Launch Point Press

Launch Point Press is a small press publisher of lesbian literature based in Portland, Oregon.

History
Launch Point Press (LPP) is a lesbian-oriented press with the goal of publishing quality works by newer authors just “launching” their careers or by experienced authors “re-launching” their work. LPP is on the list of women's presses "dedicated either wholly or to a significant degree to publishing material written for, by, or about women. Many of them started during the 'second wave' of feminism."

Since the publication of its first title in 2017, the primary focus of LPP has been on lesbian fiction: lesbian romance, lesbian crime fiction, and lesbian speculative fiction/sci-fi/fantasy novels. A typical production year includes 8 - 10 trade paperback releases.

Effective January 1, 2023, the founder of the press, Lori L. Lake, sold it to new owners Jodi and Peggy Zeramby. Lake is staying on as an author and consultant to the new owners.

Notable Authors

 * CA Farlow
 * Edith Zeitlberger
 * EJ Kindred
 * Jane Cuthbertson
 * Judy M. Kerr
 * Linda Vogt
 * Lori L. Lake
 * Michele L. Coffman
 * Reba Birmingham
 * Sandra de Helen
 * Sandra Leigh Gable
 * Sue Hardesty

Awards
LPP authors have won multiple Golden Crown Literary Society “Goldie” Awards, Rainbow Awards, and have been finalists for many honors including the Lambda Literary Award, the Goldies, and local honors in their individual states and communities.

Recommended Online Reading

 * The Lesbian Pulp Fiction That Saved Lives: How potboilers and pin-ups showed gay and bisexual women they were not alone by Natasha Frost (2020)
 * The 100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time by The Team at Autostraddle (2012)
 * Lesbian Pulp Novels Made Me Feel Normal by Jessica Xing (2020)