Small Press Spotlight: Graywolf Press

Not quite the last day of the month, but cutting it close!

Who are they?
In their own words: "Graywolf Press is a nonprofit literary publisher of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and work in translation."

Graywolf Press is a Minnesota-based independent publisher. It started publishing poetry, but has grown to publish nonfiction and fiction as well. It has been very successful, with a lot of critical acclaim and awards. The company is small, but offers paid internships and fellowships every year.

It also has two prizes- the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize, offered to American authors; and the Graywolf Press Africa Prize, for African authors "primarily residing in Africa."

Website and Store
The website is clean and clear, with bold font and a general color scheme of black/gray/red on white. The front page gets a little busy as you scroll down.

The store is divided by genre (fiction/poetry/non-fiction) and "featured" books. The cover for each book is prominently displayed, with the title, author, and date of release under each cover. Graywolf doesn't do direct distribution, but it provides links to purchase its books at various outlets. It doesn't advertise its ebook versions, but the outlets do provide links to them if they exist.

Have I heard of/read any of their books?
Boy, have I! This year I read In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, and it's one of my top books of the year. I've also heard of Her Body and Other Parties, also by Carmen Maria Machado; The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson; The Adderall Diaries by Stephen Elliott; Blackass by  A Igoni Barrett; and more.

Anything else?
Not really! It seems like a solid press with a lot of good books.