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Profile of Paul Dry Books
Paul Dry Books is an independent press founded in 2000. If you're thinking about shopping your novel around to smaller presses, this profile will help you decide if Paul Dry is right for you.

Profile of McPherson & Company -- An Independent Literary and Arts Press
An independent house since 1974, McPherson & Company publishes literary nonfiction and fiction (contemporary American and British fiction; translated Italian, French, and Spanish fiction), books in the arts and general culture, and a rediscovery series, Recovered Classics.

Profile of Gival Press
A profile of Gival Press, an award-winning literary press located in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 1998. Gival Press publishes few fiction titles per year, but they keep the books in print longer than commercial presses do.

Profile of Future Tense Books -- An Independent Micro-Press
Located in the Pacific Northwest, Future Tense Books specializes in innovative literary fiction. Information on submitting work to Future Tense Books included here.

Profile of Dalkey Archive Press
Dalkey Archive Press is a well-respected publisher of experimental literary fiction. The New York-based Press has published work by Donald Barthelme, Djuna Barnes, and Rikki Ducornet.

Profile of Livingston Press
Livingston Press is a publisher of literary fiction affiliated with the University of West Alabama. Livingston Press's emphasis is on offbeat literature, unique in style or form.

Profile of Dzanc Books
Founded in 2006, Dzanc Books is an independent, non-profit press with OV Books and Black Lawrence Press as imprints. In addition to publishing fiction, Dzanc hosts a writer-in-residence program with public schools and awards the annual Dzanc Prize, which also has a community service component.

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