The Backwaters Press
Book and Periodical PublishingNebraska, United States0-1 Employees
The Backwaters Press is an independent, non-profit publisher based in Omaha, Nebraska, operating within the book and periodical publishing industry. It specializes in poetry and literary anthologies, with a catalog that includes award-winning titles such as Times of Sorrow, Times of Grace, a 2003 poetry collection that received two Nebraska Book Awards, and Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry, which won a Nebraska Book Award for poetry. Poets published by the press have had poems from their books read on The Writer’s Almanac. The press maintains a website at thebackwaterspress.com. It has contributed to the Nebraska literary community, evidenced by receiving the Jane Geske Award from the Nebraska Center for the Book in 2011 for its exceptional contributions. Operating with a very small staff, it serves readers and poets who seek high-quality poetry and curated poetry anthologies, contributing to Nebraska's literary culture.