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Alternative Publishers of Books in North America 2nd edition, revised and’enlarged aVveS iSe&N t S id p Byron Anderson, Compiler American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table Alternatives in Print Task Force | 6 MMPI Gainesville, Florida e CRISES Press e 1995 ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHERS OF BOOKS IN NORTH AMERICA 2nd edition, revised and enlarged American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table Alternatives in Print Task Force Byron Anderson, Compiler Gainesville, Florida * CRISES Press * 1995 Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Alternative publishers of books in North America / American Library Association, Social Responsibilities Round Table, Alternatives in Print Task Force ; Byron Anderson, compiler. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. --Gainesville, Fla. : CRISES Press, c1995. 80 p. ; 22 cm. "Like the first edition, this revised edition is a collective effort of the AIP membership, supported by ALA funds allocated to the Social Responsibilities Round Table." -— Introd. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-9640119-1-3 (pbk. : acid-free) SUBJECT HEADINGS: Little presses -- United States -- Directories. Little presses -— Canada -- Directories. Underground press -- United States -- Directories. Underground press -— Canada -- Directories. I. Anderson, Byron. II. American Library Association. Social Responsibilities Round Table. Alternatives in Print Task Force. Z475 .AS76 1995 Funds for printing the first 300 copies of this book have been provided by the American Library Association. Copies will be distributed free of charge at the CRISES Alternative Press Exhibit booth at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia in February 1995. Any of these 300 copies remaining after the exhibit will be available for a $2.00 shipping charge from the publisher. Additional copies beyond the first 300 will be available for $10.00 plus a $2.00 shipping charge. Proceeds support the work of the Alternatives in Print Task Force. CRISES Press, Inc. 1716 SW Williston Road Gainesville, FL 32608 (904) 335-2200 Alternative Publishers of Books in North America dnd revised and enlarged edition Table of Contents Ce eo List of Presses Described in This Directory Descriptions of Presses 10 Bibliography 70 Subject Index 73 Presses That Did Not Respond adi Alternative Publishers of Books in North America 2nd edition, revised and enlarged Introduction The idea for this directory was first suggested by a member of The Alternatives in Print Task Force, or AIP, one of the committees of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, a section of the American Library Association. In 1992, AIP developed the idea into a project and began to identify, among the thousands of small presses publishing books today, significant alternative presses. The first edition of this directory resulted, and was published in January 1994. Like the first edition, this revised edition is a collective effort of the AIP membership, supported by ALA funds allocated to the Social Responsibilities Round Table. For this directory, the AIP members defined "significant" as those presses that have survived five years or more in the grueling world of book publishing. The presses are usually literary or politically left in outlook and philosophy, and have as their primary focus a quality of text that is thought provoking, if not consciously disturbing. The alternative press is considered a subset of the small press world and is often thought of as growing from the "mimeo revolution" of the 1950s and 60s. Today, presses are more likely to be involved in the "desktop publishing revolution," but their messages are much the same. They represent a dissident voice of our time, not generally found in mainstream publications. This edition of the directory has expanded in several ways. First, the number of entries grew from 75 in the first edition to 119 in this revised edition. Additional press names were submitted by Chris Dodge, Charles Willett, and Byron Anderson. Second, the directory expanded its Canadian coverage, making the directory more North American, excluding Mexico. Future editions should widen this geographic coverage. Third, new to this edition are the book presses of associations, for example, the American Friends Service Committee. The organizations may be known for the activities they perform on behalf of others, but are often overlooked as a source for book publications. Finally, the bibliography has been updated and the subject headings expanded. Tracking alternative press publications is elusive, and this directory will help alleviate this problem. All presses have publication lists or catalogs available upon request. As mentioned in the introduction to the first edition, "The AIP Task Force believes that alternative publications play a vital role in library and other collections as well as in society, and that disseminating information about their publishers is crucial." Today, the alternative press has been strengthened, in part, by financial grants, technology, and better distribution for small press materials. This blends with a long tradition of editorial dedication to particular subject areas, long work days, and little or no financial reward. For further reading on this fascinating world and the people who inhabit it, readers are encouraged to make use of the bibliography at the end of this volume. Readers are encouraged to add this title to library collections for further dissemination of the information. For libraries, an OCLC record has been created to aid in cataloging and _holdings information for this title. Future editions of this directory are planned, and suggestions, additions or criticisms are welcome at any time. Byron Anderson Alternatives in Print, Project Coordinator Northern Illinois University University Libraries DeKalb, IL 60115 voice (815) 753-9850 fax (815) 753-2003 e-mail [email protected] & List of Presses Described in This Directory % Acapella Communications see: Dancing Cane Africa World Press Alice James Books Ally Press AlyCat see: Alyson Publications Alyson Publications American Civil Liberties Union Amnesty International Apex Press Arrowstar Publishing Arte Publico Press Ash Tree Publishing Aunt Lute Books Autonomedia Beacon Press Black Rose Books Black Sparrow Blue Corner see: Sun and Moon Press Bootstrap Press see: Apex Press Caddo Gap Press Calyx Books Center for International Training and Education see: Apex Press Charles H. Kerr Publishing Chelsea Green Publishing Children's Book Press Cinco Puntos Press Citizen Soldier City Lights Publishers Cleis Press Clothespin Fever Press Coffee House Press Common Courage Press Conari Press Contact II Publications Copper Canyon Press Coteau Books The Crossing Press Crossroad Publishing Company Cultural Survival Curbstone Press Dalkey Archive Press Dancing Cane DataCenter see: Orbis Books Denali Press Down There Press Dustbooks Eighth Mountain Press EL-E-PHANT Books’ see: Sun and Moon Press Eros Comix see: Fantagraphics Books Fantagraphics Books Feminist Press at the City University of New York Fifth House Publishers Firebrand Books First Amendment Foundation Food First Books Four Walls Eight Windows Gay Sunshine Press Good Vibrations see: Down There Press Graywolf Press The Greenfield Review Press Heyday Books Holy Cow! Press Human Policy Press Human Rights Watch Humanities Press International see: Zed Books ILR Press Imprentade/Libros Infantiles see: Children's Book Press Inform, Inc. Institute for Food and Development Policy see: Food First Books Institute for Policy Studies International Labour Organisation International Publishers Company Island Press ISM Press Ithaca House see: The Greenfield Review Press Kazan Press see: Volcano Press Kerr, Charles H. Publishing Company see: Charles H. Kerr Publishing Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press Konocti Books Labor Notes Lace Publications see: Alyson Publications Lawrence Hill Books Legacy Books see: Sierra Oaks Publishing Leyland Publications see: Gay Sunshine Press Loompanics Unlimited Lucky Heart Books see: Salt Lick Press Madwoman Press Maisonneuve Press Marxist Educational Press see: MEP Publications Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute MEP Publications 7 Mercury House Midwest Research, Inc. see: Political Research Associates Milkweed Editions . Mother Courage Press Naiad Press New Horizons see: Apex Press New Press ‘ New Rivers Press : New Society Publishers New World Paperbacks see: International Publishers Company North Star Press of St. Cloud Open Archive Press Orbis Books Papier-Mache Press Pathfinder Press Peguis Publishers Peppermint Press see: Dancing Cane Perineum see: Alyson Publications Poets & Writers Policy Studies Associates see: Apex Press Political Research Associates Press Gang Publishers Prevailing Winds Research see: Open Archive Press Pushcart Press Red Sea Press see: Africa World Press Re/Search Publications Resource Center Press Ruddy Duck Press Salt Lick Press Seal Press (E. F.) Schumacher Society Seal Press See Sharp Press Semiotext(e) see: Autonomedia Serpent's Tail/High Risk Shameless Hussy Press see: Dancing Cane Shearwater Books’ see: Island Press Sierra Oaks Publishing The Smith Smyrna Press South End Press Spinsters/Aunt Lute see: Aunt Lute Books Spirit that Moves Us Press Springhouse Editions see: White Pines Press Sun and Moon Press
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