Black Glove Press

Black Glove Press is an independent publisher and literary organization founded in 2018 by a collective of writers and artists seeking a home for work that resists easy categorization. With a name that evokes both the tactile intimacy of the printed page and the protective anonymity of the gloved hand, the press has cultivated a reputation for publishing formally adventurous poetry, hybrid texts, and translations that often fall outside the commercial mainstream. Its catalogue is deliberately eclectic, ranging from chapbooks to full-length collections, and its editorial vision is guided by a commitment to aesthetic risk and intellectual rigor rather than market trends. At its core, Black Glove Press operates as a small, curatorially driven entity that prioritizes sustained engagement with each author's work. The press frequently collaborates with visual artists, book designers, and community spaces to produce editions that are as much art objects as they are literary works. While its output is modest in scale, its influence has grown through a series of well-regarded reading series, workshops, and an annual open submission window that draws a diverse international pool of applicants.