U for Unicorn Press

Unicorn Press is tucked away inside the Glenwood Coffee and Books Co-op at 1310 Glenwood Avenue. As stated on their website, Unicorn Press was founded in 1966 in Santa Barbara, CA and was relocated to Greensboro in 1972. Al Brilliant, one of the three founders, continues to run the press, today. (Reference, here).

Unicorn is especially known for the poetry it publishes as well as its contest to publish a book of poetry for poets who have not previously published one. Greensboro poet Mark Smith-Soto served as the final judge for last year's contest. The submission period for 2015 has just ended and we will know on December 1st who won for this year.

We wish Al had been around the day we were in Glenwood. With fifty years of experience in publishing, Al is known as a preeminent small press publisher and known for publishing high quality works of poetry. By 2004, Al had published the work of six Nobel Prize winning poets* Greensboro is lucky to have such a talented and unassuming publisher in our midst.

Today is ABC Wednesday and for our A-Z Local series, U is for Unicorn Press!

* reference and Al's fascinating background.

Comments

[Reader Wil]

Coffee and books, that's a good combination. I love to read a book over a cuppa.
Have a great week.
Wil, ABCW Team

[Roger Green]

I love small press.

ROG, ABCW

[William Kendall]

A business well worth having around.

[Gattina]

Interesting post !

Gattina ABC Team

[birdman]

I could find a home here for a few hours.

[Lowell]

Wish I'd know about this before...I've got a book of poetry coming out fairly soon!

[Su-sieee! Mac]

Hurrah for small independent publishers!
The View from the Top of the Ladder

[Laurie Kazmierczak]

Good info for poets! Thanks for sharing♪

[VP]

My compliments: publishing six Nobel Prize winning poets is really something!

[Revrunner]

Six laureates. Wow!

[ann nz]

I sometimes write poems, and shall loved to be accepted by them, I write prose mostly.