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Grim Oak Press
StatusActive
Founded2012
FounderShawn Speakman
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBattle Ground, Washington
DistributionWorldwide
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresScience fiction, fantasy
ImprintsUnderthing Press
Official websitegrimoakpress.com

Grim Oak Press is an American small press publisher of science fiction and fantasy in Battle Ground, Washington. It was founded by author Shawn Speakman in 2012.

History

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Shawn Speakman, webmaster and freelance author, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2011. He founded Grim Oak Press as an effort to alleviate a $200,000 financial debt from the recommended chemotherapy.[1] It first published Speakman's novel, The Dark Thorn in November 2012.[2] As suggested by Shannara author Terry Brooks, Speakman reached out to nearly two dozen authors who contributed short stories and published the Unfettered anthology in June 2013.[1][3][4]

A non-profit charity, Grim Oak Shield, was launched in 2016 to help in eliminating the medical debt of authors and artists.[5][6] Grim Oak Press donated 5% of its profits from the sale of the 35th anniversary editions of Megan Lindholm's novel, Wizard of the Pigeons, to the National Veterans Foundation.[7]

In 2018, Ingram Publisher Services announced the addition of Grim Oak Press to its distribution network.[8]

In December 2021, Grim Oak Press partnered with author Patrick Rothfuss to create a new imprint called Underthing Press. The new imprint's first project would be a reprint of Ursula Vernon's webcomic Digger, which won the Hugo Award in 2012.[9]

Authors

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Grim Oak Press has published exclusive and limited, lettered and trade editions of works by authors such as Jacqueline Carey, Mark Lawrence, Naomi Novik, Terry Brooks, Peter Orullian, Brandon Sanderson, and Jim Butcher, among others.[5][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Patrick 2015.
  2. ^ ISFDB.
  3. ^ Speakman.
  4. ^ Tor 2013.
  5. ^ a b Moher 2016.
  6. ^ Speakman 2018.
  7. ^ Lindholm 2020.
  8. ^ Publishers Weekly 2018.
  9. ^ Armstrong 2021.
  10. ^ Subterranean Press.

Sources

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  • Armstrong, Vanessa (14 December 2021). "Patrick Rothfuss and Grim Oak Press Create New Imprint, Underthing Press". Tor. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • ISFDB. "The Dark Thorn". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • Lindholm, Megan (3 June 2020). "Wizard of the Pigeons Pre-Order Link". meganlindholm.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • Moher, Aidan (19 July 2016). "SFF Against Cancer: Shawn Speakman on Unfettered II". Tor. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • Patrick. "UNFETTERED anthology, compiled by Shawn Speakman". Pat's Fantasy Hotlist. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • Publishers Weekly (16 August 2018). "Ingram to Distribute Grim Oak Press". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • Speakman, Shawn. "About Grim Oak Press". Grim Oak Press. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • Speakman, Shawn (10 January 2018). "Announcing The New Grim Oak Press". Grim Oak Press. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • Subterranean Press. "Subterranean Press Highlighting Grim Oak Press". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  • Tor (19 May 2013). "An Epic Fantasy Community Comes Together. Appreciating Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman". Tor. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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