Noemi Press

Noemi Press is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) publisher.[1] Noemi Press was founded in 2002 to publish and promote the work of emerging and established writers, with a special emphasis on writers traditionally underrepresented by larger publishers, including women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIAP writers.[2]

Noemi publishes about five books a year, including the Noemi Press Awards in Poetry.[3] They also collaborate with Letras Latinas to produce the Akrilica series.

History

Publisher and editor-in-chief Carmen Giménez and founding editor Evan Lavender-Smith began Noemi Press in 2002 by publishing a single chapbook.[4] It has since grown to include full-length poetry, nonfiction, critical work, drama, and fiction.[4] Noemi Press was previously based in Las Cruces, New Mexico[5] and is currently based in Blacksburg, Virginia.[6] In 2022, Giménez left Noemi to become Executive Editor and Publisher at Graywolf Press.[7] Noemi is now co-published by Suzi F. Garcia and Anthony Cody, with Sarah Gzemski acting as Executive Director.[8] Its editorial staff includes Diana Arterian, Emily Kiernan, and John Darcy.[8]

Noemi Press Awards in Poetry and Fiction

Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by Noemi Press are given annually for one book-length poetry collection and one book-length work of prose. The editors judge. Poets and Prose writers at any stage in their career may enter. The contest results are announced in the summer.[9]

Past winners include: Lillian-Yvonne Bertram,[10] Stephanie Sauer, Jessica Rae Bergamino,[11] Kate Colby,[12] Natalie Eilbert,[13] Sara Veglahn,[14] Muriel Leung,[15] Yanara Friedland,[16] Nate Liederbach,[17] Ruth Ellen Kocher,[18] and Caren Beilin.[19]

Year Fiction Poetry
2019 Sarah Minor Aeon Ginsberg
2018 Stephanie Sauer Lillian-Yvonne Bertram
2017 Kate Colby Jessica Rae Bergamino
2016 Sara Veglahn Natalie Eilbert
2015 Yanara Friedland Muriel Leung
2014 Nate Liederbach Aichlee Bushnell
2013 Caren Beilin Ruth Ellen Kocher

AKRILICA Series

AKRLILICA is a co-publishing venture with Letras Latinas which seeks to showcase new innovative Latinx writing.[20] The name of the series alludes to the groundbreaking, bilingual poetry book by distinguished Chicanx writer and former United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera. Authors included in the AKRILICA series include Manuel Paul López,[20] Vanessa Angélica Villarreal,[20] Jennif(f)er Tamayo,[21] Carolina Ebeid,[20] Chloe Garcia Roberts, Roberto Harrison,[22] elena minor,[23] and Sandy Florian[22]

Infidel Poetics Series

The Infidel Poetics Series is a venue for shorter critical works addressing the overlap between poetry and politics, often interrogating notions of identity.[22] The Infidel Poetics Series is named after poet-scholar Daniel Tiffany's 2009 essay collection Infidel Poetics.[24] Infidel authors include: Lost Privilege Company,[22] Douglas Kearney,[22] and Sarah Vap.[25]

References
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  10. "Cave Canem » Blog Archive » Dogbytes Interview: Lillian-Yvonne Bertram". cavecanempoets.org. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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  13. "Natalie Eilbert in Conversation With Vi Khi Nao". Entropy. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  14. "from The Monsters by Sara Veglahn – Tupelo Quarterly". www.tupeloquarterly.com. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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  17. "Beasts You'll Never See – Nate Liederbach". Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  18. Kocher, Ruth Ellen (2002-03-20). "Ruth Ellen Kocher". Ruth Ellen Kocher. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  19. "Caren Beilin - Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  20. "Akrilica: Reading With Carolina Ebeid, Manuel Paul López & Vanessa Angélica Villarreal". www.thevisualist.org. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  21. "Excerpt from a New Work by Jennif(f)er Tamayo". Hyperallergic. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  22. "Our talk with prolific poet, author and publisher Carmen Giménez Smith". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  23. Aragón, Francisco (2014-05-14). "Letras Latinas Blog: AKRILICA's TITULADA: an interview with elena minor". Letras Latinas Blog. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  24. "Timber 2014". TIMBER A Journal of New Writing. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
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