Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) is an American organization of independent literary publishers and magazines. It was founded in 1967 by Robie Macauley, Reed Whittemore (The Carleton Miscellany, The New Republic); Jules Chametzky (The Massachusetts Review); George Plimpton (The Paris Review); and William Phillips (The Partisan Review) as the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines (CCLM) at the suggestion of the National Endowment for the Arts, and renamed in 1989 as the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.[1] In April 2015, the organization took its current name. As of 2009 it has about 350 members, half with a budget of less than $10,000.[2]

In 2000 CLMP Online was launched as an online resource providing technical assistance and information services for literary publishers and as an internet center for information about the field for readers, writers, media, and the general public.

Firecracker Awards

The Firecracker Awards are presented annually "to celebrate books and magazines that make a significant contribution to our literary culture and the publishers that strive to introduce important voices to readers far and wide."[3]

The awards include five categories: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, best debut in magazine, and general excellence in magazine. In the book categories, winning presses receive $1,000-2,000, and authors or translators receive $1,000.[3] Magazine winners receive $1,000 each.[3] The winning titles are also showcased in CLMP's national publicity campaigns.[3]

CLMP Firecracker Award winners
Year Category Author Title
2020[4] Fiction Johannes Anyuru with Saskia Vogel (trans.) They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears
Creative Nonfiction Jehanne Dubrow throughsmoke
Poetry Jena Osman Motion Studies
Laura Moriarty Personal Volcano
Magazines/Best Debut Porter House Review
Magazines/General Excellence Two Lines Journal
2021[5] Fiction Aoko Matsuda with Polly Barton (trans.) Where the Wild Ladies Are
Creative Nonfiction Melissa Valentine The Names of All the Flowers
Poetry Justin Phillip Reed The Malevolent Volume
Magazines/Best Debut Lucky Jefferson
Magazines/General Excellence Mizna
2022[6][7] Fiction Celeste Mohammed Pleasantview
Creative Nonfiction Allison Cobb Plastic: An Autobiography
Poetry Truong Tran book of the other: small in comparison
Magazines/Best Debut Sistories
Magazines/General Excellence Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora

See also

References
  1. "CLMP History". CLMP. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. "Membership facts". CLMP. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  3. "Firecracker Awards". Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. "Awards: CLMP Firecracker Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  5. "Awards: Firecracker Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  6. "Awards: Firecracker Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  7. Schaub, Michael (2022-06-24). "CLMP Announces Firecracker Award Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-06-28.


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