Founded in 2020 in partnership with Red Hen Press and the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance, the Ann Petry Award seeks to publish prose literature by Black authors. The Ann Petry Award is for a work of previously unpublished prose, either a novel or a collection of short stories or novellas, with a minimum of 150 pages, by…
Asian-American Studies Press USA – General Non-fiction, History, Memoir, Asian-American aasc.ucla.edu/aascpress aascpress@aasc.ucla.edu editor@aasc.ucla.edu Over 200 titles in print! The Asian-American Studies Press at UCLA, the University of California Los Angeles, is the only press committed to publishing scholarship on and the histories of Asian-Americans. It serves as the publications arm of the UCLA Asian-American Studies…
from the archives… Mr. Dearborn’s Big Vacation Anna came splashing to the shore. She smiled and waved to Richard, stretched out on the beach sipping his margarita. He waved back. She was a vision of loveliness, the image of simple virtue and supple charm altogether. She was everything he ever dreamed of. Seeing her smile…
Entries are now being accepted for the 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The most exciting and rewarding book awards program open to independent publishers and authors worldwide is now accepting entries written in English and released in 2025, 2026 or 2027 or with a 2025, 2026 or 2027 copyright date. Enter Now… Enter by…
The Fragile World by Paula Treick DeBoard is an emotionally driven novel exploring the collapse of a family following a tragic loss. The story centers on the Kaufman family, who, after their son’s death, fall apart, leading the father to take his remaining daughter on a journey of revenge. It focuses on emotional turmoil. Enjoy!…
Asabi Publishing USA – Novels, Crime, Thriller, Non-fiction, Memoir, Bio asabipublishing.com Established in 2002, Asabi Publishing is an innovative publishing company with worldwide distribution specializing in unique, high-quality books. Asabi Publishing Submissions Unsolicited submissions welcome. No agent required. Submissions are open August through February. Asabi welcomes submissions from agents and authors alike. Do not send…
The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 gothic horror novella by Henry James about a governess at a remote estate who believes the children she cares for are being haunted by ghosts of former employees, leading to a story of psychological horror, ambiguity, and unreliable narration. The novella is famous for its ambiguity, leaving…
Come read the story that was the inspiration for the Chevy Chase movie, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, written by famous movie director (before he was famous) John Hughes. Before the Breakfast Club and Uncle Buck, Hughes was a writer for the Lampoon. Enjoy! All in all it was a pretty exciting Christmas, what with the…
Arte Público Press USA – Literary Fiction, General Non-fiction, Hispanic artepublicopress.com submapp@uh.edu Arte Público Press is a publishing house associated with the University of Houston (Houston, Texas, USA). It is the largest US publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by Hispanic-American authors, publishing approximately 30 titles per year. “In the early 1970s, it became obvious…
The 2026 Literary PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony will be held on March 31, 2026 at the Town Hall in New York City. PEN America is honored to announce the Finalists for the 2026 Literary Awards. The awards are judged by panels of esteemed authors, editors, translators, and critics. The 2026 Literary Awards will hand…
