Manic D Press is an American literary

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based in

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publishing fiction (novels and short stories), poetry,

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, art, narrative-oriented

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, children's books, and alternative travel trade paperbacks. It was founded by Jennifer Joseph in 1984, as an alternative outlet for young writers seeking to bring their work into print, and since its founding has expanded its mission to include writers of all ages. Manic D books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, including Russian, Japanese, Polish, Danish, Korean, and Hebrew.

Distributors

Manic D Press books are distributed to the trade throughout the US by

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and wholesalers including

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, Bookazine, Ingram, and Baker & Taylor; in the UK and EU by Turnaround PSL; in Canada by Publishers Group Canada; and throughout the world by Ingram.

Awards

Awards presented to Manic D Press include: *1998

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juried traveling exhibition ''50 Books, 50 Covers'' *1997

Firecracker Alternative Book Award The Firecracker Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards focusing on small-press publishing. Previously known as the Firecracker Alternative Book Awards (FABs), in the current form they are known as the CLMP Firecracker Awards for Independ ...

for Art *2000

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Award for Literature *2002 and 2000 Firecracker Alternative Book Awards for Fiction *Sept/Oct 2003 and March/April 2004 Booksense 76 lists *

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's Best of the Bay 2004: 'Best Quintessentially San Franciscan Publisher'. *2007

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's Thom Gunn Award for Poetry ("Gutted" by

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) *2008

's Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction ("Dahlia Season" by

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's Best of San Francisco 2008: "Best Small Press" *2009

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for Transgender Writing ("Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word)" by

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) *2010

for Transgender Writing ("Lynnee Breedlove's One Freak Show" by

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