Perugia Press is an American not-for-profit poetry press located in Florence, Massachusetts and founded in 1997 by Editor and Director Susan Kan. The press publishes one collection of poetry each year, by a woman poet chosen from its annual book contest, the Perugia Press Prize.
Notable authors published by Perugia Press include
Diane Gilliam Fisher (
Kettle Bottom
''Kettle Bottom'' is a collection of historical poems published in 2004 by Perugia Press in Florence, Massachusetts and written by Diane Gilliam Fisher. The collection's deep focus is on the West Virginia labor battles of 1920 and 1921, such as t ...
, 2004),
Melanie Braverman,
Frannie Lindsay
Frannie Lindsay is an American poet. She is author of three poetry collections, most recently, ''The Snow's Wife'' ( Cavankerry Press, 2020). Her honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Counci ...
,
Jennifer K. Sweeney,
Lynne Thompson, and
Nancy K. Pearson. Authors have been recipients many awards including the
James Laughlin Award
The James Laughlin Award, formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize, is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the Academy of American Poets, and is noted as one ...
, the
L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award, the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award, the Ohioana Library Association Poetry Book of the Year award, the
Pushcart Prize, NEA Literature Fellowships, Massachusetts Cultural Council grants, and numerous other honors. Perugia Press titles have been reviewed by ''Valparisio Poetry Review,'' ''Prairie Schooner,'' ''Blackbird,''
''Blackbird: An Online Journal of Literature and the Arts'' > Fall 2007 > Vol. 6, No. 2 > Review by Catherine MacDonald of ''Kettle Bottom'' by Diane Gilliam Fisher
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References
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External links
Perugia Press Website
Council of Literary Magazines and Small Presses > Directory of Member Publishers
''Poets & Writers'' Directory > Small Presses > Perugia Press Listing
Poetry publishers
Publishing companies established in 1997
Book publishing companies based in Massachusetts
Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts
Massachusetts culture