Roxane Gay Books and Grove Atlantic have also announced a paid one-year fellowship program, intended as a crash course in publishing for candidates who may not have access to the industry through traditional avenues. “It has been a lifelong dream to have a literary imprint of my own where I could publish great books and have the support of a storied publishing house behind me.” Gay and Grove Atlantic have had a relationship since 2014, when Grove Atlantic published Gay’s debut novel An Untamed State.Ĭalls for submissions-for “writing that is beautifully written, provocative, and intelligent from writers who are willing to take risks on the page”-will open on July 1st, and both agented and unagented writers are invited to apply. “I love having a hand in bringing brilliant writing into the world, and over the past fifteen or so years, I’ve done that in various editorial capacities that have been incredibly gratifying,” Gay told The New York Times. I kind of fell in love with her from afar while reading Hunger.
Roxane Gay Books will publish three titles per year, a mixture of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. But the most exciting part of producing and hosting one of the longest-running podcasts was meeting her wife Roxane Gay New York Times ’ best-selling author of several books including Hunger and The Bad Feminist, who she invited on the show in 2017. Now, she’s continuing her curatorial work by partnering with Grove Atlantic to start her own imprint. Roxane Gay is not just an acclaimed writer, she’s a champion of writers: she’s edited The Best American Short Stories, founded Gay Magazine, and launched the Audacious Book Club to promote reading and discussion of powerful new literary voices.