'''Mayapple Press''' is a literary small press originally from Bay City, Michigan, but now based in Woodstock, New York. Founded by poet and translator Judith Kerman. Mayapple Press has produced more than 70 titles, primarily poetry by single authors, but also poetry anthologies, short fiction and Great Lakes nonfiction. Mayapple publishes poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. The Press has an interest in works that straddle conventional categories: Great Lakes/Northeastern U.S. literature,<ref name=Allen>{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Liz|title=Liz Allen: Planes, trains and the writing life|url=http://www.goerie.com/liz-allen-planes-trains-and-the-writing-life#|accessdate=3 September 2015|publisher=Erie Times-News|date=19 July 2015}}</ref> women, Caribbean, translations, science fiction poetry and recent immigrant experience. Publications are in both chapbook and trade paperback formats.
Award-winning authors have released books with Mayapple, including Brian Aldiss,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.zone-sf.com/wordworks/prehmind.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111112170453/http://www.zone-sf.com/wordworks/prehmind.html |url-status= usurped |archive-date= November 12, 2011 |title=Brian Aldiss |first= |last= |work=zone-sf.com |year=2015 |accessdate=22 August 2015}} </ref> Jeannine Hall Gailey,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://therumpus.net/2015/02/the-robot-scientists-daughter-by-jeannine-hall-gailey/|title=Jeannine Hall Gailey |first=Mary |last=McMyne |work=therumpus.net |year=2015|accessdate=2015-09-02}}</ref> Howard Schwartz, and Allison Joseph.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lunchticket.org/allison-joseph-poet/ |title=Allison Joseph |first= |last= |work=lunchticket.org |year=2015|accessdate=22 August 2015}}</ref> Mayapple Press authors also include Jayne Pupek, Conrad Hilberry, William Heyen, Penelope Schott, Myra Sklarew, Judith Minty, Eleanor Lerman, Mariela Griffor, Dennis Hinrichsen, David Lunde, Catherine Anderson, Jessica Goodfellow,<ref>{{cite news|title=Jessica Goodfellow, Mendeleev's Mandala|url=http://www.cleavermagazine.com/mendeleevs-mandala-by-jessica-goodfellow-reviewed-by-camille-e-davis/ |work=Cleaver Magazine|date=2015 |accessdate=2015-08-18 }}</ref> Toni Ortner, Judith McCombs, Zilka Joseph, Johanny Vazquez Paz, Claire Keyes,<ref>{{cite news|title=The Question of Rapture by Claire Keyes|url=http://www.rattle.com/blog/2009/02/the-question-of-rapture-by-claire-keyes|work=Rattle: Poetry for the 21st Century|date=February 5, 2009 |accessdate=2009-02-05 }}</ref> and Nancy Botkin and Devon J. Moore.
In 2012, Mary Winegarden's poetry collection, ''The Translator's Sister'', received an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|title=2012 American Book Awards|url=http://www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ABApress2012.pdf|work=Before Columbus Foundation|date=August 15, 2012 |accessdate=2012-08-27 }}</ref> Kathryn Kirkpatrick's poetry collection, ''Out of the Garden'', was a Finalist in the 2008 Southern Independent Booksellers Association Book Award.<ref>{{cite news|title=2008 SIBA Book Award Finalists Announced|url=http://www.sibaweb.com/siba-news/siba-news/66-2008-siba-book-award-finalists-announced|work=SIBA NEWS|date=18 April 2008 |accessdate=2009-02-03 }}</ref> Paul Dickey's first full-length poetry title ''They Say This is How Death Came Into the World'' was published by Mayapple in 2011; in 2015, Dickey won the Nebraska Arts Council $5,000 Master Poet Award. <ref name=nac>{{cite news |title=2015 Master Poet Award (Dickey) |url=http://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/news_resources/news/news.html/article/2015/04/09/2015-individual-artist-fellowship-in-literature-recipients |work=artscouncil.nebraska.gov |date=2015 |accessdate=2015-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001033907/http://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/news_resources/news/news.html/article/2015/04/09/2015-individual-artist-fellowship-in-literature-recipients |archive-date=2015-10-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Mayapple Press is a member of CLMP (Council of Literary Magazines and Small Presses) and of AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs).
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== External links == * [http://www.mayapplepress.com Mayapple Press]
Category:Publishing companies of the United States Category:Publishing companies established in 1978
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