Poseidon Press

Poseidon Press

Parent company	Simon & Schuster
Founded	1982
Successor	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New York City
Publication types	Books

Poseidon Press was an imprint of Simon & Schuster publishing, operating from 1982 to 1993. The founding editor was Ann Patty, who later went on to become an executive editor at Harcourt. The imprint was best known for discovering interesting new literary voices, and launched the careers of many now-famous writers.

Poseidon Press is also the name of a fictional publishing house from the 1979 novel Proteus by Australian writer Morris West.

Books published by Poseidon Press

• Cabal, Clive Barker (1982)
• Fevre Dream, George R. R. Martin (1982)
• Water Dancer, Jenifer Levin (1982)
• The Armageddon Rag, George R. R. Martin (1983)
• Days Between Stations, Steve Erickson (1985)
• Rubicon Beach, Steve Erickson (1986)
• Weaveworld, Clive Barker (1987)
• Bad Behavior, Mary Gaitskill (1988)
• Cabal, Clive Barker (1988)
• The Grotesque, Patrick McGrath (1989)
• The Real Frank Zappa Book, Frank Zappa (1989)
• Tours of the Black Clock, Steve Erickson (1989)
• Leap Year, Steve Erickson (1989)
• Spider, Patrick McGrath (1990)
• Two Girls Fat and Thin, Mary Gaitskill (1991)
• Guinevere, Persia Woolley (1991)
• The Blindfold, Siri Hustvedt (1992)
• Little Kingdoms, Steven Millhauser (1993)
• Arc d'X, Steve Erickson (1993)
• Stones from the River, Ursula Hegi (1994)
• A Frolic of His Own, William Gaddis (1994)