Cavankerry Press is an American nonprofit literary press located in

Fort Lee, New Jersey Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 40,191. As of the 2010 U.S. census, th ...

, which publishes poetry and nonfiction. Cavankerry Press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, has thrice received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey Arts Council honoring New Jersey arts organizations, and was a finalist for the 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award. Some notable authors published by Cavankerry Press include Ross Gay,

Mary Ruefle Mary Ruefle (born 1952) is an American poet, essayist, and professor. She has published many collections of poetry, the most recent of which, ''Dunce'' (Wave Books, 2019), was longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry and was a finalist f ...

Robert Cording The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, January Gill O'Neil,

Maureen Seaton Maureen Seaton (born October 20, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American LGBTQ poet, activist, and professor of English/Creative Writing at the University of Miami. She is the author of fourteen solo books of poetry, thirteen co-authored boo ...

, Joseph O. Legaspi,

Baron Wormser Baron Wormser (born 1948, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American poet. Biography Baron Wormser was born in Baltimore on February 15, 1948. He earned his BA from Johns Hopkins University, later doing graduate studies at the University of Califor ...

Jeanne Marie Beaumont Jeanne Marie Beaumont is an American poet, author of four poetry collections, most recently, "Letters from Limbo" (CavanKerry Press, 2016), and ''Burning of the Three Fires'' (BOA Editions, Ltd. 2010), ''Curious Conduct'' ( BOA Editions, Ltd., 200 ...

, Christopher Bursk, and

Paola Corso Paola Corso (May 28, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American fiction writer, poet, photographer and literary activist. Corso is a New York Foundation for the Arts Poetry Fellow,New York Foundation for the Arts, Artists' Fellowship - PoetryPaola ...

. Cavankerry Press titles have been reviewed in

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, ''Women’s Review of Books,'' ''Mom Egg Review,''

The Rumpus ''The Rumpus'' is an online literary magazine launched on January 20, 2009. The site features interviews, book reviews, essays, comics, and critiques of creative culture as well as original fiction and poetry. The site runs two subscription-base ...

, Cutbank, and other publications; and the press has been featured in articles in ''

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Poets & Writers Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organizations in the United States serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The organization publishes a bi-monthly magazine called ''Poets & Writers Magazine'', ...

.'' The press publishes five to six books a year by emerging, mid-career and established poets, memoirs with the theme "Lives Brought to Life," and collections of poetry and prose exploring "serious physical and/or psychological illness," and seeks manuscripts “from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities.” The press is run by founding publisher, senior editor, and clinical psychologist, Joan Cusack Handler, who is also the author of three poetry collections. Cavankerry Press titles are distributed by

University of Chicago Press The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', ...

. The press has received support from New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Gold Foundation, and other organizations.''The New York Times'' , ''The Next Small Thing'' by Robert Strauss , July 10, 2005
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Article on Cavankerry Press , ''Poets & Writers'' , ''News & Trends'' , ''Poetry for Patients and Their Families'' , by Beth Cranwell Alpin , March/April 2013

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