Manic D Press

Manic D Press
Manic D Press
Industry Publishing
Founded 1984
Founder(s) Jennifer Joseph
Headquarters San Francisco, United States
Products Books
Website manicdpress.com

Manic D Press is an American literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction (novels and short stories), poetry, cultural studies, art, narrative-oriented comix, and alternative travel trade paperbacks. It was founded by Jennifer Joseph in 1984 as an alternative outlet for young writers seeking to bring their work into print.

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Distributors

Manic D Press books are distributed to the trade throughout the US by Consortium, Last Gasp, and wholesalers including Ingram and Baker & Taylor; in the UK and EU by Turnaround PSL; and in Canada by Publishers Group Canada.[1]

Awards

Awards presented to Manic D Press include:

  • 1998 American Institute of Graphic Arts juried traveling exhibition 50 Books, 50 Covers
  • 1997 Firecracker Alternative Book Award for Art
  • 2000 American Library Association GLBT Award for Literature
  • 2002 and 2000 Firecracker Alternative Book Awards for Fiction
  • Sept/Oct 2003 and March/April 2004 Booksense 76 lists
  • San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay 2004: 'Best Quintessentially San Franciscan Publisher'.
  • 2007 Publishing Triangle's Thom Gunn Award for Poetry ("Gutted" by Justin Chin)
  • 2008 Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction ("Dahlia Season" by Myriam Gurba)
  • SF Weekly's Best of San Francisco 2008: "Best Small Press"
  • 2009 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Writing ("Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word)" by Thea Hillman)
  • 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Writing ("Lynnee Breedlove's One Freak Show" by Lynn Breedlove)

References

  1. ^ "The Ultimate Counterculture Resource Guide". xtvworld. com. July 26, 2005. http://press.xtvworld.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5990. Retrieved March 6, 2010. 

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