The Feminist Press publishes books that ignite movements and social transformation. Celebrating their legacy, they lift up insurgent and marginalized voices from around the world to build a more just future. Feminist Press’ vision is to create a world where everyone recognizes themselves in a book.

Founded in 1970, Feminist Press (FP) began as a crucial publishing component of second wave feminism, reprinting feminist classics by writers such as Zora Neale Hurston and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and providing much-needed texts for the developing field of women’s studies with books by Barbara Ehrenreich and Grace Paley. FP publishes feminist literature from around the world and North American writers of diverse race and class experience. They have become the vanguard for books on contemporary feminist issues of equality and gender identity. Currently, FP publishes twelve to fifteen books a year and specializes in an array of genres, including cutting-edge literary fiction, activist nonfiction, literature in translation, hybrid memoirs, and more. FP seeks to champion intersectional and nuanced works that spark much-needed dialogue and move the feminist conversation forward. Current editorial initiatives include the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize, created to highlight debut work by women and nonbinary writers of color, and Amethyst Editions, a queer imprint founded by Michelle Tea.

Jerome Foundation supports Feminist Press’ Emerging Feminist Writers Program. Supporting early career Minnesota and New York City-based writers who identify as BIPOC, women and femmes, queer and trans people, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities or neurodiverse identities, The Emerging Feminist Writers Program serves four participants per year with a three-pronged program that includes:

1. book publication and intensive editorial and marketing support
2. robust tour support, including author funding for out-of-state travel, panelist honoraria, and classroom book donations
3. an in-house professional development training program to help early-career writers build sustainable speaking, educating, and writing platforms, with at least four training sessions per year led by industry experts, and author funding to attend one professional development conference or festival per year

The program centers on supporting emerging writers during the year of their book’s publication, with additional support extending beyond the one-year mark.