Launch Point Press
American publishing company
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Launch Point Press is a small press publisher[1] of lesbian literature based in Portland, Oregon.[2]
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Founder | Lori L. Lake |
| Successor | Jodi Zeramby & Peggy Zeramby |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Portland, Oregon |
| Publication types | novels, short story collections, anthologies, poetry |
| Nonfiction topics | lesbian crime fiction, romance, speculative/sci-fi/fantasy fiction |
| Fiction genres | Lesbian fiction |
| Official website | www |
History
Launch Point Press (LPP) is a lesbian-oriented press with the goal of publishing quality works by newer authors just “launching” their careers or by experienced authors “re-launching” their work. LPP is on the list of women's presses "dedicated either wholly or to a significant degree to publishing material written for, by, or about women. Many of them started during the 'second wave' of feminism."
The primary focus of LPP is lesbian fiction: lesbian romance, lesbian crime fiction, and lesbian speculative fiction/sci-fi/fantasy novels.[3] A typical production year includes 8 - 10 trade paperback releases.
Effective January 1, 2023, the founder of the press, Lori L. Lake, sold it to new owners Jodi Zeramby and Peggy Zeramby.[4] On January 1, 2025, Jodi Zeramby and Peggy Zeramby welcomed, as a sister press, Desert Palm Press, another lesbian-oriented and established small press, established by Lee Fitzsimmons.[5]
Authors
- Edith Zeitlberger
- EJ Kindred
- Heather Werner
- Jane Cuthbertson
- Jazzy Mitchell
- Judy M. Kerr
- Lee Sato
- Linda Vogt
- Michele L. Coffman
- Rashah Solun
- Reba Birmingham
- Sandra de Helen
- Sandra Leigh Gable
Awards
LPP authors have won Golden Crown Literary Society “Goldie” Awards,[6] Lesfic Bard Awards,[7] and have been finalists for many honors including the Rainbow Awards,[8] and local honors in their individual states and communities.