About Us
Monkey Puzzle Press is an independent trade publisher based out of Boulder, Colorado. We publish books from both emerging and established writers. We also publish a biannual literary arts journal, Monkey Puzzle. The publishing philosophy of Monkey Puzzle Press is to give poets and writers unique, artistic collections of their work in bound form as a springboard to their futures, as well as enduring testaments to their writing careers. We appreciate daring writing that exhibits intelligence and creativity, socio-political-cultural awareness, and humor. For submission information, please visit the Submissions Page.
Nate Jordon – Founder / President
Nate founded Monkey Puzzle Press in 2007 and is the Creative Director behind it. He holds a BA in English from California State University, Fresno and an MFA in Writing & Poetics from the Jack Kerouac School of Naropa University. His poetry and prose appear in various periodicals and journals.
Michael D. Edwards – Publishing Assistant
Michael is a poet being educated in golden mind at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. In his free time he enjoys existing and not existing.
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