From the pines to the prairies.
Two landscapes, one independent press, and a belief that the stories we carry matter.
Stories rooted in people, place, and memory.
Pine & Prairie Press was created to publish stories that feel as real as the places and people that inspired them.
From the forests and lakes of northern Minnesota to the open country and mountains of Wyoming, our work is shaped by the conviction that place matters. Landscapes hold memories. History lives in ordinary people. Family stories deserve to survive beyond the generation that lived them.
We publish fiction and nonfiction across genres: a memory from a duck blind, a life changed by military service, a forgotten chapter of history, or an entirely new world. Different shelves, the same love for detail and the human stories beneath it.
We are an independent imprint based in Buffalo, Wyoming, publishing work by Zach Jerry.
Explore our bookshelfThe thread through every book.
People first.
Characters, families, and communities whose lives are bigger than a single plot.
Places with roots.
Landscapes shaped by weather, work, memory, and the people who call them home.
Stories that linger.
Books that invite wonder, laughter, reflection, and another conversation after the final page.
Meet Zach Jerry.
Writer, military veteran, electrician, business owner, husband, father, and outdoorsman.
Raised near the forests and lakes of northern Minnesota and now based in Buffalo, Wyoming, Zach writes about the connections between people and places. Experiences in military service, life with family, years of work, and days spent hunting, fishing, or exploring the outdoors shape the details of his fiction and memoir.
He writes across genres because not every story belongs on the same shelf. Whether the setting is a small western town, a prisoner-of-war camp, a northern lake, or a realm beyond our own, his goal is to create a world that readers can imagine living in.
Read Zach’s books