Cowell Press

Actual Print Sets from the Cowell Press

Cowell College boasts a distinguished history of hand-operated letterpress printing and book arts instruction, which dates back to 1969 and includes many innovative print and book artists of the Bay Area. An oral history of the Cowell Press conducted and edited by Cowell alumnus Gregory Graalfs and Irene Reti was published in 2005. You can find more information about this publication here.

Courses taught by master Printer and award-winning poet, Cowell Press Director Gary Young in book binding and printing are offered winter and spring quarters through Cowell, in collaboration with the Kresge Writing Center. You can view what classes are available by clicking here.