Impetus Press was created in the summer of 2005 in Iowa City, Iowa by
Jennifer Banash and Willy Blackmore. Founded on a mountain of contempt
for mainstream publishing and a dislike for the rigid constraints of
experimental presses, Impetus Press began with the desire to bridge
the gap between experimental and commercial publishing.
Here at Impetus Press, our goal is to print and promote works of
literary fiction that have been lost in the seemingly endless gray
area that lies between the lists of commercial and experimental
publishing houses.
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More specifically, Impetus focuses on works of
serious literary fiction with a pop or urban sensibility. We challenge
the notion that serious readers aren't concerned with pop culture and
that more casual readers are nothing but mindless Neanderthals who
shudder at the thought of anything even vaguely literary. Most of all,
Impetus Press is committed to creating an alternate space for quality
fiction, making it possible for new voices to be heard, read, and
appreciated.
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