Autumn House Press

Autumn House Press
Founded1998; 28 years ago (1998)
FounderMichael Simms
Country of origin United States
Headquarters locationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DistributionThe University of Chicago Press[1]
Key peopleChristine Stroud, Mike Good, Robert Yune, Ed Simon
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.autumnhouse.org

Autumn House Press is an independent nonprofit literary publishing company based in Pittsburgh.

History

Autumn House Press was founded in 1998 by Michael Simms when prominent American publishers started reducing their poetry lists and contemporary poets were left without publishers. Over time, Autumn House started publishing fiction and non-fiction titles as well as poetry. Since its founding, Autumn House has published over 100 titles, including collections of poetry, short stories, and essays as well as memoirs, novels, anthologies, and poetry chapbooks, most of which are still in print.[2]

In 2016, founder and then-editor-in-chief Michael Simms retired after 18 years. Christine Stroud took on the role of editor-in-chief and Melissa Becker became board president.[3]

Books and authors

The press publishes books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by authors such as Ada Limón, Ed Ochester, Gerald Stern, Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, Sheryl St. Germain, Cameron Barnett,[4] and Michael X. Wang.[5]

The press also publishes comprehensive anthologies including New America: Contemporary Literature for a Changing Society and When She Named Fire: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by American Women.

Autumn House Press titles have been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, The Georgia Review, The Hollins Critic, The Times Literary Supplement, and the Washington Independent Review of Books. Poems and excerpts have been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The Slowdown, American Life in Poetry,[6] Literary Hub,[7] The Millions,[8] and Cleveland Review of Books.[9] The press was featured in Ploughshares as part of their "Indie Spotlight" interview series.[10]

Prizes

Autumn House holds annual contests in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction; the winners of which receive publication of a full-length manuscript, a $1,000 advance against royalties, and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote their book. Previous fiction winners include Michael X. Wang's Further News of Defeat: Stories in 2019 and Sharma Shields's Favorite Monster in 2011. Melissa Wiley won the nonfiction prize in 2019 for Skull Cathedral: A Vestigial Anatomy. Poetry winners include lucky wreck by Ada Limón in 2005, The Moons of August by Danusha Laméris in 2013, and makalani bandele's under the aegis of a winged mind in 2019.[11][12]

The press also awards the Rising Writer Prize in poetry and, beginning in 2021, in fiction. The prizes are awarded for first full-length books by authors who are 36 or younger. Winners receive publication and a cash prize. Previous winners include Dennis James Sweeney's In the Antarctic Circle, Eric Tran's The Gutter Spread Guide to Prayer, and Cameron Barnett's The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "University of Chicago Press | Autumn House list". Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  2. ^ "Autumn House Press". Poets & Writers. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "State of the Art #6: Christine Stroud of Autumn House Press". The Nonconformist Magazine. 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  4. ^ T. H. R. Staff (2017-11-20). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. ^ "PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection". PEN America. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  6. ^ "Authors". Autumn House Press. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  7. ^ "Sherrie Flick's story 'What It Would Look Like' featured on Lit Hub". Autumn House Press. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  8. ^ "The Last Visit named a 'Must-Read' poetry collection by The Millions!". Autumn House Press. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  9. ^ Neary, Megan (September 2, 2021). "How To Live Authentically: On John Foy's 'No One Leaves The World Unhurt'". Cleveland Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  10. ^ Flaherty, Kate (October 4, 2015). "Indie Spotlight: Autumn House Press". The Ploughshares Blog. Emerson College. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23.
  11. ^ "Poetry Contest". Autumn House Press. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  12. ^ "Fiction Contest". Autumn House Press. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  13. ^ "Rising Writer Prize in Fiction". Autumn House Press. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  14. ^ "Rising Writer Prize in Poetry". Autumn House Press. Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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