Slough Press
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Slough Press is an American small press publisher that specializes in literature of all genres. It has been publishing since 1973 from Texas in Austin, Dallas, and College Station.[1] Slough Press aims to publish novels/fiction, poetry, and non-fiction[2] by marginalized writers. The press has a reputation for publishing authors from Cajun or Chicano backgrounds.[3] Most Slough authors are from the American South or Southwest.[4]
History[edit]
Charles "Chuck" Taylor, Jr. founded Slough Press with Susan Bright in 1973, after moving to Texas from the Midwest.[3] Taylor moved the press to El Paso when he was hired at the University of Texas at El Paso.[3] Bright left the press at this time and later founded Plain View Press in Austin.[3] As of 2017, Slough Press was operating out of Austin.[2]
Several Slough authors have received major awards and gained national recognition, including Marion Winik, Pat Littledog, and Mick White.[5] Some of the most popular writers include Ricardo Sánchez, Hedwig Gorski, and most recently Christopher Carmona. The press remains faithful to its regional writers across genres.[1] Slough also published satirical Latino poet José Montalvo's collections Black Hat Poems (1987) and Welcome to My New World (1992).[2]
Slough does not charge authors fees or running contests to collect funds.[1]
Publishing[edit]
- Hedwig Gorski. Intoxication: Heathcliff on Powell Street (2006). ISBN 978-1427604750
- Carmona, Christopher. Beat (2011). ISBN 978-0982734247
- Sánchez, Gabrielle H. The Fluid Chicano (2015). ISBN 978-0941720410
- Littledog, Pat. Afoot in a Field of Men, Special Anniversary Edition (2015). ISBN 978-0982734285
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b c Slough Press Books "Sloughpressbooks". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Tracey (17 March 2017). "Book Talk: Becky Introduces Ken Fontenot's For Mr. Raindrinker". Malvern Books. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Cota, Mitch (2017). Lone Star imPRESSions: A History of Small Press in Texas. Austin, Texas: University of Texas at Austin. pp. 4–5. doi:10.15781/T2M902K5M.
- ^ "About Katie the Poet". About Katie the Poet. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Slough-Press/119618144733029