East Nashville Press is an independent publishing house based in Nashville, Tennessee, focused on cultivating and sharing voice-driven literary work.
We’re drawn to stories that feel real. Work shaped by place, memory, and the quiet moments that make up a life. The kind of writing that doesn’t need to shout to be heard, but stays with you long after you’ve finished reading.
We believe in publishing with care. Every book we take on matters to us. Not just as a product, but as something personal, something meant to be held onto and returned to.
East Nashville Press is small by design, and built on a simple idea: good stories, told honestly, still matter.
The press list
Hear about a book before it exists
A few emails a year. New titles, publication dates, and the one thing a small press can offer that a big one cannot: you will hear it from the people who made it. This is also where an opening for submissions is announced first.