About Impassio Press

Impassio Press (www.impassio.com) is an independent literary press devoted to publishing a variety of fragmentary writing and a mix of genres, with special emphasis on establishing journals, diaries, and notebooks as a valid literary art form (as valid as the established, accepted forms of novels, short stories, poetry, etc.). Impassio Press brings a new dimension to publishing by recognizing, honoring, and uniting a range of fragmentary writing, and providing a place where new or silenced voices can be heard.

Impassio is a member of the Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN), the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA), and Book Publishers Northwest.

Types of fragmentary writing published: Journals, diaries, notebooks; letters; fiction in diary or letter form; aphorisms; essay-fragments; short poetic prose; philosophical fragments; vignettes. In-house Impassio also publishes anthologies of fragmentary writing.

First title released: March, 2002

Wholesale distributors: Partners/West and Baker & Taylor

Olivia Dresher, Impassio’s founder, editor and publisher, has been reading, writing, and collecting fragmentary writing for more than 30 years. She founded the Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks Collection for the library at the Richard Hugo House literary center in Seattle, and is editor of two anthologies: In Pieces: An Anthology of Fragmentary Writing and (with Victor Muñoz) Darkness and Light: Private Writing as Art. She is also director of the Life Writing Connection and the founder and editor of an online magazine of fragmentary writing, FragLit.

NOTE: We are currently not accepting new submissions; our publication schedule is filled until further notice. However, FragLit Magazine, a project sponsored by Impassio, is actively seeking submissions. Click here for more information.

Impassio Press publishes writing that is insightful, daring, and original. Please explore this site to become more familiar with our mission and titles.

We’re interested in fragmentary writing of literary quality, including:

• journals/diaries/notebooks
• letters
• philosophical essay-fragments
• aphorisms
• poetic prose fragments
• vignettes
• fiction in diary or letter form

Your submission should include a one-page cover letter, a brief summary of the book, the Table of Contents (if appropriate), up to 25 sample pages from the book, a short Bio, and a self-addressed stamped envelope or e-mail address for our response (no manuscripts will be returned). No disk, fax, or e-mail submissions, please.

Send your submission to:

Olivia Dresher, Editor
Impassio Press
P.O. Box 31905
Seattle, WA 98103

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