A handful of our 2025 New Releases are currently on sale! You've got through 12/31 to shop our Holiday Sale, where you can grab these titles & more for under $20. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale!

The Earth Room is a thrilling, fabulist journey through the natural world, superstition, motherhood, and loss. Dana Diehl's newest short story collection arrive January 20th—we can't wait for you to dig in! 🎥 Trailer by Ben Pawlowski

We are accepting submissions for the Big Moose Prize! Every year, this prize is awarded to an unpublished novel. The winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies. Submit your novel via our Submittable!

We're still offering discounted titles through January 31st. From everyone at Black Lawrence Press, we hope you and yours have a wonderful, joy-filled holiday season & remainder of 2025. ❤️

Upon careful review, the Editorial Board of the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series recommends The Three Sapphic Movements by Vi Khi Nao for publication through Black Lawrence Press. Read an excerpt from The Three Sapphic Movements at blacklawrencepress.com/iwsnao/

We've got an exciting pre-order special for you! 13 people who pre-order The Earth Room, selected at random, will receive one of these clay houses (hand made by Dana Diehl) with their books! The Earth Room is out January 20th. Pre-order now at the link in bio.

We had the pleasure of connecting with Tayyba Kanwal, author of Talking With Boys! We discuss her writing process & get some of her insights on the book—a must watch for writers and readers alike. Talking With Boys is out on January 6th—pre-order now at the link in bio!

You've got until the end of December to work with TJ Beitelman and Enzo Silon Surin on a comprehensive, analytical manuscript consultation! Scholarships are available until tonight at midnight EST. To learn more, click the link below! blacklawrencepress.com/manuscriptco...

Tayyba Kanwal's Immigrant Writing Series winner, Talking with Boys, launches in less than a month! Pre-order now at blacklawrencepress.com/books/forthcoming. ✨

We are accepting submissions for the Big Moose Prize! This prize is awarded to an unpublished novel & is open to new, emerging, and established writers. Winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies of their novel. See our Submittable page (link in bio) for more details!

Our fiction consultation program offers the kind of rigorous, analytical feedback that's difficult to find outside of an MFA program—for over a decade, it's been an honor to partner with award-winning authors to provide consultations to writers.

Black Lawrence Press's Executive Editor, Diane Goettel, is hosting a workshop with Hudson Valley Writers Center! This workshop will be useful for first-time authors and those interested in publishing with small presses—read the full details and grab your ticket at the link below! buff.ly/04ApRt1

Last day to order your sale books if you want them here before Christmas! 🎁 But if you're not in a rush, subscriptions & these titles are on sale through the end of December. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale. ✨

This month, we're thrilled to be working with Enzo Silon Surin on poetry consultations! Head on over to our Submittable (link in bio) to submit your poetry manuscript. Whether it's one poem or a full manuscript you're ready to publish, we can't wait to work with you!

Reviews are coming in for Esquire Ball! Lisa Slage Robinson's forthcoming short story collection arrives February 10th. Pre-order now at the link below! blacklawrencepress.com/books/esquir...

Our holiday sale is running all through December, and it's not too late to get your books by Christmas! Order by this coming Monday, 12/15, for your order to arrive by the 25th. 🎁 Check out our sale titles on the next slide, and head over to blacklawrencepress.com/sale to shop!

We are now accepting submissions for the Big Moose Prize for an unpublished novel. The winner receives $1,000, publication, and ten copies. Open to writers of all levels, we welcome traditional novels, novels-in-stories, novels-in-poems, and hybrid forms with a novel's spirit. buff.ly/J6MDyNN

Our December consultants are here and ready to work with you! This month, we're offering consultation services in poetry and fiction. To learn about our wonderful consultants, their styles, and how to work with them, visit the link below. We can't wait to read your work! buff.ly/T9FedRx

We're thrilled to share the 2025 St. Lawrence Book Award Finalists & Semi-Finalists! We look forward to announcing the winning manuscript, which will be chosen from the pool of finalists, in the coming weeks. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Join us tomorrow night for our free monthly workshop! This month, BLP author Erica Wright will lead participants through a craft talk on metaphor and meaning. This is a free virtual event—all you've got to do to get the zoom link is sign up at the link below! We'll see you there! buff.ly/w2dlRyg

We connected with poet, editor, and translator Daniele Pantano to talk about his forthcoming translation of Georg Trakl's Nocturne. Nocturne arrives January 13th and is available now for pre-order—visit the link below. blacklawrencepress.com/books/noctur...

Meet Sébastien Luc Butler, author of Sky Tongued Back With Light! It was so wonderful to chat with Sébastien about his forthcoming poetry collection. ✨ 📖 Sky Tongued Back With Light is out March 3, 2026 with Black Lawrence Press. Pre-order now at the link below. buff.ly/eVkTXDy

If you liked the workplace drama of The Boys Club, the haunting swampy landscapes of Everything Under, the fairytale/myth/folklore braid of Boy, Snow, Bird, and the magical feminism of Nights at the Circus...you are going to love Esquire Ball! Pre- order at the link below: buff.ly/zQrui6E

Praise for The Earth Room is beginning to roll in! To pre-order Dana Diehl's Hudson Prize winning short story collection, visit the link below. The Earth Room arrives on January 20th. 🌏 blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-ea...

As 11/30 was a busy travel day, many folks emailed us asking if we might be able to extended the Open Reading Period deadline. Wish granted! We are accepting fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, chapbooks, anthology proposals, and more! 🗓️ NEW DEADLINE: Friday, December 5th, at Midnight EST

And just like that, it's already December! If you're shopping for book lovers in your life, our holiday sale is in full swing, with deep discounts on subscriptions, BLP swag, and select titles.📚 🎁 💌 To receive your books by Christmas, order by 12/15!

For fans of Mary Howe, Richard Siken, K. Iver, and Edgar Kuntz, Mickie Kennedy's Worth Burning is going to be your new favorite poetry collection. Worth Burning is out February 24th with Black Lawrence Press, and available for pre-order now. Reserve your copy at the link below! buff.ly/DEgI5sQ

Final call for the November Open Reading Period! You have until Midnight EST tonight to submit your manuscript—we're accepting full length manuscripts and chapbooks in various genres. Read the full specs and submit at blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit 📚 ✨

Black Friday Subscription Sale! Every month, we will send you: -1 frontlist title -1 chapbook -1 backlist gem -1 bonus gift (examples: mugs, totes, stickers, broadsides) Purchase a subscription today to get up to 55% off the list price! blacklawrencepress.com/book-categor...

You've still got through Friday to shop the Black Friday sale on subscriptions! Get up to 50% off and free shipping at blacklawrencepress.com/sale through 11/28. Each subscription includes 1 box per month with 2 books, a chapbook, and merch. 📚 ❤️

Lisa Slage Robinson's Esquire Ball is coming soon! Out February 10th with Black Lawrence Press wherever books are sold, and available for pre-order now at blacklawrencepress.com. ✨

You've got through Sunday (11/30) to send us your novel, novella, short story collection, poetry, chapbook, nonfiction, or creative nonfiction. Head on over to our Submittable to send in your manuscript! In the meantime, check out some previous winners here!

Daniele Pantano's translation of Nocturne is coming soon! Out January 13th with Black Lawrence Press, and available for pre-order now at the link below. blacklawrencepress.com/books/noctur...

As we head into the final month of the year, doesn't getting cozy with a book sound extra wonderful? 📚 🕯️🌨️ Our Holiday Sale is still active, with these titles available for $20.00 or less! Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale

Join us this Sunday for a group writing session! This seminar, led by Miah Jeffra, addresses how we can best write our lives, navigating language, perception, and memory. You'll walk away with new material, a PDF of prompts, and a surprise chapbook mailed to you! Grab your spot at buff.ly/UVBsfrI.

Did you know BLP has a Substack? Receiving messages from our subscribers is wonderful. 💚 Sapling is a weekly newsletter for writers seeking to publish, featuring a list of publishers with open calls. Subscribe at saplingblp.substack.com!

Our annual Black Friday Sale is here! Get up to 50% off subscriptions with free shipping at blacklawrencepress.com/sale until Black Friday (11/28). Each subscription includes 1 box per month with 2 books, a chapbook, and merch. It's perfect for book lovers or a treat for yourself. 📚 ❤️

Tayyba Kanwal's Immigrant Writing Series winner arrives in less than two months! If you've read & enjoyed these titles, we think you'll fall in love with Talking with Boys. Talking With Boys is forthcoming with BLP on January 6th, 2026. Pre-order now at blacklawrencepress.com. 💙

Our fiction consultation program provides rigorous, analytical feedback, akin to an MFA program, in partnership with award-winning authors. We're honored to support your manuscript's journey from inception to publication. ❤️ Visit our Submittable to submit your fiction to Robert Long Foreman!

Love Exit Zero, White Cat, Black Dog, or Awayland? You’ll love The Earth Room by Dana Diehl, a spellbinding collection arriving January 20th from Black Lawrence Press. 🔗 Preorder & learn more: blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-ea...

This month, we're thrilled to be working with TJ Beitelman and Kristina May Darling on poetry consultations! Head on over to our Submittable (link in bio) to submit your poetry manuscript. Whether it's one poem or a full manuscript you're ready to publish, we can't wait to work with you!

For all the readers on your holiday gift list...🎁 All of these titles are currently on sale for under $20.00 through the end of November. We've also got discounts on our poetry & prose subscriptions! Head on over to blacklawrencepress.com to shop the sale.

Our second open reading period of the year is open! 📚 Send us your novels, novellas, short story collections, poetry, biography & cultural studies, or creative nonfiction! Find all the details and submission guidelines here ➡️ buff.ly/juJ6GBF

We're so pleased to share that Consultation Program alum William Considine has published his play, The Mysteries, with Spuyten Duyvil Press! Congratulations, William! William worked with Kristina Marie Darling in August 2023, who is currently a November manuscript consultant!

Our November consultants are here and ready to work with you! This month, we're offering consultation services in poetry, fiction, and hybrid from some formidable writers. To learn about our consultants, their styles, and how to work with them, visit the link below. buff.ly/ps5lVSt

Join us this Tuesday, 11/11, for a free writing workshop! The wonderful Jennifer Met will lead us via Zoom on an exploration of imagery. You'll walk away with generative new techniques and writing exercises! ✨ Click the link below to sign up and get the Zoom link. buff.ly/pQdVjJK

Head on over to the link below to read an incredible interview with Lisa Fay Coutley, where she talks with COMP Journal about her poetry anthology, "In The Tempered Dark." They discuss grief, craft, and the writers who've influenced her—it's a truly lovely read. 🖤 buff.ly/idCFfuX

If you're looking for a poet who writes America's interior with a mythic, otherworldly voice like these greats do, you're going to be a fan of Sébastien Luc Butler. Pre-order his forthcoming collection now at blacklawrencepress.com 🖤

The free monthly issue of Sapling is out now! Head over to saplingblp.substack.com to read Kit Frick's interview with Galileo Press's Barrett Warner, where they talk all things indie publishing!

The annual BLP Holiday Sale is here! 🎁 📚 We've got a selection of titles for under $20, and great discounts on our poetry & prose subscriptions. Whether you're looking for a gift for a loved one or treating yourself to a little literary joy, head over to blacklawrencepress.com/sale.