 He is the founder and editor of Dye Hard Press, which since 1994 has published writers such as Khulile Nxumalo, Gail Dendy, Arja Salafranca, Alan Finlay, Philip Zhuwao, Roy Blumenthal, Gus Ferguson, Kobus Moolman, Pravasan Pillay, Grame Feltham and Allan Kolski Horwitz.He edited "Green Dragon" literary journal from 2002 to 2009.Cummiskey is co-editor with Eva Kowalska of "Who was Sinclair Beiles?"