Manic D Press
 | |
| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jennifer Joseph |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | San Francisco, California |
| Distribution | Consortium Book Sales & Distribution (US) Publishers Group Canada (Canada) Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official 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, children's books, and alternative travel trade paperbacks. It was founded by Jennifer Joseph in 1984,[2] as an alternative outlet for young writers seeking to bring their work into print, and since its founding has expanded its mission to include writers of all ages. Manic D books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, including Russian, Japanese, Polish, Danish, Korean, and Hebrew.
Distributors
[edit]Manic D Press books are distributed to the trade throughout the US by Consortium and wholesalers including AK Press, Microcosm Publishing, Bookazine, Ingram, and Baker & Taylor; in the UK and EU by Turnaround PSL; in Canada by Publishers Group Canada; and throughout the world by Ingram.[3]
Awards
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Bookstore and Academic Orders". Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ Karp, Evan (2010-04-10). "Manic D Press changes the world". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "The Ultimate Counterculture Resource Guide". xtvworld. com. July 26, 2005. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This article about a United States publishing company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a comics publishing company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Book publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Comic book publishing companies of the United States
- Companies based in San Francisco
- Publishing companies of the United States
- Small press publishing companies
- Publishing companies established in 1984
- Literary publishing companies
- United States publishing company stubs
- Comics company stubs