Dryad Press

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Dryad Press is an American small press and publisher.^[1]

Dryad Press got its beginning in 1967 when Merrill Leffler and Neil Lehrman founded Dryad magazine.^[2] Leffler was a writer and editor and is currently the poet laureate of Takoma Park, Maryland. His work has been published in books,^[3] and in journals like the Jewish Book Council's Paper Brigade.^[4] Lehrman was a partner in a CPA firm in addition to producing plays and poetry readings in San Francisco, where he lived.^[5] Dryad was originally a quarterly, but as time went on the issues were published on a more irregular basis.^[6] The magazine took its name from a line in the John Keats poem "Ode to a Nightingale."^[5] In 1974, Dryad began to publish books,^[2] including issues of Dryad that were published as books, leading to the establishment of Dryad Press.^[6] Dryad Press initially focused on poetry, but has since branched out to include both fiction and non-fiction.^[6] Dryad Press specializes in works relating to Jewish subjects and works by authors connected to the state of Maryland.^[2] Authors published by Dryad Press include Rod Jellema, Myra Sklarew, Herman Taube, and Paul Zimmer.^[2] Dryad Press is based in Takoma Park, Maryland.^[7]