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| Founded | 1971 |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | Vancouver,British Columbia |
| Distribution | University of Toronto Press Distribution (Canada) Consortium (US) Turnaround Publisher Services (Europe) New South Books (Australasia)[1] |
| Publication types | books |
| Official website | www |
Arsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independentbook publishing company, based inVancouver,British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in bothfiction andnon-fiction, focusing primarily on underrepresented genres such asunderground literature,LGBT literature, multiracial literature,graphic novels,visual arts, progressive and activist non-fiction and works intranslation, and is noted for founding the annualThree-Day Novel Contest.
Established in 1971,[2] Scriveners' Pulp Press Limited was one of several ventures in alternative arts and literature of the early 1970s. In addition to fiction, poetry and drama titles the press issued a twice-monthlyliterary magazine, Three-Cent Pulp, from 1972 to 1978, which introduced a loyal readership to new writing and graphics from around the world.[3] In 1977 Pulp held its firstThree-Day Novel Contest,[4] a literary marathon held over the Labour Day weekend during which registered contestants attempted to write a novel in three days. Pulp Press sponsored the event until 1991.
The press is located in Vancouver, BC in the city's historic Chinatown district, and employs a full-time staff of six.[5] In 2012 it had five employees. Its main specialty isLGBT literature and nonfiction; as of 2012 it no longer specialized in comics.[6]
Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam (co-owner of the press since 1992)[7] has been honoured with multiple professional awards for his significant contributions to LGBTQ2s+ and BIPOC publishing in North America. In 2014 he won the Community Builder Award from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop.[8] In 2018, Lam received the Ivy Award from theToronto International Festival of Authors.[9] In 2020, Lam was awarded theLambda LiteraryPublishing Professional Award.[10]
In the fall of 2011 Arsenal Pulp Press celebrated its 40th anniversary.[11] The press celebrated its 50th anniversary in the fall of 2021.[12]
In March 2021, Arsenal Pulp Press became the first Canadian small press publisher to have two books make the finale of CBCCanada Reads, Canada's national "battle of the books." The novelJonny Appleseed byJoshua Whitehead, championed by actorKawennáhere Devery Jacobs won the competition, beating the novelButter Honey Pig Bread byFrancesca Ekwuyasi, defended by celebrity chefRoger Mooking.
Authors who have been published by Arsenal Pulp include:
The company has also published art books by or on the work ofStan Douglas,[13]Peter Flinsch,[14]Attila Richard Lukacs,[15] andRalf König.[16]
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