Literary Presses and Publications to Follow
A roundup of publishers, organizations, and resources for authors joining the platform. If you're not on this list, let us know and we will add you to the list.
Created by
@authorsguild.bsky.social
@pw.org
Official account of Poets & Writers, the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers since 1970. Sign up for our newsletter: at.pw.org/newsletter
@ftrf.bsky.social
The official account for the Freedom to Read Foundation. FTRF protects and defends the First Amendment to the Constitution and supports the right of libraries to collect - and individuals to access - information. www.FTRF.org
@wigleaf.bsky.social
Six-time Pushcart Prize winning journal of very short fiction. (Read us at wigleaf.com)
@thecut.com
Style. Self. Culture. Power. Subscribe to the Cut newsletter: http://thecut.io/3Fo5AaU Subscribe to New York for more: http://nymag.com/subscribe
@fictioncollective2.bsky.social
We are an author-run, not-for-profit publisher of artistically adventurous, non-traditional fiction, committed to finding fresh & experimental works, both through member-sponsored submissions and our two annual contests! https://fc2.org/
@sfwp.bsky.social
Santa Fe Writers Project - globally distributed publisher of fiction & CNF since '98. Subrights repped by Susan Schulman. Distributed by IPG. Find out more at sfwp.com
@copyrightalliance.org
Nonprofit championing artists' and creators' rights under copyright, which fuel creativity, choice, and innovation. copyrightalliance.org
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
Publishing speculative fiction, poetry, reviews, & articles Mondays, free to read at http://strangehorizons.com. IGNYTE Community Award winner. Hugo Award winner 2024. linktr.ee/strangehorizons
@paranoidxtree.bsky.social
📚 Hybrid lit mag & art zine 💌 New print issue every month 📬 Submissions always free & open ⚡️ Proud to pay contributors 📍 Minneapolis, MN paranoidtree.com
@portersqbooks.bsky.social
Fiercely independent bookstore in Cambridge and Boston, MA https://linktr.ee/portersqbooks
@tridenthalifax.bsky.social
Cafe & Bookshop in Halifax, Nova Scotia https://tridenthalifax.ca
@publicbooks.bsky.social
Public Books is an online magazine of ideas, arts, and scholarship. www.publicbooks.org
@maudlinhouse.bsky.social
weird press that publishes weird books https://shop.maudlinhouse.net/
@shortwavebooks.bsky.social
We're a small press publishing genre fiction. We offer a selection of original books, zines, and magazine articles. Founded and run by @alandistro.bsky.social (active HWA member, full SFWA member). Our full catalog: https://shortwavepublishing.com/
@littleghostsbooks.bsky.social
Your Queer Spooky Bookstore x Small Press. “A Good Story Will Haunt You” 👻🖤📚 www.littleghostsbooks.com
@1111press.bsky.social
Publisher. We're non-conformists, just like everyone else. 1111press.bigcartel.com // 1111press.com
@littlepuss.net
Books Booze Belles Balls | Publisher | http://littlepuss.net | We're a feminist press run by trans women | Buy WORTHY OF THE EVENT and REALISTIC FICTION | Ecclesiastes 12:12-13
@thebaffler.com
Political and cultural criticism. Since 1988. Online and in print. https://thebaffler.com/
@booksmith.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood independent booksellers. Haight Street, San Francisco. Est. 1976. 11AM - 7PM daily. Find the good stuff at booksmith.com
@nybooks.com
‘The premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.’
@booksandbooks.bsky.social
Celebrating 40+ years of locally owned, independent bookselling. Based in Miami, Florida.
@mcsweeneys.net
The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books. .
@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
@studyhall.bsky.social
-Creating community for media workers -Publishing critical stories for all. -See more resources studyhall.xyz support@studyhall.xyz
@mcnallyeditions.com
A publishing line devoted to elevating unduly overlooked books and authors, from McNally Jackson Books. mcnallyeditions.com
@handle.invalid
Independent since 2009. Read The Rumpus Magazine. Become a Member. Receive Letters in the Mail from Authors. Read and write in community! Asheville, NC and all over. http://linktr.ee/The_Rumpus2.1
@fictionable.bsky.social
The online literary magazine with short stories and comics from all around the world. Find us at https://fictionable.world
@anmlymag.bsky.social
www.ANMLY.org/ap39 www.medium.com/anomalyblog https://www.anmly.org/newsletter Lit mag. International, intersecting, always interesting.
@hubcitypress.bsky.social
Nonprofit press publishing new and extraordinary voices from the American South. Learn more at hubcity.org/publishing. Shop our catalog at hubcity.org/books.
@haymarketbooks.org
radical publisher of politics, culture, current events haymarketbooks.org
@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social
A @storystudiochicago.bsky.social publication! Editor-in-Chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social
@thepointmag.bsky.social
A magazine founded on the suspicion that modern life is worth examining. thepointmag.com
@agatepublishing.bsky.social
Publisher of books by Midwestern authors; books on food, cooking, and nutrition; books by Black American writers; and books on business, coaching & leadership.
@theoffingmag.bsky.social
Online lit mag. Authoring change. From the people who built these cities. theoffingmag.com
@ucpress.bsky.social
Publishing voices that drive change & impact how people think. Founded in 1893. linkin.bio/ucpress
@dukepress.bsky.social
Disseminating knowledge—through the publication of printed books, periodicals, and electronic files—beyond the confines of the University's campus.
@yalepress.bsky.social
Books et Veritas. Bringing truth to light for more than one hundred years.
@lrb.co.uk
The LRB is Europe’s leading magazine of politics, literature, history and ideas, published every fortnight. Read: https://lrb.co.uk Subscribe: https://mylrb.co.uk/QUEXT0225B
@greenapplebooks.bsky.social
independent bookstore in San Francisco since 1967. https://greenapplebooks.com/
@parnassusbooks.bsky.social
An independent bookstore for independent people in Nashville, TN (shop + airport + blog + bunch of shop dogs) Owned by author Ann Patchett📚
@sevenstories.bsky.social
Political non-fiction, world literature, social justice children’s books, and other works of the radical imagination ✨ sevenstories.com
@coffeehousepress.bsky.social
Coffee House Press is an independent nonprofit publishing house based in Minneapolis. Literature forever.
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
The 🌎’s oldest and largest library association. Find us at https://ala.org. We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
@penamerica.bsky.social
We stand at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the U.S. and worldwide. Support and learn more at pen.org.
@lambdaliterary.org
Lambda Literary, celebrating LGBTQ+ storytellers since 1985. Home of the Lammy Awards, Writers in Schools, the Emerging Writers Retreat for LGBTQ Voices, and the Lambda Literary Review. lambdaliterary.org lambdaliteraryreview.org
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Since 1846, publisher of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, Jesmyn Ward, Anthony Doerr, Jennifer Egan, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and more.
@orbooks.bsky.social
OR Books is a new type of publishing company. It embraces progressive change in politics, culture and the way we do business. linktr.ee/or_books
@vol1brooklyn.bsky.social
Thoughts on books and culture, plus original fiction and essays.
@clashbooks.bsky.social
Big Indie Establishment Mom & Pop Press in Troy, NY Publishing Beach Reads from Hell. Skeets by Christoph Paul.
@zyzzyvamag.bsky.social
Independent literary journal, made in San Francisco since 1985. Our Issue 128 is now available. Subscribe here: zyzzyva.org/subscribe/
@nationalbook.bsky.social
National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Dedicated to the celebration of the best literature in America.
@twodollarradio.bsky.social
@ninthletter.bsky.social
Ninth Letter is a literary magazine edited and produced at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. We aim to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design. https://bit.ly/m/ninthletter
@authorsabb.bsky.social
We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture. www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
@freadomfighters.bsky.social
We believe in the right to read. We support #FReadom. Website link: https://www.txfreadomfighters.us/
@transitbooks.bsky.social
Publishing award-winning literature from around the world in the San Francisco Bay Area. www.transitbooks.org
@electricliterature.com
Making literature exciting, relevant and inclusive electricliterature.com
@necessaryfiction.com
A webjournal publishing short fiction, book reviews, a weekly newsletter, & whatever else happens at http://www.necessaryfiction.com. Doing our best since 2009. Posts by http://shimmer.bsky.social.
@tinhouse.bsky.social
Publisher of award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry & home to a renowned writers’ workshop.
@smokelong.bsky.social
Dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web, by widely published authors or those new to the craft. Est.2003. Paying up to $150. www.smokelong.com. No Trump supporters.
@kenyonreview.bsky.social
In the heart of literature since 1939. journal | workshops | fellowships https://linktr.ee/KenyonReview
@sarabandebooks.bsky.social
Award-winning publisher of poetry, short fiction, and essay. Headquartered in Louisville, KY. linktr.ee/sarabandebooks
@dorothyproject.bsky.social
St. Louis-based press. Fiction & near fiction. Two books each Fall. Renee Gladman. Leonora Carrington. Cristina Rivera Garza. Nathalie Léger. Amina Cain. Giada Scodellaro. Pip Adam. Kate Briggs. Etc. Distributed by New York Review Books. dorothyproject.com
@literaryhub.bsky.social
A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism. https://linktr.ee/lithub_
@wwborders.bsky.social
The home for international literature since 2003. Winners of the Whiting Literary Magazine Prize. https://linktr.ee/wordswithoutborders
@publisherslunch.bsky.social
Trade publishing's daily rundown, and sibling of the source of Deal Reports.
@deepvellum.bsky.social
Nonprofit publishing house & literary arts center bringing the world together in conversation through literature. Deep Ellum, Dallas TX. deepvellum.org
@versobooks.bsky.social
Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English speaking world.
@authorsguild.bsky.social
Authors working together to ensure fair pay, protect copyright, and defend free speech.