Type Of Organization
Press
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Ugly Duckling Presse is a nonprofit publisher for poetry, translation, experimental nonfiction, performance texts, and books by artists. UDP was transformed from a 1990s zine into a Brooklyn-based small press by a volunteer editorial collective that has published more than 200 titles to date. UDP favors emerging, international, and “forgotten” writers, and its books, chapbooks, artist’s books, broadsides, and periodicals often contain handmade elements, calling attention to the labor and history of bookmaking. UDP is committed to keeping its publications in circulation with our online archive of out-of-print chapbooks and our digital proofs program. In all of its activities, UDP endeavors to create an experience of art free of expectation, coercion, and utility.
Social Media Platforms Used
Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram
Is Your Group Affiliated With A University, Portal Or Other Agency?
no
Primary Editor/Contact Person
Sarah Lawson
Publishes
essays, fiction, poetry, art, translation, audio
Representative Authors
Michael Ruby, Simone White, Vsevolod Nekrasov
Submissions Policy
We hold one to three open reading periods each year and, additionally, solicit manuscripts.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Simultaneous Submissions Accepted
yes
Reading Period
Year round
Reporting Time
2 - 6 months
Author Payments
copies
Contests
None.
Number Of Paid Staff
2
Number Of Unpaid Staff
15
Year Founded
2000
Distributors
SPD, PGC/Raincoast, Inpress,
ISBN Number
1-933254-
Number Of Books Published Per Year
25
Titles In Print
over 200
Percentage Of Above Available Digitally
35
Paperback
65
Chapbook
25
Other
10
Average Price Per Book
14
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