Open Letter Books is an American publishing house based at the
University of Rochester in
Rochester, New York. It was founded in 2008 by
Chad W. Post
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, the Editor-in-Chief of
Dalkey Archive Press.
It specializes in translation,
a less-populated field in American publishing.
Publications
Open Letter is a literary press that publishes ten books annually—mostly novels and short stories, and one book of poetry.
The press also runs
Three Percent
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* AD 3, the third year of the AD era
* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
Books
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, an extensive online resource for literature in translation, which presents the yearly
Best Translated Book Award.
The press has received funding perennially from the
National Endowment for the Arts, as well as from the
University of Rochester,
New York State Council on the Arts,
Amazon.com, and a variety of international foundations and individuals.
At present, they have published around a hundred books from over twenty different languages.
Past publications include the works of
Marguerite Duras,
Can Xue
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,
Rodrigo Fresán
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''Mantra'', a portrait of Mexico City ca. ...
,
Sara Mesa
Sara Mesa (born 1976) is a Spanish writer. Born in Madrid, she has lived in Seville since childhood. As a poet, she won the Premio Nacional de Poesía Miguel Hernández in 2007 for ''Este jilguero agenda''. Since then, she has published the novel ...
,
Bae Suah,
Kristín Ómarsdóttir
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Biography
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, and
Bragi Ólafsson
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Internationally he is best known for his work as a bassist in The Sugarcubes, the avant-garde pop band from Iceland that brought fame to Björk ...
.
Premises and personnel
The Press is affiliated with the Literary Translation Studies program at the
University of Rochester.
Its current editors are Chad W. Post, Kaija Straumanis, and Anastasia Nikolis (poetry). Decisions on publication are made jointly by Open Letter's editorial board and executive committee and manuscripts are acquired both through open submission and solicitation.
References
External links
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Three Percent at the University of RochesterInterview with Chad W. Post
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Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
Publishing companies established in 2008
Poetry organizations
2008 establishments in New York (state)