Gival Press

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Gival Press
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
FounderRobert L. Giron
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Arlington, Virginia
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genres literary fiction, poetry and short stories
Official website www.givalpress.com

Gival Press is an American literary publishing house specializing in non-fiction, short stories, literary fiction and poetry. The privately held, independent company was founded in 1998 in Arlington, Virginia. It publishes books and anthologies in English, French and Spanish and sponsors four contests for fiction. [1] Several winners of Gival Press Short Story Awards went on to win prestigious literary honors such as the Pushcart Prize, O. Henry Awards, PEN/Faulkner awards, New York Times Bestseller listees, Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Midland Authors Award and Iowa Author Awards.

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Arlington Literary Journal

Since 2005, Gival Press has published the online literary journal Arlington Literary Journal also known as ArLiJo. The editor-in-chief is Robert L. Giron. There have been guest editors, including Katherine E. Young, Hollynd Karapetkova, Teri Ellen Cross Davis, and past associate editor Sarah Fannon, [2]

Literary awards

Gival Press offers several literary awards, including the Gival Press Novel Award in odd-ending years, the Oscar Wilde Award annually, the Gival Press Poetry Award in even-ending years and the Gival Press Short Story Award annually. All contests strictly adhere to the Council of Literary Magazines & Presses Contests Contest Code of Ethics.

Novel Award

The winner of the Gival Press Novel Award receives a cash prize in addition to publication of the winning novel. Past judges include Donald Berger, Tim W. Brown, John Domini, Richard Peabody, Kim Roberts, Thad Rutkowski, Seth Brady Tucker, and Elizabeth Harris. [3]

Oscar Wilde Award

Named after the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde, the Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award is one of the oldest prizes recognizing LGBT poetry. It is awarded annually for the "best previously unpublished original poem written in English which best relates GLBT life". [4]

Poetry Award

Formerly a chapbook prize, the Gival Press Poetry Prize honors a poetry manuscript. Recipients receive a cash prize and publication of the winning manuscript. [4]

Short Story Award

The Gival Press Short Story Award honors a previously unpublished original (non-translated) short story in English. [4] [6]

Award-winning books

Gival Press books have been the recipients of a number of literary awards. [4]

References

  1. Kevin Larimer (November–December 2014). "Let's Just Do This: Eleven Small-Press Authors and Their Publishing Partners". Poets and Writers.
  2. "About ArLiJo". Arlington Literary Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. "Gival Press Novel Award". Poets & Writers. March 28, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Contests". Gival Press. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
    - Cerna, Antonio Gonzalez (March 2, 2010). "Gival Press, Oscar Wilde Award". Lamda Literary. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  5. "Julie Marie Wade, Advisory Board". Reading Queer. August 20, 2013. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020.
  6. "Gival Press Short Story Award Winners and Finalists". Gival Press.