Elixir Press is a nonprofit publishing company, specializing in high quality literature

Since its inception in 2000, Elixir Press has sponsored an annual poetry book contest, selecting at least two entries each year for publication.

On odd-numbered years, Elixir Press sponsors a chapbook competition open to collections of poetry, fiction, and multi-genre works.

On even-numbered years, Elixir Press sponsors a competition for full-length fiction.

Dana Curtis is the founder and editor-in-chief of Elixir Press. Her own book, The Body's Response to the Famine, won Pavement Saw Press' 1999 Transcontinental Poetry Award.

Elixir Press is a 501 (c) (3) literary organization. Donations are entirely tax-deductible and gratefully accepted.