{{short description|American self-sustaining independent, non-profit, literary press}} {{Infobox publisher | name = Marsh Hawk Press | image = | status = Active | founded = {{Start date|2001}} | founders = Jane Augustine, Thomas Fink, Burt Kimmelman, Sandy McIntosh, and Stephen Paul Miller | country = United States | headquarters = East Rockaway, New York | distribution = Worldwide | keypeople = Sandy McIntosh, publisher | publications = Books: poetry, memoir; website: Marsh Hawk Press Review, Three Questions Series | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | owner = | numemployees = | website = {{URL|http://marshhawkpress.org}} }}
'''Marsh Hawk Press''', is a self-sustaining American independent, non-profit, literary press run by publisher Sandy McIntosh in East Rockaway, New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=Small Presses|url=https://www.pw.org/small_presses/marsh_hawk_press|website=pw.org|date=23 January 2008 |publisher=Poets & Writers Magazine|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>
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Marsh Hawk Press was founded by Jane Augustine, Thomas Fink, Burt Kimmelman, Sandy McIntosh, and Stephen Paul Miller, as a juried collective and literary resource to produce books which highlight the affinity of poetry, memoir and the visual arts. A small press with "a willingness to explore the outermost bounds of American literary culture with each new venture, despite few resources and few expectations of turning substantial profits,"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shivani|first1=Anis|title=Independence Day: 15 Feisty Small Presses And The Books You're Going To Want From Them|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/independence-day-15-feist_b_631929.html|website=Huffington Post|date=2 July 2010 |accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> titles are produced with particular care for visual style, often including reproductions of artwork alongside poems.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLMP Directory of Independent Literary Publishers|url=http://www.clmp.org/readers/directory/?view-entry=1878|website=clmp.org|publisher=Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (formerly the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses)|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref> The press has sponsored readings and exhibits, an online magazine,<ref>{{cite web|title=Marsh Hawk Press Review|url=https://marshhawkpress.org/the-marsh-hawk-press-review/|website=marshhawkpress.org|publisher=Marsh Hawk Press|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref> and has approximately 100 titles in print. An advisory board of writers includes Toi Derricotte, Denise Duhamel, Marilyn Hacker, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Alicia Ostriker, Marie Ponsot, David Shapiro, Nathaniel Tarn, Anne Waldman and John Yau.
The press has earned funding from the New York State Council on the Arts,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Stephen Paul Miller|url=https://stjenglish.com/dr-stephen-paul-miller/|website=St. John's University|accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref> the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, and by private individuals and foundations, such as the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grantmaker Record: Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund|url=https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&key=ROSE209&page=8&view_format=compact|website=fconline.foundationcenter.org|publisher=Foundation Center|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref>
==Notable authors and honors== ''Sugar Zone<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gelfand |first1=Joan |title=The Sugar Zone Is Bittersweet |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-gelfand/the-sugar-zone-is-bitters_b_1117904.html |accessdate=19 October 2018 |publisher=Huffington Post |date=January 29, 2012}}</ref>'' by Mary Mackey, won the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yamamoto |first1=Marta |title=PEN Oakland to honor writers |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2012/11/29/pen-oakland-to-honor-writers/ |accessdate=19 October 2018 |publisher=East Bay Times |date=November 29, 2012}}</ref> Steve Fellner’s first book of poems, ''Blind Date with Cavafy'' won the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Male Poetry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=González|first1=Rigoberto|title=Small Press Spotlight: Steve Fellner|url= http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/small_press_spotlight_steve_fellner1/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090629231002/http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/small_press_spotlight_steve_fellner1/|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 29, 2009|website=bookcritics.org|publisher=Critical Mass: The Blog of the National Book Critics Board of Directors|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> Eileen Tobias' ''I Take Thee, English, for My Beloved,'' was awarded the Calatagan Award by Philippine American Writers and Arts.<ref>{{cite web|title=I Take Thee, English, For My Beloved|url=https://eileenrtabios.com/poetry/i-take-thee-english-for-my-beloved/|website=eileenrtabios.com|date=11 August 2014 |publisher=Eileen Tabios|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> Authors have received John Simon Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, and poems have been chosen for publication in other media.<ref>{{cite news|title=Selected Works by Long Island Poets|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/nyregion/long-island/04poemsli.html|accessdate=18 April 2018|work=The New York Times|date=January 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Leda' Burning, Immendorf Palace, 1945|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/magazine/leda-burning-immendorf-palace-1945.html|accessdate=18 April 2018|work=The New York Times|date=January 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Award-Winning Poems 2017|url=https://winningwriters.com/the-best-free-literary-contests/award-winning-poems/award-winning-poems-2017|website=winningwriters.com|publisher=Winning Writers|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pines|first1=Paul|title=Today's poem is by Paul Pines|url=http://www.versedaily.org/2013/20.shtml|website=versedaily.org|publisher=Verse Daily|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Yorty|first1=Don|title=Word for Word Winter Poetry with Marsh Hawk Press|url=http://blog.bryantpark.org/2015/04/word-for-word-winter-poetry-with-marsh.html|website=bryantpark.org|publisher=Bryant Park Corporation|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> Notable authors include Phillip Lopate, New York Times bestseller Mary Mackey, Sharon Dolin, Harriet Zinnes, Eileen Tabios, Stephen Paul Miller, Chard deNiord, Geoffrey O’Brien, Paul Pines, and Steve Fellner.
==Awards and manuscript selection== The press selects manuscripts for publication through its three national, annual awards judged by a poet of national stature such as Marge Piercy:<ref>{{cite web |title=Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize |url=https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/poetry_prize_4 |website=pw.org |publisher=Poets & Writers |accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marsh Hawk Press|url=https://duotrope.com/listing/4652|website=Duotrope|publisher=Duotrope LLC|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize,<ref>{{cite web |title=Small Press Spotlight: Steve Fellner |url=http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/SMALL_PRESS_SPOTLIGHT_STEVE_FELLNER |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227163903/http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/SMALL_PRESS_SPOTLIGHT_STEVE_FELLNER/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 27, 2010 |website=bookcritics.org |publisher=National Book Critics Circle Award Board of Directors |accessdate=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Grants & Awards › Poetry Prize|url=https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/poetry_prize_4|website=pw.org|publisher=Poets & Writers Magazine|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Editor Interview: Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize|url=https://duotrope.com/interview/editor/7074|website=Duotrope|publisher=Duotrope LLC|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize Winners|url=https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/5106-marsh-hawk-press-poetry-prize|website=goodreads.com|publisher=Good Reads Inc.|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref> which includes a cash award and publication of the book;<ref>{{cite web|title=Literary Partners Program: 17th Annual Marsh Hawk Press Book Launch|url=https://www.cityguideny.com/event/Poets-House-2018-05-25-2018-05-25|website=cityguideny.com|publisher=Davler Media Group, LLC|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Brewer |first1=Robert Lee |title=Writer's Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published |date=August 31, 2017 |publisher=Writer Digest Books |location=Cincinnati, OH |isbn=978-1440352645 |page=783 |edition=97th annualition |url=http://blog.writersmarket.com/whats-new/2018-writers-market-writers-market-deluxe-edition |accessdate=3 October 2018}}</ref> The Robert Creeley Memorial Prize and the Rochelle Ratner Memorial Prize, which also include cash awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big List of Writing Contests|url=https://www.newpages.com/writing-contests-big-list/marsh-hawk-press-creeley-ratner-award|website=newpages.com|publisher=New Pages|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{ Official site| http://marshhawkpress.org}}
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