Small Beer Press

Small Beer Press is a publisher of fantasy and literary fiction, based in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was founded by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link in 2000 and publishes novels, collections, and anthologies. It also publishes the zine Lady 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]

Small Beer Press

Founded	2000
Founder	Gavin Grant and Kelly Link
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Northampton, Massachusetts
Distribution	Consortium
Imprints	Big Mouth House, Peapod Classics
Official website	www.smallbeerpress.com

Authors published to date include Kate Wilhelm, John Crowley, Sean Stewart, Maureen F. McHugh, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Kelly Link, Carol Emshwiller, Ray Vukcevich, Joan Aiken, Howard Waldrop, Ellen Kushner, John Kessel, and Alan DeNiro.

In March 2023, Small Beer Press closed to book submissions, due to health complications Grant experienced as a result of COVID-19.^[3] The Press's website announced in February 2024 that it is "unlikely" that submissions will reopen.^[4]

Imprints

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 novelist Joan Aiken's Armitage 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 of Carol Emshwiller, Carmen Dog, a feminist work first published by Mercury House in 1990, and out of print since then.

Small Beer Press publications

2000

• 4 Stories, Kelly Link
• Five Forbidden Things, by Dora Knez

2001

• Stranger Things Happen, by Kelly Link

2002

• Lord Stink & Other Stories, by Judith Berman
• The Mount, by Carol Emshwiller
• Report to the Men's Club and Other Stories, by Carol Emshwiller
• Rossetti Song: Four Stories, by Alex Irvine
• Meet Me in the Moon Room, by Ray Vukcevich

2003

• Howard Waldrop Interview (CD Recording), Conducted by Ellen Datrow
• Kalpa Imperial: The Great Empire That Never Was, by Angélica Gorodischer
• Trampoline: An Anthology, Edited by Kelly Link
• Foreigners and Other Faces, by Mark Rich
• Other Cities, by Benjamin Rosenbaum
• Bittersweet Creek, by Christopher Rowe

2004

• Horses Blow Up Dog City & Other Stories, by Richard Butner
• Carmen Dog, by Carol Emshwiller
• Trash Sex Magic, by Jennifer Stevenson
• Perfect Circle, by Sean Stewart

2005

• Magic for Beginners, by Kelly Link
• Travel Light, by Naomi Mitchison
• Mockingbird, by Sean Stewart
• Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, by Kate Wilhelm

2006

• Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead, by Alan DeNiro
• The Privilege of the Sword, by Ellen Kushner
• Mothers & Other Monsters, by Maureen F. McHugh
• Howard Who?, by Howard Waldrop

2007

• Generation Loss, by Elizabeth Hand
• Water Logic, by Laurie J. Marks
• Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing, Edited by Delia Sherman and Theodora Goss

2008

• The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories, by Joan Aiken
• Endless Things: An Ægypt Novel, by John Crowley
• The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories, by John Kessel
• The Ant King and Other Stories, by Benjamin Rosenbaum
• The King's Last Song, by Geoff Ryman

2009

• Clouds & Ashes, by Greer Gilman
• Couch, by Benjamin Parzybok
• Interfictions II: The Second Anthology of Interstitial Writing, Edited by Delia Sherman and Christopher Barzak
• A Working Writer's Daily Planner 2010: Your Year in Writing, by Small Beer Press

Creative Commons Licensed Works

Small Beer Press maintains a collection of Creative Commons Licensed audiobooks, ebooks, and stories, in a variety of formats.^[5]

References

1. Rosen, Judith. "Small Beer, for Children" in Publishers Weekly, September 15, 2008.
2. Topham, Jeff. "Gavin Grant of Small Beer Press: RevolutionSF Interview" at RevolutionSF, July 18, 2002.
3. Armstrong, Vanessa (2023-12-21). "Small Beer Press Is Halting New Publications". Reactor. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
4. "Submission Guidelines | Small Beer Press". Small Beer Press | Really rather good books. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
5. "Creative Commons Licensed Works". Small Beer Press. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Interview with Gavin Grant and Kelly Link about Small Beer Press, conducted by Cheryl Morgan in the June, 2004 issue of Emerald City #106
• The Book People, Northampton's Small Beer Press takes a real chance on surreal books by Daniel Oppenheimer, from the Valley Advocate, July 28, 2005