About Pile Press

Printed small batch & locally, always.

Pile Press is a an independent press that publishes a bi-annual literary + art journal filled with the creative works of women + non-binary artists., as well as an Oregon centric literary + art broadside paper, CHUNK. We print with local shops to help fund our community and talented artists in the Portland, Ore. area. Printing with local shops allows us more choice in the things that matter. Where our money goes matters.

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Who’s behind the press and making things happen.


  • Founder

    SarahAnn Harvey is a writer, artist and editor. She holds a BA in English and Writing from Portland State University. Her primary work is centered around publishing Pile’s bi-annual literary journal for women + non-binary creatives and CHUNK, an Oregon centric lit + arts paper. You can read her works in Papeachu Press, included in a book of poetry called There We Grew and in Lucky Jefferson’s 365 Collection. She lives in Portland, Ore. with her cat Margot and can often be found curled up in one of her favorite local bookshops.


  • Co-Coordinator

    Portland native and best friend of Founder SarahAnn. She graduated from PSU with a BFA. You can find her works in: The Wire’s Dream Magazine, Lucky Jefferson, Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing, and Tiny Spoon, as well as her creative non-fiction chapbook Getting to Know the Stoveman by Bottlecap Press. When she’s not at work, you can find her spending time with her significant other or reading as many books as she can possibly consume.


  • Chunk Editor

    Tripp Watson wrote his first story at the age of 7 in pencil on four pages of loose leaf paper. It received little recognition from critics; however, he thought it was “not too bad.” Since then, he’s attended school for writing and gained certificates in copyediting and copywriting. He has various short stories published online, and you can find his rantings about living with anxiety on his mental health blog, OnPanic.