Santa Fe Writers Project

American English-language publisher

Santa Fe Writers Project

Status| Active
Founded| January 2, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-01-02)
Founders|

* Andrew Gifford

Country of origin| United States
Headquarters location| Santa Fe, New Mexico
Distribution| Worldwide
Publication types| Books
Imprints| Alan Squire Publishing
Official website| www.sfwp.com

The Santa Fe Writers Project (SFWP) was founded in 1998 by Andrew Gifford. It began as a small effort supported by writers and arts advocates, and has since grown into a well-known independent press. SFWP hosts a literary awards program which has been judged by Deesha Philyaw, and an online journal.[1]

In addition to publishing literary fiction, and creative non-fiction, the press also reprints out-of-print books of literary merit or social value.[2]

While the press is largely operated from Bethesda, Maryland it was founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico where Gifford has family.[3] The earliest titles were funded personally by Gifford's savings, often resulting in a loss.[4]

## Publishing[edit]

With over 60 titles in print, the press publishes around four to six titles a year, following a traditional three-season release with a 9-12 month pre-publication period. SFWP prides itself on challenging the publishing norms and its catalog is eclectic, featuring flash fiction, short stories, graphic art, literary novels, fantasy, young adult, children's picture books, mystery, and poetry. Distributed globally by The Independent Publishers Group, SFWP also works aggressively with the subrights market and has sold translations in Chinese, Turkish, and Spanish, as well as numerous audiobook rights. [5] The press has been recognized by The Guardian,[6] BuzzFeed Books,[7] and BookRiot,[8][9] and The Millions[10] as a publisher of high-quality titles.

## Notable authors[edit]

* Alan Cheuse
* Bonnie Chau
* Richard Currey
* Wendy J. Fox
* Pagan Kennedy
* Ray Robertson
* George Shipway

## References[edit]

1. ^ D, Romona. "Pendulums in Indie Publishing". Delphi Quarterly. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. ^ Landweber, Michael. "Meet the (Small) Press: Santa Fe Writers Project". WIRO. Washington Independent Review of Books. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
3. ^ "Publisher Spotlight: Santa Fe Writers Project". IPG Blog. Independent Publisher Group. August 30, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
4. ^ Wexler, Laura (August 17, 2008). "Heir to a Scandal". Washington Post Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
5. ^ "Santa Fe Writer's Project". IPG Book. Independent Publisher Group. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
6. ^ Egan, Jennifer (November 25, 2017). "Best books of 2017 – part one". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
7. ^ Rebolini, Arianna (March 19, 2019). "37 Amazing New Books To Add To Your Spring Reading List". BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
8. ^ Lida, Gretchen (December 7, 2019). "FOUR CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIONS TO MAKE YOU A BELIEVER IN THE SHORT STORY". BookRiot. Riot New Media Group. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
9. ^ Hargreaves, Abby (March 2, 2020). "9 NONFICTION BOOKS ABOUT DEPRESSION: FINDING POWER ON THE PAGES". BookRiot. Riot New Media Group. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
10. ^ "Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview". The Millions. PWxyz, LLC. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website