BOA Editions, Ltd.

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BOA Editions
Founded1976
FounderA. Poulin, Jr.
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Rochester, New York
Distribution Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
Key peoplePeter Connors - Executive Director and Publisher Benjamin Thompson - Director of Development and Publicity
Publication typesBooks
Official website boaeditions.org

BOA Editions, Ltd. is an American independent, non-profit literary publishing company located in Rochester, New York, founded in 1976 by the late poet, editor and translator, A. Poulin, Jr., [1] and publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

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The press's mission statement: "BOA Editions, Ltd., a not-for-profit publisher of poetry and other literary works, fosters readership and appreciation of contemporary literature. By identifying, cultivating, and publishing both new and established poets and selecting authors of unique literary talent, BOA brings high quality literature to the public." [2] [3]

Notable authors include Li-Young Lee, Lucille Clifton, W.D. Snodgrass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, G.C. Waldrep, Katy Lederer, Carolyn Kizer, Russell Edson, Karen Volkman, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Kazim Ali, Deena Linett, Michael Waters (writer), and Wyn Cooper. [4] Authors have been recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, [5] the National Book Award, [6] Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Lannan Literary Awards, the Shelley Memorial Award, Guggenheim Fellowships, NEA fellowships, and many other awards and honors. BOA Editions titles have been reviewed in The New York Times, [7] Publishers Weekly, [8] Library Journal, [9] and other venues.

According to the University of Rochester, “BOA itself won the 2001 New York State Governor's Arts Award for overall artistic excellence, the only New York State not-for-profit literary publisher in 38 years ever to receive such an honor. [10] The University of Rochester’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library owns the BOA archives from 1996-2005, and Yale University's Beinecke Library, the first collection of BOA archives, from 1976-1995. [11] The press was featured in Publishers Weekly on the occasion of their 35th anniversary, [12] featured by the Poetry Society of America on their 40th anniversary, [13] and one of their titles, Not for Specialists: New and Selected Poems, by W. D. Snodgrass, landed on The New York Times Bestseller list [14]

The press has received grants from Literature Program of the New York State Council on the Arts; the Literature Program of the National Endowment for the Arts; [15] the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation; the Lannan Foundation; [16] the Mary S. Mulligan Charitable Trust; the County of Monroe, NY; the Rochester Area Community Foundation; the Ames-Amzalak Memorial Trust in memory of Henry Ames, Semon Amzalak and Dan Amzalak; and the Steeple-Jack Fund. [17]

Awards given by BOA Editions include the A. Poulin, Jr. Prize, for a poet's first collection of poetry [18] and the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ University of Rochester Website | News | University of Rochester Acquires Recent Archive of BOA Editions | August 23, 2005
  2. ↑ Council of Literary Magazines and Presses | Directory of Member Publishers | BOA Editions
  3. ↑ "BOA Editions, Ltd. > About BOA". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. ↑ Poets & Writers Directory Listing: BOA Editions, Ltd.
  5. ↑ The Pulitzer Prizes - Poetry - Past Winners
  6. ↑ The National Book Foundation > National Book Awards: 2000 > Poetry
  7. ↑ The New York Times Sunday Book Review > The Peaks of Occult, Calm Passion By Brad Leithauser > September 3, 2006 Review of Not for Specialists: New & Selected Poems > By W.D. Snodgrass
  8. ↑ Publishers Weekly > Fiction Reviews: Week of 19 November 2007 - Poetry
  9. ↑ Library Journal Book Reviews | Welcome to Sonnetville, New Jersey by Craig Morgan Techer | Reviewed by Graham Christian | July 1, 2021
  10. ↑ University of Rochester Website |News University of Rochester Acquires Recent Archive of BOA Editions | August 23, 2005
  11. ↑ University of Rochester Website |News University of Rochester Acquires Recent Archive of BOA Editions | August 23, 2005
  12. ↑ Publishers Weekly Industry News | BOA Editions: Recognizing Literary Forms in Need for 35 Years | By Marc Schultz | May 02, 2011
  13. ↑ Poetry Society of America | Features | Interviews Interview with Peter Conners by Tony Leuzzi
  14. ↑ The New York Times | BEST SELLERS September 10, 2006 | Not for Specialists: New and Selected Poems, by W. D. Snodgrass
  15. ↑ "NEA 2008 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence - Literature". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  16. ↑ "Lannan Foundation - BOA Editions". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  17. ↑ "BOA Editions, Ltd. > About BOA". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  18. ↑ "BOA Editions, Ltd. > A. Poulin, Jr. Prize". Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  19. ↑ Poetry Foundation: Isabella Gardner

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