White Pine Press is an American, nonprofit, literary press located in

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, publishing poetry, fiction, essays, and world literature in translation. The press was founded by poet, translator, editor and publisher Dennis Maloney in 1973. Notable authors published by White Pine Press include James Wright, Jacqueline Johnson,

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, William Matthews,

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, Marjorie Agosín,

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, and Peter Johnson. White Pine Press titles have been reviewed in venues including ''The New York Times,'' ''Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, '' ''Booklist,'' and many others. The press has received funding from the

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, the

New York State Council on the Arts The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York. It was established in 1960 through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell (1905–1996), ...

, private foundations including the Lila-Wallace Foundation,White Pine Press > Links: Sponsors
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. Awards given by the press include the White Pine Press Poetry Prize.

References

External links

White Pine Press Website

Interview: ''Three Percent'' > 4 May 1010 ''Interview with Dennis Maloney of White Pine Press'' by Chad W. Post

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