Etruscan Press

Etruscan Press is an American publisher founded in 2001 with a grant from the Oristaglio Foundation. A non-profit co-operative of poets and writers, Etruscan Press' goal is to "produce and promote books that nurture the dialogue among genres, achieve a distinctive voice, and reshape the literary and cultural histories of which we are a part."^[1] Currently housed in the creative writing program of Wilkes University and partnered with Youngstown State University, Etruscan Press is distributed nationally by Consortium Distribution and Small Press Distribution.

Genres

Etruscan Press publishes books of poems, novels, short stories, creative non-fiction, criticism, translation, and anthologies. Three poetry collections have been National Book Award finalists; one title was chosen as the Poetry Society of America’s First Book Award, and three poems have been chosen for Best American Poetry.

Outreach Program

"Promoting literacy in our schools:

The Etruscan Press Educational Outreach program brings acclaimed authors to work with under-served students in area high schools, increasing the literacy of the students and offering a general appreciation for the literary arts.

Etruscan Press Outreach was developed to:

Expand cultural and literary awareness of students in Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania

Demonstrate a love of literature to young people

Promote intercultural acceptance and understanding

Prepare under-served students for success in college

Promote literacy and love of reading

The Educational Outreach Program serves communities surrounding the two geographical hubs for Etruscan Press: Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio and Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania." ^[2]

Published books

• "Surrendering Oz", Bonnie Friedman (2014)
• "Quick Kills", Lynn Lurie (2014)
• The Greatest Jewish-American Lover In Hungarian History, Michael Blumenthal (2014)
• The Arsonist's Song Has Nothing to Do With Fire, Allison Titus (2014)
• The Subtle Bodies, James McCorkle (2014)
• As Much As, If Not More Than, H.L. Hix (2014)
• An Archaeology of Yearning, Bruce Mills (2013)
• Scything Grace, Sean Thomas Dougherty (2013)
• American Amnesiac, Diane Raptosh (2013)
• Help Wanted Female, Sara Pritchard (2013)
• Choir Of The Wells, Bruce Bond (2013)
• What We Ask Of Flesh, Remica L. Bingham (2013)
• White Vespa, Kevin Oderman (2012)
• No Hurry, Michael Blumenthal (2012)
• The Football Corporations, William Heyen (2012)
• The Shyster's Daughter, Paula Priamos (2012)
• Zarathustra Must Die, Dorian Alexander (2012)
• Body Of A Dancer, Renée E. D’Aoust (2011)
• Fast Animal, Tim Seibles (2012)
• Lines of Inquiry, H.L. Hix (2011)
• Nahoonkara, Peter Grandbois (2011)
• The Gambler's Nephew, Jack Matthews (2011)
• The Burning House, Paul Lisicky (2011)
• Coronology and Other Poems, Claire Bateman (2010)
• First Fire, Then Birds, H.L. Hix (2010)
• The Casanova Chronicles, Myrna Stone (2010)
• So Late, So Soon, Carol Moldaw (2010)
• Venison, Thorpe Moeckel (2010)
• The Fugitive Self, John Wheatcroft (2009)
• Incident Light, H.L. Hix (2009)
• Peal, Bruce Bond (2009)
• Synergos, Roberto Manzano (2009)
• The Disappearance of Seth, Kazim Ali (2009)
• Toucans in the Arctic, Scott Coffel (2009)
• "Lies Will Take You Somewhere, Sheila Schwartz (2009)
• A Poetics of Hiroshima, William Heyen (2008)
• Legible Heavens', H.L. Hix (2008)
• Saint Joe's Passion, J.D. Schraffenberger (2008)
• Drift Ice, Jennifer Atkinson (2008)
• American Fugue, Alexis Stamatis (2008)
• The Widening, Carol Moldaw (2008)
• God Bless: A Political/Poetic Discourse, H.L. Hix (2007)
• Parallel Lives, Michael Lind (2007)
• Chromatic, H.L. Hix (2006)
• The Confessions of Doc Williams & Other Poems, William Heyen (2006)
• Art Into Life, Frederick Karl (2005)
• Shadows of Houses, H.L. Hix (2005)
• The White Horse: A Columbian Journey, Diane Thiel (2004)
• Wild and Whirling Words: A Poetic Conversation, H.L. Hix (2004)
• Crow Man, Tom Bailey (2003)
• Shoah Train, William Heyen (2003)
• Free Concert: New and Selected Poems, Milton Kessler (2003)
• "Cinder", Bruce Bond (2002)
• As Easy As Lying: Essays on Poetry, H.L. Hix (2002)
• September 11, 2001': American Writers Respond, William Heyen (2002)

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