Coffee House Press

Coffee House Press began as a small letterpress operation in 1972 and has grown into an internationally renowned nonprofit publisher of literary fiction, essay, poetry, and other work that doesn’t fit neatly into genre categories.

Following the small press movement of the 60s and 70s, the 80s saw an emergence of professionalization among small publishers. Coffee House Press’s late-founder Allan Kornblum saw an opportunity to create the sort of publishing house that he wished existed in the world.

Since Coffee House Press’s founding, our authors have received and been finalists for numerous nominations and prizes, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Kingsley Tufts Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.

With your support, we’re able to make experimental, creative choices rather than react solely to sales algorithms and trends.