# Forest Avenue Press > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-08. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/forest-avenue-press - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/forest-avenue-press.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/forest-avenue-press/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://forestavenuepress.com - **Slug:** forest-avenue-press - **Categories:** retail-ecommerce ## Overview - **Tagline:** Independent traditional press publishing literary fiction on a joyride and occasional memoirs. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Description:** Forest Avenue Press is a Portland-based independent publisher founded in 2012. It publishes literary fiction and occasional memoirs, with a catalog emphasizing hope, whimsy, possibility, genre-blending, and distinctive author perspectives. Its titles are distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Identity - **Mission:** To publish beautifully crafted, surprising literary fiction and occasional memoirs, prioritizing lived experience and voices often overlooked by mainstream presses, including BIPOC, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent authors. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Founders & leadership:** Laura Stanfill, Publisher; Liz Prato, Editor at Large; Gigi Little, Graphic Designer; Samm Saxby, Associate Editor; Christina Vega, Advisor. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Website:** https://forestavenuepress.com Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Voice & tone:** Hopeful, whimsical, playful, literary, community-oriented, and supportive of marginalized voices. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Founded:** 2012 Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Headquarters:** Portland Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides traditional publishing, editorial support, and trade distribution for distinctive literary fiction that may not find traction with mainstream presses, including work centered on authors' lived experiences. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Core capabilities:** - Publishing literary fiction - Publishing occasional memoirs - Editorial development and manuscript acquisition - Graphic design and book production - Trade distribution through Publishers Group West - Author publicity, marketing, and event support - Consultations and publishing education Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Products / SKUs:** - Literary fiction books and novels - Memoirs - Swag, including the Octopus Tote - Publishing Help Desk resources - Onesheets 101 - DIY Book Publicity cohort and month-to-month program - Book Description First Aid Kit - One-hour consultations with Laura Stanfill and Liz Prato Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Pricing:** Listed book prices range from $15.95 to $25.00. Other listed products include Onesheets 101 at $5, the DIY Book Publicity 2026 Cohort at $300, the month-to-month listing at $100, Book Description First Aid Kit at $100, and one-hour consultations at $150. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Independent book publishing and literary publishing. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer base:** Readers, authors, booksellers, librarians, book clubs, schools, and organizations seeking literary books or author visits. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Ideal customer profile:** US-based authors of original, unpublished literary fiction, especially BIPOC, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent writers whose work is rooted in lived experience and features playful, surprising, or genre-blending qualities. Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Use cases:** - Publishing a literary fiction manuscript through a traditional press - Publishing occasional memoirs - Distributing books to booksellers and libraries - Obtaining publishing, publicity, or book-description guidance - Booking Forest Avenue authors for book clubs, schools, or organizations - Purchasing literary books, author consultations, and publishing resources Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer outcomes:** - Books published through a traditional, royalty-paying press - Trade distribution through Publishers Group West - Access to editorial, design, publicity, marketing, and author-visit support - Authors retain earnings from publication rather than paying publishing fees Source: Brand's website (https://forestavenuepress.com) · 2026-11-08 Page last updated 2026-11-08. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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