C&R Press began in 2006 as a literary press committed to publishing books from new and emerging poets, as well as outstanding writers of all kinds whose work might otherwise be ignored by commercial publishers. We were interested in supporting authors whose thoughtful and imaginative contribution to contemporary literature deserved recognition and support. Along with our first poetry book contest, the De Novo Award, we also sought talented poets outside of the contest, and we often offered contracts to finalists of the contest. During that time, C&R made the move to becoming a green company. We prefer all correspondence to be done electronically. We also now require all submissions–including contest submissions–to be submitted via email. We choose to be responsible about our environmental impact on the planet and are open to suggestions and new ideas on how we can improve on this commitment.
In 2008, as part of our growing interest in supporting the best work we could find, we began considering fiction and non-fiction submissions. Our agreement to have all new C&R titles be distributed by Small Press Distribution helped this new focus on multi-genre writing. Our first novel hits shelves December, 2011 with Mickey Hess’ marvelous The Nostalgia Echo. For 2012, we have a short story collection due out from Anis Shivani, a debut novel from Christopher Bundy, poetry collections from Martin Ott (De Novo 2011 winner) and Curtis Bauer, an pop culture poetry anthology from Jarret Keene, and a memoir from Lori Jakiela.
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This sounds like an interesting publisher! I’m adding your website to my favorites. Thanks!
Going green? Very admirable–and much more convenient than using snail mail for correspondence/submisisons. It’s also great to hear about your support for a variety of writers, even those who are just starting out.
Yes, the commitment to going green is really simple. The commitment to first books and emerging writers is more of a challenge, especially when they don’t have established platforms, and/or when you realize that they either aren’t going to, or don’t seem inclined to want to, really work on promoting their work. So, thanks!