The Santa Fe Writers Project (SFWP) is an American independent press. Founded in 1998 by Andrew Gifford, it began as a small effort supported by writers and arts advocates. Today, Gifford continues to direct the press.[1] SFWP hosts a literary awards program and an online journal.[2]
In addition to publishing literary fiction, and creative non-fiction, the press also reprints out-of-print books of literary merit or social value.[3]
While the press is largely operated from Bethesda, Maryland it was founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[4] The earliest titles were funded personally by Gifford’s savings, often resulting in a loss.[5]
With over 60 titles in print, the press publishes around four to six titles a year.[6]
Notable books
| Year | Title | Author | Genre | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Fires | Alan Cheuse | Novellas | ISBN 978-0-9776799-1-1 |
| 2010 | The Wars of Heaven | Richard Currey | Fiction / Reprint | ISBN 978-1-939650-05-4 |
| 2013 | Black Livingstone | Pagan Kennedy | Biography / Reprint | ISBN 978-0-9882252-6-8 |
| 2014 | Fatal Light | Richard Currey | Fiction / Reprint | ISBN 978-0-9776799-2-8 |
| 2015 | Pagan Kennedy’s Living | Pagan Kennedy | Nonfiction / Reprint | ISBN 978-1-939650-50-4 |
| 2018 | All Roads Lead to Blood | Bonnie Chau | Short stories | ISBN 978-1-939650-87-0 |
| 2021 | Negative Space | Lilly Dancyger | Memoir | ISBN 978-1-951631-03-1 |
| 2021 | What If We Were Somewhere Else | Wendy J. Fox | Short stories | ISBN 978-1-951631-05-5 |
| 2024 | The Book of Losman | K.E. Semmel | Novel | ISBN 978-1951631376 |
References
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- ^ D, Romona. “Pendulums in Indie Publishing”. Delphi Quarterly. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Landweber, Michael. “Meet the (Small) Press: Santa Fe Writers Project”. WIRO. Washington Independent Review of Books. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ “Publisher Spotlight: Santa Fe Writers Project”. IPG Blog. Independent Publisher Group. August 30, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Wexler, Laura (August 17, 2008). “Heir to a Scandal”. Washington Post Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ “Santa Fe Writer’s Project”. IPG Book. Independent Publisher Group. Retrieved June 11, 2020.