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"I am obsessed with the idea of escape and didn’t realize it until I wrote this collection." Thanks to the Pittsburgh Review of Books and Devan Murphy for this wonderful interview with AHP's Lauren D. Woods! @ladiwoods.bsky.social @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social

Tomorrow! 👇

Pittsburgh, join us next Friday for a generative writing workshop at the AHP office: "Expanding Your Range in Short Stories: From Realism to Surrealism," led by @ladiwoods.bsky.social

Next Thursday! White Whale Bookstore, Pittsburgh 7pm

Next week, 02/12/26 at 7 pm, join AHP authors Lauren D. Woods & Sherrie Flick at White Whale Books for Lauren's Pittsburgh launch for her collection, THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE. @ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social

Loves these blurbs for P. Scott Cunningham's Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida! Big thanks to Major Jackson, Kaveh Akbar & Erika Meitner. @cunningpscott.bsky.social #poetry #donaldjustice #poems

“It all felt very much like those medieval torture devices and Kafka’s Officer who operated on the principle that according to him guilt was always beyond a doubt.” Lisa Slage Robinson on writing “Drive.” pghrev.com/on-writing-d...

Big congratulations to Okwudili Nebeolisa! His debut collection, TERMINAL MALADIES, is a finalist for the 2026 Minnesota Book Award in Poetry. Thank you to the committee, and congrats to the other finalists. @okwudilin.bsky.social #poetry #mnbookawards #award #debut

Check out these incredible blurbs for Meredith Nnoka's debut poetry collection, LES PORTES, winner of the CAAPP Book Prize. Warmest thank yous to Cameron Awkward-Rich, Brenda Shaughnessy, Beth E. Richie, and Chen Chen! #debut #lgbtq+ #feminist

One of our absolute favorites!

Print galleys of Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida by P. Scott Cunningham have arrived! Winner of the 2025 Donald Justice Poetry Prize, Self-Portrait is a love letter to Miami & a meditation on fatherhood. #formalistpoetry #indiepub @cunningpscott.bsky.social

“Stories matter. . . . They shape how we understand ourselves and each other. And sometimes, they’re how we survive.” Wonderful interview with Grace Spulak about her debut short story collection in El Defensor Chieftan.

Winding, sometimes stream of consciousness type poetry. Phrases bump along uneven roads, sputter like a weary engine. Fagin’s poems ask you to trust the process, and know that we are shortcutting our way to an important place. Then, a revelation so bright you have to squint appears. #booksky

We had so much fun at our first annual Chicago Writers Showcase last night!!! Thanks to everyone who came and braved the cold to be there 🥰 You warmed our hearts with your beautiful words and brilliance.

We’re so excited to share these wonderful endorsements for Grace Spulak’s forthcoming debut short story collection, Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think! Deep thanks to K-Ming Chang, Adrienne Celt, Carter Sickels, and Maryse Meijer for these generous words of support. #debut #shortstories #lgbtq+

Short Reads (Nonfiction; pays) opened to nonfiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

PGH: Mark your calendars! Lauren D. Woods is coming to town and will be reading with Sherrie Flick at White Whale Bookstore on Feb. 12 @ 7 pm! @ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social #Reading #Fiction #Shortstories #Flashfiction

Print galleys of Les Portes by Meredith Nnoka are here! DM us if you're interested in a copy for review. . . . #indieauthor #debut #poetry

Thanks to @electricliterature.com and Wendy J. Fox for featuring THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE by @ladiwoods.bsky.social in their "15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter" list!

Love to see @gspulak.bsky.social's MAGDALENA IS BRIGHTER THAN YOU THINK on @msmagazine.com's "Reads for the Rest of Us: The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026." Thanks to Karla and Violet for their work in putting this list together! 💙

What We’re Reading: a roundup of the most engaging recent pieces on the web read by the Pittsburgh Review of Books staff this week, from @reactorsff.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social @lithub.com.web.brid.gy + more! pghrev.com/what-were-re...

Galleys are here! Winner of the 2025 Rising Writer Prize, this debut collection by Grace Spulak explores gender, queerness, trauma, and resilience in rural New Mexico. Message us if you’d like a review copy! #reviewcopy #shortstories #bookstagram #fictionbooks #galleys

If I had to select two words to describe Lauren D. Woods’s short story collection, they would be “playful” and “gutting.” Thanks to @adroitjournal.bsky.social and Andrew Gretes for the excellent review of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe by @ladiwoods.bsky.social!

"Ah, a muse. You don’t get to pick what/who it is, how, or why. It’s just: Here we go. Start writing." Great interview with Sherrie Flick about her newest short story collection!

100 Word Story journal interview up with 100-word answers! What fun. I talk about my new story collection I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES and other stuff, including how non-writer me would have opened a bakery 100wordstory.org/sherrie-flic... @autumnhouse.org @100wordstory.bsky.social #booksky

Winner your galley copy today!

"Please: a word so short / it could get lost in the air." So nice to see Ellery Akers' poem on Read a Little Poetry. @readalittlepoem

We love seeing Grace Spulak's forthcoming collection, MAGDALENA IS BRIGHTER THAN YOU THINK on this list!

"Stunning...full of emotionally intelligent stories dealing with trauma, queerness, parenthood, gender, and resilience." Thanks to Chicago Review of Books for including Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think on their Most Anticipated Books of 2026! #AutumnHouse #shortstories

The January batch of Early Reviewers is live! Enter to win one of 2,976 copies of 227 titles. This month we've got exciting new titles from @alcovepress.bsky.social, @autumnhouse.org, @henryholtbooks.bsky.social, @unvpress.bsky.social, @unmpress.bsky.social & more! #💙📚 #Booksky

New year, new AHP Fiction Prize! The final judge is the incredible Amber Sparks. Submit your full-length book of fiction (novels, novellas, and short story collections) today. Check out the guidelines here: https://loom.ly/OpLNtDg #submissioncall #fiction #amwriting #indiepress #bookpublication

"This breathtaking collection by Salvatore Pane forces us to reflect deeply on the Italian American experience." Thanks to Italian Americana for the incredible review of THE NEOREALIST IN WINTER in their Winter issue! Check out the full review here: https://loom.ly/HL2wy1A

I talk about bear consciousness, bear context, bear longing, and bear consequences in I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES with host and producer Kara Holsopple at The Allegheny Front, a great environmental show aired and streamed on WESA - 90.5 🐻 @autumnhouse.org @wesa.fm #booksky #flashfiction

Congratulations to Lauren D. Woods, author of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make Believe, and to Sunni Brown Wilkinson, author of Rodeo--both have been longlisted for PEN America Literary Awards! We’re thrilled to celebrate both of these incredible honors!

Shocked, thrilled, all the things to find my book of stories on this long list. 😳

"You could read this book as a how-to guide for writing forms: sestina, golden shovel, sonnet crown, ghazal, among others." Thanks to The Summerset Review for including GHOST MAN ON SECOND by Erica Reid in their Poetry Review Round-Up 2025!

Be sure to submit this weekend--Monday is the deadline!

"The word Bigger comes from the end of 'Naming My Father,' when I said, 'He wanted my world to be bigger, which is what we want for those we love.'” We adore this interview with AHP author Ren Cedar Fuller and Amy Roost for @northamerreview.bsky.social about Ren's debut collection, BIGGER.

Get your galley of Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida!

Big thanks to @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social for the lovely video review of I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES 📚 @autumnhousepress.bsky.social #booksky

Congrats to Lauren D. Woods for being featured in Washington City Paper's Holiday Gift Guide! The article describes the collection as the "perfect gift." Thank you to the Washington City Paper and grab a copy of the collection for the holidays at the link in our bio!

It's here! We're so thrilled to share the cover for “Self-Portrait as the 'i' in Florida” by @cunningpscott.bsky.social, out on April 7. Read about how the author worked with designer Gabriel Alcala to create the cover on Electric Literature's website.

Holiday gifts, discounted library supplies, LT shirts... we've got it all! Pins for $3, barcode scanners for $5, shirts for $16. 🎁 #holidaygifts #holidaybargains #💙📚 #Booksky Shop our Holiday sale here: www.librarything.com/more/store

Author Dennis James Sweeney recommends top journals for poets to submit to, as well as ways to participate in the lit mag landscape. “The more you invest yourself in the literary magazine community, the more it will mean to you when your submission finally lands.” at.pw.org/10PoetryMags

A new review for Laura Jackson's "Deep and Wild" points out that it's always a gamble to read a book about your home state. Luckily, picking up Jackson's essays is like "having the winning ticket, plus the multiplier." Thank you to the Southern Literary Review for the wonderful review!

Check out the cover reveal of Grace Spulak's (gspulak.bsky.social) Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think! Grace spoke with Debutiful (debutiful.bsky.social) about the cover and its representation of the harsh, strange quality of the New Mexico landscape, as well as the beautiful, vibrant life within.

Today and every day, we’re grateful for our authors, readers, and supporters. 🧡 Because of you, AHP can uplift powerful new voices like Laura Jackson, whose debut Deep & Wild won the AHP Nonfiction Prize and was named the 2025 Book of the Year by the Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia.

The December batch of Early Reviewers is live! Enter to win one of 2,392 copies of 198 titles. This month we've got new titles from @autumnhousepress.bsky.social, @revellbooks.bsky.social, @simonandschuster.bsky.social, @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social, @unvpress.bsky.social & more! #💙📚 #Booksky

This Thursday hear AHP author Grace Spulak read from her forthcoming collection MAGDALENA IS BRIGHTER THAN YOU THINK!