MISSION
Paloma Press is an award-winning independent literary press on the San Francisco Peninsula. Led by Filipino immigrant women, our press is a cultural experiment in transcending boundaries. We proudly claim a unique role in expanding the possibilities of who participates in shaping our world through partnerships and publications tied to national assessments. Our mission is to publish poetry and other literary works that honor our shared histories and inspire our creative futures.
SUBMISSIONS
While we do accept unsolicited submissions, we’re currently on pause as we focus on our upcoming anthologies. We will share an update once we’re ready to receive new work again. Thank you for your patience!
FISCAL SPONSOR
Paloma Press is fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media (IAM), a California 501(c)(3) organization that has brought a vibrant array of “accessible, affordable media and arts services for producers in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years.” Your generous, tax-deductible donation allows us to build capacity, expand our publishing operations, and launch innovative programs to support, celebrate, mentor, and partner with writers and culture makers in the region and help widen our understanding of what it means to reimagine all of our possibilities. Thank you for believing in our work.
PARTNERSHIPS
We gratefully acknowledge both past and current partnerships with, as well as project-specific funding and/or promotional support from, various organizations: Academy of American Poets, American Geophysical Union, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, Bird and Beckett, Blue Convergence Fund, Book Passage, Books Inc, Burlingame Public Library, Cagibi, Clarion Performing Arts Center, The Climate Museum, Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, Daly City Public Library, Earthlab at the University of Washington, Eastwind Books of Berkeley, Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab, Elizabeth River Trail, Exploratorium, Independent Arts & Media, Filipino American International Book Festival, Filoli, Great River Greening, Fifth National Climate Assessment Team, Library of Congress, Litquake, Mechanics’ Institute, Menlo Park Library, Midwest Climate Resilience Conference, National Book Development Board of the Philippines, NEA Literary Arts Team, New England Poetry Club, The Nueva School, Philippine American Writers and Artists Inc., Poetry Daily, The Poetry Lighthouse, Poetry Los Altos, Poets & Writers, Poets for Science, Poets House, Redwood City Public Library, RHINO, San Francisco Public Library, San Mateo County Libraries, San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture, San Mateo Public Library, Skyline College, Soul Bone Literary Festival, South San Francisco Public Library, Trio House Press, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, United By Nature, Vox Populi, and Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, among others.
SOCIAL IMPACT
We advocate environmentally and ethically responsible practices within the publishing industry by supporting sustainable paper sourcing and ecological restoration. We organize and collaborate on projects that inspire wonder and curiosity, foster conversations on stewardship and sustainability, and encourage creative responses and hopes for a kinder world. In 2023, we released the award-winning anthology, Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States, as a companion to the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). In 2025, we released The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders, as a companion to United by Nature: A Knowledge Assessment of Nature and Nature’s Benefits in the U.S. (formerly, the First U.S. National Nature Assessment or NNA1).
AWARDS
Our books have been recognized by the American Book Fest Best Book Awards, American Legacy Book Awards, Association for Asian American Studies, and Kirkus Best Indie Books, and have been featured in Americans for the Arts’ News Room, Politico, and The New York Times, among others.
STAFF
Aileen Cassinetto
Co-Founder & Publisher
C. Sophia Ibardaloza
Co-Founder & Book Designer
ADVISORY BOARD
Cynthia T. Buiza
Non-Profit Executive, CA Commissioner, & Policy Expert
Eileen R. Tabios
Poet, fictionist, conceptual artist,
& author of over 70 books
Remé-Antonia Grefalda
Founding Curator, Library of Congress, AAPI Collection
What’s in a name? We chose to call our press “Paloma” after a poem, a home, the hemline of a Filipiniana dress from the early 20th century, and a family of birds known to have been messengers and wayfinders throughout history.
