{{Short description|American independent book publisher}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Underground Voices | image_file = | image_size = | image_caption = 2012 print anthology | company = | paid_circulation = | unpaid_circulation = | total_circulation = | language = American English | category = Novels, novellas, memoirs, poetry chapbooks, short story chapbooks, e-shorts | publisher = Cetywa Powell | country = {{flag|United States}} | website = [https://www.undergroundvoices.com undergroundvoices.com] }}
'''Underground Voices''' is an independent American book publisher. Originally started as an online literary magazine in 2004, it expanded into a small press in 2009. In 2013, it became an independent book publisher. Underground Voices is based in Los Angeles.
==Awards and recognitions== Work published has been awarded or received honorable mention in the following: *2026 The BookFest Awards<ref>[https://www.thebookfest.com/award_entries/meanwhile-here-in-austin/ ''Meanwhile, Here in Austin'' awarded First Place - "Nonfiction - Travel - Self Discovery" Category]</ref> *2016 Finalist, 19th Library of Virginia Literary Award<ref>[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/ 2016 Finalist, 19th Library of Virginia Literary Award]</ref> *2015 Finalist, Beverly Hills Literary Award<ref>[http://www.beverlyhillsbookawards.com/2015-BHBA-Winners-and-Finalists.htm 2015 Finalist, Beverly Hills Literary Award]</ref> *2014 Notable Indie Book, Shelf Unbound<ref>[http://www.shelfmediagroup.com/ 2014 Notable Indie Book, Shelf Unbound]</ref> *2014 Finalist, International Book Awards<ref>[http://www.internationalbookawards.com/2014awardannouncement.html 2014 Finalist, International Book Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020132000/http://www.internationalbookawards.com/2014awardannouncement.html |date=2014-10-20 }}</ref> *Dzanc Books 2008 Best of the Web<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVAmendtZachary4.html Dzanc Books 2008 Best of the Web for short story, "Casa de Serenade" by Zachary Amendt]</ref> * 2007 Pushcart Prize XXXI Best of the Small Presses Anthology - Special Mention<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVFredd.html Short story, "Jimmie Fitz, Bette Davis and a Christy Mathewson Episode" by Don Fredd]</ref> * storySouth Million Writer's Award 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVHaydenSean.html Sean Hayden's short story, "The Face" - storySouth Million Writer's Award Notable Story, 2009]</ref><ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVAmendtZachary6.html Zachary Amendt's short story, "Marvelous Time Starving" - storySouth Million Writer's Award Notable Story, 2009]</ref>, 2010<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVMitchJames.html Mitch James, short story, "The River. The Town. The Dead." - storySouth Million Writer's Award Notable Story, 2010]</ref>
==Select books by Underground Voices== *''Church of the Last Lamb'' by Joseph Hirsch (2025; paperback 978-0998892382)<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/joseph-hirsch/church-of-the-last-lamb/ Kirkus Reviews ''Church of the Last Lamb Book Review'']</ref> *''Petroleum Transfer Engineer'' by Richard Klin (2018; paperback 978-0998892337)<ref>[https://www.wamc.org/the-roundtable/2018-04-18/richard-klins-petroleum-transfer-engineer WAMC Northeast Public Radio talks about Richard Klin's novel, ''Petroleum Transfer Engineer'']</ref> *''The Good Dead'' by Al Sim (2017; paperback 978-0998892313) *''Super Sport'' by Ralph Bland (2017; paperback 978-0998892306) *''The Pull of It'' by Wendy J. Fox (2016; paperback 978-0990433170) *''Miraculous Fauna'' by Timmy Reed (2016; paperback 978-0990433156) *''The Beginning Things'' by Bunny Goodjohn (2015; paperback 978-0990433163) *''West'' by Whitney Poole (2015; paperback 978-0990433132) *''The Demon who Peddled Longing'' by Khanh Ha (2014; paperback 978-0990433118)<ref>[https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-demon-who-peddled-longing/ Foreword Reviews ''The Demon Who Peddled Longing Book Review'']</ref> *''Faulkner & Friends'' by Vicki Salloum (2014; paperback 978-0990433101) *''The Collector of Tears'' by Michael C. Keith (2014; paperback 978-0983045670) *''From the UV Files'' (2012; paperback 978-0983045632) *''Hotel Oblivion'' (2011; paperback 978-0983045625) *''Last Train To Noir City'' (2010; paperback 978-0-9830456-0-1) *''Chewing The Fat'' (2009; paperback 978-0615314754)
==Select shorts from Underground Voices e-book series== *''Inferno'' by Jim Meirose (2017)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/INFERNO-Jim-Meirose-ebook/dp/B06XKXD7V6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489844496&sr=8-1&keywords=jim+meirose+inferno ''Inferno'' by Jim Meirose (2017)]</ref> *''Five Words That Can Cripple a Man'' by Max Mundan (2016)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Five-Words-That-Can-Cripple-ebook/dp/B01B4YRBK2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1454336390&sr=8-2&keywords=max+mundan ''Five Words That Can Cripple a Man'' by Max Mundan (2016)]</ref> *''The Top Floor'' by Vince Reighard (2015)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Top-Floor-Vince-Reighard-ebook/dp/B017GC0OM8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1447555749&sr=1-1&keywords=vince+reighard ''The Top Floor'' by Vince Reighard (2015)]</ref> *''Hard to Learn.'' A novella by J.S. Kierland (2015)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Learn-novella-J-S-Kierland-ebook/dp/B00W7RE1G8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429404850&sr=8-1&keywords=j.s.+kierland ''Hard to Learn.'' A novella by J.S. Kierland (2015)]</ref> *''The Lightning Tree'' by Erin Pringle-Toungate (2015)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TCNU5HY ''The Lightning Tree'' by Erin Pringle-Toungate (2015)]</ref>
==Past contributors== '''Authors''' * Zdravka Evtimova<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVEvtimovaZdravka3.html Zdravka Evtimova's short story, "Big Wet Oil Cloth" - Dec, 2009]</ref> * Margarita Engle<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVEngle.html Margarita Engle's short fiction, "Tattoos" - Sep, 2004]</ref> * Wendy J. Fox * James Brown (''Los Angeles Diaries''<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/006052152X ''Los Angeles Diaries'']</ref>)<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVBrownJames.html James Brown story, "The Screenwriter," in Underground Voices, Nov, 2007]</ref> * Jack Micheline<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVMichelineJack.html Jack Micheline story in Underground Voices, Oct, 2009]</ref> * Andrew Coburn (Edgar Award nominee for the novel ''Goldlilocks''<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0843957077 ''Goldlilocks'']</ref>) * Michael C. Keith * Ned Vizzini (''It's Kind of a Funny Story'', ''Be More Chill'', ''Teen Angst? Naaah...'')<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVVizziniNed.html Short story, "Nose" by Ned Vizzini, published by Underground Voices April, 2007]</ref><ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVVizziniNed2.html Short story, "Felipe and the Archaeologist" by Ned Vizzini, published by Underground Voices July, 2009]</ref> * Cami Delavigne<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVMetallica.html Cami Delavigne interviews Metallica June, 2004]</ref> * Nancy Weber (''The Life Swap'')<ref>[https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Author-Nancy-Weber-releases-Ad-Parnassum-16855773.php CTInsider.com ''Author Nancy Weber releases "Ad Parnassum"'']</ref>
'''Poets''' * Cortney Davis<ref>{{cite web |title=A Way to Honor Life |website=NPR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324013639/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7136723 |archive-date=2022-03-24 |url-status=live |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7136723}}</ref> * Patricia Fargnoli<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVFargnoliPatricia.html Patricia Fargnoli poetry published by Underground Voices, May, 2010]</ref> * S.A. Griffin * Lyn Lifshin<ref>[https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVLifshin.html Poetry by Lyn Lifshin published by Underground Voices Oct, 2004]</ref> * Tony O'Neill (''Down and Out on Murder Mile'', ''Digging the Vein''<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0976657910 ''Digging the Vein'']</ref>) * Charles Plymell * Linda Ravenswood
'''Artists''' * Chris Anthony * Alessandro Bavari<ref>[http://www.alessandrobavari.com Alessandro Bavari]</ref> * Jeremy Caniglia * Ben Goossens * Misha Gordin<ref>[http://www.bsimple.com/home.htm Misha Gordin]</ref> * Michal Macku<ref>[http://www.michal-macku.cz Michal Macku]</ref> * Mark Parisi (''Off the Mark'' comic panel)
==See also== * List of literary magazines
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://undergroundvoices.com/UVBookReviewTweetsFromTahrir.html ''Tweets From Tahrir'' book review by Cetywa Powell, Aug 2011] * [https://www.undergroundvoices.com/UVGallery.html Underground Voices Magazine cover screenshot gallery]
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