Conium publishes innovative writing. We lean toward unconventional plots, bizarre settings, and experimental language. Get weird with it.
We think books should take risks, and we gravitate toward titles that might get overlooked elsewhere. We believe books come in all shapes and sizes, and we love compressed narratives (call it a chapbook if you want, but we just call it a book). The press is especially interested in work from women, LGBTQIA2S+ authors, writers of color, and writers with disabilities.
Conium is a boutique literary publisher, publishing between one to three standalone titles per year. Titles are distributed through Ingram Book Group and submitted for review to most trade (Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, etc.) and small press (Foreword Reviews, Rain Taxi, etc.) review outlets. Conium is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association.
If you have questions about our small press, please e-mail coniumreview@gmail.com.