June Road Press

01/22/2025

We’re beyond grateful to CLMP for supporting this little labor-of-love operation with its first-ever grant—one of 35 awarded through a Mellon Foundation-supported opportunity aimed at helping small presses formerly distributed by SPD. We don’t need much to keep going, but it’s been an uphill climb lately. This will help us thrive: make the most of AWP this spring, hopefully bring on an intern, build a stronger base, reach more readers, and keep putting out new collections with as much care as ever. Some sorely needed good news! 🙏🥰

You can find details about the opportunity and a full list of recipients at CLMP’s website or the link in our story (https://www.clmp.org/press-center/clmp-awards-small-press-future-fund-grants-to-35-publishers-formerly-distributed-by-spd/). We’re in very good company!

12/31/2024

We’re ringing in the new year with a little bonus, knowing how busy the holidays can be—a one-week extension of our open reading period! We’ll continue to accept full-length manuscript submissions through Wednesday, January 8. Details about what we’re seeking this cycle and how to submit are on our website: juneroadpress.com/submissions! 🥂✨

12/25/2024

As a holiday bonus, we’re loving this interview with Abbie Kiefer out yesterday in the Portland Press Herald! Read it at the link in our story or at www.pressherald.com/2024/12/24/ground-that-shelters-a-conversation-about-loss-and-survival/. 🌲✨

11/30/2024

Exciting to see Certain Shelter on this fabulous list! 🤩

This holiday season, give a gift of a debut-authored book. We asked our authors to describe who they might give their book to, and in the spirit of “The First Book” column, an author’s voice shimmers in its singularity of expression as each answer the same static question.

May your holidays be merry and bright!

https://therumpus.net/2024/11/29/the-first-book-holiday-gift-guide/

11/28/2024

Poets! Are you shopping around or polishing up a full-length manuscript? We’re officially open for submissions, now through New Year’s Day, and we’d love to take a look! You can find full details about this winter’s reading period at the press website, juneroadpress.com/submissions.

Here’s hoping your holiday week—and season—includes some combination of good books, cheer, pie, and company! 🥂

11/26/2024

For this week of feasts and sales, shipping’s on us at the press shop with promo code THANKS, now through Monday! Snag a unique holiday gift or just get one of these gorgeous collections for yourself—and support a small press in the process! And poets, stay tuned for our other big Thanksgiving-week announcement… 🦃🥧🍻

https://www.juneroadpress.com/bookstore

11/06/2024

A poem for today from Hila Ratzabi’s 2022 collection, written at a time like this in 2016. 🩶

11/01/2024

One of the honors of being a small press editor is getting to choose pieces to nominate for the Pushcart Prize. Here, to start November on a bright note, after much deliberation, are this year’s selections from our two new books—but the whole collection is worthy in each case, so check them out if you haven’t already at www.juneroadpress.com! 🏆✨

10/31/2024

✨Halloween flash sale!✨ Our books aren’t exactly spooky, but they’re good for curling up with leftover candy and taking a calming break this time of year—especially this year. Self-care right now could look like a cozy evening spent reading poetry, right? Pick up one of our new books with free shipping from the press shop at juneroadpress.com/bookstore with the promo code PUMPKIN—today only! 🎃🍂

10/30/2024

This poem’s such a standout in Violeta Garcia-Mendoza’s SONGS FOR THE LAND-BOUND, it’s become one of our Pushcart nominations. Stay tuned for the rest of this year’s list! (It was very hard to choose!) More at www.juneroadpress.com/songs-for-the-land-bound.🏅

10/27/2024

Support independent literary publishers by picking a read from the list below, which features new books published in October 2024 from CLMP members.   No One Knows Their Blood Type by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat Translated from the Arabic by Hazem Jamjoum Cleveland State University Poetry Center | October 1...

10/26/2024

Deep thanks to author Jennifer Givhan, who offered these early words of praise for Abbie Kiefer’s CERTAIN SHELTER—she really put it perfectly. Read Jennifer’s eloquent full blurb at juneroadpress.com/certain-shelter (and check out her own books: she’s an award-winning poet *and* novelist)!

10/25/2024

Don’t miss the incredible audiobook version of Abbie Kiefer’s CERTAIN SHELTER, now available in our shop at juneroadpress.com/bookstore and on Libro.fm, Spotify, Google Play, Everand, and other platforms! It’s narrated by the author and produced in-house, like all our audiobooks. Check it out! 🎤🎧😌

10/24/2024

Hi again from .garcia.mendoza for Day 4 of my ! Today I’m thinking a bit about community.

I was someone for whom an MFA program was not the right fit. I found this out the hard way, and it led to almost a decade of not writing.

What brought me back to the page was multi-faceted, but couldn’t have happened without:

- inhabiting the creative universe of my kids, especially over our many years homeschooling;

- reclaiming my love of reading;

- finding community through virtual classes and workshops, especially during the pandemic (special shout outs to: , .o.reddy, , , , and the )

Now I’m an author with and I’ve been lucky enough to experience a great sense of support and camaraderie with my editor and press mates. Tonight we’re having a virtual reading to celebrate ‘s new book, CERTAIN SHELTER, and I know I’ll be able to feel that joyful magic of community even through my screen. I don’t take it for granted. ❤️

Photo: the stable of books from , my book among them, and I may be biased but I think they are all five ⭐️ reads! (📸 credit )

10/23/2024

✨TOMORROW NIGHT!✨ Join us at 8 p.m. Eastern this Thursday on Zoom to celebrate Abbie Kiefer’s CERTAIN SHELTER! Hear poems from this incredible collection! Hear from other rock-star June Road Press authors! Win a book! Get a secret promo code! Support a small press! Give yourself a little literary break during a stressful time! We’re really nice! You love books and poetry, we love books and poetry! It’s free! Just register at bit.ly/certain-shelter-launch. 😎🎉

10/23/2024

Check out this awesome reading list in Electric Literature from our author Abbie Kiefer!

Abbie Kiefer recommends poems about the complexities of connection between a place and its people

10/22/2024

Hey, we made some merch! Order one of our new books from the press shop at juneroadpress.com/bookstore and we’ll slip one of these little pins or magnets into your package while supplies last. Help a small press out and some great poetry to your to-read stack! 🎁✨