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Alice James Books
238 Main Street
Farmington, ME 04938
USA
Telephone: 207-778-7071
Fax: 207-778-7766
Email: info[no.spam*]alicejamesbooks.org
Website: http://www.alicejamesbooks.org
Description: The mission of Alice James Books, a cooperative poetry press, is to seek out and publish the best contemporary poetry by both established and beginning poets. Their objective is to give women access to publishing and to involve authors in the publishing process.

Artemis Press
236 West Portal Avenue, #525
San Francisco, California 94127
USA
Telephone: 866-216-7333
Email: artemispressdigital-info[no.spam*]yahoo.com
Website: http://www.artemispress.com/
Description: Artemis Press is an electronic publisher offering high quality, thought-provoking fiction and nonfiction e-books of interest to the worldwide women's community, specializing in lesbian stories.

Ash Tree Publishing
PO Box 64
Woodstock, NY 12498
USA
Telephone: 845-246-8081
Website: http://www.ashtreepublishing.com
Description: Ash Tree Publishing was founded in 1985. The books Ash Tree publish offer women simple, successful, and safe ways to regain and maintain health and vitality through menstruation, PMS, fertility & pregnancy, childbirth, breast health, cancer prevention, and menopause.

Aunt Lute Books
P.O. Box 410687
San Francisco, Ca 94141
USA
Telephone: 415-826-1300
Fax: 415-826-8300
Email: books[no.spam*]auntlute.com
Website: http://www.auntlute.com
Description: Aunt Lute Books is a nonprofit feminist press that publishes novels, short stories, anthologies and critical essays by women of color.

Bella Books
P.O. Box 10543
Tallahassee, FL 32302
USA
Telephone/Fax: 800-729-4992 and 850-576-2370
Email: info[no.spam*]bellabooks.com
Website: http://www.bellabooks.com
Description: Bella Books introduces the next generation of lesbian fiction in the tradition begun by the Naiad Press. Bella publishes many of Naiad's most popular authors of lesbian romance and mystery, along with the work of promising debut writers.

Bold Strokes Books
PO Box 249
Valley Falls, NY 12185
USA
Telephone: 518 753 6642
Fax: 518 753 6648
Email: bsb[no.spam*]boldstrokesbooks.com
Website: www.boldstrokesbooks.com
Description: Bold Strokes Books offers a diverse collection of lesbian-themed general and genre fiction.

CALYX Inc.
Calyx Books
P.O. Box B
Corvallis, OR 97339
USA
Telephone: 541-753-9384 / 1-888-336-2665
Fax: 541-753-0515
Email: info[no.spam*]calyxpress.org
Website: http://calyxpress.org/
Description: CALYX is an independent, non-profit publisher of contemporary writing and art by women. It seeks emerging writers and artists from diverse backgrounds. CALYX publishes fine literary and artistic work by women as a way to nurture women's creativity.

CFEMEA
Endereço: SCS, Quadra 2, Bloco C, Ed. Goiás, Sala 602
Brasília - DF
70317-900 Brasil
Email: cfemea[no.spam*]cfemea.org.br
Telephone: +55613224-1791
Website: http://www.cfemea.org.br/
Description: Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria, which translates to Feminist Center of Studies and Advisory Body, publishes informative booklets and bulletins to educate women about their rights. They are concerned with advocating feminism, citizenship and the well-being of women.

Chicory Blue Press
795 East St. North
Goshen, CT 06756
USA
Telephone: 860-491-2271
Fax: 860-491-8619
Contact: Sondra Zeidenstein
Email: sondraz[no.spam*]optonline.net
Website: http://www.chicorybluepress.com
Description: Founded in 1987, Chicory Blue Press is a small, feminist literary press focusing on the strong voices of women over sixty.

Des Femmes
35, rue Jacob
75006 Paris
France
Tél : 01 42 22 60 74
Email: contact[no.spam*]desfemmes.fr
Site Web: http://www.desfemmes.fr/
Description: La vocation profonde des éditions Des femmes et leur rôle ont toujours été de : rendre visible l'apport des femmes à tous les champs de la connaissance, de la pensée et de l'action, stimuler la création des femmes et leur désir d'entreprendre, enrichir le patrimoine culturel.
Description: The purpose of the publishing house Des femmes and its role has always been to make visible the contribution of women to every field of knowledge, of thought and of action, to encourage women’s creativity and their desire to undertake any endeavor, and enrich the cultural heritage.

The Feminist Press
365 5th Avenue, Suite 5406
New York, NY 10016
USA
Email: info[no.spam*]feministpress.org
Telephone: 212-817-7915
Fax: 212-817-1593
Website: http://www.feministpress.org
Description: The Feminist Press is a nonprofit literary and educational publisher, devoted to restoring the lost multicultural history and literature of women in the US and throughout the world through the publication of important books by and about women.

Firebrand Books
2232 South Maine Street, #272
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
USA
Telephone: 248-738-8202
Fax: 248-738-7786
Email: firebrand[no.spam*]firebrandbooks.com
Website: http://www.firebrandbooks.com
Description: Firebrand Books is an award-winning feminist and lesbian publishing house committed to producing quality work in a wide variety of genres by ethnically and racially diverse authors.

Freya Ppublications
United Kingdom
Contact: Charlie Finch
Email charlie[no.spam*]freyapublications.com
Website: www.freyapublications.com
Description: UK based indie press specializing in women's literary fiction, including historical, romance, bi and lesbian and contemporary.

GirlChild Press
PO Box 93
Hyattsville, MD 20781
USA
Contact: Michelle Sewell, Editor & Founder
Email: girlchildpress[no.spam*]aol.com
Website: http://www.girlchildpress.com/
Description: GirlChild Press publishes work that celebrates the triumph, defiance, and excellence of girls and women everywhere.

Honno Welsh Women's Press
c/o Canolfan Merched y Wawr
Unit 14 Creative Units
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Penglais Campus
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3GL
UK
Editor: Caroline Oakley (English language titles)
Telephone: 01970-623-150
Fax: 01970 623150
Email: post[no.spam*]honno.co.uk
Website: http://www.honno.co.uk
Description: Honno Welsh Women's Press, established in 1986 by a group of women in Wales, aims to publish books by women in Wales. Book genres range from fiction, poetry, children's books, and autobiographical writing to reprints of classic titles in English and Welsh.

Intaglio Publications
PO Box 794
Walker, LA 70785
USA
E-mail: publisher[no.spam*]intagliopub.com
Website: http://www.intagliopub.com
Description: A traditional publishing company dedicated to providing some of the best publications within the lesbian community

Isis International
Simon Bolivar 3798 Nunoa
Santiago de Chile
Chile
Teléfono: (56-2) 269 5506
Fax: (56-2) 235 3921
Email: isis[no.spam*]isis.cl
Website: http://www.isis.cl
Descripción: Servicio de información y comunicación de las mujeres cuyo objetivo es lograr la plena participación de las mujeres en los procesos de desarrollo.
Description: Women's communication and information service that seeks to gain full participation of women in the process of development.

Jane's Stories Press Foundation
5500 N 50 W
Fremont, IN 46737
USA
Telephone: 1 800 603-6065
Email: janesstories[no.spam*]me.com
Website: http://www.janesstories.org/index.html
Description: Jane's Stories Press Foundation nurtures emerging and established writers who are underrepresented in the publishing industry, focusing on writing by women over 50 and under 24, and by women of color.

Kore Press
PO Box 42315
Tucson, AZ 85733-2315
USA
Street Address:
240 N Court Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
USA
Contact: Lisa Bowden, Publisher
Email: lisa[no.spam*]korepress.com, korepress[no.spam*]korepress.org and editorial[no.spam*]korepress.org
Telephone: 520-327-2127
Website: http://www.korepress.org
Description: Kore Press is named for the idea that women are agents of change. This nonprofit press publishes passionate, experimental and often collaborative literature by diverse women whose perspectives don't often reach the mainstream. Provides a forum for established and emerging voices as well as writers from the past we would like to honor and remember.

KT press
38 Bellot Street
London SE10 0AQ
UK
Email: ktpress[no.spam*]ktpress.co.uk
Website: www.ktpress.co.uk
Description: KT Press is the publisher of n.paradoxa (ISSN: 1461-0424) and operates as a not-for-profit publishing company whose aim is to promote understanding of women artists and their work.

Les éditions de la Pleine Lune
223, 34e Avenue Lachine (Québec) H8T 1Z4
Canada
Tél: 514-634-7954
Courriel: editpllune[no.spam*]videotron.ca
Website: http://www.pleinelune.qc.ca/
Description: Établie à Montréal depuis 1975, la Pleine Lune se consacre principalement à l'édition d'ouvrages québécois et canadiens, avec le souci constant de servir la littérature.
Description: Since its establishment in Montreal in 1975, la Pleine Lune dedicates itself mainly to the publishing of Canadian and Quebecois works with the constant aim to always serve literature.

Les éditions du Remue-ménage
110, rue Sainte-Thérèse, bureau 501
Montréal (Québec) H2Y IE6
Canada
Tél: (514) 876-0097
Télécopier: (514) 876-7951
Courriel: info[no.spam*]editions-remuemenage.qc.ca
Site Web: http://www.editions-remuemenage.qc.ca/
Description: La maison d’édition, dont le nom rappelle le mouvement, l’énergie, le chambardement, n’a jamais cessé de publier des ouvrages visant à faire bouger les idées reçues. … Ainsi, notre mandat consiste toujours à soutenir et à faire avancer la réflexion sur la condition des femmes d’ici et d’ailleurs.
Description: The publishing house, whose name suggests movement, energy, and complete disorder, never stopped publishing works that seek to question long-established ways of thinking. Thus, our task always involves supporting and furthering scrutiny of the feminine condition here and elsewhere.

Linen Press
1 Newton Farm Cottages
Edinburgh, Scotland
EH22 1SA
Website: www.linenpressbooks.com
Description: Linen press is a small press in Edinburgh, Scotland, run entirely by women and is dedicated to publishing brilliant and inspiring books by female writers.

Mayapple Press
362 Chestnut Hill Road
Woodstock, NY 12498
USA
Telephone: 845-684-5519
Email: jbkerman[no.spam*]mayapplepress.com
Website: http://www.mayapplepress.com
Description: Mayapple Press is a small press established in 1978 by poet and editor Judith Kerman. Mayapple Press takes a special interest in Great Lakes Regional poetry and poetry by women. Most publications are in chapbook format.

New Victoria Publishers
P.O. Box 13173
Chicago, IL 60613
USA
Telephone: 773-793-2244
Email:newvictoriapub[no.spam*]att.net
Website: http://www.NewVictoria.com
Description: Founded in 1976, New Victoria publishes from 8 to 10 books a year, mostly fiction, including mystery, romance and adventure.

Onlywomen Press, Ltd.
40 St. Lawrence Terrace
London, W10 5ST
UK
Website: http://www.onlywomenpress.com
Description: Independent publishers since 1974, Onlywomen Press publishes feminist fiction, non-fiction theory and poetry, which question heterosexual orthodoxies and challenges gender inequalities. Lesbian authors are given priority.

Paris Press
P.O. Box 487
Ashfield, MA 01330
USA
Telephone: 413-628-0051
Fax: 413-628-0051
Email: info[no.spam*]parispress.org
Website: http://www.parispress.org
Description: A not-for-profit press, publishing work by women that has been neglected or misrepresented by the literary world. Publishes 2-3 books a year.

The Post Apollo Press
35 Marie Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
USA
Telephone: 415-332-1458
Email: postapollo[no.spam*]earthlink.net
Website: http://www.postapollopress.com
Description: Founded in Sausalito, CA in 1982, the Post Apollo Press specializes in writing by women. Published writers include internationally-known poets Etel Adnan & Anne-Marie Alblach.

RedBone Press
P.O. Box 15571
Washington, DC 20003
USA
Telephone: 202-667-0392
Fax: 301-588-0588
Email: info[no.spam*]redbonepress.com
Website: www.redbonepress.com
Description: RedBone Press publishes work that celebrates the culture of black lesbians and further promotes understanding between black gays and lesbians and the black mainstream.

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
P.O. Box 374
Quetta
Pakistan
Editor: Cultural Committee of RAWA
Telephone: 0092-300-5541258
Email: rawa[no.spam*]rawa.org
Website: http://www.rawa.org
Description: RAWA publishes a periodical magazine Payam-e-Zan (Women's Message, ISSN 1563-8456) in Persian/Pashto and Urdu since 1981 and some other publications in English.

Sanctuary Books Publishing Co.
P.O. Box 13688
Tampa, Florida 33681
USA
Telephone: 813-334-4810
Email: info[no.spam*]sanctuarybooks.com
Website: www.sanctuarybooks.com
Description: The mission of Sanctuary Books Publishing Co. is to seek out and publish progressive Christian books with an emphasis on feminist/womanist theological messages. Our objective is to bring fresh and provocative voices to the market and give Christians alternatives to the right wing conservative evangelical worldview.

Seal Press
1700 4th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
USA
Telephone: 510-595-3664
Email: seal.press[no.spam*]perseusbooks.com
Website: http://www.sealpress.com
Description: Founded in 1976, Seal Press continues to thrive and expand, gaining increasing recognition for our commitment to feminist publishing.

Second Story Press
20 Maud Street, Suite 401
Toronto, ON
Canada M5V 2M5
Telephone: 416-537-7850
Fax: 416-537-0588
Email: info[no.spam*]secondstorypress.ca
Website: http://www.secondstorypress.ca
Description: Feminist publishers that produce books that challenge, inform, stimulate, delight and entertain.

Sibyl Publications
2505 Reuben Boise Road
Dallas, OR 97338
USA
Telephone: 503-623-3438
Fax: 503-623-2943
Email: ms[no.spam*]sibylbooks.com
Website: http://www.sibylbooks.com
Description: Sibyl Publications is dedicated to giving a voice to women.

Spinifex Press
PO Box 212
504 Queensberry St
North Melbourne VIC 3051
Australia
Telephone: +61 (03) 9329 6088
Fax: +61 (03) 9329 9238
Email: women[no.spam*]spinifexpress.com.au
Twitter: http://twitter.com/spinifexpress
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spinifex-Press/107311673243?ref=mf
Website: http://www.spinifexpress.com.au/
Description: Spinifex is an independent feminist press publishing innovative and controversial feminist books with an optimistic edge.

Sumach Press
180 Bloor Street West, Suite 801
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 2V6
Telephone: 416-929-2864
Fax: 416-929-2964
Email: info[no.spam*]sumachpress.com
Website: http://www.sumachpress.com
Contacts: Beth McAuley, Lois Pike, & Liz Martin
Description: Sumach Press are publishers of dynamic feminist writing with a critical perspective.

Vindicación Feminista
Magdalena, 29, 1. 28012
Madrid
Spain
Director: Lidia Falcón
Telephone & Fax: 34 + 91 369 44 88
E-mail: contacto[no.spam*]vindicacionfeminista.com
Website: http://www.vindicacionfeminista.com
Description: Feminist publishing house run by women. Since 1976 it has been publishing books written by women authors. It publishes fiction (novels, poetry and plays) and nonfiction. It also publishes the feminist journal Poder y Libertad.

Virago Press
Little, Brown Book Group
100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DY
UK
Telephone: 020 7911 8000
Fax: 020 7911 8100
E-mail: Virago.press[no.spam*]littlebrown.co.uk
Website: http://www.virago.co.uk/
Description: Virago is an outstanding international publisher of women's literature. It is the largest women's imprint in the world and has made commercial success of publishing books of quality & originality since 1973.

Volcano Press
P.O. Box 270
Volcano, CA 95689
USA
Telephone: 800-879-9636
Fax: 209-296-4515
Email: sales[no.spam*]volcanopress.com
Website: http://www.volcanopress.com
Description: Books on women's health issues and domestic violence.

Wish Publishing
P.O. Box 10337
Terre Haute, IN 47801
USA
Telephone: 812-299-5700
Fax: 928-447-1836
Email: holly[no.spam*]wishpublishing.com
Website: http://www.wishpublishing.com
Description: Wish Publishing endeavors to provide quality instructional, educational and inspirational materials to girls and women who play sports and those who train and support them.

Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
1940 Calvert Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009-1502
USA
Telephone: 202-656-0893
Email: mediademocracy[no.spam*]wifp.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheWIFP
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/WIFP
Website: http://www.wifp.org
Contact: Martha Allen, President
Description: Nonprofit, tax-exempt research and publishing organization founded in 1972 to work on media democracy. Currently publishing the Directory of Women's Media (annually in print as well as this online version); an annual print periodical, Voices for Media Democracy; Media Democracy Online; and a booklet series on media democracy issues.

Women Unlimited
K-36, Ground Floor
Hauz Khas Enclave
New Delhi – 110016
India
Telephone: (91-11) 2696-4947 and (91-11) 2652-4129
Fax: (91-11) 2649-6597
Email: womenunltd[no.spam*]vsnl.net or womenunltd[no.spam*]gmail.com
Contact: Urvashi Butalia
Website: http://www.womenunlimited.net/
Description: Women Unlimited, a non-profit trust, is an associate of Kali for Women, India’s first and oldest feminist press, which published scholarly and academic books in the social sciences; fiction; general interest non-fiction; books for young adults; pamphlets and monographs; and activist material. Women Unlimited continues all the publishing activity of Kali for Women.

WovenWord Press
811 Mapleton Ave.
Boulder, CO 80304
USA
Telephone: 888-773-7738
Fax: 303-449-4302
Email: books[no.spam*]wovenword.com
Website: http://www.wovenword.com
Description: WovenWord Press publishes works of interest and value which might not otherwise reach the world of waiting readers. The author, editor, publisher and artist work together in a joint effort, conducted in a communal, feminist manner.

Zubaan
128 B. First Floor
Shahpur Jat
New Delhi - 11049
India
Tel: +91-11-26494617, 26494618 and 26494613
Email: zubaanwbooks[no.spam*]vsnl.net
Contact: Ritu Menon
Website: http://www.zubaanbooks.com/
Description: Zubaan is a non-profit publisher, committed to keeping book prices low, putting back all profits into developing books which we hope will innovate, challenge, entertain, delight and inform our readers all over the world. Zubaan is an inprint of Kali for Women, the first women's publishing company in India, founded in 1984, active almost 20 years but now dormant.

Directory of Women's Media
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
Washington, DC