EMPTY BOWL

Empty Bowl, an independent press founded in 1976 in the Pacific Northwest as a cooperative letterpress publisher, publishes literary anthologies, poetry, translations, essays, and occasionally fiction.

Empty Bowl is away from the office until April 1 attending the AWP conference and book fair. We will fulfill any orders as soon as possible on our return. Our books are also available at Asterism Books.


Now available

Wild Cucumber: New and Selected Poems

Ann Spiers

Recent releases from Empty Bowl

A review of our two most-recent books appears in the Anchorage Daily News.

Working the Land, Working the Sea

We are now accepting submissions for Working the Land, Working the Sea, an anthology that will celebrate Empty Bowl Press’s fiftieth year of operation. You can find details here.


More books from Empty Bowl Press