CityLit Press, begun in 2010, is the organization’s own book publishing imprint, providing a venue for writers who might otherwise be overlooked by larger publishers due to the literary nature or regional focus of their projects.
Created to publish chapbooks for the winners of the national Harriss Poetry Competition, CityLit Press also publishes select other books.
The most recent publication, Poet Sounds is the second poetry anthology in the CityLit Press Lo-Fi Poetry series, where poets cover a favorite record album. Browse our past and present CityLIt Press publications below:
Lo-fi Poetry Series: Poet Sounds
Gerry LaFemina and Christine Stroud, 2020
Basilio Boullosa Stars in the Fountain of Highlandtown
Rafael Alvarez, 2017
Clash by Night
Gerry LaFemina and Gregg Wilhelm (Editors), 2015
Ripple Meets the Deep
Jason Tinney, 2014
Battle Creek: A Tale of Slavery and Freedom in Colonial Maryland
Neil Didriksen, 2013
A Peachy Life: Waiting on Tables and Beating the Odds in the ’60s – An Italian-American Woman’s Story
Leonora “Peachy” DiPietro Dixon, 2011
An Easy Place / To Die
Vincent A. Cellucci, 2011
City Sages: Baltimore
Jen Michalski (Editor), 2010
We’re lucky in Baltimore to have a dynamic literary community. CityLit has helped nurture a culture of literature, bringing a diverse array of writers and programs to the city, and making them accessible to everyone.
Lisa Lance, Former CityLit Project Board Member and Founder of Take Time Dragonfly