Autofocus Books
A literary publisher of artful autobiographical writing. autofocusbooks.com
@angermonsoon.bsky.social
Grind line. Predator Studies. March Xness. DIAGRAM. New Michigan Press. The Assessment Matters Institute. Essay Daily. University of Arizona MFA. Working hard for the money. http://otherelectricities.com
@identitytheory.bsky.social
Classic online lit mag (founded 2000). Interviews, fiction, CNF, micro, poetry, etc. We may or may not be edited by a corgi. Read us at identitytheory.com.
@mikeingram.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cat dad. Editor at Barrelhouse. Co-host of the Book Fight podcast. Author of Notes from the Road (Awst Press). https://mikeingram.substack.com/
@erinkeane.bsky.social
Writer, editor, poet, critic | Chief Content Officer at @salonnewsroom.bsky.social | Author of Runaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me | Faculty at Naslund-Mann MFA | KY Colonel | Blair Water Literary Society chair | https://linktr.ee/eekshecried
@lucaswmann.bsky.social
On the feelings beat. Books: CAPTIVE AUDIENCE, LORD FEAR, CLASS A Next One: ATTACHMENTS (spring 2024) IG: @lucaswmann NEA fellow United States Artists fellow
@futuretensebooks.bsky.social
30+ years of fine books and endless love in Portland, Oregon. We publish daring literary books by writers you should get to know. Editors: Kevin Sampsell (PDX) and Emma Alden (Philadelphia). Visit us at www.futuretensebooks.com
@jacjemc.bsky.social
Author of EMPTY THEATRE, FALSE BINGO & THE GRIP OF IT (MCD/FSG), A DIFFERENT BED EVERY TIME & MY ONLY WIFE (Dzanc). Guggenheim Fellow. UCSD & Clarion.
@lexikentmonning.bsky.social
Debut novel THE BURDEN OF JOY out now from Rejection Letters press https://asterismbooks.com/product/the-burden-of-joy
@clairehopple.bsky.social
Author of six lil books. Fiction editor at XRAY. Stories in Wigleaf, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Forever Mag, HAD, etc. clairehopple.com
@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social
public health reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom | writer | producer/host | New Orleans vs. all y’all contact: drew @ gulfstatesnewsroom dot org
@bethkephart.bsky.social
Writer, paper artist, teacher, believer in the good that will one day overcome, National Book Award finalist, and a Substacker (The Hush and the Howl). Due in April 2025, Tomorrow Will Bring Sunday's News, with Tursulowe Press.
@emmabolden.bsky.social
Just trying to put words together. The Tiger and the Cage: A Memoir of a Body in Crisis (Soft Skull 22), House Is an Enigma (Bull City Press), medi(t)ations (Noctuary Press, 16), Maleficae (Gen Pop Books, 13).
@mdbell79.bsky.social
Writer, teacher. Out now: APPLESEED, a novel (2021, @marinerbooks). REFUSE TO BE DONE, a guide to novel revision (2022, @soho_press). He/him.
@livesinpages.bsky.social
Author, I'm Not Hungry but I Could Eat | 2021 NYFA Fiction Fellow | Husky chismoso 🇵🇷 🏳️🌈 📍 Brooklyn, NY // Providence, RI
@stephanieaustin.bsky.social
Formerly @lucysky on Twitter IG: @stephanie.d.austin and @mugshot_writers2 SOMETHING I MIGHT SAY, essays, out now with WTAW Press BURN, a novel, coming ‘26 from Cowboy Jamboree Substack: https://stephanieaustin.substack.com/ stephanieaustin.net
@adamshaw502.bsky.social
writer, dad, wannabe hockey player | assistant cnf editor for identity theory | mfa director at concordia st. paul www.theshawspot.com
@kylerseibel.bsky.social
writer + usn veteran // HEY YOU ASSHOLES available now from Clash Books
@kevinrmaloney.bsky.social
HORSE GIRL FEVER (CLASH Books, Jan 2024). THE RED-HEADED PILGRIM (Two Dollar Radio). CULT OF LORETTA (Lazy Fascist). Co-editor of @poolpartymag.com. Engaged to @femmeintheory.bsky.social
@suzyeynon.bsky.social
Writer. Seattle, from the desert. Chapbook BEING SEEN forthcoming (Ethel). COMMUTING (Ghost City Press). Fiction editor Variant Lit, assoc fiction editor jmww. http://suzyeynon.com/
@jillianluft.bsky.social
Writer. SCUMBAG SUMMER (2024, House of Vlad Press). Founder of @sweettrashpress.bsky.social
@johncotter.bsky.social
Author LOSING MUSIC, UNDER THE SMALL LIGHTS, and pieces for NYT Magazine, Guernica (RIP), Raritan, New England Review, Commonweal, Prairie Schooner ...
@davidnaimon.bsky.social
Host of the Between the Covers podcast & Crafting with Ursula series, co-author of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing. Podcast: tinhouse.com/podcasts YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@BetweentheCovers-DavidNaimon
@troseistrose.bsky.social
Writer of my weird queer life, or “I am myself the matter of my book.” A Healthy Interest in the Lives of Others, forthcoming from autofocus, Feb 2025
@tmcallister.bsky.social
Author of novels HOW TO BE SAFE and THE YOUNG WIDOWER'S HANDBOOK. New book of essays IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE coming from Rose Metal Press in May 2025. Co-host of Book Fight! podcast. @Barrelhouse.bsky.social NF Editor. South Jersey. Tom.mcallister.ws
@housleydave.bsky.social
Writer of The Other Ones, Looney, Howard & Charles at the Factory, This Darkness Got to Give, more. Editor @ Barrelhouse, primary organizer of the Barrelhouse conference in DC in the Spring. Web @ PSU. Goofy gentleman. He/him.
@jasonmccall4.bsky.social
Two-time spelling bee champion, lifetime Hector fan, sometime writer
@alexgurtis.bsky.social
He/Him | Orlando, FL Chapbook “When the Ocean Comes to Me” (Bottlecap Press 2024) | assistant editor at Burrow Press | words in West Trade Review, the Shore, HAD, Identity Theory, Rejection Letters, Door is a Jar, etc.
@fonografeditions.bsky.social
Pushing the boundaries of sound, text, and genre... Publishing poetry, prose... Literary record label... Based in Portland, Oregon
@asterismbooks.bsky.social
Trade distributor and online bookstore representing more than 160 independent literary publishers from around the world!
@bradlisti.bsky.social
author of books. host of the otherppl podcast. in-depth interviews w writers. founder of DeepDive. hermit. good at walking. https://linktr.ee/bradlisti #booksky
@barrelhouse.bsky.social
Proudly independent literary magazine & small press, established in 2004. Books + print issues + online issues + conferences + writing retreats + other stuff. https://barrelhousemag.com/
@abigailoswald.bsky.social
writing about art, fame, and connection | marketing director at Split/Lip Press | monthly newsletter on pop culture rabbit holes: http://abigailoswald.substack.com
@shayneterry.bsky.social
Leave: A Postpartum Account out now from Autofocus Books! Work in American Chordata, Catapult, Chicago Review of Books, Triquarterly, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and elsewhere. Glad to be here. ✨
@erindorney.bsky.social
Sober bi writer Sarabande Books Managing Editor 📍ROC, NY Image-text book "Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering" out now from Autofocus 🧘 https://autofocusbooks.com/store/p/yes-i-am-human https://www.erindorney.com http://eepurl.com/c_5saT
@ferrifrigida.bsky.social
like you wouldn't want to iron your clothes with a cold iron. if anyone wants me I'll be in my room. patreon.com/KatharineColdiron
@adremily.bsky.social
Author of SEDUCTION THEORY (Little, Brown 2025). Stories in Granta, The Point, and Joyland. Editor at Great Place Books.
@suburbanprairie.bsky.social
Memoirist experimenting with the truth. Author of TEEN QUEEN TRAINING (Autofocus 2026), A CALENDAR IS A SNAKESKIN (Autofocus 2023) and CURING SEASON: ARTIFACTS (WVU Press 2022). Director of @splitlippress.com. More: linktr.ee/suburbanprairie
@russellbrakefield.bsky.social
Writer: MY MODEST BLINDNESS (Autofocus), IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS AT THE PARK WEST (Wayne State Univ Press), FIELD RECORDINGS (Wayne State Univ Press). Prof: University of Denver Writing
@dannycaine.com
author HOW TO PROTECT BOOKSTORES AND WHY • work @ Institute for Local Self-Reliance • books from Microcosm, Mason Jar Press, Autofocus and more • dannycaine.com
@emilylauracosta.bsky.social
girl on girl (@rejectionlit.bsky.social) // until it feels right (@autofocusbooks.bsky.social) // cnf (@farewelltransmiss.bsky.social) // getting dumber as I get older https://linktr.ee/emilylauracosta