Small Beer Press is a

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and literary fiction, based in

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. It was founded by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link in 2000 and publishes novels, collections, and anthologies. It also publishes the

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'' Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'', chapbooks, the Peapod Classics line of classic reprints, and limited edition printings of certain titles. The Press has been acknowledged for its children and young-adult publications, and as a leading small-publisher of literary science-fiction and fantasy. Authors published to date include

Kate Wilhelm Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018) was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award–winning ''Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang''. Wilhelm established ...

, John Crowley,

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, Maureen McHugh, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Kelly Link,

Carol Emshwiller Carol Emshwiller (April 12, 1921 – February 2, 2019) was an American writer of avant garde short stories and science fiction who has won prizes ranging from the Nebula Award to the Philip K. Dick Award. Ursula K. Le Guin has called her " ...

, Ray Vukcevich, Joan Aiken,

Howard Waldrop Howard Waldrop (born September 15, 1946) is a science fiction author who works primarily in short fiction. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2021. Personal life Though born in Houston, Mississippi, Waldrop has spent ...

Ellen Kushner Ellen Kushner (born October 6, 1955) is an American writer of fantasy novels. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program '' Sound & Spirit'', produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International. Backgro ...

John Kessel John Joseph Vincent Kessel (born September 24, 1950) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of four solo novels, '' Good News From Outer Space'' (1989), ''Corrupting Dr. Nice'' ...

, and Alan DeNiro.

Imprints

Big Mouth House – Created in 2008 to publish works of fiction for all ages. The imprint first began publishing with the appearance of a complete collection of celebrated English novelist Joan Aiken's ''Armitage Family'' short stories, originally published separately between 1953 and 1984. Peapod Classics – Created in 2004 to reprint classic works of fiction. To date the imprint has published three volumes, debuting with the influential first novel of

, ''Carmen Dog,'' a feminist work first published by Mercury House in 1990 and out of print since then.

Small Beer Press publications

2000

* '' 4 Stories'', Kelly Link * '' Five Forbidden Things'', by Dora Knez

2001

* '' Stranger Things Happen'', by Kelly Link

2002

* '' Lord Stink & Other Stories'', by

Judith Berman Judith Berman (born 1958) is an American anthropologist and science fiction and fantasy writer. Biography Berman grew up in Moscow, Idaho, and read works from Golden Age science fiction during her childhood. She began writing and making up ...

* '' The Mount'', by

* '' Report to the Men's Club and Other Stories'', by

* '' Rossetti Song: Four Stories'', by Alex Irvine * '' Meet Me in the Moon Room'', by Ray Vukcevich

2003

* ''Howard Waldrop Interview (CD Recording)'', Conducted by Ellen Datrow * '' Kalpa Imperial: The Great Empire That Never Was'', by

Angélica Gorodischer Angélica Gorodischer (28 July 1928 – 5 February 2022) was an Argentine writer who was known for her short stories, which belong to a wide variety of genres, including science-fiction, fantasy, crime and stories with a feminist perspective. B ...

* '' Trampoline: An Anthology'', Edited by Kelly Link * ''

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'', by

Mark Rich Marc Rich (born Marcell David Reich; December 18, 1934 – June 26, 2013) was an international commodities trader, hedge fund manager, financier, businessman, and financial criminal. He founded the commodities company Glencore, and was later ind ...

* '' Other Cities'', by Benjamin Rosenbaum * ''Bittersweet Creek'', by Christopher Rowe

2004

* '' Horses Blow Up Dog City & Other Stories'', by

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* '' Carmen Dog'', by

* '' Trash Sex Magic'', by Jennifer Stevenson * '' Perfect Circle'', by

2005

* '' Magic for Beginners'', by Kelly Link * ''

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'', by

Naomi Mitchison Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a Scottish novelist and poet. Often called a doyenne of Scottish literature, she wrote over 90 books of historical and science fiction, travel writin ...

* '' Mockingbird'', by

* '' Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop'', by

2006

* ''

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'', by Alan DeNiro * '' The Privilege of the Sword'', by

* '' Mothers & Other Monsters'', by Maureen F. McHugh * '' Howard Who?'', by

2007

* ''

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'', by

Elizabeth Hand Elizabeth Hand (born March 29, 1957) is an American writer. Life and career Hand grew up in Yonkers and Pound Ridge, New York. She studied drama and anthropology at The Catholic University of America. Since 1988, Hand has lived in coastal Main ...

* ''

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'', by Laurie J. Marks * '' Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing'', Edited by

Delia Sherman Cordelia Caroline Sherman (born 1951, Tokyo, Japan), known professionally as Delia Sherman, is an American fantasy writer and editor. Her novel ''The Porcelain Dove'' won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Background Sherman attended The Chapin Scho ...

and Theodora Goss

2008

* '' The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories'', by Joan Aiken * '' Endless Things: An Ægypt Novel'', by John Crowley * ''

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'', by

* '' The Ant King and Other Stories'', by Benjamin Rosenbaum * ''

The King's Last Song ''The King's Last Song'' is a novel by Canadian author Geoff Ryman. It was first published in 2006 by HarperCollins in the UK. It was published in the United States in 2008 by Small Beer Press. Plot introduction Set in Cambodia, it tells ...

'', by

Geoff Ryman Geoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a Canadian writer of science fiction, fantasy, slipstream and historical fiction. Biography Ryman was born in Canada and moved to the United States at age 11. He earned degrees in History and English at UCL ...

2009

* '' Clouds & Ashes'', by

Greer Gilman Greer Ilene Gilman is an American author of fantasy stories. Biography She was educated at Wellesley College and the University of Cambridge, where she studied on a Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship. Her stories are noted for their dense prose ...

* ''Couch'', by

Benjamin Parzybok Benjamin I Parzybok (born 1970) is an American novelist. His debut novel, ''Couch'', written in a six-month period while the author was living in Ecuador,Goodwin, G. (2009) was published in 2008 by Small Beer Press. Benjamin Parzybok is the crea ...

* '' Interfictions II: The Second Anthology of Interstitial Writing'', Edited by

and Christopher Barzak * '' A Working Writer's Daily Planner 2010: Your Year in Writing'', by Small Beer Press

Creative Commons Licensed Works

Small Beer Press maintains a collection of Creative Commons Licensed audiobooks, ebooks, and stories, in a variety of formats.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.smallbeerpress.com/
Interview with Gavin Grant and Kelly Link
about Small Beer Press, conducted by Cheryl Morgan in the June, 2004 issue of

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