Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Formation1967; 57 years ago (1967)
FoundersRobie Macauley, Reed Whittemore, Jules Chametzky, George Plimpton, William Phillips
TypeNonprofit literary organization
Headquarters154 Christopher Street, Suite 3C
Location
Region served
Worldwide
ServicesSupports independent literary publishers and fosters literary communities; administers the CLMP Firecracker Awards; distributes the Lord Nose Award
Membership
1,000+ (2024)
Official language
English
Executive Director
Mary Gannon
Budget
$80,500 (1975)
Staff
6
Websitewww.clmp.org
Formerly called
Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines (1967–1989)
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (1989–2015)

The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) is an American nonprofit organization of independent literary publishers and magazines, that "channels small sums to little magazines publishing poetry and fiction."[1]

The mission of the CLMP was described in a 1981 New York Times article as a "service organization,... set up to help ... literary groups.... Such magazines as The Partisan Review,... TriQuarterly and Poetry are helped by the council. The help is not large; it is seldom in excess of $5,000."[2] As of 2024 the CLMP has a membership of more 1,000 organizations/publishers, from "those with budgets of less than $5,000 to those of more than $1 million."[3] The organization also administers the CLMP Firecracker Awards and the Lord Nose Award.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT1983 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT1981 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "History". About CLMP. CLMP.org. Retrieved May 15, 2024.