| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Gavin Grant andKelly Link |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Distribution | Consortium |
| Imprints | Big Mouth House, Peapod Classics |
| Official website | www |
Small Beer Press is apublisher offantasy and literaryfiction, based inNorthampton, Massachusetts. It was founded byGavin Grant andKelly Link in 2000 and publishes novels, collections, and anthologies. It also publishes thezineLady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, chapbooks, the Peapod Classics line of classic reprints, and limited edition printings of certain titles. The Press has been acknowledged for its children and young-adult publications,[1] and as a leading small-publisher of literary science-fiction and fantasy.[2]
Authors published to date includeKate Wilhelm,John Crowley,Sean Stewart,Maureen F. McHugh,Benjamin Rosenbaum,Kelly Link,Carol Emshwiller,Ray Vukcevich,Joan Aiken,Howard Waldrop,Ellen Kushner,John Kessel, andAlan DeNiro.
In March 2023, Small Beer Press closed to book submissions, due to health complications Grant experienced as a result ofCOVID-19.[3] The Press's website announced in February 2024 that it is "unlikely" that submissions will reopen.[4]
Big Mouth House – Created in 2008 to publish works of fiction for all ages. The imprint first began publishing with the appearance of a complete collection of celebrated English novelistJoan Aiken'sArmitage Family short stories, originally published separately between 1953 and 1984.
Peapod Classics – Created in 2004 to reprint classic works of fiction. To date the imprint has published three volumes, debuting with the influential first novel ofCarol Emshwiller,Carmen Dog, a feminist work first published byMercury House in 1990, and out of print since then.
Small Beer Press maintains a collection of Creative Commons Licensed audiobooks, ebooks, and stories, in a variety of formats.[5]