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MISSION
To identify, nurture and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.
VALUES
• Artistic Excellence: We are committed to attracting and retaining outstanding writers whose work is of enduring value.
• Independence: In the context of unprecedented consolidation and heightened focus on profitability in the book business, we publish work based on its excellence and transformative value.
• Community engagement: We publish literature that engages communities, local and international, and build a community around the work we are publishing.
• Leadership: We view the challenges presented by a rapidly changing media culture as opportunities for innovative, entrepreneurial approaches to publishing transformative literature from around the world.
• Sustainability: We are committed to producing content in a way that is environmentally sustainable, and to building an organization that will be sustainable financially for decades to come.
VISION
Just as the milkweed plant is the site of metamorphosis for butterflies, Milkweed Editions will serve as a source of publications that transcend boundaries and foster transformation. We will identify and nurture outstanding literary voices and connect writers with readers in new and innovative ways. We will be a driving force for sustaining outstanding literature and exceptional authors in the context of profound changes in the field.
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