BkMk Press
| Parent company | Independent, non-profit. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Distribution | Small Press Distribution |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | poetry, prose |
| Fiction genres | literary press |
BkMk Pressis an independent literary press formerly affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, that publishes full-length collections of poetry, fiction, and essays.[1]Founded in 1971 by Dan Jaffe, it had been a part of UMKC's College of Arts and Sciences since 1983. In July 2021 the university separated BkMk Press and BkMk became an independent entity. The press has received funding and awards from theNational Endowment for the Arts,the Missouri Arts Council, the Swedish Institute in Stockholm, the Witter Bynner Foundation, and the Kansas City Institute for Trusts and Foundations.[2]
Notable authors published byBkMk Pressinclude Mmbembe Milton Smith, Yehuda Amichai, Howard Schwartz, Alfred Kisubi, George Gurly, Sylvia Wheeler and others. Recent publications byKelly Cherry,[3]Alice Friman,[4]Rane Arroyo,[5]Carolyn Kizer,[6][7]Tony Barnstone,[8]andMary Troy.[9]
BkMk Press publishes on average six titles a year,[2]and sponsors two annual publication awards for the best submitted book-length manuscript in English: the John Ciardi Prize for Poetry,[10]and the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^"The American of American Poets < Missouri page".Poets.org. March 3, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^ab"BkMk Press < History".Cas.umkc.edu.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^"Kelly Cherry's Girl in a Library".Spdbooks.org.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^Hayden, Robert (June 9, 2011)."The Poetry Foundation, Alice Friman's Biography".Poetryfoundation.org.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^Hayden, Robert (June 9, 2011)."The Poetry Foundation's Rane Arroyo Biography".Poetryfoundation.org.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^Hayden, Robert."The Poetry Foundation's Carolyn Kizer biography".Poetryfoundation.org.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^Rigsbee, David."The Brooklyn Rail on Carolyn Kizer's poetry".Brooklynrail.org.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^Hayden, Robert (June 9, 2011)."The Poetry Foundation, Tony Barnstone's Biography".Poetryfoundation.org.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^"BkMk Press < Catalogue".Cas.umkc.edu.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^"The Poetry Society of America's John Ciardi Prize / BkMk Press listing".Poetrysociety.org.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^"BkMk Press < Book Contests".Cas.umkc.edu. January 15, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.
- ^"Missouri Center for the Book's BkMk Press listing".Books.missouri.org. June 19, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 24,2012.