Based in Los Angeles, California, the press curates and hosts literary events, readings, performances, and art salons.
Their stated mission is to create aesthetic conversations between readers, writers, and artists[1] by publishing innovative/experimental and avant-garde styled work.
[2] Les Figues Press was founded in January 2005 by Teresa Carmody, Vanessa Place, Pam Ore and Sarah La Borde.
The writers involved included: Divya Victor, Vanessa Place, Douglas Kearney, Amina Cain, Mathew Timmons, Teresa Carmody,[7] Christine Wertheim, Marco Antonio Huerta, and Sawako Nakayasu.
[11] In the series, a writer, an artist, and a critic meet to discuss contemporary issues and conditions of queer art and literature.