Sibling Rivalry Press is a small press publishing house based in Little Rock, Arkansas founded by Bryan Borland in 2010.[2][3] It features both online and print components as well as the non-profit SRP Foundation, which financially supports the arts.

Sibling Rivalry Press
Parent companySibling Rivalry Press (Independent Publisher)
StatusActive
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
FounderBryan Borland[1]
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationLittle Rock, Arkansas
Key peopleMichael Klein (writer)
Nonfiction topicsHomosexuality
Fiction genresPoetry
Official websiteSibling Rivalry Press

History

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Bryan Borland originally conceived of Sibling Rivalry Press as a vanity press through which to disseminate his collection of poetry, but decided to expand it to encompass other authors whose work focused on similar themes. Authors since published by Sibling Rivalry Press include Ocean Vuong,[4] Michael Klein,[5] Saeed Jones,[6] Kaveh Akbar, Kazim Ali, Franny Choi, Matthew Hittinger, Dorothy Allison,[7] Raymond Luczak,[8] Bushra Rehman,[9] and Stephen S. Mills.[10]

Accolades

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The SRP website describes its purpose as catering to queer writers of poetry, albeit not exclusively.[11] In 2014, The American Library Association honored nine "of SRP's titles...on its annual list of recommended LGBT reading".[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "About Bryan Borland". Academy of American Poets. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Small Press Points: Sibling Rivalry Press". Poets & Writers. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Clancy, Sean (December 15, 2019). "Press forward: Arkansas publisher gives a voice to LGBTQ authors who might not have been published otherwise". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ocean Vuong". TriQuarterly. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Soden, Christopher (February 27, 2013). "'The Talking Day' by Michael Klein". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "MFA Alumnus Saeed Jones Named a Finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award". Rutgers University–Newark. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  7. ^ Smittle, Stephanie; Pennington, Seth (September 20, 2019). "'Stonewall 50': Five Questions with Seth Pennington of Sibling Rivalry Press". Arkansas Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ^ F. Clark, Philip (January 20, 2013). "Bryan Borland: A Most Fortunate Son". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Neary, Lynn (August 20, 2014). "To Achieve Diversity In Publishing, A Difficult Dialogue Beats Silence". NPR. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sibling Rivalry Press". Poets & Writers. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  11. ^ Admin (December 3, 2012). "Sibling Rivalry Press and LGBT Writing". Lit Bridge. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "2014 Over the Rainbow List: 71 LGBT Books for Adult Readers". American Library Association. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Sibling Rivalry Press: Publishing Assistant". University of Central Arkansas. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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