Wild Leek Press (WLP) is an independent literary publisher from Sugar Grove, Virginia currently printing in Marion, Virginia. The primary work of the press is letterpress printing and design.
WLP’s presses include an antique 1892 Golding Pearl No. 3 (7″x11″) platen letterpressĀ that was bought from a closed letterpress shop formerly known as Fitzgerald Printing in Elizabethton, Tennessee and a vintage Showcard Model B (14″x22″) proof press that was bought from Andrew Churchman, letterpress supplier and caretaker of Boutique de Junque, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Visitors are welcome to visit the shop (by appointment only).
Wild Leek Press held a poetry chapbook competition in 2017, in which the winning manuscript was letterpress-printed using hand-set type in a limited-edition run. Submissions accepted through Submittable only. Please look on Submittable for current or future calls for submissions.
Wild Leek Press is currently accepting donations, such as paper, letterpress items, wood and metal type, and monetary donations to fund projects.