2Leaf Press is an imprint owned and operated by the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS), a NY-based nonprofit organization that promotes multicultural literature and literacy.
2Leaf Press’s mission is to publish books of passion and purpose that also celebrate the authentic voices of multicultural writers, because we recognize the need for writers to breathe on their own without suffocating the premise of multicultural literature to death. Oh, by the way, we consider all writers multicultural.
So what are we looking for? We’re interested in publishing literary works, specifically poetry, memoir, narratives, and non-fiction; anthologies and collections of essays and short stories; and novels and historical works as they pertain to literature. We’re looking for strong writing with an original approach and intelligence in concept and execution.
We believe in a sense of place and person, in writing that reveals an essential human story through its directness. We are especially interested in writers who are capable of extraordinary honesty, dignity, and insight, and can displace the myths and stereotypes that pervade our culture. We want writers to dig to the marrow: the pain, sorrow, and joy of their existence in a way that connects with the audience differently from what they could previously imagine. We want to provide our readers with some new aspect of our own humanity.
We realize that we are entering a field that is crowded with a formidable group of established publishers and small presses from both the for-profit and nonprofit arenas. What makes us unique is that 2Leaf Press reads unsolicited manuscripts and tries to publish work on its merit, both literary and commercial, by emerging and established writers.
Since we’re living in a digital world, we’re taking full advantage of the technology at hand. We publish print-on-demand, Kindle, and iPad; and we accept submissions by email only. Our goal is to create well-designed, award-winning books that are supported with significant marketing efforts as well as aggressive distribution online as well as brick and mortar, and promote our writers as much as possible through public readings, forums, panels, lectures, workshops, festivals, competitions, and awards. This is what makes us unique.
2Leaf Press is strongly attached to its home in New York City, its native language and landscape, and its vast richness of cultures, so we consider ourselves “local internationalists,” committed to bringing readers an eclectic mixture of multicultural writers. As a small press, we’re only committed to a limited number of original titles, so we’re looking for high-quality writing. If you believe your work makes the grade and it has style, readability, and saleability, please check out our submission guidelines and submit your work.
And so it begins: the birth of 2Leaf Press!
