Mayapple Press is a literary

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originally from

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, but now based in

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. Founded by poet and translator Judith Kerman. Mayapple Press has produced more than 70 titles, primarily poetry by single authors, but also poetry anthologies, short fiction and

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nonfiction. Mayapple publishes poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. The Press has an interest in works that straddle conventional categories: Great Lakes/Northeastern U.S. literature, women, Caribbean, translations, science fiction poetry and recent immigrant experience. Publications are in both

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and trade paperback formats. Award-winning authors have released books with Mayapple, including

Brian Aldiss Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist, and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for ...

Jeannine Hall Gailey Jeannine Hall Gailey (born April 30, 1973) is an American poet. She has published five books of poetry and two books of non-fiction. Her work focuses on pop culture, science and science fiction, fairy tales, and mythology. Early life and educati ...

Howard Schwartz Howard Schwartz (born April 21, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a widely regarded folklorist, author, poet, and editor of dozens of books. He has won the international Koret Jewish Book Award, for the book ''Before You Were Born'', and won a ...

, and Allison Joseph. Mayapple Press authors also include

Jayne Pupek Jayne Pupek (March 8, 1962 – August 30, 2010) was an American poet and fiction writer. She wrote and published two collections of poetry: ''The Livelihood of Crows'' (Mayapple Press, 2010) and ''Forms of Intercession'' (Mayapple Press, 2008), ...

Conrad Hilberry Conrad Hilberry (March 1, 1928 – January 11, 2017) was an American poet and author. Biography Hilberry was born on March 1, 1928, in Melrose Park, Illinois, to parents Ruth Haase Hilberry and Clarence Hilberry, an English Professor who later s ...

William Heyen William Helmuth Heyen (born November 1, 1940) is an American poet, editor, and literary critic. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Suffolk County. He received a BA from the State University of New York at Brockport and earned a ...

Penelope Schott Penelope Scambly Schott is a feminist poet and former professor of English at Raritan Valley Community College and Rutgers University. She has published several books of poetry and has taught poetry writing for Thomas Edison State College. A ...

Myra Sklarew Myra Weisberg Sklarew (born 1934 Baltimore, Maryland) is an American biologist, poet and teacher. Life She received a biology degree from Tufts University, in 1956. She studied bacterial genetics and bacterial viruses with Salvador Luria and M ...

, Judith Minty,

Eleanor Lerman Eleanor Lerman (born 1952) is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Life and career Lerman was born in the Bronx, and raised there and in Far Rockaway. She is a lifelong New Yorker, and is of Jewish heritage. Early years Lerman ...

, Mariela Griffor, Dennis Hinrichsen, David Lunde, Catherine Anderson, Jessica Goodfellow, Toni Ortner, Judith McCombs, Zilka Joseph,

Johanny Vazquez Paz Johanny Vázquez Paz (born 1960) is a Puerto Rican poet, narrator and professor. Biography Johanny Vázquez Paz was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She received her primary and secondary education in Catholic schools in Santurce. T ...

, Claire Keyes, and Nancy Botkin and

Devon J. Moore Devon Jean Moore (born November 27, 1982) is an American poet and author. Biography Moore a native of Buffalo, NY, USA. She currently lives in Syracuse, NY, USA where she teaches writing at Syracuse University and SUNY Oswego. A former Syrac ...

. In 2012,

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's poetry collection, ''The Translator's Sister'', received an

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from the

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. Kathryn Kirkpatrick's poetry collection, ''Out of the Garden'', was a Finalist in the 2008 Southern Independent Booksellers Association Book Award.

Paul Dickey Paul Dickey (12 May 1882 – 7 January 1933), was an American playwright and silent screen writer. He wrote 17 films between years 1914 and 1933. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in New York, New York, aged 50. Selected filmogr ...

's first full-length poetry title ''They Say This is How Death Came Into the World'' was published by Mayapple in 2011; in 2015, Dickey won the

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$5,000 Master Poet Award. Mayapple Press is a member of CLMP ( Council of Literary Magazines and Small Presses) and of AWP (

Association of Writers & Writing Programs The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) is a nonprofit literary organization that provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to nearly 50,000 writers, 500 college and university creative writing programs, and 125 writers' c ...

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