Veliz Books

Veliz Books is an independent literary press dedicated to discovering, publishing, and promoting works of fiction, poetry, and translation. velizbooks.com

Veliz Books is an independent literary press dedicated to discovering, publishing and promoting work from emerging and established authors. We offer a vehicle where contemporary literature can travel. We are invested in fostering a community of readers and writers passionate about words and language, regardless of where they live. We seek quality and original literature from authors writing in Eng

lish, Spanish, or Portuguese. Veliz Books is also committed to publishing translations into English because we believe in cultivating artistic and literary connections that transcend geographical, cultural, and political borders. Our books are beautifully crafted to establish a holistic connection between the words and the object. Each book is designed with care to honor the literary work.

08/31/2026

We received so many amazing submissions this year! Thank you for your patience as we continue reading📚📝👩🏼‍💻

08/24/2026

Summer vacation doesn’t have to be over yet! Pick up your veliz (aka suitcase!) and find adventure in one of our many books. From Chile, to Argentina, to Pakistan, and New York City (to name just a few)—travel the world with Veliz Books! 🌎🧳✈️🚉 Books available at velizbooks.com or the link in our bio.

08/17/2026

This August, Veliz Books turns 11 years old! Thank you to our readers, authors, translators, and supporters for 11 amazing years! Don’t forget it is also and select titles are discounted on our website! What a great way to celebrate! Cheers to more books and more fun!

08/07/2026

Veliz Books is celebrating Women in Translation Month! These books are 20% off on our website right now until the end of August!

- The Lady of Elche by Amanda Berenguer, tr. by Kristin Dykstra
- Sonora by Chus Pato, tr. by Erín Moure
- Ready, Set, Go by Inés Bortagaray, tr. by Ana Patete
- We Do Not Live in Vain by Selva Casal, tr. by Jeannine Marie Pitas
- The Face of the Quartzes by Chus Pato, tr. by Erín Moure
- Salt by Adriana Riva, tr. by Denise Kripper
- The Ghetto by Tamara Kamenszain, tr. by Seth Michelson

All of these books are available for purchase at velizbooks.com

07/23/2026

We are excited to announce our 2027 Veliz Books titles! (We are still reading for our 2028 selection!)

Creative nonfiction: BRUTAL NOISES by Suzanne Manizza Roszak

Poetry: YOU SAY MY COUNTRY IS A TAX INCENTIVE by Nicole Arocho Hernández

Translation: PLAINS SUCCESSIONS by Oriana Méndez, translated from the Galician by Jacob Rogers

Keep an eye out soon for more details! We love these books and can’t wait to get them into the hands of readers!

07/14/2026

Students and educators are eligible for 30% off Veliz Books titles! ✨☀️ Summer is the perfect time for a new book!

Educators, as you build your syllabi for the fall, consider using our discount for a great deal!

Reach out to [email protected].

06/26/2026

Looking for a new book for your TBR? Veliz Books has some ideas for you!☀️🌱🌼

(aviary) by Genevieve Kaplan: The poems in (aviary) circle themes of enclosure, feminism, and the natural world.

Year of the Murder Hornet by Tina Cane: Juxtaposing the personal and the political, these poems navigate the uneasy terrain of the self amid an increasingly tumultuous and fragmented world.

The Uplands: Book of the Courel and other poems by Uxío Novoneyra, translated by Erín Moure: The great Uxío Novoneyra, Galician poet and man of the land, stands with Lorca as a poetic visionary of 20th-century Spain. He was devoted to his region, the mountainous Courel, to its variant of Galician and to its names and ways, as well as to Galician culture as a whole, to the expression of all minority cultures and to freedom from imperialism, war, and economic expansionism.

Ready, Set, Go by Inés Bortagaray, translated by Ana Patete: This novella chronicles the inner meditations and sporadic external interactions of a young girl in the backseat of a car on her way to a beach town with her family.

We Do Not Live in Vain by Selva Casal, translated by Jeannine Marie Pitas: Drawing upon her academic training in sociology and her experiences as a penal lawyer, Casal lays bare the stark realities of the human condition: our capacity for violence and cruelty as well as our profound ability to love and care for one another.

dis tanz by Inna Krasnoper: These poems insist that communication is a process and ask for an active mode of reading and localizing oneself.

06/18/2026

We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far! The Veliz Books team has been soaking up the sun and reading lots of amazing books! Swipe to see what we’ve been reading lately…

Looking to add to your summer reading list? Check out velizbooks.com for some inspiration!

Happy reading! ☀️📚

06/10/2026

Veliz Books poet will be at on Saturday, June 13th from 10am-12pm! What better way to spend a Saturday?

06/01/2026

Thanks to for a fantastic interview with .j.thomas about his new book ORE VEIN. And thank you to Necessary Fiction for publishing this conversation! We love when two Veliz Books authors get together and talk about books! Read the full article at NecessaryFiction.com or find the link on our website.

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Tucson, AZ
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