BkMk Press is an independent literary press formerly affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, that publishes full-length collections of poetry, fiction, and essays. Founded in 1971 by Dan Jaffe, it had been a part of UMKC's College of Arts and Sciences since 1983. In July 2021 the university separated BkMk Press and BkMk became an independent entity. The press has received funding and awards from the
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the feder ...
, the Missouri Arts Council, the Swedish Institute in Stockholm, the Witter Bynner Foundation, and the Kansas City Institute for Trusts and Foundations.
Notable authors published by BkMk Press include Mmbembe Milton Smith, Yehuda Amichai, Howard Schwartz, Alfred Kisubi, George Gurly, Sylvia Wheeler and others. Recent publications by
Kelly Cherry,
Alice Friman,
Rane Arroyo,
Carolyn Kizer
Carolyn Ashley Kizer (December 10, 1925 – October 9, 2014) was an American poet of the Pacific Northwest whose works reflect her feminism. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985.
According to an article at the Center for the Study of the Pacific N ...
, Tony Barnstone, and
Mary Troy.
BkMk Press publishes on average six titles a year,
and sponsors two annual publication awards for the best submitted book-length manuscript in English: the John Ciardi Prize for Poetry, and the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction.
References
External links
BkMk Press WebsiteCouncil of Literary Magazines and Small Presses > Directory of Member PublishersThe Academy of American Poets > Missouri page
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Book publishing companies based in Missouri
Publishing companies established in 1971
University presses of the United States
University of Missouri–Kansas City
American companies established in 1971
1971 establishments in Missouri