LittlePuss Press
LittlePuss Press is a small book publisher in Brooklyn, New York. It was started in 2020 by trans women Casey Plett and Cat Fitzpatrick. The press focuses on feminist and transgender literature and aims to publish works by queer and trans authors who often have trouble finding a publisher. They want creative, offbeat trans writing, not just commercially safe books.
Origin and name: LittlePuss grew out of the previous project Meanwhile, Elsewhere, a speculative fiction anthology originally published by Topside Press in 2017. After Topside closed, Plett and Fitzpatrick founded LittlePuss to continue printing the anthology. The name combines Plett’s Little Fish and Fitzpatrick’s Glamourpuss. They describe LittlePuss as “a feminist press run by two trans women.”
Mission: The founders want to support authors who haven’t connected with other indie publishers and help develop manuscripts. They also run The Trans Reprint Project, which reissues historical trans writing that isn’t easily available. LittlePuss draws inspiration from early lesbian presses and bookstores that built networks to distribute marginalized work.
People and process: In the beginning, Plett and Fitzpatrick did most of the editing themselves, with Fitzpatrick handling publicity and Plett managing finances. They funded the press themselves and partnered with Small Press Distribution (SPD) to reach bookstores. In 2024 SPD shut down, leaving LittlePuss owed money, but they adapted by working with other distributors like Ingram. In 2025, SPD awards included LittlePuss among 35 former SPD presses receiving $15,000 and a one-year CLMP membership. By January 2026, Emily Zhou joined as an editor alongside Fitzpatrick, with Plett focusing on publishing.
Publications and impact: The first LittlePuss book was a reissue of Meanwhile, Elsewhere, released in a 1,000-copy run that sold out quickly. In 2023 they published Faltas by Cecilia Gentili, which won the Stonewall Book Award (nonfiction). Also in 2023 they released Girlfriends by Emily Zhou, which won the 2024 Leslie Feinberg Award and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the Ferro-Grumley Award. In 2024 they published Log Off: Why Posting and Politics (Almost) Never Mix by Katherine Cross. In 2025 they released Worthy of the Event by Vivian Blaxell and Realistic Fiction by Anton Solomonik, both receiving strong reviews. They also published Gendertrash from Hell, edited by Mirha-Soleil Ross, a collection from a famous 1990s trans zine. A book titled Persona by Aoife Josie Clements was planned for January 2026.
Attention and culture: The press was profiled by the New York Times in 2022. The piece included a controversial information box, which drew mixed reactions; Plett criticized that element but saw LittlePuss as part of a broader effort to support trans writing outside traditional institutions.
Overall, LittlePuss Press is known for quietly shaping trans and queer literature by hands-on editing, nurturing new voices, and building a supportive publishing ecosystem.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 18:26 (CET).