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MISSION STATEMENT
Middle West Press LLC is a Johnston, Iowa-based editor and publisher of non-fiction, fiction, journalism, and poetry. As an independent micro-press, we publish from one to four titles annually. Our projects are often inspired by the people, places, and history of the American Midwest.
CALLS FOR SUBMISSION
Please visit and bookmark our Submittable page here: https://middlewestpress.submittable.com/submit
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
rbrown AT middlewestpress DOT com 
Middle West Press LLC
P.O. Box 1153
Johnston, IA 50131-9420

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