Mayapple Press is a literary

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originally from

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, but now based in

Woodstock, New York Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States, in the northern part of the county, northwest of Kingston, NY. It lies within the borders of the Catskill Park. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census, down from 6,241 in 2000 ...

. 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 20 ...

, and

Allison Joseph Allison Joseph (born 1967) is an American poet, editor and professor. She is author of eight full-length poetry collections, most recently, ''Confessions of a Bare-Faced Woman'' (Red Hen Press, 2018). Biography Born in London, England, to parents ...

. 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, New York, Suffolk County. He received a BA from the State University of New York at ...

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. At ...

, Myra Sklarew, Judith Minty, Eleanor Lerman, Mariela Griffor, Dennis Hinrichsen, David Lunde, Catherine Anderson, Jessica Goodfellow, Toni Ortner, Judith McCombs, Zilka Joseph, Johanny Vazquez Paz, Claire Keyes, and Nancy Botkin and Devon J. Moore. In 2012, Mary Winegarden's poetry collection, ''The Translator's Sister'', received an

American Book Award The American Book Award is an American literary award that annually recognizes a set of books and people for "outstanding literary achievement". According to the 2010 awards press release, it is "a writers' award given by other writers" and "the ...

from the

Before Columbus Foundation The Before Columbus Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed, "dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature". The Foundation makes annual awards for books published in ...

. 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 in film, 1914 and 1953 in film, 1933. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in New York City, New Y ...

'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 Nebraska Arts Council $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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