Type Of Publisher
Press
Genres Published
Essays, Fiction, Poetry, Visual Art
Year Established
2017
Address
PORTLAND, OR
Name
Ash Goodwin
Title
President
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
First Matter Press is a non-profit press in Portland, Oregon founded in 2018 to dissolve publication barriers for first-time poets and genre-breaking writers. We amplify local voices while empowering authorial ownership. With 22 titles available or in production, our annual releases center community and craft by inviting authors into a creative cohort where they crystallize manuscripts in dialogue with editors and fellow writers and collaborate with featured artists on original cover art. First Matter Press is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and our authors maintain 100% copyrights and sales royalties of their published work. We actively practice bias-awareness, inclusion and equity. We encourage submissions from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse authors.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
Varies
Response Time
months
Author Payments
royalties
Contests
The Prima Materia Book Award is for a first-time publishing writer who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.
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