Small Press Points

When writer and educator Roberto Carlos Garcia founded the nonprofit poetry press Get Fresh Books (gfbpublishing.org) in 2016, he was “trying to be the change” he longed to see in the world. “It’s tough out there for up-and-coming poets, both economically and due to the lack of opportunities for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, older, and differently abled poets,” says Garcia, who oversees Get Fresh from his home in northern New Jersey. “I wanted to provide a cost-free publishing option for marginalized voices.” Get Fresh publishes one to three poetry collections each year, selecting manuscripts from a pool of no-fee submissions and solicited work. Get Fresh staff members work closely with each poet to produce a manuscript and craft a marketing strategy. Get Fresh is currently accepting no-fee submissions and aims to read…

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Poets & Writers (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2023

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