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Blanket Sea Press
Devoted publishing space for chronically ill, neurodivergent, & disabled poets and writers.
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Poor Yorick
Run by WCSU MFA students and celebrates "rediscovery."
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Cornerstone Press
Publishing house at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
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Poets of Queens Press
Publishes individual collections to help poets connect to their communities.
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Awst Press
From Austin, TX and focused on publishing impressive work from diverse voices.
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Black Lawrence Press
An independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, & creative nonfiction.
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Bamboo Dart Press
A chapbook collaboration from Pelekinesis and Shrimper Records.
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Pelekinesis
A literary Inland Empire publishing company celebrating 10 years
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Peach Mag
An independent and volunteer-run literary publishing project.
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Humorist Books
An imprint of comedy website the Weekly Humorist.
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Creature Publishing
A feminist horror press, publishing stories which challenge the status quo.
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Unsolicited Press
A Portland-based publisher that produces poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
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Dark Helix Press
Based in Toronto with the mission to publish diverse speculative books.
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The Swamp Literary Mag.
Publishes work that evokes a sense of place, which is broadly defined.
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Small Harbor Publishing
Small Harbor Publishing runs both Harbor Review and Harbor Editions.
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Switchback Books
Publishes first and second collections of poetry by self-identified women.
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The Rumpus
Platform for stories that build bridges, tear down walls, & speak truth to power.
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Black Ocean
An award-winning independent publisher.
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Newfound
Investigating how place shapes identity, imagination, & understanding.
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Deep Vellum
A nonprofit publisher with the mission to bring the world into conversation.
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Okay Donkey
Publishes collections of short stories and poetry that are weird & wonderful.
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Ugly Duckling Presse
A nonprofit publisher of poetry, translation, & experimental nonfiction.
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And Other Stories
Publishes some of the best in contemporary writing.
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Cuidono Press
Publishes books: fiction, historical fiction, and history.
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Leonella Press
Dedicated to courageous voices, fiction, nonfiction, essays, & memoirs.
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Action Books
A transnational press publishing experimental poetry & poetry-in-translation.
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NECK
Journal of mostly poetry & photography, & small editions of chapbooks
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Sagging Meniscus
Publishes nonconformist, aesthetically self-determined literature.
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Malarkey Books
Malarkey Books publishes books and zines as well as online literature.
Books & Author Services
Tursulowe Press
Publishes under-told stories and republishes under-read classics.
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Ecotone
Publishing & promoting the best place-based work being made today.
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Sante Fe Writers Project
An independent press, founded in 1998, publishing fiction and nonfiction.
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Wandering Aengus Press
Seeks to publish books that enrich lives & make the world a better place.
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Meekling Press
Small press specializing in handmade books & trans-genre weirdness.
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Purgatory Pie Press
Hand-makes limited editions + artist books, hand setting real metal type
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Perennial Press
Perennial Press archives truths through fiction, art and poetry.
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Frayed Edge Press
We publish interesting books that are a bit on the fringe: Fiction, Poetry, Translation.
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Split/Lip Press
Boundary-breaking prose books
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DrunkSkull Books
Independent. Artisan. Dangerous. Collectable Editions + Trade Paperbacks
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Overcup Press
An independent book publisher based in Portland, Oregon.
Author Services
Clyde Custom Publishing
Editors, designers, & marketers from strategy through distribution
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Whisk(e)y Tit
Attempts to restore degradation and degeneracy to the literary arts.
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HASH
A lil' indie pub based out of CA publishing an online lit mag & books of all kinds!
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The Night Heron Barks
An online poetry journal built on the belief that every poet has their sound.
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Ran Off With the Star Bassoon
Flash, micro-prose, short-shorts, prose poems; hybrid writing, 1,000 words or less.
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Astrophil Press
Astrophil Press publish a variety of aesthetic traditions that explore the possibilities.
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Veliz Books
An independent literary press that publishes poetry, fiction, and translations.
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Toad Press
Toad Press publishes chapbook-length translations of poetry and prose.
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Dynamo Verlag
Publishes original works demonstrating genius, eclecticism, and originality.
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Future Tense Books
Publishing innovative books of memoir and fiction for 30 years.
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Unlikely Stories
Publishing transgressive literature and art, on the web and in books, since 1998.
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Bell Press
Bell Press publishes literary anthologies on a variety of forms and genres.
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the museum of americana
the museum of americana is an online review dedicated to prose, poetry, art, and music.
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Cosmis Coupe
A single edition art & recipe zine that combines old Hollywood and outer space.
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Queen of Swords Press
Queen of Swords Press is a small press specializing in fiction from out of this world.
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The Lettered Streets Press
Chicago press publishing poetry & creative nonfiction from emerging writers.
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Rescue Press
Publishing chaotic & investigative work in all genres.
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Backbone Press
Indie press that's been publishing diversely for ten years. (Chapbooks).
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Quail Bell Press & Productions
Our go-to spell? Art + Ideas = Magic.
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Baobab Press
Nice people who publish good books in most genres.
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Galileo Press
A nonprofit begun in 1979. We publish a few books and chapbooks each year.
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Mouthfeel Press
We are a bilingual press, publishing books in English and Spanish.
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Boss Fight Books
Publisher of short critical and historical books about classic video games.
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Idle Time Press
Founded in 2018 to produce awesome books for young readers, PB-YA.
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Gutslut Press
Indie press who releases collections & books w/ queer & QTBIPOC representation.
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Blind Eye Books
LGBT Press specializing in Genre Fiction like Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
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Hanging Loose Press
Publishing new and established voices since 1966.
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OOOMPH! Press
Publishing contemporary poetry & short prose in translation.
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Beir Bua Press
A very cool, female run, indie press publishing experimental poetics, prose & autofiction.
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StarWarp Concepts
Dark urban fantasy, horror, & fantasy novels, comics, & graphic novels.
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Writewords Press
Writewords Press is a small, grassroots literary publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Meerkat Press
Committed to publishing irresistible, unforgettable prose and poetry.
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Aztlan Libre Press
San Antonio-based publishing company that specializes in Chicanx literature.
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Mason Jar Press
Publishing handmade, limited-run chapbooks and full-length books since 2014.
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Forest Avenue Press
Forest Avenue Press publishes literary fiction on a joyride and the occasional memoir.
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Sublunary Editions
Sublunary Editions is a small press based in Seattle, Washington.
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Vine Leaves Press
Vine Leaves Press blurs the line between mainstream and experimental works.
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Calamari Archive
A repository of literature, art + music, including Sleepingfish magzine.
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Headmistress Press
A small, independent, lesbian-run press publishing LBT books of poetry.
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Publishing Genius Press
Believes in literature’s practical ability to create sympathy & a better world.
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Tortoise Books
Slow and steady wins in the end, even in publishing.
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Apocalypse Party
A heavy metal acid trip via literature. Publishing books for the end of the world.
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Bloof Books
Tiny by design, publishing poetry in both paperback & handmade chapbook series.
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Hayden's Ferry Review
Founded in 1986, HFR is a lit mag edited by the MFA students at Arizona State.
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word west press
word west is an independent publisher and online writing school based in New York.
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Two Plum Press
Slim volumes of wide ranging literary works in letterpress printed dust jackets.
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June Road Press
Tiny new editor-run literary press publishing quality books that are timely and timeless.
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PRA Publishing
An indie press based in Georgia, we work in poetry and literary translations.
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Illuminated Press
Hand-crafted books that explore our sociopolitical & economic fabric.
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Pamenar Press
Independent cross-cultural, multilingual, experimental press.
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Five South
A biannual digital journal
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Pump House
Hand-assembled editions which excite the limits of the erotic.
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FEYXUAN
A trans, disabled/Mad, and Viet poet writing monstrous and divine trauma narratives
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Blackwater Press
Blackwater Press is a small press with titles in fiction and memoir.
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Deixis Press
Deixis Press is an independent publisher of fiction, usually with a darker edge.
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swallow::tale press
Radically illegible, genre (b)ending work by Mad creators. Rants welcome.
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Gibson House Press
We publish excellent novels written by working musicians and musicians at heart.
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Harry Art Publishing
A poetry and travel independent publisher of work by Harry Matthews.