About SPD
Small Press Distribution is a non-profit literary arts organization located in Berkeley, California. Our mission is to connect readers with writers by providing access to independently published literature.
SPD allows essential but underrepresented literary communities to participate fully in the marketplace and in the culture at large through book distribution, information services, and public advocacy programs. SPD nurtures an environment in which the literary arts are valued and sustained.
Founded in 1969, SPD is currently the only distributor in the country dedicated exclusively to independently published literature.
For more SPD history click here for the SPD Fact Sheet.
Small Press Distribution
1341 Seventh Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-1409
(510) 524-1668
(800) 869-7553
spd@spdbooks.org
Board Members
Joshua Cohen (Board President), Stanford University / Boston Review
David Rothenberg (Board Treasurer), Sports4Kids
Alan
Bernheimer (Board Secretary), First Solar
Rena Rosenwasser,
Kelsey Street Press
Mary Shapiro,
Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP
Michael Morgan, Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Juliana Spahr, Mills College / A'A Arts Press
Jonathan Fernandez, Rasputin Records / Blondies Pizza / Bear Basics
Ethan Nosowsky, Graywolf Press
Andrew Day, Failbetter.com / Citrix Systems
Staff
Jeffrey Lependorf, Executive Director, jlependorf@clmp.org
Laura Moriarty, Deputy Director, laura@spdbooks.org
Brent Cunningham, Operations Director, brent@spdbooks.org
Clay Banes, Sales & Marketing Manager, clay@spdbooks.org
Andrew Pai, Business Manager, andrew@spdbooks.org
John Sakkis, Warehouse Manager, john@spdbooks.org
Zack Tuck, Customer Service & Sales Associate, zack@spdbooks.org
Julia Jackson, Warehouse Assistant, julia@spdbooks.org
Meg Taylor, Administrative Associate, meg@spdbooks.org
Online Articles
SPD on Wikipedia
SPD on MySpace
Introducing Small Press Distribution, AbeBooks.com
Here, have a drink -- now spell 'ukulele', San Francisco Chronicle, May 16, 2007
CLMP and SPD Join Forces, June 8, 2006
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Friends of SPD
You Can Help Keep Literature Independent! Become a Friend of SPD.
SPD is the only wholesaler in the country dedicated exclusively to independently published literature. We take risks on exciting new writers, enabling their work to develop an audience and gain recognition in the marketplace.
To become a Friend of SPD, click here, choose your membership level and pay with your Visa or Mastercard during checkout. Membership is good for one year.
We are proud to acknowledge major funding from the following:
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
The James Irvine Foundattion
Marin Community Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
The San Francisco Foundation
Internship and Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in a fall semester, winter/spring semester, or summer internship at SPD, please contact brent@spdbooks.org. Interns assist in all aspects of SPD publications, sales & marketing, development and operations. We generally ask for approximately 4 hours a week from interns. Internships are unpaid.
If you are interested in occasional volunteering at SPD, we seek periodic help on our catalog production. We also seek volunteers to work during our biannual Open Houses and our Bee-In fundraising event. Please contact brent@spdbooks.org for details.
Recent Media and PR
SPD Holiday Guide, December 8, 2009
"Bee-In" Fundraiser Profiled on SF MOMA Blog, May 30, 2009
Executive Director Jeffrey Lependorf on the New NEA Chair, May 25, 2009
Profile of Operations Director Brent Cunningham, August 4, 2008
Blogging Live at AWP, January 28-February 3, 2008
New Lit Generation at Litquake, October 13, 2007
"Bee-In" Fundraiser in SF Chronicle/SF Gate, May 16, 2007
CLMP News Feed
SPD Blog
For more information, contact spd@spdbooks.org , or call (510) 524-1668
