Noemi Press is an

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, 501(c)(3) publisher. 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,

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, and LGBTQIAP writers. Noemi publishes about five books a year, including the Noemi Press Awards in Poetry. They also collaborate with

Letras Latinas Letras Latinas is the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies (ILS), with an office on campus in South Bend, Indiana, as well as Washington, D.C. It strives to enhance the visibility, appreciation and study ...

to produce the Akrilica series.

History

Publisher and editor-in-chief

Carmen Giménez Carmen Giménez (born February 20, 1971 in New York City) is an American poet, writer, and editor. Life Giménez earned a Bachelor of Arts from San José State University and a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was ...

and founding editor

Evan Lavender-Smith Evan Lavender-Smith (born 1977) is an American writer, editor, and professor. Lavender-Smith was raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He received a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999 and an M.F.A. in Fiction from Ne ...

began Noemi Press in 2002 by publishing a single chapbook. It has since grown to include full-length poetry, nonfiction, critical work, drama, and fiction. Noemi Press was previously based in

Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces (; "the crosses") is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385. Las Cruces is the largest city in both Doña Ana County and southern New ...

and is currently based in

Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg, as well as the surrounding county, is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of V ...

. In 2022, Giménez left Noemi to become Executive Editor and Publisher at

Graywolf Press Graywolf Press is an Independent publisher, independent, non-profit publishing, publisher located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Graywolf Press publishes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Graywolf Press collaborates with organizations such as the Co ...

. Noemi is now co-published by Suzi F. Garcia and Anthony Cody, with Sarah Gzemski acting as Executive Director. Its editorial staff includes Diana Arterian,

Emily Kiernan Emily may refer to: * Emily (given name), including a list of people with the name Music * "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film ''The Americanization of Emily'' * "Emily" (Dave Koz song), a 1990 song ...

, and John Darcy.

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 Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

collection and one book-length work of

prose Prose is a form of written or spoken language that follows the natural flow of speech, uses a language's ordinary grammatical structures, or follows the conventions of formal academic writing. It differs from most traditional poetry, where the f ...

. The editors judge. Poets and Prose writers at any stage in their career may enter. The contest results are announced in the summer. Past winners include:

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram Lillian-Yvonne Bertram is an American poet known for their work on poetry and digital storytelling. Education and career Bertram holds a PhD in Literature & Creative Writing from the creative writing program at the University of Utah, in addit ...

, Stephanie Sauer, Jessica Rae Bergamino,

Kate Colby Kate Colby (born 1974, Boston) is an American poet and essayist. She grew up in Massachusetts and received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University

, Natalie Eilbert, Sara Veglahn,

Muriel Leung Muriel Leung is an American writer. Her work includes the poetry collection ''Bone Confetti'', which won the 2015 Noemi Press Book Award and ''Imagine Us, The Swarm,'' which received the Nightboat’s Poetry Prize. She has received multiple writing ...

, Yanara Friedland, Nate Liederbach,

Ruth Ellen Kocher Ruth Ellen Kocher (born July 26, 1965, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is an American poet. She is the recipient of the PEN/Open Book Award, the Dorset Prize, the Green Rose Prize, and the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award. She has received fellowship ...

, and Caren Beilin.

AKRILICA Series

AKRLILICA is a co-publishing venture with

which seeks to showcase new innovative Latinx writing. The name of the series alludes to the groundbreaking, bilingual poetry book by distinguished Chicanx writer and former

United States Poet Laureate The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate—serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national cons ...

Juan Felipe Herrera Juan Felipe Herrera (born in December 27, 1948) is an American poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist. Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. Herrera's experiences as the child of migrant farmers ...

. Authors included in the AKRILICA series include Manuel Paul López, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Jennif(f)er Tamayo, Carolina Ebeid, Chloe Garcia Roberts, Roberto Harrison, elena minor, and Sandy Florian

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. The Infidel Poetics Series is named after poet-scholar Daniel Tiffany's 2009 essay collection ''Infidel Poetics.'' Infidel authors include: Lost Privilege Company,

Douglas Kearney Douglas Kearney (born 1974) is an American poet, performer and librettist. Kearney grew up in Altadena, California. His work has appeared in ''Nocturnes'', ''Jubilat'', ''Beloit Poetry Journal'', ''Gulf Coast'', ''Poetry'', ''Pleiades'', ''Iowa ...

, and

Sarah Vap Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pio ...

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