Snake Nation Press is an
independent publishing company based in
Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457.
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metr ...
, United States. The press awards two major literary prizes: the Violet Reed Haas Poetry Award and the Serena McDonald Kennedy Fiction Award.
Among the prominent writers discovered by the press are Brian Bedard, Starkey Flythe,
Seaborn Jones
Seaborn Jones (February 1, 1788 – March 18, 1864) was a United States representative from Georgia. Born in Augusta, Georgia, he attended Princeton College and studied law. By a special act of the legislature, he was admitted to the bar in 1808. ...
,
Morris Smith and
Dwight Yates. Its collections in fiction are frequent nominees for The Story Prize. Two poetry winners have also gone on to win Georgia Library Association Honors. The press has also published award-winning volumes of local history.
Snake Nation Press is the largest independent publisher in Georgia and among the largest in the South it was founded in 1989 by Roberta George, the former director of Lowndes/Valdosta Arts Commission, and Jean Arambula.
[Poling, Dean. Valdosta Daily Times, October 12, 2007
"‘Snake Nation Review’ Returns."]
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