Website
Type Of Publisher
Press
Genres Published
Poetry
Year Established
2013
Address
Santa Barbara, CA
Name
David Starkey
Title
Publisher
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Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Gunpowder Press was founded in 2014 by David Starkey, a Santa Barbara poet laureate. Gunpowder Poetry became a literary 501(c)(3) in 2024, focusing on publishing and literary events. The press publishes several annual prizes, including the nationally-recognized Barry Spacks Poetry Prize, the John Ridland Poetry Prize, the Dryden-Vreeland Book Prize, and the bilingual Alta California Chapbook Series. Gunpowder Poetry also oversees the online Anacapa Review, a bimonthly online publication. The California Poets Series recently published Lee Herrick, California's Poet Laureate.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
no
Contests
Full-length book contents: Barry Spacks Poetry Prize; Michael Dryden Prize (K-12 educators); John Ridland Prize (poets 55+)
Distributors
Ingram
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