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Copper Canyon Press

Logo: Copper Canyon Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American independent non-profit literary publisher

Copper Canyon Press is an independent, non-profit small press, founded in 1972 in Denver, Colorado by Sam Hamill, Tree Swenson, Bill O'Daly, and Jim Gautney, specializing exclusively in the publication of poetry. Since 1974, it has been located in Port Townsend, Washington, in what "looks like a small storage building".2 Its revenue was $1.8 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Copper Canyon Press is an independent, non-profit small press, founded in 1972 in Denver, Colorado by Sam Hamill, Tree Swenson, Bill O'Daly, and Jim Gautney, specializing exclusively in the publication of poetry. Since 1974, it has been located in Port Townsend, Washington, in what "looks like a small storage building".2

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Copper Canyon Press revenue by year1$1.8M in 2023+54% since 2014
0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M2014: $1.1M$1.1M20142015: $1.2M$1.2M2015+4%2016: $1.5M$1.5M2016+27%2017: $1.4M$1.4M2017−5%2018: $1.4M$1.4M2018−1%2019: $1.5M$1.5M2019+8%2020: $1.5M$1.5M2020−5%2021: $2.0M$2.0M2021+37%2022: $1.5M$1.5M2022−26%2023: $1.8M$1.8M2023+18%
  • 2023$1.8M1
  • 2022$1.5M1
  • 2021$2.0M1
  • 2020$1.5M1
  • 2019$1.5M1
  • 2018$1.4M1

Timeline

  1. 1972Founded Founded1

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