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founded by

Danielle Dutton Danielle Dutton (born October 18, 1975) is an American writer and publisher. Early life and education Dutton was born in Visalia, California, on October 18, 1975. She received her B.A. in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz in ...

and Martin Riker in 2009. Dorothy specializes in publishing short works of literary fiction written by women. The press releases two books each year, with the titles being a mix of new works and reprints. Some are written in English and others are translated from foreign languages. Dorothy has been lauded for its promotion of experimental literature that blends together different forms and styles, often crossing over between prose and poetry, as well as for its design aesthetic and the tactile appeal of its books as physical objects. Dorothy is largely operated by its founders. The press derives its name from Dutton's great-aunt, Dorothy Traver. Traver worked as a librarian in San Bernardino County in the 1950s and 60s. She travelled around in her station wagon into delivering books to distant towns that were lacking in libraries and well stocked book shops.

Renee Gladman Renee Gladman (born 1971) is a poet, novelist, essayist, and artist. She has published prose works including the Ravicka series of novels and the crime novel, ''Morelia''; the poetry collection, ''Calamities''; and a monograph of drawings, ''Prose ...

, the first author published by Dorothy, also helped in choosing the press's name. A writer for ''

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'' said, "Dorothy books emerge each October like ringing endorsements of writers you’ve never heard of by a friend whose taste you can absolutely trust."

Notable authors

Nell Zink Helen "Nell" Louise Zink (born 1964) is an American writer living in Germany. After being a long term penpal of Avner Shats, she came to prominence in her fifties with the help of Jonathan Franzen and her novel, ''Mislaid'', was longlisted for t ...

* Joanna Ruocco *

Nathalie Léger Nathalie Léger (born 20 September 1960 in Paris, France) is a writer and the executive director of the Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives. Career Nathalie Léger was curator of several exhibitions, notably ''Le Jeu et la Raison'', ...

Barbara Comyns Barbara Irene Veronica Comyns Carr (born Barbara Irene Veronica Bayley; 27 December 1907Celia Brayfield (2004)Carr, Barbara Irene Veronica Comyns (1907–1992) ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. – 14 ...

Leonora Carrington Mary Leonora Carrington (6 April 191725 May 2011) was a British-born Mexican artist, surrealist painter, and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving participants in the surrealist movement of ...

* Marianne Fritz *

Manuela Draeger Manuela may refer to: People * Manuela (given name), a Spanish and Portuguese feminine given name * Manuela (singer) (1943–2001), German singer of Schlager songs Film and television * ''Manuela'' (1957 film), a British film directed by Guy Hami ...

Amina Cain Amina Cain is an American writer, best known for her 2020 novel '' Indelicacy''. __NOTOC__ Writing Cain began writing in her last year as an undergraduate. Cain lived in Chicago during the mid-2000s and later moved to Los Angeles, where she conti ...

* Suzanne Scanlon *

Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi is an Iranian-American writer. She won a 2015 Whiting Award, and the 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Life She graduated from Brown University; and University of California, San Diego. She teaches at Universi ...

Joanna Walsh Life Joanna Walsh is an author, editor and artist. She currently lives in Dublin. Works and Reviews Joanna Walsh is the author of: * Seed, a digital work. This work is featured in the British Library's Digital Storytelling Exhibit June 2, ...

Jen George Jen is a feminineSebased on U.S. Social Security Records given name, frequently a shortened form (hypocorism) of Jennifer, and occasionally a surname. It may refer to: Given name People * Jen Adams (born 1979), Australian lacrosse coach and form ...

Cristina Rivera Garza Cristina Rivera Garza (born October 1, 1964) is a Mexican author and professor best known for her fictional work, with various novels such as ''Nadie me verá llorar'' (''No One Will See Me Cry'') winning a number of Mexico’s highest literary a ...

Sabrina Orah Mark Sabrina may refer to: * Sabrina (given name), a feminine given name, including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name People * Sabrina (actress), stage name of Norma Ann Sykes (1936–2016), a British glamour model and actres ...

Rosmarie Waldrop Rosmarie Waldrop (born Rosmarie Sebald; August 24, 1935) is an American poet, novelist, translator, essayist and publisher. Born in Germany, she has lived in the United States since 1958 and has settled in Providence, Rhode Island since the lat ...

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...

Books

* ''Me & Other Writing'' by Marguerite Duras (translated by Olivia Baes & Emma Ramadan) * ''The Hanky of Pippin's Daughter'' by Rosmarie Waldrop * ''Wild Milk'' by Sabrina Orah Mark * ''The Taiga Syndrome'' by Cristina Rivera Garza (translated by Suzanne Jill Levine & Aviva Kana) * ''Houses of Ravicka'' by Renee Gladman * ''The Complete Stories'' by Leonora Carrington * ''

The Babysitter at Rest The Babysitter at Rest is a collection of short stories by American writer Jen George published in 2016 by the Dorothy Project. The titular story in the collection won BOMB Magazine's 2015 Fiction Contest. The book consists of five stories center ...

'' by Jen George * ''Suite for Barbara Loden'' by Nathalie Léger (translated by Natasha Lehrer & Cécile Menon) * ''Vertigo'' by Joanna Walsh * ''The Weight of Things'' by Marianne Fritz (translated by Adrian Nathan West) * ''The Wallcreeper'' by Nell Zink * ''Dan'' by Joanna Ruocco * ''Creature'' by Amina Cain * ''Ana Patova Crosses a Bridge'' by Renee Gladman * ''Promising Young Women'' by Suzanne Scanlon * ''Fra Keeler'' by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi * ''In the Time of the Blue Ball'' by Manuela Draeger (translated by Brian Evenson & Valerie Evenson) * ''The Ravickians'' by Renee Gladman * ''Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead'' by Barbara Comyns * ''Event Factory'' by Renee Gladman

References

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External links

* ''Wild Milk'' i
''The Paris Review'' Staff's Favorite Books of 2018
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