Website
Type Of Organization
Press
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Laertes is an independent press committed to literary translation - to the furthering of that particular art. Our aim is also to relay works from far and wide, in any genre, that render the full human weight.
Social Media Platforms Used
facebook
Is Your Group Affiliated With A University, Portal Or Other Agency?
no
Primary Editor/Contact Person
Nina Kamberos
Contact Title
Editor-in-chief
Publishes
essays, fiction, poetry, translation
Recent Awards Received
A silver IPPY for cover design and a gold medal from PubWest for book design
Representative Authors
C. P. Cavafy, Jeton Neziraj, Xhevdet Bajraj
Submissions Policy
We have a very open submissions policy. It appears on the website as follows:
We are a small press searching out fine translations into English of works first published in another tongue. Literature of the twentieth century is the crux of our concern, with cusps extending backward into the nineteenth, and forward into this one.
Whatever falls within the compasses above will be considered. Attach as much material as you like to an email and relay to [email protected].
Our interest will be in the work itself rather than past publication history.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Simultaneous Submissions Accepted
yes
Reading Period
Year round
Reporting Time
02 - 04 weeks
Author Payments
royalties, copies
Number Of Paid Staff
We have many contract workers, but no full-time paid staff
Number Of Unpaid Staff
1
Year Founded
2017 (We recently reincorporated as Laertes Press, Inc. Our earlier incarnation was Laertes, a Press for Literary Translation, Inc.)
Distributors
Pathway
Wholesalers
Ingram
Number Of Books Published Per Year
6-7
Titles In Print
19
Paperback
90
Chapbook
10
Average Price Per Book
Laertes titles will range from $17 to $19; acting edition and chapbooks are always $10; our anthologies will be around $24.
Number Of Issues Per Year
1
Back Issues Available
yes
Unsolicited Manuscripts Accepted
yes
Format
perfect
Publish Print Anthology?
yes
Name
Nina Kamberos
Title
Founder/Editor-in-chief
Do You Have Any Cover Letter Advice?
No pitch is necessary. We will be kind.
What Do You Look For In A Submission?
Simple humanity in the original author.
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
Let's all be truthful and kind. Nothing else is important.
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
I suppose it's anyone who turns to literature to broaden their horizons . . anyone curious about the world . . and anyone with a craving for the full human immensity and weight.
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