Hi! With so many new people following our poetic adventures it felt like the right time to reintroduce ourselves… We are Next Page Press! We are an indie publisher located in San Antonio, Texas, that publishes contemporary poetry that is precise in language, clear in voice, and that fosters new thinking about how we make meaning in our lives. We are drawn to poems attentive to both image and sound. Next Page is committed to publishing professionally designed, beautiful books that feel good in the hand.
As a small press, we value community and collaboration and aim to build relationships with our authors and audiences. Next Page seeks writers who embrace working together to promote and create conversations around the books we publish. We hold a roll-up-the-sleeves attitude and work well with authors who actively take a role in getting word out about their books.
We aim to represent a diverse range of writers, and we will make inclusive decisions about the authors we publish. While open to new and emerging voices, Next Page in interested in poets looking for a home for a second or third book. Submissions are by solicitation only at this time.
And we are founded by @lauravanprooyen in 2020!
Looking forward to sharing more about our titles with you all!
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Join us this Sunday at 4:30pm for a celebration of poetry in partnership with The Erie Street Press and Next Page Press. Experience the work of Angela Sorby, Ann Hudson, Faisal Mohyuddin, Jacob Saenz, Laura Van Prooyen, and Lucas Jacob as they bring their pages to life!
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Celebrate the launch of Cinnamon Fire by @sheilafionablack with us virtually on Wednesday, May 27th at 7:00 PM CST! Joining Sheila in the festivities is @lauravanprooyen who will also be reading from her new chapbook, Sorry, We No Longer Offer Bereavement Fares published by @flowersongpress
Register at the link in bio!
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Last night we celebrated the release of Cinnamon Fire by @sheilafionablack and Sorry, We No Longer Offer Bereavement Fares by NPP founder @lauravanprooyen at @twig.book.shop with a wonderful crowd of poets and poetry lovers. It was a wonderful way to end National Poetry Month! Thank you to everyone who came out to support and got your books signed!
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Dear all, I am heading to The Twig in SA to read from Cinnamon Fire! I am down to my second to last book, but they have copies, and I would love to see you there, especially because I am reading with the fabulous Laura Van Prooyen. Come say hi!❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Thursday, April 30 6 PM. /event/2026-04-30/npm-nbty-wraps-sheila-black-and-laura-van-prooyen
Close out National Poetry Month with Sheila Black and Laura Van Prooyen at The Twig Book Shop on 4/30 from 6:00-7:00 as they discuss their newly released titles as part of the New Book This Year 2025–2026 series, as well as their recent publications. Join us for a memorable finale!
Hope to see you there!
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Happy Pub Day! Cinnamon Fire by @sheilafionablack is officially out now! Get your copy today!
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Happy National Poetry Month! We are so excited to officially add Cinnamon Fire by @sheilafionablack to our catalog of poetry tomorrow!
Our previous titles include:
Glow and Subtraction Isn’t Always Less by @ann.huds
Ricochet Script by @alexandravandekamp
Sympathetic Beasts by @luke.jacob.902
Our Echo of Sudden Mercy by @harialluri
the matchstick litanies by @joreyesboitel
Elsewhere: An Elegy by @faisalmohyuddin
Bladed Edge Between by @rubysingh_
Happy Reading!
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Pre-orders of Cinnamon Fire by @sheilafionablack are starting to make their way to readers!
Books ordered directly from the press are packaged with love and care by @lauravanprooyen and then sent on their way. Laura said “If you’ve never thought about what it means to support a small press, I can tell you that every single order allows me to keep going, putting out amazing books and working with @casameowena who creates the most stunning interiors, @the.bookish.mama who hypes the press, and @sadie.clyne who designed this cover! Help us celebrate our 5th year!”
Don’t miss the chance to get an early copy, and support a small press, by heading to our website to order yours!
Cinnamon Fire will officially release 4/7 - only two weeks away!
Catch us AWP at T847! We will be celebrating Cinnamon Fire by @sheilafionablack with an early signing on 3/6 at 10:30-11:30 with founder @lauravanprooyen - and you can grab some of our backlist too!
We will be sharing a table with @poetryforallpodcast and @joannediaz2195 while we celebrate her new release with @barrowstreetpress at 3:30-4:30, so stop by and say hi!
We hope to see you there!
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