Blair-Carolina Wren Press
Topic Publisher
Why pick this one
Blair-Carolina Wren Press publishes ten to twelve books annually, specializing in literary fiction, poetry, memoir, and Southern regional nonfiction.
Best for
- literary fiction by emerging or historically neglected writers
- poetry collections by new and diverse voices
- issue-driven creative nonfiction and memoir
- books about Southern culture, history, folklore, travel, and food
- Southern short-story anthologies
- Afrofuturistic or Afrofuturism-adjacent poetry
Look elsewhere if
- science fiction submissions
- horror submissions
- romance submissions
- young adult submissions
- unagented fiction, memoir, or poetry outside Blair contests
Specialties
- literary fiction
- issue-driven creative nonfiction and memoir
- poetry
- regional nonfiction about the U.S. South
- Southern short-story anthologies
What makes them different
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit independent press based in Durham, North Carolina
- Publishes ten to twelve books per year
- Focuses on historically neglected authors and subjects, including BIPOC, disabled, LGBTQ+, and Southern voices
- Distributed worldwide by Consortium, part of Ingram
- Operates the Lee Smith Fiction Prize, Wren Poetry Prize, and Polaris Poetry Series
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 9th St, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- +19196820555
- Website
- http://www.blairpub.com/
- user@domain.com
Services
- book publishing
- literary contests
- fiction, nonfiction, and poetry publishing
- worldwide book distribution