Marsh Hawk Press, is a self-sustaining American independent, non-profit, literary press run by publisher Sandy McIntosh in East Rockaway, New York.[1]
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,"[2] titles are produced with particular care for visual style, often including reproductions of artwork alongside poems.[3] The press has sponsored readings and exhibits, an online magazine,[4] 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,[5] the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, and by private individuals and foundations, such as the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund.[6]
The press selects manuscripts for publication through its three national, annual awards judged by a poet of national stature such as Marge Piercy:[16][17] the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize,[18][19][20][21] which includes a cash award and publication of the book;[22][23] The Robert Creeley Memorial Prize and the Rochelle Ratner Memorial Prize, which also include cash awards.[24]
References
^"Small Presses". pw.org. Poets & Writers Magazine. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^González, Rigoberto. "Small Press Spotlight: Steve Fellner". bookcritics.org. Critical Mass: The Blog of the National Book Critics Board of Directors. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
