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El Martillo Press El Ma****lo Press publishes writers whose pens strike the page with clear intent

elmartillopress.com Founded by Matt Sedillo and David A.
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Romero, El Ma****lo Press publishes writers whose pens strike the page with clear intent; words with purpose to pry apart assumed norms and to hammer away at injustice. El Ma****lo Press proactively publishes writers looking to pound the pavement to promote their work and the work of their fellow pressmates. El Ma****lo is the builder of bridges and the destroyer of walls. Launched in Los Angeles

with a diverse group of celebrated and hardworking writers who embody our working-class intellectual spirit, El Ma****lo Press maintains an editorial board that makes its selections for publishing.


Submissions

We solicit our authors and do not take unsolicited submissions. However, if you send us an email attempting an unsolicited submission, we strongly recommend that you include: a professional bio, a synopsis of your work, your work (or a sample) formatted in single space Times New Roman size 12 font, and any relevant links (website, socials, press articles, publications, YouTube videos of readings or performances, etc.).

​If you are sending in an unsolicited submission, do not add the co-founders on social media and message them via social media or comment upon posts regarding the status of your submission. Do not refer to our co-founders in such a way as to suggest a degree of familiarity, if in fact, you have not met them in person. This will result in automatic rejection. Do not buy books directly from the co-founders or send money to them for any reason. This will be interpreted as an attempt to buy your way into getting published. This will also result in automatic rejection.

​We will not answer all inquiries. Inquiries that gain our interest may be answered, but we do not commit to publishing any work until we have sent an author a contract. We do not owe any author explanation for why we have decided to pass on their project or why we haven't answered their inquiry.

​Thank you for your consideration. We thank you for thinking of publishing with us! There are many presses and publishing options out there, we wish you luck!



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 welcomed  to  with a lineup of poets including :  ,  ,  and  !  author Cara Lopez Lee, poet and musician John Martinez,...
21/09/2025

welcomed to with a lineup of poets including : , , and ! author Cara Lopez Lee, poet and musician John Martinez, and local poet Mateo shared some of their work as well! Looking forward to hosting another reading at Art Space HP in the future!

THE NEWS IS OUT!  is coming to the world famous  (home of the Beat Poets and great literature, besides) with poets: Lorn...
20/09/2025

THE NEWS IS OUT! is coming to the world famous (home of the Beat Poets and great literature, besides) with poets: Lorna Dee Cervantes, .flo_sf , , and for an in-store reading! Hosted by El Ma****lo Press co-founders and . Join us Thursday, December 11th, from 6:30 - 8 pm.

Matriarchy: Sacred Poems by  is now available for pre-order from  ! Cover photography by  and additional photography by ...
20/09/2025

Matriarchy: Sacred Poems by is now available for pre-order from ! Cover photography by and additional photography by . Briana will be presenting Matriarchy at Midnight Books on Friday, November 7th! More dates in San Diego County, Los Angeles County and the Bay will be announced soon!

Grab Your Rocks & Throw: A Poetic Revolution by  is available for pre-order from  ! Cover art "Mexica Dream" by  ! Buy y...
20/09/2025

Grab Your Rocks & Throw: A Poetic Revolution by is available for pre-order from ! Cover art "Mexica Dream" by ! Buy your copies on our website and checkout Jozer as he travels from Denver to feature at on Monday, October 13th!

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