About Us

Red Beard Press is the nation’s first youth-driven press. Since 2008, we’ve been dedicated to publishing urgent work by youth authors alongside established voices. We provide a unique platform for youth to curate and publish work by both peers and well known authors. It’s vital, especially now, to listen to youth and marginalized people. We’re passionate about facilitating a space for those voices to be heard.​

Selected titles
  • BlackGirl Mansion by Angel Nafis
  • Two Ends of A See-Saw by Danez Smith and Franny Choi.
  • Jangle the Threads by Scott Beal, Aracelis Girmay, and Rachel Mckibbens
  • Hail This Simple Gift by Nate Marshall and Mahogany L. Browne
  • Watch Me Swing by Martín Espada and Samantha Thornhill
  • Feral Citizens by Aimée Lê and Fiona Chamness 
  • Bad Words by Adam Falkner, Coert Ambrosino, and Molly Raynor
  • Bull-Gouging the Matador by Patricia Smith and Shira Eirlichman
  • Electric Bite Women by Carlina Duan and Haley Patail
  • Te's Harmony by RAW Talent.
  • Uncommon Core: Contemporary Poetry For The Living and Learning
  • The Teaching Guide to Uncommon Core by Jeff Kass
  • You Don't Scare Me by Lauren Banka​

Our History
Red Beard Press was founded in 2008 through The Neutral Zone in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since then we've released over thirty books by authors including Angel Nafis, Danez Smith, and Arecelis Girmay, as well as anthologies and full length collections by local youth.
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