Noemi Press

Noemi Press
Logo of Noemi Press
Founded2002 (2002)
FounderCarmen Giménez
Country of originUnited States
Publication typesPoetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Criticism
Official websitewww.noemipress.org

Noemi Press is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) publisher.[1] Noemi Press was founded in 2002 to publish and promote the work of emerging and established writers, with a special emphasis on writers traditionally underrepresented by larger publishers, including women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIAP writers.[2]

Noemi publishes about five books a year, including the Noemi Press Awards in Poetry and the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize.[3] They also collaborate with Letras Latinas to produce the Akrilica series.

History

Publisher and editor-in-chief Carmen Giménez and founding editor Evan Lavender-Smith began Noemi Press in 2002 by publishing a single chapbook.[4] It has grown to include full-length poetry, nonfiction, and critical work. Noemi publications previously included drama and fiction.[4] Noemi Press was previously based in Las Cruces, New Mexico[5] and is currently based in Tucson, Arizona and Blacksburg, Virginia.[6] In 2022, Giménez left Noemi to become Executive Editor and Publisher at Graywolf Press.[7] Noemi is now co-published by Suzi F. Garcia and Anthony Cody, with Sarah Gzemski acting as Executive Director and Mariah Bosch as Managing Editor.[8] Its editorial staff includes Diana Arterian, Sara Borjas, and Emily Kiernan.[8]

Noemi Press Book Award

The Noemi Press Book Award is an annual American literary award for a book-length poetry manuscript. It carries a cash prize of $2,000 and publication with Noemi Press. The award is judged by Noemi Press's editorial staff and is open to poets at any stage of their career. The press formerly also awarded a prize in prose, but the current contest is for poetry only.[9]

Winners of the Noemi Press Book Award
Year Poetry Prose Ref.
2013 Ruth Ellen Kocher Caren Beilin [9]
2014 Aichlee Bushnell Nate Liederbach [9]
2015 Muriel Leung Yanara Friedland [9]
2016 Natalie Eilbert Sara Veglahn [9]
2017 Jessica Rae Bergamino Kate Colby [9]
2018 Lillian-Yvonne Bertram Stephanie Sauer [9]
2019 Aeon Ginsberg Sarah Minor [9]
2020 Nilufar Karimi Jackson Bliss [9]
2021 Casey Rocheteau Christine Hume [9]
2022 Zefyr Lisowski Alvina Chamberland [9]
2023 Kinsey Cantrell — [9]
2024 Asa Drake — [9]
2025 K Tiao — [9]

Etel Adnan Poetry Prize

The Etel Adnan Poetry Prize is an American literary award for a first or second book of poetry in English by a writer of Arab heritage. Established in 2015, the prize was originally administered by University of Arkansas Press and moved to Noemi Press in 2025. The series is edited by poets Hayan Charara and Fady Joudah, and is named in honor of the Lebanese-American writer and artist Etel Adnan. Under Noemi Press, the winner will receive $2,000, publication in the U.S. by Noemi Press, and publication in the U.K. by Out-Spoken Press.[10]

Winners of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize
Year Winner Collection Publisher Ref.
2017 Jess Rizkallah the magic my body becomes University of Arkansas Press [11]
2018 Peter Twal Our Earliest Tattoos University of Arkansas Press [11]
2019 Zaina Alsous A Theory of Birds University of Arkansas Press [11]
2020 Jessica Abughattas Strip University of Arkansas Press [11]
2021 Danielle Badra Like We Still Speak University of Arkansas Press [12]
2022 Maya Salameh How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave University of Arkansas Press [13]
2023 A. D. Lauren-Abunassar Coriolis University of Arkansas Press [14]
2024 Rawand Mustafa Umbilical Discord University of Arkansas Press [15]

AKRILICA Series

AKRLILICA is a co-publishing venture with Letras Latinas which seeks to showcase new innovative Latinx writing.[16] The name of the series alludes to the groundbreaking, bilingual poetry book by distinguished Chicanx writer and former United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera. Authors included in the AKRILICA series include Manuel Paul López,[16] Vanessa Angélica Villarreal,[16] Jennif(f)er Tamayo,[17] Carolina Ebeid,[16] Chloe Garcia Roberts, Roberto Harrison,[18] elena minor,[19] and Sandy Florian.[18]

Infidel Poetics Series

The Infidel Poetics Series is a venue for shorter critical works addressing the overlap between poetry and politics, often interrogating notions of identity.[18] The Infidel Poetics Series is named after poet-scholar Daniel Tiffany's 2009 essay collection Infidel Poetics.[20] Infidel authors include: Roberto Tejada,[18] Douglas Kearney,[18] Susan Briante (author of Defacing the Monument),[18] and Sarah Vap.[21]

References

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  4. ^ a b "BLP » Noemi Press". www.blacklawrence.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Noemi Press – Cameron Conaway". www.cameronconaway.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "AWP: Guide to Writing Programs". www.awpwriter.org. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "Graywolf: Carmen Giménez Is the Next Executive Director and Publisher of Graywolf Press". Gray Wolf Press. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "About Noemi Press". Noemi Press. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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  12. ^ "Danielle Badra Wins 2021 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize". University of Arkansas Press. August 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  13. ^ "The 2022 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize Has Been Awarded to Maya Salameh". University of Arkansas Press. May 26, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  14. ^ "The 2023 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize Has Been Awarded to A.D. Lauren-Abunassar". University of Arkansas Press. October 6, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  15. ^ "The 2024 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize Has Been Awarded to Rawand Mustafa". University of Arkansas Press. April 2, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  16. ^ a b c d "Akrilica: Reading With Carolina Ebeid, Manuel Paul López & Vanessa Angélica Villarreal". www.thevisualist.org. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  17. ^ "Excerpt from a New Work by Jennif(f)er Tamayo". Hyperallergic. April 11, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  18. ^ a b c d e f "Our talk with prolific poet, author and publisher Carmen Giménez Smith". NBC News. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  19. ^ Aragón, Francisco (May 14, 2014). "Letras Latinas Blog: AKRILICA's TITULADA: an interview with elena minor". Letras Latinas Blog. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  20. ^ "Timber 2014". TIMBER A Journal of New Writing. May 23, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  21. ^ "Creative Writing". hs.umt.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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