Underground Voices is an independent American book

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. Originally started as an online literary magazine in 2004, it expanded into a small press in 2009. In 2013, it became an independent book publisher. Underground Voices is based in Los Angeles.

Awards and recognitions

Work published has been awarded or received honorable mention in the following: *2016 Finalist, 19th Library of Virginia Literary award *2015 Finalist, Beverly Hills Literary Award *2014 Notable Indie Book, Shelf Unbound *2014 Finalist, International Book Awards *

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2008 Best of the Web * 2007 Pushcart Prize XXXI Best of the Small Presses Anthology - Special Mention *

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Million Writer's Award 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

Select books by Underground Voices

*''Petroleum Transfer Engineer'' by Richard Klin (2018; paperback 978-0998892337) *''The Good Dead'' by Al Sim (2017; paperback 978-0998892313) *''Super Sport'' by Ralph Bland (2017; paperback 978-0998892306) *''The Pull of It'' by Wendy J. Fox (2016; paperback 978-0990433170) *''Miraculous Fauna'' by Timmy Reed (2016; paperback 978-0990433156) *''The Beginning Things'' by Bunny Goodjohn (2015; paperback 978-0990433163) *''West'' by Whitney Poole (2015; paperback 978-0990433132) *''The Demon who Peddled Longing'' by Khanh Ha (2014; paperback 978-0990433118) *''Faulkner & Friends'' by Vicki Salloum (2014; paperback 978-0990433101) *''Scars of the New Order'' by Scott Neuffer (2014; paperback 9780983045687) *''The Collector of Tears'' by Michael C. Keith (2014; paperback 978-0983045670) *''Scarred Canvas'' by RC Edrington (2013; paperback 978-0983045649) *''From the UV Files'' (2012; paperback 978-0983045632) *''Hotel Oblivion'' (2011; paperback 978-0983045625) *''Last Train To Noir City'' (2010; paperback 978-0-9830456-0-1) *''Chewing The Fat'' (2009; paperback 978-0615314754)

Select shorts from Underground Voices e-book series

*''Inferno'' by Jim Meirose (2017) *''Five Words That Can Cripple a Man'' by Max Mundan (2016) *''The Top Floor'' by Vince Reighard (2015) *''Hard to Learn.'' A novella by J.S. Kierland (2015) *''The Lightning Tree'' by Erin Pringle-Toungate (2015)

Past contributors

Authors * James Brown (''Los Angeles Diaries'') * Andrew Coburn ( Edgar Award nominee for the novel ''Goldlilocks'') * Michael C. Keith *

Ned Vizzini Edison Price Vizzini (April 4, 1981 – December 19, 2013) was an American writer. He was the author of four books for young adults including '' It's Kind of a Funny Story'', which NPR named #56 of the "100 Best-Ever Teen Novels" and which is ...

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It's Kind of a Funny Story ''It's Kind of a Funny Story'' is a 2006 novel by American author Ned Vizzini. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. Ned Vizzini later died by suicide on December 19, 2013. The book recei ...

'', '' Be More Chill'', ''Teen Angst? Naaah...'') * Nancy Weber ('' The Life Swap'') Poets * Cortney Davis * Patricia Fargnoli * S.A. Griffin *

Lyn Lifshin Lyn Lifshin or Lyn Diane Lipman (July 12, 1942 – December 9, 2019) was an American poet and teacher."Lyn Lifshin." in ''Contemporary Women Poets''. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998. ''Gale In Context: Biography'' (accessed October 10, 2022). Lifshin wa ...

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(''Down and Out on Murder Mile'', ''Digging the Vein'') *

Charles Plymell Charles Plymell (born April 26, 1935, in Holcomb, Kansas) is a poet, novelist, and small press publisher. Plymell has been published widely, collaborated with, and published many poets, writers, and artists, including principals of the Beat Ge ...

* Linda Ravenswood Artists * Chris Anthony * Alessandro Bavari *

Jeremy Caniglia Jeremy Caniglia (born July 13, 1970) is an American figurative painter and illustrator, primarily in fantasy and horror genres. He has done book and magazine illustration, conceptual artwork, book and album covers, and comic books, and his work ...

* Ben Goossens * Misha Gordin * Michal MackuMichal Macku
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Mark Parisi Mark Parisi (born 1961) is the creator of ''Off the Mark (comic strip), Off the Mark'', a comic panel which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on greeting cards, T-shirts, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by ...

(''Off the Mark'' comic panel)

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