Penguin Random House and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses announce the winner of the 2026 Constellation Award.
Penguin Random House and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) are thrilled to announce that Host Publications, based in Austin, Texas, is the winner of the 2026 Constellation Award. The press will receive $10,000. CavanKerry Press was selected as a finalist, located in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Given to honor an independent literary press that champions the writing of people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian American & Pacific Islander individuals, for excellence in publishing, the Constellation Award was launched in 2021 by CLMP with the support of Penguin Random House, which has annually underwritten the award.