Common Meter Press was born in Seattle and Portland. We are a DIY, community-led effort driven by passionate, working class writers and musicians in the PNW and beyond. Our writers show up for their books, themselves, and our community in ways we could never have imagined.

Really, when we say that books are the backbone of our brand, what we mean is this: our writers are the spinal column, the reason we get out of bed every morning and stand upright. Whether they write with a pen on paper or a pick on a guitar, their stories deserve attention.

Common Meter was founded by songwriting partners Meredith Smith and Andrew Musselman.