Noemi Press
American nonprofit literary press
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Noemi Press is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) publisher.[1] Noemi Press was founded in 2002 by Carmen Giménez to publish and promote the work of emerging and established writers, with a special emphasis on writers traditionally underrepresented by larger publishers, including women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIAP writers.[2]
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| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Carmen Giménez |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Publication types | Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Criticism |
| Official website | www |
Noemi publishes roughly five books a year, including the Noemi Press Awards in Poetry, the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, and the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize.[3] They also collaborate with Letras Latinas to produce the Akrilica series.
History
Publisher and editor-in-chief Carmen Giménez and founding editor Evan Lavender-Smith began Noemi Press in 2002 by publishing a single chapbook.[4] It has grown to include full-length poetry, nonfiction, and critical work. Noemi publications previously included drama and fiction.[4] Noemi Press was previously based in Las Cruces, New Mexico[5] and is currently based in Tucson, Arizona and Blacksburg, Virginia.[6] In 2022, Giménez left Noemi to become Executive Editor and Publisher at Graywolf Press.[7] Noemi is now co-published by Suzi F. Garcia and Anthony Cody, with Sarah Gzemski acting as Executive Director and Mariah Bosch as Managing Editor.[8] Its editorial staff includes Diana Arterian, Sara Borjas, and Emily Kiernan.[8]
Noemi Press Book Award
The Noemi Press Book Award is an annual American literary award for a book-length poetry manuscript. It carries a cash prize of $2,000 and publication with Noemi Press. The award is judged by Noemi Press's editorial staff and is open to poets at any stage of their career. The press formerly also awarded a prize in prose, but the current contest is for poetry only.[9]
| Year | Poetry | Prose | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | K Tiao | — | [9] |
| 2024 | Asa Drake | — | [9] |
| 2023 | Kinsey Cantrell | — | [9] |
| 2022 | Zefyr Lisowski | Alvina Chamberland | [9] |
| 2021 | Casey Rocheteau | Christine Hume | [9] |
| 2020 | Nilufar Karimi | Jackson Bliss | [9] |
| 2019 | Aeon Ginsberg | Sarah Minor | [9] |
| 2018 | Lillian-Yvonne Bertram | Stephanie Sauer | [9] |
| 2017 | Jessica Rae Bergamino | Kate Colby | [9] |
| 2016 | Natalie Eilbert | Sara Veglahn | [9] |
| 2015 | Muriel Leung | Yanara Friedland | [9] |
| 2014 | Aichlee Bushnell | Nate Liederbach | [9] |
| 2013 | Ruth Ellen Kocher | Caren Beilin | [9] |
Etel Adnan Poetry Prize
The Etel Adnan Poetry Prize is an American literary award for a first or second book of poetry in English by a writer of Arab heritage. Established in 2015, the prize was originally administered by University of Arkansas Press and moved to Noemi Press in 2025. The series is edited by poets Hayan Charara and Fady Joudah, and is named in honor of the Lebanese-American writer and artist Etel Adnan. Under Noemi Press, the winner will receive $2,000, publication in the U.S. by Noemi Press, and publication in the U.K. by Out-Spoken Press.[10]
| Year | Winner | Collection | Publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Antony Fangary | sour river | Noemi Press | [11] |
| 2024 | Rawand Mustafa | Umbilical Discord | University of Arkansas Press | [12] |
| 2023 | A. D. Lauren-Abunassar | Coriolis | University of Arkansas Press | [13] |
| 2022 | Maya Salameh | How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave | University of Arkansas Press | [14] |
| 2021 | Danielle Badra | Like We Still Speak | University of Arkansas Press | [15] |
| 2020 | Jessica Abughattas | Strip | University of Arkansas Press | [16] |
| 2019 | Zaina Alsous | A Theory of Birds | University of Arkansas Press | [16] |
| 2018 | Peter Twal | Our Earliest Tattoos | University of Arkansas Press | [16] |
| 2017 | Jess Rizkallah | the magic my body becomes | University of Arkansas Press | [16] |
Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize
Initially a biannual award housed at the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies and started by Letras Latinas in 2004 in honor of Andrés Montoya, this prize is for first a poetry collection by a US-based Latinx poet. In 2026, Noemi became the new home for the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, making it annual. The winner receives $2,000.[17]
| Year | Winner | Collection | Judge | Publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | María Esquinca | Where Heaven Sinks | Juan Felipe Herrera | University of Notre Dame Press | [18] |
| 2022 | Jordan Pérez | Santa Tarantula | Alexandra Lytton Regalado & Sheila Maldonado | University of Notre Dame Press | [19] |
| 2020 | Darrel Alejandro Holnes | Stepmotherland | John Murillo | University of Notre Dame Press | [20] |
| 2018 | Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes | The Inheritance of Haunting | Ada Limón | University of Notre Dame Press | [21] |
| 2016 | Felicia Zamora | Of Form & Gather | Edwin Torres | University of Notre Dame Press | [22] |
| 2014 | David Campos | Furious Dusk | Rhina P. Espaillat | University of Notre Dame Press | [23] |
| 2012 | Laurie Ann Guerrero | A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying | Francisco X. Alarcón | University of Notre Dame Press | [24] |
| 2010 | Emma Trelles | Tropicalia | Silvia Curbelo | University of Notre Dame Press | [25] |
| 2008 | Paul Martínez Pompa | My Kill Adore Him | Martín Espada | University of Notre Dame Press | [26] |
| 2006 | Gabriel Gomez | The Outer Bands | Valerie Martínez | University of Notre Dame Press | [27] |
| 2004 | Sheryl Luna | Pity the Drowned Horses | Robert Vazquez | University of Notre Dame Press | [28] |
AKRILICA Series
AKRLILICA is a co-publishing venture with Letras Latinas which seeks to showcase new innovative Latinx writing.[29] The name of the series alludes to the groundbreaking, bilingual poetry book by distinguished Chicanx writer and former United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera. Authors included in the AKRILICA series include Manuel Paul López,[29] Vanessa Angélica Villarreal,[29] Jennif(f)er Tamayo,[30] Carolina Ebeid,[29] Chloe Garcia Roberts, Roberto Harrison,[31] elena minor,[32] and Sandy Florian.[31]
Infidel Poetics Series
The Infidel Poetics Series is a venue for shorter critical works addressing the overlap between poetry and politics, often interrogating notions of identity.[31] The Infidel Poetics Series is named after poet-scholar Daniel Tiffany's 2009 essay collection Infidel Poetics.[33] Infidel authors include: Roberto Tejada,[31] Douglas Kearney,[31] Susan Briante (author of Defacing the Monument),[31] and Sarah Vap.[34]
Post-Publication Prizes
- Erin L. McCoy — 2026 Florida Book Award winner in poetry for Wrecks
- Zefyr Lisowski — 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner in Transgender Poetry for Girl Work
- Casey Rocheteau — 2022 PEN Open Book Award finalist for Gorgoneion
- Claire Hong — 2021 PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry semifinalist for Upend
- Susan Briante — 2021 Pegasus Award winner for Defacing the Monument
- Nicholas Wong — 2021 Lambda Literary Award finalist in Gay Poetry for Besiege Me
- Lillian-Yvonne Bertram — 2020 National Book Award finalist for Travesty Generator
- Sara Borjas — 2020 American Book Award winner for Heart Like a Window, Mouth Like a Cliff
- Aeon Ginsberg — 2020 Lambda Literary Award finalist in Transgender Poetry for Greyhound
- Vanessa Angélica Villarreal — 2019 Whiting Award winner and Kate Tufts Discovery Award finalist for Beast Meridian
- Roque Raquel Salas Rivera — 2019 Lambda Literary Award winner in Transgender Poetry for o terciario/the tertiary (originally published by Timeless, Infinite Light)
- chaun webster — 2019 Minnesota Book Award in Poetry for GeNtry!fication: Or the Scene of the Crime
- Vanessa Angélica Villarreal — 2018 Texas Institute of Letters Poetry Prize for Beast Meridian
- Roque Raquel Salas Rivera — 2018 National Book Award semifinalist for o terciario/the tertiary (originally published by Timeless, Infinite Light)