Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Wet Cement Press has been publishing 4-8 books a year with a focus on poetry, hybrid books, creative memoir, and unusual fiction since 2019. Our tastes run toward the lyrical and spontaneous, the raw and unsmooth. We are interested in writers & artists who are established in their craft but have not yet been recognized, perhaps because their work is not easily classifiable, or because it falls outside of current trends and approaches. We also support work by more recognized writers and artists that represents a departure from what they are generally known for.

Lyricism, far-flung locations, daring, desperation, and experimentation are all of interest.