Open Letter Books
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| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Chad W. Post |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Rochester, New York |
| Distribution | Ingram Content Group, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | www |
Open Letter Books is an American publishing house based at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. It was founded in 2008 by Chad W. Post, the Editor-in-Chief of Dalkey Archive Press.[1] It specializes in translation,[2] a less-populated field in American publishing.[3]
Open Letter is a literary press that publishes ten books annually—mostly novels and short stories, and one book of poetry.[4] The press also runs Three Percent, an extensive online resource for literature in translation, which presents the yearly Best Translated Book Award.[5] The press has received funding perennially from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as from the University of Rochester, New York State Council on the Arts, Amazon.com, and a variety of international foundations and individuals.[6] At present, they have published around a hundred books from over twenty different languages.[7]
Past publications include the works of Marguerite Duras, Can Xue, Rodrigo Fresán, Sara Mesa, Bae Suah, Kristín Ómarsdóttir, and Bragi Ólafsson.
