Cavankerry Press

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Cavankerry Press
Founded2000
FounderJoan Cusack Handler and Florenz Eisman
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Fort Lee, New Jersey
Distribution University of Chicago Press
Publication types Books
Fiction genres Poetry, nonfiction
Official website www.cavankerrypress.org

Cavankerry Press is an American nonprofit literary press located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, [1] [2] which publishes poetry and nonfiction. Cavankerry Press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, [3] has thrice received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey Arts Council honoring New Jersey arts organizations, [4] [5] [6] and was a finalist for the 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award. [7]

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Some notable authors published by Cavankerry Press include Ross Gay, Mary Ruefle, Robert Cording, [8] January Gill O'Neil, [9] Maureen Seaton, Joseph O. Legaspi, Baron Wormser, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Christopher Bursk, and Paola Corso. Cavankerry Press titles have been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, [10] [11] Women’s Review of Books, [12] [13] Mom Egg Review, [14] The Rumpus, [15] Cutbank, [16] and other publications; and the press has been featured in articles in The New York Times and Poets & Writers. [17] [18]

The press publishes five to six books a year by emerging, mid-career and established poets, memoirs with the theme "Lives Brought to Life," and collections of poetry and prose exploring "serious physical and/or psychological illness," [19] and seeks manuscripts “from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities.” [20] The press is run by founding publisher, senior editor, and clinical psychologist, Joan Cusack Handler, [21] who is also the author of three poetry collections. [22] [23] Cavankerry Press titles are distributed by University of Chicago Press. [24] The press has received support from New Jersey State Council on the Arts, [25] the Gold Foundation, [26] and other organizations. [27]

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  1. ↑ The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005
  2. ↑ Poets & Writers | News & Trends | Poetry for Patients and Their Families | by Beth Cranwell Alpin | March/April 2013
  3. ↑ Council of Literary Magazines and Small Presses > Directory of Member Publishers
  4. ↑ New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fy17 Citations of Excellence
  5. ↑ New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fy18 Citations of Excellence
  6. ↑ New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fy19 Citations of Excellence
  7. ↑ Association of Writers & Writing Programs | Contests | Small Press Publisher Award Winners & Finalists
  8. ↑ Poets & Writers | Small Presses | CavanKerry Press
  9. ↑ Poetry Foundation | Poets January Gill O’Neil
  10. ↑ Publishers Weekly Book Review | The Breath of Parted Lips: Voices from the Robert Frost Place | May 2001
  11. ↑ Publishers Weekly Book Review | Kazimierz Square | December 2000
  12. ↑ Women’s Review of Books | 2016 Issues | January/February | Field Notes | A Novel in Verse with the Strengths of Each | (a review by Robin Becker of Esther: A Novel in Verse by Pam Bernard)
  13. ↑ The Free Library | A Novel in Verse with the Strengths of Each | by Robin Becker | Women’s Review of Books | Field Notes | Jan/Feb 2016 | review of Esther: A Novel in Verse by Pam Bernard
  14. ↑ Mom Egg Review | Cracked Piano by Margo Taft Stever | Review by Barbara Ellen Sorensen | May 29, 2019
  15. ↑ The Rumpus | door of thin skins by Shira Dentz | Reviewed By Nicole Walker | December 11th, 2013
  16. ↑ Cutbank: The Literary Journal of the University of Montana | CUTBANK REVIEWS: "Love's Labors" by Brent Newsom | November 30, 2015 | Review by Aaron Brown
  17. ↑ The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005
  18. ↑ Poets & Writers | News & Trends | Poetry for Patients and Their Families | by Beth Cranwell Alpin | March/April 2013
  19. ↑ Duotrope Cavankerry Press Listing
  20. ↑ Poets & Writers | Small Presses
  21. ↑ The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005
  22. ↑ Publishers Weekly | Book Review | Kazimierz Square by Karen Chase | 09/04/2000
  23. ↑ Library of Congress Catalog | Author Seach | Joan Cusack Handler
  24. ↑ University of Chicago Press | Titles by Publisher
  25. ↑ New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fiscal Year 2020 Grant Awards by County | Bergen Country Recipients
  26. ↑ Poets & Writers | News & Trends | Poetry for Patients and Their Families | by Beth Cranwell Alpin | March/April 2013
  27. ↑ The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005

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