Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
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The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) is an American nonprofit organization of independent literary publishers and magazines, that "channels small sums to little magazines publishing poetry and fiction."[1]
Formation | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
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Founders | Robie Macauley, Reed Whittemore, Jules Chametzky, George Plimpton, William Phillips |
Type | Nonprofit literary organization |
Headquarters | 154 Christopher Street, Suite 3C |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Services | Supports independent literary publishers and fosters literary communities; administers the CLMP Firecracker Awards; distributes the Lord Nose Award |
Membership | 1,000+ (2024) |
Official language | English |
Executive Director | Mary Gannon |
Budget | $80,500 (1975) |
Staff | 6 |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines (1967–1989) Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (1989–2015) |
The mission of the CLMP was described in a 1981 New York Times article as a "service organization,... set up to help ... literary groups.... Such magazines as The Partisan Review,... TriQuarterly and Poetry are helped by the council. The help is not large; it is seldom in excess of $5,000."[2] As of 2024[update] the CLMP has a membership of more 1,000 organizations/publishers, from "those with budgets of less than $5,000 to those of more than $1 million."[3] The organization also administers the CLMP Firecracker Awards and the Lord Nose Award.