Bottom Dog Press, Inc. is a non-profit literary and educational organization dedicated to publishing the best writing and art from the Midwest and beyond. Many of our books are published through supporting grants fromthe Ohio Arts Council.
     They believe in a sense of place and person, in writing that reveals through its directness an essential human story. They also support the history and development of Working Class Literature and work to provide outlets for that writing and information on that vital art.

     Bottom Dog Press, a small press active for 20 years and 100 books, has announced a new cooperative publishing imprint: Bird Dog Publishing. The vision of the Bird Dog series is to use the new digital printing-on-demand processes to publish deserving books in small affordable runs. “Many times, we just can’t afford to print 800 or 1000 copies,” explains Larry Smith, director. “But with print-on-demand services we can print as few as 10 as many as 200 copies at a time. This allows us to do more books with less risk.” Costs are shared between the author and publisher, and the books are promoted and marketed alongside of Bottom Dog Press titles. The focus is still Midwest literature of persons and place….poetry, memoir, short fiction.