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Grove Atlantic and author Roxane Gay are launching an imprint called Roxane Gay Books, which will publish three titles per year in the categories of fiction, nonfiction and memoir. Submissions, both agented and unagented, will open on July 1. Gay, who has been publishing her fiction with Grove Atlantic since 2014, is looking for "writing that is beautifully written, provocative, and intelligent from writers who are willing to take risks on the page."
"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," said Gay, who brought the idea of starting an imprint to Grove Atlantic. "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."
Grove and Roxane Gay Books are also launching a paid, one-year fellowship program intended to be a publishing "crash course" for people new to the industry who might not have had access through traditional avenues.
"Roxane is one of those writers who is always reading and falling in love with and recommending other writers, and she has a fabulous eye for talent and a boundless energy for looking where others don't," said v-p and executive editor Amy Hundley. "I can't wait to see the treasures she will bring us."