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About Sea Crow Press
Books Rooted In Place • Writing Meant To Linger
Sea Crow Press is an independent literary publisher based on Cape Cod, founded in 2020 by Mary Petiet. We publish across three editorial pillars: place-based fiction, place-based poetry, and contemplative writing, books that ask readers to slow down and pay attention to landscape, season, and the inner life.
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From windswept shores to imagined futures, our catalog spans ecofiction, coastal novels, historical fiction, nature memoir, and poetry rooted in the natural world. We are a woman-owned press publishing both debut and established authors, distributed by Simon & Schuster, with more than 40 titles in print.
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Our books are for readers who underline sentences and return to them later.
Sea Crow Press is a member of NEIBA and CLMP and distributes through Simon & Schuster, Draft2Digital, Tantor Audio, and EBSCO.
What's With The Crows?
Sea Crow Press is named for a flock of five talkative crows you can find on the beach anywhere between Scudder Lane and Bone Hill Road in Barnstable Village on Cape Cod.
In Norse legend, one-eyed Odin sent two crows out into the world so they could return and tell its stories. If you sit on the shore and listen to the sea crows of Barnstable flying, roosting, chattering
it's an easy legend to believe.
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That's what we do here, too. We send stories out into the world, and we listen for what they bring back.
What We Publish
Sea Crow Press publishes across three editorial pillars. Each one is rooted in our belief that the best stories ask readers to pay attention, to land, to memory, to the inner life.
Place-Based Fiction
Stories shaped by landscape, community, and the land we call home. From ecofiction and climate novels to coastal stories, historical fiction, and literary mysteries — our fiction is rooted in real places and the people who shape them.
Place-Based Poetry
Verse rooted in landscape, season, and the natural world. One poetry collection per year. Lyrical, observant, and grounded in the rhythms of the earth.
Contemplative Writing
Nature memoir, women's spirituality, and books for the inner life. One contemplative title per year. For readers drawn to the quiet, the seasonal, and the sacred ordinary.
How We Work
We're a small press, and we believe in doing fewer books, well. Every manuscript is read by our editorial team. Every book is designed with intention. Every author becomes part of a literary community that supports their work long after the launch.
Our authors range from debut writers to nationally-published voices. Our readers are scattered across coastal towns and urban bookshelves alike — but they share a love for writing that lingers.
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Distributed by Simon & Schuster, with more than 40 titles in print and growing, Sea Crow Press is an independent publisher proving that thoughtful, place-based literature still has a hungry audience.
Meet The Team
Sea Crow Press is a small team of editors, designers, and book lovers based on Cape Cod and beyond.
Professional Affiliations
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Industry & Memberships
Sea Crow Press is a proud member of:
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NEIBA (New England Independent Booksellers Association)
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CLMP (Community of Literary Magazines and Presses)
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IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association)
Our books are distributed by Simon & Schuster (print), Gardner's (print), Tantor Audio (audiobooks), and Draft2Digital (ebook platforms).
Sea Crow Press titles are available through Ingram, and major retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and independent bookstores nationwide.
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For Authors
Sea Crow Press considers manuscripts that fit our three editorial pillars:
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Place-based fiction — ecofiction, climate fiction, coastal, historical, literary mystery, and any fiction where setting is character
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Place-based poetry — collections rooted in landscape, season, or the natural world (one collection per year)
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Contemplative writing — nature memoir, spiritual nonfiction, and women's spirituality (one title per year)
We are not currently considering: thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary romance without strong place elements, chapbooks, children's books, or self-help.
If your manuscript fits our editorial vision, we'd love to read it.
A Note from Mary
I started Sea Crow Press because I believe place still matters.
In a publishing landscape that often rewards what's loudest and fastest, I wanted to build a small press that does the opposite: books that take their time, voices that haven't been heard yet, stories rooted in real landscapes and real lives.
Every book we publish is one I'd press into a friend's hands. Every author we work with becomes part of something larger than a single launch.
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If you've found your way here, you're already part of this. Welcome.
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Mary Petiet, Founder
Sea Crow Press
Barnstable, Cape Cod
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