''MadHat Press'' is an American and international book-publishing company located in

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History

MadHat was founded in 2010 by poets Carol Novack and Marc Vincenz as a platform for new American and international writing. At first, MadHat published a poetry magazine, ''MadHatters' Review'' that has later grown into a poetry press. Writing about ''MadHatters' Review'' in PiF Magazine, poet Kristina Marie Darling noted that it "provides a unique forum for writers to experiment with form, narrative, and the relationship between text and other mediums." After Carol Novack's death that occurred in December 2011, Marc Vincenz has become editor-in-chief. In an interview with

American Book Review ''American Book Review'' is a literary journal operating out of the University of Houston-Victoria. Their mission statement is to “specialize in reviews of frequently neglected published works of fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural critic ...

, he outlined the magazine's editorial policy: The press had an imprint, ''Plume Editions'' edited by the poet Daniel Lawless.Alex Cigale. MadHat Press: the Plume, Cardinal Points, In Like Company journals/anthologies
The Best American Poetry, July 17, 2015 This imprint is now defunct. More recently, the press has also started publishing fiction and criticism.

Notable writers published by the press

Michael Anania Michael Anania (August 5, 1939) is an American poet, novelist, and essayist. His modernist poetry meticulously evokes Midwestern prairies and rivers. His autobiographical novel, ''Red Menace'', captured mid-twentieth century cold war angst and the ...

Robert Archambeau Robert Archambeau (18 April 1933 — 25 April 2022) was a Canadian ceramic artist and potter. He also had an academic career in post-secondary art studies. Personal history Born in Toledo, Ohio, United States in 1933, he immigrated to C ...

* Tom Bradley * Maxine Chernoff * Sally Connolly * David Dephy * Jeff Friedman *

Tess Gallagher Tess Gallagher (born 1943) is an American poet, essayist, and short story writer. Among her many honors were a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts award, Maxine Cushing Gray Foundation Award. Biography ...

* DeWitt Henry * John Kinsella * Anatoly Kudryavitsky * Ben Mazer * Michael Rothenberg *

Larissa Shmailo Larissa Shmailo (born 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American poet, translator, novelist, editor, and critic. She is known for her literary translations from Russian to English, particularly her translation of '' Victory over the ...

* John Warner Smith * John Yau

External links

Official website

References

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