The Combat Paper Press is a small, independent press dedicated to printing, binding and marketing small editions of poetry, stories and anthologies relating to veteran's issues. Most publications feature combat paper, created from pulped combat uniforms. Contact info@combatpaper.org for more information and to discuss possible collaborations and book ideas.

The Combat Paper Press, established in 2009, is the latest component to the Combat Paper Project. The paper mill is located at the Green Door Studio in Burlington, Vermont. It has long been recognized as an artist collective and paper studio, equiped with hollander beaters for pulping, sheet forming vats, a hydrolic paper press, drying racks and binding facilites.

I Hacky Sacked in Iraq by Iraq war veteran Nathan Lewis is the first volume produced by Combat Paper Press. It was released in a limited edition in August, 2009. The collection of eleven original poems and essays based on Nathan's experience in Iraq and the military is hand bound by the author and features a wrap around cover made from combat paper, paper made from the artist's uniform worn in Iraq along with shredded American flags and U. S. currency. A second edition was printed in December of 2009.

The New Citizen Army made in collaboration with author Greg Delanty was released in June, 2010. The collection of poems is hand bound, featuring covers made from combat paper. The May 11, 2009 edition of Publishers Weekly ran a story, "Combat Poetry: Swords into Ploughshares - and Paper", announcing the collaborative venture.

Listed below are book artists who have published their work through the Combat Paper Press. Click on the picture or name to learn more about the book and the artist.