Website
Type Of Organization
Press
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
The ongoing mission of CHAX is 1) to publish literary editions of challenging and innovative contemporary writing and distribute them to the public, 2) to create unique book arts editions which are generative conjunctions of literature and the book arts, and 3) to present events that further public knowledge about explorations in contemporary writing and the book arts. CHAX is a poet’s press and a poets’ press, i.e. the vision of a poet, and forming a community of poets; and among the various practices and changes over the years, there are some constants. CHAX focuses on a book at a time, each one individual and different, each one a marriage of form/design and literary content. Our letterpress books emerge from intense collaboration between poet and book artist. They show new ways in the art of the book. CHAX also curates readings and other events. Our special publishing projects include one-off and limited-edition broadsides. CHAX maintains a commitment to innovation and experimentation in literature, but the modes of such innovation are not seen narrowly, and within that commitment is also a commitment to diversity of peoples and to acts of collaboration.
Social Media Platforms Used
Facebook, instagram
Is Your Group Affiliated With A University, Portal Or Other Agency?
no
Primary Editor/Contact Person
Charles Alexander
Contact Title
Executive Director, Poet
Contact Email
Publishes
essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Recent Awards Received
Lord Nose Award in 2021 for Lifetime Achievement in Literary Publishing
Representative Authors
Tracie Morris, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Norman Fischer
Submissions Policy
Open to submissions if first a request is sent via email. We advise writers to look at some of our books, and about our authors, to try to gain an understand of whether they would be a good fit, before submitting. Highly unlikely to accept anything new until 2025.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
No
Simultaneous Submissions Accepted
no
Reading Period
Varies
Reporting Time
2 - 6 weeks
Author Payments
royalties, copies
Number Of Paid Staff
1
Number Of Unpaid Staff
2
Year Founded
1984, became nonprofit in 1986
Distributors
Small Press Distribution
ISBN Number
978-1-946104-xx-x
Number Of Books Published Per Year
6-10
Titles In Print
204
Percentage Of Above Available Digitally
on request
Paperback
90
Chapbook
5
Other
5
Average Price Per Book
19.00
Number Of Issues Per Year
1
Back Issues Available
yes
Unsolicited Manuscripts Accepted
yes
Format
perfect
Publish Print Anthology?
yes
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