Squatters Rights I remember that morning just like it was yesterday I was still waking up working on my first cup of joe when out my back door I saw this family there They were digging and tamping down and hoisting and tying off It took a moment for the fog to clear but when it did I realized they had set up camp…

Squatters Rights

I remember that morning just like it was yesterday I was still waking up working on my first cup of joe when out my back door I saw this family there They were digging and tamping down and hoisting and tying off It took a moment for the fog to clear but when it did I realized they…

Bess Press Submissions #besspress Bess Press General Non-fiction, Hawai’i, Pacific Islands besspress.com submissions@besspress.com Bess Press is a family-owned publishing company located in Kaimukī. Bess Press has been bringing the best in Hawai’i an literature for over 45 years now. Bess Press Submissions Aloha. Bess Press welcomes all comers. Agent or not. Bess Press is committed to publishing authors, illustrators, and creators of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Bess Press Submissions

#besspress Bess Press General Non-fiction, Hawai’i, Pacific Islands besspress.com submissions@besspress.com Bess Press is a family-owned publishing company located in Kaimukī. Bess Press has been bringing the best in Hawai’i an literature for over 45 years now. Bess Press…

All the Unwanted Aliens by Felipe Philly... All the Unwanted Aliens (from the collection At War in America) Just deport ‘em all I said Ship ‘em off to some island somewhere Just like that asked José Just like that I said That’s your answer asked José Look I said Let’s face the facts They’re Aliens They’re dirty look like smell like they haven’t showered in a week…

All the Unwanted Aliens

by Felipe Philly... All the Unwanted Aliens (from the collection At War in America) Just deport ‘em all I said Ship ‘em off to some island somewhere Just like that asked José Just like that I said That’s your answer asked José Look I said Let’s face the facts They’re Aliens…

Strange Rumblings in Aztlan by Hunter S. Thompson #StrangeRumblingsinAztlan #HunterSThompson #rollingstonemagazine @fearandloathing Strange Rumblings in Aztlan. "Aztlan - the "conquered territories" that came under the yoke of Gringo occupation troops more than 100 years ago, when vendito politicians in Mexico City sold out to the US in order to call off the invasion that Gringo history books refer to as the Mexican American War." Hunter S. Thompson’s article, …

Strange Rumblings in Aztlan by Hunter S. Thompson

#StrangeRumblingsinAztlan #HunterSThompson #rollingstonemagazine @fearandloathing Strange Rumblings in Aztlan. "Aztlan - the "conquered territories" that came under the yoke of Gringo occupation troops more than 100 years ago, when vendito…

2026 Montreal International Poetry Prize #MontrealInternationalPoetryPrize #McGillUniversity  The 2026 Montreal International Poetry Prize is sponsored by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, the awards issue one prize to a poet for a single poem of 40 or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately 60 poems, from which a judge chooses one winner. The shortlist is published in 

2026 Montreal International Poetry Prize

#MontrealInternationalPoetryPrize #McGillUniversity  The 2026 Montreal International Poetry Prize is sponsored by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, the awards issue one prize to a poet for a single poem of 40 or fewer…

BenBella Books Submissions #benbellabooks #GlennYeffeth #simonschuster BenBella Books   Non-fiction (All Genres), Culture, Occasional Fiction benbellabooks.com glenn@benbellabooks.com Founded in 2001, BenBella Books is a publishing house for authors who value personal attention, a partnership philosophy, flexibility, and the creative approach. BenBella operates on a simple business philosophy: publish wonderful, exciting books. BenBella publishes a range of non-fiction (and the very occasional fiction title) in a wide variety of categories, and particularly likes quality non-fiction in health and nutrition, with exciting and important titles such as The China Study, The Dr.

BenBella Books Submissions

#benbellabooks #GlennYeffeth #simonschuster BenBella Books   Non-fiction (All Genres), Culture, Occasional Fiction benbellabooks.com glenn@benbellabooks.com Founded in 2001, BenBella Books is a publishing house for authors who value personal attention, a partnership…

Belt Publishing Submissions #beltpublishing #NBCCAutobiographyAward #ALAStonewallAward Belt Publishing Novels, Non-fiction, History, Culture, Rust Belt beltpublishing.com query@beltpublishing.com "Publishing for the Rust Belt" Belt Publishing is an independent press founded in 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Originally a publisher of anthologies about Rust Belt cities, since 2015 Belt has moved into publishing a wider scope of both fiction and non-fiction. In February 2024, it was announced that the press company was acquired by Arcadia Publishing.

Belt Publishing Submissions

#beltpublishing #NBCCAutobiographyAward #ALAStonewallAward Belt Publishing Novels, Non-fiction, History, Culture, Rust Belt beltpublishing.com query@beltpublishing.com "Publishing for the Rust Belt" Belt Publishing is an independent press founded in 2013 in Cleveland,…

Bellevue Literary Press Submissions #BellevueLiteraryPress Bellevue Literary Press Literary Fiction, Literary Non-fiction blpress.org ops@blpress.org Bellevue Literary Press has been publishing prize-winning books since 2007. It is the first and only non-profit press dedicated to literary fiction and non-fiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences. Originally housed in historic Bellevue Hospital, BLP was established as a project of the New York University School of Medicine.

Bellevue Literary Press Submissions

#BellevueLiteraryPress Bellevue Literary Press Literary Fiction, Literary Non-fiction blpress.org ops@blpress.org Bellevue Literary Press has been publishing prize-winning books since 2007. It is the first and only non-profit press dedicated to literary fiction…

34th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. #TomHowardJohnHReidContest  The 34th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is organized by Winning Writers. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction. Both published and unpublished work is accepted, written in any theme. No restriction on age of author. Deadline: May 1 Categories: All categories of story or essay accepted…

34th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest.

#TomHowardJohnHReidContest  The 34th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is organized by Winning Writers. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction. Both…

This is Water by David Foster Wallace #ThisisWaterDavidFosterWallace #DavidFosterWallace This is Water is David Foster Wallace‘s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College. This Is Water is a book by David Foster Wallace, published in 2009, that contains his famous 2005 Kenyon College commencement speech, "This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life". The book explores how to live a more aware and compassionate life by choosing what to think about and how to see the world,

This is Water by David Foster Wallace

#ThisisWaterDavidFosterWallace #DavidFosterWallace This is Water is David Foster Wallace‘s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College. This Is Water is a book by David Foster Wallace, published in 2009, that contains his famous 2005…

Bella Books Submissions #bellabooks Bella Books Novels, SS, Mystery, Romance, Lesbian, LGBTQ+ bellabooks.com info@bellabooks.com submissions@bellabooks.com Looking for Romance titles. Bella Books publishes fiction for and about women-loving-women. From romance to mystery and science-fiction—to erotica and thrillers—Bella Books embraces and celebrates the worldwide community of lesbian, Sapphic, queer, non-binary readers and authors of all ages, cultures and colors. The acclaimed authors at Bella are committed to telling contemporary and universal stories.

Bella Books Submissions

#bellabooks Bella Books Novels, SS, Mystery, Romance, Lesbian, LGBTQ+ bellabooks.com info@bellabooks.com submissions@bellabooks.com Looking for Romance titles. Bella Books publishes fiction for and about women-loving-women. From romance to mystery and science-fiction—to…

2026 Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry #AdrienneRichAwardPoetry  #beloitpoetryjournal The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry is an annual prize administered by the Beloit Poetry Journal, supported by the Adrienne Rich Literary Trust. It celebrates poetry that embodies the boldness, creativity, and social engagement championed by Adrienne Rich herself. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on any subject in any style, up to a maximum of 10 pages per entry.

2026 Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry

#AdrienneRichAwardPoetry  #beloitpoetryjournal The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry is an annual prize administered by the Beloit Poetry Journal, supported by the Adrienne Rich Literary Trust. It celebrates poetry that embodies the boldness, creativity, and social…

$15,000 Rattle Poetry Prize – Deadline July 15 #RattlePoetryPrize   Deadline on Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:00 PM One $15,000 Winner and ten $500 Finalists will be selected in an anonymized review by the editors of Rattle and printed in the Winter 2026 issue;  one $5,000 Readers’ Choice Award will then be chosen from among the finalists by subscriber and entrant vote. Open to writers, worldwide; poems must be written primarily in English (no translations except by the original author).

$15,000 Rattle Poetry Prize – Deadline July 15

#RattlePoetryPrize   Deadline on Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:00 PM One $15,000 Winner and ten $500 Finalists will be selected in an anonymized review by the editors of Rattle and printed in the Winter 2026 issue;  one $5,000 Readers’ Choice Award will then…

Beaufort Books Submissions #beaufortbooks Beaufort Books Novels, Thrillers, Non-fiction, Memoir, Bio beaufortbooks.com info@beaufortbooks.com beaufort@beaufortbooks.com WINNER – Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2024 Beaufort Books is an independent publisher based in New York City. Beaufort publishes a mix of non-fiction and fiction titles, with about 15–20 new titles each year. Beaufort has published four New York Times bestsellers. Beaufort Books Submissions Unsolicited submissions okay.

Beaufort Books Submissions

#beaufortbooks Beaufort Books Novels, Thrillers, Non-fiction, Memoir, Bio beaufortbooks.com info@beaufortbooks.com beaufort@beaufortbooks.com WINNER – Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2024 Beaufort Books is an independent publisher based in New York City. Beaufort…

The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho #theagedmothermatsuobasho... Also known as The Story of the Aged Mother, The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho, a Japanese folktale, tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders, including one demand that all old folks are to be abandoned and left to die. Basho tells a poignant story about a mother and her son and their love for one another.

The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho

#theagedmothermatsuobasho... Also known as The Story of the Aged Mother, The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho, a Japanese folktale, tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders, including one demand that all old folks are to be abandoned and left to die.…

2027 Creative Capital for Artists #2027CreativeCapitalforArtists   2027 Creative Capital for Artists, A free contest that offers 50 grants up to $50,000 for writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices. (Note that literature entries compete against the visual arts, performing arts, and film categories for 2026.) Entrants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, aged 25+, with 5+ years' professional writing experience, and not be students.

2027 Creative Capital for Artists

#2027CreativeCapitalforArtists   2027 Creative Capital for Artists, A free contest that offers 50 grants up to $50,000 for writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices. (Note that literature…

Beacon Publishing Submissions #beaconpublishing Beacon Publishing       Novels, Non-fiction, History, Humor, All Genres beaconpublishinggroup.com info@beaconpublishinggroup.com Beacon Publishing Group is an award-winning, independent publisher of books and audio books formerly headquartered in NY, now with offices in South Carolina. Beacon has a broad array of titles in fiction & non-fiction, including business, young adult, history, romance, mystery, horror, comedy, Kid’s, health & wellness and more.

Beacon Publishing Submissions

#beaconpublishing Beacon Publishing       Novels, Non-fiction, History, Humor, All Genres beaconpublishinggroup.com info@beaconpublishinggroup.com Beacon Publishing Group is an award-winning, independent publisher of books and audio books formerly headquartered in NY,…

2026 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest #WergleFlomp  Thi 2026 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is organized by Winning Writers located in Western Massachusetts, in the United States. The organizer is accepting humor poems written in English, up to 250 lines in length. Both published and/or unpublished work can be submitted. One poem only, please. Deadline: April 1 Categories: Humor poems Prizes: First prize = $2,000 plus two-year gift certificate from Duotrope; Second prize = $500; Third prize = $250; Honorable mentions = 10 awards of $100 each; top 13 entries published online…

2026 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

#WergleFlomp  Thi 2026 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is organized by Winning Writers located in Western Massachusetts, in the United States. The organizer is accepting humor poems written in English, up to 250 lines in length. Both published and/or…

2026 National Indie Excellence® Awards #NationalIndieExcellenceAwards  The National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) recognize books that demonstrate excellence in form and content, celebrating self-published books. Deadline: March 31 Categories: 150+ categories to choose from Prizes: Cash prizes, sponsorship awards with professional development and marketing assistance, and Juror's Choice awards with unrestricted funds for marketing and distribution For More Info: National Indie Excellence Awards The National Indie Excellence® Awards…

2026 National Indie Excellence® Awards

#NationalIndieExcellenceAwards  The National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) recognize books that demonstrate excellence in form and content, celebrating self-published books. Deadline: March 31 Categories: 150+ categories to choose from Prizes: Cash prizes,…

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REAL WRITER’S MARKET – First Library I lived at the library when I was a kid. I couldn't afford the Writer's Market book, so I would spend hours and hours every day at the reference center. Happy days. They still have the old writer's market books there, as outdated as they are. Time to update... Thank you, Jacksonville. More to come... Come check out these other great indie publishers:

REAL WRITER’S MARKET – First Library

I lived at the library when I was a kid. I couldn't afford the Writer's Market book, so I would spend hours and hours every day at the reference center. Happy days. They still have the old writer's market books there, as outdated as they are. Time to update...…

Barrelhouse Books Submissions #barrelhousebooks Barrelhouse Books USA – Novels, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Culture barrelhousemag.com yobarrelhouse@gmail.com Barrelhouse bridges the gap between serious art and pop culture. Barrelhouse Books looks for engaging, dynamic works of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. Barrelhouse publishes smart, insightful books, the kind of stuff your intelligent, non-reader friends will love as much as your MFA classmates. Barrelhouse Books is an independent, non-profit literary publisher.

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#barrelhousebooks Barrelhouse Books USA – Novels, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Culture barrelhousemag.com yobarrelhouse@gmail.com Barrelhouse bridges the gap between serious art and pop culture. Barrelhouse Books looks for engaging, dynamic works of fiction,…

Lookalike Actors – Kaye to Kramer Who knew? You won't find these comparisons anywhere else. These are not your typical lookalikes. These are from the mind of your humble narrator. Enjoy. #DannyKaye #MicahelRichards #seinfled #kramer Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer known for his rapid-fire novelty songs, physical comedy, and unique pantomimes. At the peak of his career, Kaye became UNICEF's first celebrity Goodwill Ambassador, serving from 1954 until his death in 1987.

Lookalike Actors – Kaye to Kramer

Who knew? You won't find these comparisons anywhere else. These are not your typical lookalikes. These are from the mind of your humble narrator. Enjoy. #DannyKaye #MicahelRichards #seinfled #kramer Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer…

2026 Ilsa Schwepcke Prize  #IlsaSchwepckePrize #indiebookaward 2026 Ilsa Schwepcke Prize : An annual award for women’s travel writing in English. An independent jury will select a shortlist and the winning book will be announced in autumn at the International Frankfurt Book Fair. Deadline: March 31 Categories: Nonfiction, prose works of travel writing (not open to fiction or poetry) Prizes: Winning author will receive £5,000…

2026 Ilsa Schwepcke Prize 

#IlsaSchwepckePrize #indiebookaward 2026 Ilsa Schwepcke Prize : An annual award for women’s travel writing in English. An independent jury will select a shortlist and the winning book will be announced in autumn at the International Frankfurt Book Fair. Deadline: March…

Bard Books Submissions #bardbooks #indiepublisher #indiebooks Bard Books USA – Novels, Novella, SS, Creative Non-fiction, Bio, Art bardbooks.com Info@litmag.com Bard Books is an independent publisher devoted to voices on the page that demand to be heard. We are here to discover and publish what others have missed, refused, or failed to find, even though it sparkles and sounds its magic from the deep bottom of a forlorn sea.

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#bardbooks #indiepublisher #indiebooks Bard Books USA – Novels, Novella, SS, Creative Non-fiction, Bio, Art bardbooks.com Info@litmag.com Bard Books is an independent publisher devoted to voices on the page that demand to be heard. We are here to discover and publish what…

Glass Houses glass houses I was in the grocery store the other day and the music was playing somewhere and it dawned on me that billy joel was one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated on the american public anybody remember allentown? just like bruce springsteen was one of the biggest shams ever played upon the american working man born in the usa? #billyjoel #billyjoelglasshouses @brucespringsteen #bornintheusa

Glass Houses

glass houses I was in the grocery store the other day and the music was playing somewhere and it dawned on me that billy joel was one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated on the american public anybody remember allentown? just like bruce springsteen was one of the biggest shams…

The Hippies by Hunter S. Thompson (aka: The Hashbury is the Capital of the Hippies) #huntersthompson #gonzojournalism #ralphsteadman The Hippies by Hunter S. Thompson (aka: The Hashbury is the Capital of the Hippies) Maybe you thought you heard of every Hunter S. Thompson article, only to find something new. in fact, we found all kinds of pieces of Gonzo Journalism you may not have heard of yet. The Hippies, by Hunter S. Thompson, is another one of those rarities now unearthed.

The Hippies by Hunter S. Thompson (aka: The Hashbury is the Capital of the Hippies)

#huntersthompson #gonzojournalism #ralphsteadman The Hippies by Hunter S. Thompson (aka: The Hashbury is the Capital of the Hippies) Maybe you thought you heard of every Hunter S. Thompson article, only to find…

Donate to June’s emergency surgery , organized by Jakob Lount Hi, I’m Jakob and I’m raising on behalf of my partner’s cat, Juniper. She unfortun… Jakob Lount needs your support for Donate to June’s emergency surgery

My Jakob has set up a GoFundMe for his partner’s beloved cat. Earlier Juniper ate a long piece of string, so they took her to the emergency vet. After attempts to get her to vomit failed the only thing for this potentially fatal situation is an operation which will cost £3500.

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I'll be getting SIGNED copies of his new one How to Lay an Egg With a Horse Inside, so if you want this (or any other), get in touch.

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