- Dorrance Publishing Co.
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Dorrance Publishing Company is the oldest American independent vanity press, which identifies itself as a "subsidy publishing company". It was founded in 1920 by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania publisher Gordon Dorrance to publish the works of new authors.
Several authors got their start with Dorrance, including A.R. Ammons who won the 1972 National Book Award. Dorrance has also published the works of many African-American authors.
As a subsidy based publishing firm, the writer is expected to pay for the cost of the first 1000 copies of his/her book as part of the publishing contract. This is often viewed in a very negative light by writers and writing groups, most of whom advise against working with a publisher that charges any kind of fee.
Dorrance Publishing is currently located in Pittsburgh.
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