Noemi Press
Founded2002 (age 24)
FounderCarmen Giménez
CountryUnited States
PublicationsPoetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Criticism

Noemi Press is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) publisher.[1] Noemi Press was founded in 2002 to publish and promote the work of emerging and established writers, with a special emphasis on writers traditionally underrepresented by larger publishers, including women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIAP writers.[2]

Noemi publishes about five books a year, including the Noemi Press Awards in Poetry, the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, and the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize.[3] They also collaborate with Letras Latinas to produce the Akrilica series.

History

Publisher and editor-in-chief Carmen Giménez and founding editor Evan Lavender-Smith began Noemi Press in 2002 by publishing a single chapbook.[4] It has grown to include full-length poetry, nonfiction, and critical work. Noemi publications previously included drama and fiction.[4] Noemi Press was previously based in Las Cruces, New Mexico[5] and is currently based in Tucson, Arizona and Blacksburg, Virginia.[6] In 2022, Giménez left Noemi to become Executive Editor and Publisher at Graywolf Press.[7] Noemi is now co-published by Suzi F. Garcia and Anthony Cody, with Sarah Gzemski acting as Executive Director and Mariah Bosch as Managing Editor.[8] Its editorial staff includes Diana Arterian, Sara Borjas, and Emily Kiernan.[8]

Noemi Press Book Award

The Noemi Press Book Award is an annual American literary award for a book-length poetry manuscript. It carries a cash prize of $2,000 and publication with Noemi Press. The award is judged by Noemi Press's editorial staff and is open to poets at any stage of their career. The press formerly also awarded a prize in prose, but the current contest is for poetry only.[9]

Winners of the Noemi Press Book Award
YearPoetryProseRef.
2025K Tiao—[9]
2024Asa Drake—[9]
2023Kinsey Cantrell—[9]
2022Zefyr LisowskiAlvina Chamberland[9]
2021Casey RocheteauChristine Hume[9]
2020Nilufar KarimiJackson Bliss[9]
2019Aeon GinsbergSarah Minor[9]
2018Lillian-Yvonne BertramStephanie Sauer[9]
2017Jessica Rae BergaminoKate Colby[9]
2016Natalie EilbertSara Veglahn[9]
2015Muriel LeungYanara Friedland[9]
2014Aichlee BushnellNate Liederbach[9]
2013Ruth Ellen KocherCaren Beilin[9]

Etel Adnan Poetry Prize

The Etel Adnan Poetry Prize is an American literary award for a first or second book of poetry in English by a writer of Arab heritage. Established in 2015, the prize was originally administered by University of Arkansas Press and moved to Noemi Press in 2025. The series is edited by poets Hayan Charara and Fady Joudah, and is named in honor of the Lebanese-American writer and artist Etel Adnan. Under Noemi Press, the winner will receive $2,000, publication in the U.S. by Noemi Press, and publication in the U.K. by Out-Spoken Press.[10]

Winners of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize
YearWinnerCollectionPublisherRef.
2026Antony Fangarysour riverNoemi Press[11]
2024Rawand MustafaUmbilical DiscordUniversity of Arkansas Press[12]
2023A. D. Lauren-AbunassarCoriolisUniversity of Arkansas Press[13]
2022Maya SalamehHow to Make an Algorithm in the MicrowaveUniversity of Arkansas Press[14]
2021Danielle BadraLike We Still SpeakUniversity of Arkansas Press[15]
2020Jessica AbughattasStripUniversity of Arkansas Press[16]
2019Zaina AlsousA Theory of BirdsUniversity of Arkansas Press[16]
2018Peter TwalOur Earliest TattoosUniversity of Arkansas Press[16]
2017Jess Rizkallahthe magic my body becomesUniversity of Arkansas Press[16]

Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize

Initially a biannual award housed at the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies and started by Letras Latinas in 2004 in honor of Andrés Montoya, this prize is for first a poetry collection by a US-based Latinx poet. In 2026, Noemi became the new home for the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, making it annual. The winner receives $2,000.[17]

Winners of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize
YearWinnerCollectionJudgePublisherRef.
2024María EsquincaWhere Heaven SinksJuan Felipe HerreraUniversity of Notre Dame Press[18]
2022Jordan PérezSanta TarantulaAlexandra Lytton Regalado & Sheila MaldonadoUniversity of Notre Dame Press[19]
2020Darrel Alejandro HolnesStepmotherlandJohn MurilloUniversity of Notre Dame Press[20]
2018Heidi Andrea Restrepo RhodesThe Inheritance of HauntingAda LimónUniversity of Notre Dame Press[21]
2016Felicia ZamoraOf Form & GatherEdwin TorresUniversity of Notre Dame Press[22]
2014David CamposFurious DuskRhina P. EspaillatUniversity of Notre Dame Press[23]
2012Laurie Ann GuerreroA Tongue in the Mouth of the DyingFrancisco X. AlarcónUniversity of Notre Dame Press[24]
2010Emma TrellesTropicaliaSilvia CurbeloUniversity of Notre Dame Press[25]
2008Paul Martínez PompaMy Kill Adore HimMartín EspadaUniversity of Notre Dame Press[26]
2006Gabriel GomezThe Outer BandsValerie MartínezUniversity of Notre Dame Press[27]
2004Sheryl LunaPity the Drowned HorsesRobert VazquezUniversity of Notre Dame Press[28]

AKRILICA Series

AKRLILICA is a co-publishing venture with Letras Latinas which seeks to showcase new innovative Latinx writing.[29] The name of the series alludes to the groundbreaking, bilingual poetry book by distinguished Chicanx writer and former United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera. Authors included in the AKRILICA series include Manuel Paul López,[29] Vanessa Angélica Villarreal,[29] Jennif(f)er Tamayo,[30] Carolina Ebeid,[29] Chloe Garcia Roberts, Roberto Harrison,[31] elena minor,[32] and Sandy Florian.[31]

Infidel Poetics Series

The Infidel Poetics Series is a venue for shorter critical works addressing the overlap between poetry and politics, often interrogating notions of identity.[31] The Infidel Poetics Series is named after poet-scholar Daniel Tiffany's 2009 essay collection Infidel Poetics.[33] Infidel authors include: Roberto Tejada,[31] Douglas Kearney,[31] Susan Briante (author of Defacing the Monument),[31] and Sarah Vap.[34]

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