CavanKerry Press is an American nonprofit literary press located in Fort Lee, New Jersey,The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005Poets & Writers | News & Trends | Poetry for Patients and Their Families | by Beth Cranwell Alpin | March/April 2013 which publishes poetry and nonfiction. CavanKerry Press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses,Council of Literary Magazines and Small Presses > Directory of Member Publishers has thrice received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey Arts Council honoring New Jersey arts organizations,New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fy17 Citations of ExcellenceNew Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fy18 Citations of ExcellenceNew Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fy19 Citations of Excellence and was a finalist for the 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award.
Some notable authors published by CavanKerry Press include Ross Gay, Mary Ruefle, Robert Cording,Poets & Writers | Small Presses | CavanKerry Press January Gill O'Neil,Poetry Foundation | Poets January Gill O’Neil Maureen Seaton, Joseph O. Legaspi, Baron Wormser, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Christopher Bursk, and Paola Corso. CavanKerry Press titles have been reviewed in Publishers Weekly,Publishers Weekly Book Review | The Breath of Parted Lips: Voices from the Robert Frost Place | May 2001Publishers Weekly Book Review | Kazimierz Square | December 2000 Women’s Review of Books,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)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 Mom Egg Review,Mom Egg Review | Cracked Piano by Margo Taft Stever | Review by Barbara Ellen Sorensen | May 29, 2019 The Rumpus,The Rumpus | door of thin skins by Shira Dentz | Reviewed By Nicole Walker | December 11th, 2013 Cutbank,Cutbank: The Literary Journal of the University of Montana | CUTBANK REVIEWS: "Love's Labors" by Brent Newsom | November 30, 2015 | Review by Aaron Brown and other publications; the press has also been featured in articles in The New York Times and Poets & Writers.The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005Poets & Writers | News & Trends | Poetry for Patients and Their Families | by Beth Cranwell Alpin | March/April 2013
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,"Duotrope Cavankerry Press Listing and seeks manuscripts “from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities.”Poets & Writers | Small Presses The press is run by founding publisher, senior editor, and clinical psychologist, Joan Cusack Handler,The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005 who is also the author of three poetry collections.Publishers Weekly | Book Review | Kazimierz Square by Karen Chase | 09/04/2000Library of Congress Catalog | Author Search | Joan Cusack Handler CavanKerry Press titles are distributed by University of Chicago Press.University of Chicago Press | Titles by Publisher The press has received support from New Jersey State Council on the Arts,New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Fiscal Year 2020 Grant Awards by County | Bergen Country Recipients the Gold Foundation,Poets & Writers | News & Trends | Poetry for Patients and Their Families | by Beth Cranwell Alpin | March/April 2013 and other organizations.The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005
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Sources CavanKerry Press Website, Various Pages Poets & Writers | Small Presses Amazon Books | Advanced Search | Cavankerry Press | Featured Titles
External links CavanKerry Press Home Page University of Chicago Press | Titles by Publisher Council of Literary Magazines and Small Presses | Directory of Member Publishers Article on CavanKerry Press | Poets & Writers | News & Trends | Poetry for Patients and Their Families | by Beth Cranwell Alpin | March/April 2013 Article on CavanKerry Press | The New York Times | The Next Small Thing by Robert Strauss | July 10, 2005