About Us

Thank you for noticing DUMBO Press. We are a new independent literary press that recently launched in March 2024.

DUMBO Press is an altruistic endeavor, the mother of all geese, a passion project, a clean-cut website harboring the dark underbelly of life. We strive to be a respite from the harsh world of traditional publishing and grow a readership that loves literary fiction. We want the Dostoevsky-wannabes, Hemmingway-wannabes, the Sylvia Plath-wannabes, and everything in between. At Dumbo Press, we aim to make the dreams of writers shatter a bit more gracefully. Less like a bull in a china shop, more like a clumsy ballet dancer. It's not like it was ever possible for your dreams to come true anyways, so suck it up and send us your writing.

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Team

Kameron Hansen, co-founder and editor

Kameron Hansen is the author of the novel Birthweek of a Hikikomori and screenplay Er Lin. He is an active researcher in chemical physics and is based in Iowa City. Instagram: @naosdauf

Parker Wilson, co-founder and editor

Parker Wilson lives in Manhattan with his partner Caleb and basenji Copper. He holds an MFA from Eastern Michigan University and his debut book, Painted Rocks, releases summer 2025. Instagram: @parkerreviewsbooks

Josie Boyle, assistant editor

Josie Boyle is an undergraduate at the University of Iowa studying English Publishing and Communications. In her free time, she loves baking new recipes and trying coffee shops in Iowa City and beyond.

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Alyssa Santoleri, editorial intern

Jillian Witt, editorial intern

Contact

For any inquiries, feel free to email us at inquiries@dumbopress.com