Sibling Rivalry Press

Sibling Rivalry Press is a small independent publishing house founded in 2010 by poet and publisher Bryan Borland in Little Rock, Arkansas. The press began as a personal publishing project: Borland initially conceived it as a vanity press for distributing his own poetry, then broadened the idea into a publishing program for writers whose work addressed related queer, LGBTQ, gender, sexuality, and identity themes. Its catalog has included poetry, literary prose, and other work by both emerging and established authors. The press operates through a combination of print and online activity. Its stated orientation is toward queer writers of poetry, although its publishing remit is not described as exclusive to queer authors or to poetry alone. This positioning gives Sibling Rivalry Press a place within the small-press and independent literary ecosystem, where specialized editorial communities often support writers and subjects that larger commercial publishers may overlook. Authors associated with the press include Michael Klein, Dorothy Allison, Raymond Luczak, Bushra Rehman, and Stephen S. Mills. Recognition from literary and library organizations has helped establish the press's profile. In 2012, it shared the Bisexual Book Awards' Bi Book Publisher of the Year honor in a three-way tie with Lethe Press and Riptide Publishing. In 2013, Stephen S. Mills's collection He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices received the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. The American Library Association included nine Sibling Rivalry Press titles on its 2014 list of recommended LGBT reading. In 2018, Amir Rabiyah's Prayers for my 17th Chromosome was a finalist for the Leslie Feinberg Award. Alongside its publishing activity, Sibling Rivalry Press has been associated with the SRP Foundation, a nonprofit initiative described as providing financial support for the arts. The foundation extends the brand's role beyond book production into arts support and community-oriented cultural activity. Publicly available reference material does not establish the press's current ownership, corporate structure, annual revenue, employee count, or present publishing schedule. Its current operating status should therefore be treated as unconfirmed, even though the press has an established historical record and an official website.

Sibling Rivalry Press was established in 2010 in Little Rock, Arkansas, by Bryan Borland. Borland first imagined the venture as a vanity press for circulating his own poetry. The concept developed into a broader independent publishing house after he decided to publish other writers working with similar themes and concerns. From its early identity as a personal project, the press grew into a specialized literary imprint associated with queer writing, LGBTQ culture, poetry, and identity-focused literature. The press's publishing model has included both print and online components. Its website describes an interest in serving queer writers of poetry, while also indicating that the list is not strictly limited to that category. This combination of thematic focus and openness is characteristic of a small literary press: it provides a recognizable community and editorial perspective without necessarily restricting the catalog to a single formal genre. Authors published or associated with the press have included Michael Klein, Dorothy Allison, Raymond Luczak, Bushra Rehman, and Stephen S. Mills. Sibling Rivalry Press gained visibility through recognition from literary, bookselling, and library institutions. In 2012, it shared the Bisexual Book Awards' Bi Book Publisher of the Year award with Lethe Press and Riptide Publishing. The following year, Stephen S. Mills's He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. In 2014, the American Library Association selected nine of the press's titles for its annual recommended LGBT reading list, an indication that the catalog had achieved broader library and educational discoverability. In 2018, Amir Rabiyah's Prayers for my 17th Chromosome reached the finalist stage for the Leslie Feinberg Award. The Sibling Rivalry Press identity also includes the SRP Foundation, a nonprofit arts-support initiative described as providing financial assistance to the arts. This foundation-related activity gives the organization a role beyond the commercial publication of books and aligns it with cultural and community support. Available reference material does not provide a complete account of the foundation's programs, governance, or funding. Public sources do not establish detailed information about the press's current management, ownership, financial performance, staff, or active publication schedule. The official website remains the principal web presence, but the organization's present status should be verified independently before treating it as an actively publishing operation. Historically, however, Sibling Rivalry Press is documented as an Arkansas independent press that helped bring queer and LGBTQ literary work to readers through focused publishing and arts-related activity.

• 2018

  Leslie Feinberg Award finalist

  [1]Sibling Rivalry Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Amir Rabiyah's Prayers for my 17th Chromosome became a finalist for the Leslie Feinberg Award.

• 2014

  Nine titles receive ALA recommended-reading recognition

  [1]Sibling Rivalry Pressen.wikipedia.org

  The American Library Association included nine Sibling Rivalry Press titles in its annual recommended LGBT reading list.

• 2013

  Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry

  [1]Sibling Rivalry Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Stephen S. Mills's He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry.

• 2012

  Bi Book Publisher of the Year recognition

  [1]Sibling Rivalry Pressen.wikipedia.org

  The press shared the Bisexual Book Awards' Bi Book Publisher of the Year honor in a three-way tie.

• 2010

  Press founded in Little Rock

  [1]Sibling Rivalry Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Bryan Borland founded Sibling Rivalry Press in Little Rock, Arkansas, initially envisioning it as a vehicle for publishing his own poetry before expanding it to other writers.

An independent, queer-oriented literary press emphasizing poetry and LGBTQ writing, with related nonprofit arts-support activity through the SRP Foundation.

• Poetry publishing · 2010

  Poetry collections

  Poetry is the press's central publishing category. Its stated mission emphasizes queer poets while allowing a broader range of literary voices and subjects. The catalog has been associated with work addressing sexuality, gender, identity, embodiment, and LGBTQ experience.

• Poetry collection

  He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices

  Stephen S. Mills's poetry collection is one of the press's most recognized titles. Its publication by Sibling Rivalry Press was followed by the book's 2013 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, giving the imprint a notable award-winning work in its catalog.

• Literary book

  Prayers for my 17th Chromosome

  Amir Rabiyah's book is associated with Sibling Rivalry Press and was recognized as a finalist for the 2018 Leslie Feinberg Award. The title illustrates the press's interest in literary work connected to queer identity and lived experience.

1. 1Sibling Rivalry Pressen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Sibling Rivalry Press official websitesiblingrivalrypress.com