CALYX, Inc. is a non-profit publisher of art and literature by women founded in 1976 based in

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. CALYX publishes both '' CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women'' twice a year and CALYX Books, which publishes one to three books annually. CALYX is one of the nation's oldest feminist presses. CALYX uses a collective model to make its editorial decisions. Several volunteer editors review and edit an author's work and often work with authors to improve their pieces. All manuscripts are read by a minimum of two editors. Manuscripts held for further consideration are read by all of the editors. ''CALYX Journal'' usually receives 1,000 submissions annually from women across the United States and internationally during their reading period, October 1-December 31.

Mission statement

The CALYX mission statement is to introduce a wide audience to high quality literature and art by women, provide a forum for diversity and underrepresented writers and viewpoints, discover and publish emerging and developing writers, and preserve publications for future audiences. CALYX achieves its mission statement by publishing work which represents the voices of marginalized groups. In past books and journals, these groups have included women of color, queer women, young and old women, and women of diverse economic, religious, educational, and cultural backgrounds.

Awards

CALYX is the recipient of numerous awards, including: an American Library Association GLBT Fiction Award Finalist, a

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

, Bumbershoot Book Fair Best Literary Journal Award (three times), the Oregon Governor's Arts Award, The American Literary Journal Award (three times), The CSWS Oregon Women of Extraordinary Achievement Award, the OSU Friends of the Library Achievement Award, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award, the PEN West Non-Fiction Award Finalist, The Stewart H. Holbrook Award from the Oregon Institute of Literary Arts, the

American Book Award The American Book Awards are an American literary award that annually recognizes a set of books and people for "outstanding literary achievement". According to the 2010 awards press release, it is "a writers' award given by other writers" and "t ...

for the '' Forbidden Stitch'', the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines Award for Excellence (twice), the Bumbershoot Small Press Best Cover (twice), and the Best Offset Book Design, as well as others.

Authors

Since 1976, CALYX has published the work of over 4,000 women artists and authors. CALYX has published many important women authors first or early in their careers including

Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels '' How the García Girls Lost Their Accents'' (1991), ''In the Time of the Butterflies'' (1994), and ''Yo! ...

Ellen Bass Ellen Bass (born June 16, 1947) is an American poet and author. She has won three Pushcart Prizes and a Lambda Literary Award for her 2002 book ''Mules of Love''. She co-authored the 1991 book '' The Courage to Heal'' about recovery from child s ...

, Chitra Divakaruni, Molly Gloss, Linda Hogan,

Natalie Goldberg Natalie Goldberg (born January 4, 1948) is an American popular author and speaker. She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice. Life Goldberg has studied Zen Buddhism for more than thirty years and practiced with ...

Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include '' The Poisonwood Bible'', the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and '' Animal, Vegetable, Mira ...

, Colleen McElroy, Sharon Olds, Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska (the first English translations in the U.S.A.), and Eleanor Wilner, among others.

CALYX Journal CALYX, Inc. is a non-profit publisher of art and literature by women founded in 1976 based in Corvallis, Oregon. CALYX publishes both ''Calyx (journal), CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women'' twice a year and CALYX Books, which publish ...

was also the first U.S. publisher of color art reproductions of the work of the Mexican artist

Frida Kahlo Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by Culture of Mexico, the country' ...

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.calyxpress.org Book publishing companies based in Oregon Publishing companies of the United States Non-profit organizations based in Oregon Publishing companies established in 1976 1976 establishments in Oregon Companies based in Corvallis, Oregon