We’re simply heartbroken by the devastation of recent wildfires. Kaya Press was originally planning a Lunar New Year gathering, but we have decided to turn it into a fundraiser for community who have been affected by the wildfires, including fellow local small press Hesse Press (run by Clare Kelly), and the Altadena Children’s Book Fund—to […]
A Conversation with Yuka Igarashi: 9/16 @ 10AM-12PM PT / 12PM-2PM ET Register here. What does it mean to work as an editor today? Join Kaya Press and Yuka Igarashi, executive editor at Graywolf Press, for a conversation on the political and aesthetic roles of an editor and a close look at the editorial process […]
Join us to celebrate the publication of the groundbreaking new anthology I Will Not Go: Translations, Transformations, and Chutney Fractals (Kaya Press, October 2024). Edited by Rajiv Mohabir, I Will Not Go features 17 Indo-Caribbean poets who experiment with their own personal interpretations of two famous Chutney songs. RSVP Here. The book launch will feature […]
The Asian American Lit Fest is upon us! Curated and produced by a collective of artists, librarians, educators, scholars, and publishers, this is the only festival of its kind. The AALF will convene writers and readers through immersive in-person and hybrid events–including interactive installations, readings, salons, and workshops. For the first time in its history, […]
Join us to celebrate the publication of the groundbreaking new anthology I Will Not Go: Translations, Transformations, and Chutney Fractals (Kaya Press, October 2024). Edited by Rajiv Mohabir, I Will Not Go features 17 Indo-Caribbean poets who experiment with their own personal interpretations of two famous Chutney songs. RSVP Here. The book launch will feature […]
Every Spring, Kaya Press Managing Editor Neelanjana Banerjee teaches an exciting UCLA course in the UCLA Asian American Studies Department: Asian American Publishing with Kaya Press. Throughout the quarter, students learned the intricacies of the publishing industry and how an independent, Asian-diasporic press like Kaya navigates the industry. As their final, students produced and edited their […]
Kaya Press congratulates our very own Sunyoung Lee and Duncan Williams for receiving an Award of Excellence from the Japanese American National Museum for their work on the Ireicho. Lee and Williams served as the creative director and director of the project and were honored by the museum at its annual Benefit and Online Auction […]
