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Danez Smith on Stage at Gala
photo credit Jenna Bascom

Graywolf Press publishes risk-taking, visionary writers who transform culture through literature.

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Graywolf staff at gala
Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

A virtuoso literary work. . . . Flashbacks and side scenes deepen the story which curls and twines like a thrusting tropical vine through the past, roping in sisters, wives, old lovers, boyhood adventures, and jealousies.

Annie Proulx

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Optional Practical Training
Optional Practical Training
Shubha Sunder
Primordial
Primordial
Mai Der Vang
Origin Stories
Origin Stories
Corinna Vallianatos
The Dissenters
The Dissenters
Youssef Rakha
Modern Poetry
Modern Poetry
Diane Seuss
Taiwan Travelogue
Taiwan Travelogue
Shuang-zi Yang, Lin King
Season of the Swamp
Season of the Swamp
Yuri Herrera, Lisa Dillman
We're Alone
We're Alone
Edwidge Danticat
An Image of My Name Enters America
An Image of My Name Enters America
Lucy Ives
Bluff
Bluff
Danez Smith
Jellyfish Have No Ears
Jellyfish Have No Ears
Adele Rosenfeld, Jeffrey Zuckerman
The Long Run
The Long Run
Stacey D'Erasmo
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In the News

Graywolf Press Partners with Letras Latinas on New Latinx Anthology
Graywolf Press is partnering with Letras Latinas to publish a new anthology of Latinx poetry. We Come from Everything: Poetry for the 21st Century will gather twenty-five poets who have not yet published more than one full-length… Read full story »
GW 50 anniversary
GRAYWOLF PRESS CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLISHING
Graywolf Press is proud to announce a series of anniversary events throughout 2024, taking place in New York City, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tucson. Read full story »

Citizen in the Classroom

Claudia Rankine's groundbreaking Citizen: An American Lyric and other books have inspired programming and sparked conversations in schools, universities, and communities across the country. (Photo credit: DP Jolly.)

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Graywolf gave my story a chance when few others would. It's an honor and a privilege to join the roster of this world-class press, committed to disrupting the canon by taking wild, unpopular, beautiful chances.

Wayétu Moore