# Marsh Hawk Press

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{{short description|American self-sustaining independent, non-profit, literary press}}
{{Infobox publisher
| name           = Marsh Hawk Press
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| status         = Active
| founded      = {{Start date|2001}}
| founders     = Jane Augustine, Thomas Fink, Burt Kimmelman, Sandy McIntosh, and Stephen Paul Miller
| country        = [United States](/source/United_States)
| headquarters   = [East Rockaway, New York](/source/East_Rockaway%2C_New_York)
| distribution = Worldwide
| keypeople    = Sandy McIntosh, publisher
| publications = Books: poetry, memoir; website: Marsh Hawk Press Review, Three Questions Series
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| 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](/source/Burt_Kimmelman), [Sandy McIntosh](/source/Sandy_McIntosh), and [Stephen Paul Miller](/source/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](/source/Toi_Derricotte), [Denise Duhamel](/source/Denise_Duhamel), [Marilyn Hacker](/source/Marilyn_Hacker), [Maria Mazziotti Gillan](/source/Maria_Mazziotti_Gillan), [Alicia Ostriker](/source/Alicia_Ostriker), [Marie Ponsot](/source/Marie_Ponsot), [David Shapiro](/source/David_Shapiro_(poet)), [Nathaniel Tarn](/source/Nathaniel_Tarn), [Anne Waldman](/source/Anne_Waldman) and [John Yau](/source/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](/source/Mary_Mackey), won the [PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature](/source/PEN_Oakland_awards).<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](/source/Thom_Gunn_Award).<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](/source/Guggenheim_Fellowship) and [NEA](/source/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts) 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](/source/Phillip_Lopate), New York Times bestseller Mary Mackey, [Sharon Dolin](/source/Witter_Bynner_Fellowship), [Harriet Zinnes](/source/Pound's_Artists), [Eileen Tabios](/source/Eileen_Tabios), [Stephen Paul Miller](/source/Stephen_Paul_Miller), [Chard deNiord](/source/Chard_deNiord), [Geoffrey O’Brien](/source/Geoffrey_O%E2%80%99Brien), [Paul Pines](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{ Official site| http://marshhawkpress.org}}

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