Gival Press is an American literary publishing house specializing in non-fiction, short stories, literary fiction and poetry. The privately held, independent company was founded in 1998 in Arlington, Virginia. It publishes books and anthologies in English, French and Spanish and sponsors four contests for fiction. Several winners of Gival Press Short Story Awards went on to win prestigious literary honors such as the Pushcart Prize, O. Henry Awards, PEN/Faulkner awards, New York Times Bestseller listees, Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Midland Authors Award and Iowa Author Awards.
Arlington Literary Journal Since 2005, Gival Press has published the online literary journal Arlington Literary Journal also known as ArLiJo. The editor-in-chief is Robert L. Giron. There have been guest editors, including Katherine E. Young, Hollynd Karapetkova, Teri Ellen Cross Davis, and past associate editor Sarah Fannon.
Literary awards Gival Press offers several literary awards, including the Gival Press Novel Award in odd-ending years, the Oscar Wilde Award annually, the Gival Press Poetry Award in even-ending years and the Gival Press Short Story Award annually. All contests strictly adhere to the Council of Literary Magazines & Presses Contests Contest Code of Ethics.
Novel Award The winner of the Gival Press Novel Award receives a cash prize in addition to publication of the winning novel. Past judges include Donald Berger, Tim W. Brown, John Domini, Richard Peabody, Kim Roberts, Thad Rutkowski, Seth Brady Tucker, and Elizabeth Harris. 2005 – Kiki Denis, The Last Day of Paradise 2006 – Barbara de la Cuesta, [working title: Ordóñez] The Spanish Teacher 2007 – Elizabeth Oness, Twelve Rivers of the Body 2008 – Lowell Mick White, That Demon Life 2009 – David Winner, The Cannibal of Guadalajara 2010 – Peter Leach, Gone by Sundown 2011 – Perry Glasser, Riverton Noir 2012 – Mark Brazaitis, Julia & Rodrigo 2013 – Thomas H. McNeely, Ghost Horse 2014 – Elizabeth Harris, Mayhem: Three Lives of a Woman 2015 – Robert Schirmer, Barrow's Point 2016 – Tyler McMahon, Dream of Another America 2018 – William Orem, Miss Lucy 2020 – Jordan Silversmith, Redshift, Blueshift 2022 – Khanh Ha, Her: The Flame Tree
Oscar Wilde Award Named after the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde, the Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award is one of the oldest prizes recognizing LGBT poetry. It is awarded annually for the "best previously unpublished original poem written in English which best relates GLBT life".- 2002 – Jeff Walt, "To My Ex-lover Making a Commitment" 2003 – Ron Mohring, "Birds of Paradise" 2004 – Jeff Walt, "Lying in Bed" 2005 – Julie Marie Wade, "The Lunar Plexus" 2006 – Dante Micheaux, "Bread Boy" 2007 – Pablo Miguel Martínez, "At the Pentecostal Baths" 2008 – Stephen S. Mills, "Iranian Boys Hanged for Sodomy, July 2005" 2009 – Chino Mayrina, "We Must Always Sing" 2010 – Sarah Machinak, "L.B.A." 2011 – Rob A. Jacques, "Wonders of the Invisible World" 2012 – Henry Hughes, "Action" 2013 – Michael Montlack, "Questions My Father Asked Watching This Old House (1993)" 2014 – Gina R. Evers, "The Body Beautiful" 2015 – Mike Zimmerman, "Summer Rainstorm" 2016 – Kevin McLellan, "Anonymity" 2017 – Dan Vera, "Lingering Fraction" 2018 – Kailee Pedersen, "Achilles and Patroclus in New York City, 1983" 2019 – Michael Rodman, "Document (Undocumented)" 2020 – George Klawitter, "Twenty" 2021 – Brian Cronwall, "In the Blackish Place Where We Come to Love" 2022 – Brad Fairchild, "Vowelish Palares" 2023 – Madeline Kramer, "Self Portrait While Visiting My Parents for Christmas" 2024 – Jendi Reiter, "Vita Sackville-West Wins the Golden Wedding Award" 2025 - R.S. Weldon, "On Visibility"
Poetry Award Formerly a chapbook prize, the Gival Press Poetry Prize honors a poetry manuscript. Recipients receive a cash prize and publication of the winning manuscript. 1999 – Jeff Mann, Flint Shards from Sussex 2000 – Gerard Wozek, Dervish 2001 – George Klawitter, Let Orpheus Take Your Hand 2002 – Janet I. Buck, Tickets to a Closing Play 2003 – Beverly Burch, Sweet to Burn 2004 – Paula Goldman, The Great Canopy 2005 – Donna J. Gelagotis Lee, On the Altar of Greece 2006 – Barbara Louise Ungar, The Origin of the Milky Way 2007 – Richard Carr, Honey 2008 – Rich Murphy, Voyeur 2009 – Cecilia Mart—nez-Gil, Psaltery and Serpentines 2010 – Clifford Bernier, The Silent Art 2011 – Yvette Neisser Moreno, Grip 2012 – Lisa Graley, Box of Blue Horses 2013 – Seth Brady Tucker, We Deserve the Gods We Ask For 2014 – Eric Nelson, Some Wonder 2015 – Linwood D. Rumney, Abandoned Earth 2016 – C. M. Mayo, Meteor 2019 – Matthew Pennock, The Miracle Machine 2021 – Kate Monaghan, "Disputed Site: poems" 2023 – Rod Carlos Rodriguez, "A History of Echoes: Poems"
Short Story Award The Gival Press Short Story Award honors a previously unpublished original (non-translated) short story in English. 2004 – Iqbal Pittalwala, "Legacy" 2005 – Tim Mullaney, "On the Verge" 2006 – Marie Holmes, "Harvest Cycle" 2007 – Mark Wisniewski, "Better Terms" 2008 – Tim Johnston, "Water" 2009 – Perry Glasser, "I-95, Southbound" 2010 – Daniel Degnan, "Fat Tails" 2011 – Kristin FitzPatrick, "The Music She Will Never Hear" 2012 – Karenmary Penn, "Void" 2013 – Lynn Stegner, "For All the Obvious Reasons" 2014 – Steven J. Cahill, "Progressive Linkage" 2015 – Julyan Peard, "The Constellation of Scorpio" 2016 – Elaine Ray, "Pidgin" 2017 – Rochelle Distelheim, "More Cousin's club than Country" 2018 – Joan G. Gurfield, "The Resistance" 2019 – A.J. Rodriguez, "Efímera" 2020 – Vikram Ramakrishnan, "Jackson Heights" 2021 – Leah Eichler, "My Pompeii" 2022 – Aaron Tillman, "Kennebunk Correction" 2023 – Rebecca Claire Brooks, "The Roar of the Foley Artists" 2024 - John Tait, "Visiting Writer" 2025 - Kent Nelson, "What's in Uruguay?"
Award-winning books Gival Press books have been the recipients of a number of literary awards. 2001 – Dreams and Other Ailments by Teresa Bevin – ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award for Fiction 2003 – The Smoke Week by Ellis Avery – 2003 Walter Rumsey Marvin Award 2004 – Sweet to Burn by Beverly Burch – Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry 2005 – An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Women's Studies – DIY Book Festival Award for Compilations/Anthologies 2007 – The Origin of the Milky Way by Barbara Louise Ungar – Adirondack Literary Award, Best Book of Poetry 2008 – Lockjaw: Collected Appalachian Stories by Holly Farris – Appalachian Writers Association Book of the Year Award 2009 – Poetic Voices Without Borders 2 edited by Robert L. Giron – National Best Book Award for Fiction & Literature: Anthologies 2009 – Voyeur by Rich Murphy – Los Angeles Book Festival Award, Poetry 2010 – Second Acts by Tim W. Brown – London Book Festival Award, General Fiction 2010 – Voyeur by Rich Murphy – da Vinci Eye Award for Superior Cover Artwork
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