Cavankerry Press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses,[3] has thrice received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey Arts Council honoring New Jersey arts organizations,[4][5][6] and was a finalist for the 2017 AWP Small Press Publisher Award.
[7] Some notable authors published by Cavankerry Press include Ross Gay, Mary Ruefle, Robert Cording,[8] January Gill O'Neil,[9] Maureen Seaton, Joseph O. Legaspi, Baron Wormser, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Christopher Bursk, and Paola Corso.
Cavankerry Press titles have been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, [10][11] Women’s Review of Books,[12][13] Mom Egg Review,[14] The Rumpus,[15] Cutbank,[16] and other publications; the press has also been featured in articles in The New York Times and Poets & Writers.
[17][18] The press publishes five to six books a year by emerging, mid-career and established poets, memoirs with the theme "Lives Brought to Life," and collections of poetry and prose exploring "serious physical and/or psychological illness,"[19] and seeks manuscripts “from the broadest range of writers, including people of color and people with disabilities.”[20] The press is run by founding publisher, senior editor, and clinical psychologist, Joan Cusack Handler,[21] who is also the author of three poetry collections.
[24] The press has received support from New Jersey State Council on the Arts,[25] the Gold Foundation,[26] and other organizations.