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Kore Press
Founded1993
FounderLisa Bowden and Karen Falkenstrom
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationTucson, Arizona
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.korepress.org

Kore Press is an American nonprofit literary press founded in 1993 and located in Tucson, Arizona. The press publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by women.

The press was co-founded by Lisa Bowden (publisher) and poet Karen Falkenstrom.[1] Kore Press publishes manuscripts accepted through general submission and annually awards prizes for a first book of poetry and for a collection of short fiction.[2]

Kore Press titles are distributed by Independent Publishers Group.[3] The press has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts[4] and awards including the National Book Foundation's Innovations in Reading Prize.[5]

Notable authors published by Kore Press include Alison Hawthorne Deming, Carolyn Hembree, and Jennifer Barber. Author Kelcey Parker's book For Sale by Owner was the 2011 recipient of the Next Generation Indie Book Award in Short Fiction[6]

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