Black Lawrence Press
@blacklawrence.bsky.social
New York-based publisher of contemporary poetry and prose. Founded in 2004, CLMP member. Home to annual contests, open reading periods, and the Immigrant Writing Series. We offer manuscript consultations, free monthly writing workshops, and more.
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
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
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
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!
William worked with Kristina Marie Darling in August 2023, who is currently a November manuscript consultant!
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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!
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.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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.
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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.
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Click the link below to sign up and get the Zoom link.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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
Click the link below to sign up and get the Zoom link.
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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. 🖤
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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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. 🖤
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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 🖤
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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!
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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.
For gamers who read, and readers who game: this one’s for you.
Each story in The Earth Room is its own strange, beautiful world (some even inspired by the games you know and love!).
Dana Diehl’s newest collection arrives January 20. Preorder now via the link below.
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Each story in The Earth Room is its own strange, beautiful world (some even inspired by the games you know and love!).
Dana Diehl’s newest collection arrives January 20. Preorder now via the link below.
buff.ly/DgHXRLa
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
For gamers who read, and readers who game: this one’s for you.
Each story in The Earth Room is its own strange, beautiful world (some even inspired by the games you know and love!).
Dana Diehl’s newest collection arrives January 20. Preorder now via the link below.
buff.ly/DgHXRLa
Each story in The Earth Room is its own strange, beautiful world (some even inspired by the games you know and love!).
Dana Diehl’s newest collection arrives January 20. Preorder now via the link below.
buff.ly/DgHXRLa
We're incredibly excited to announce the finalists from the June 2025 Open Reading Period! Congratulations to all of these incredible finalists. Our judges will be selecting the winner soon—stay tuned. 📖
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're incredibly excited to announce the finalists from the June 2025 Open Reading Period! Congratulations to all of these incredible finalists. Our judges will be selecting the winner soon—stay tuned. 📖
The 2024 Black River Chapbook Competition Winner is now available for pre-order! We can't wait for Sky Tongued Back with Light, coming March 3rd. ✨
To pre-order & learn more, click the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/books/sky-to...
To pre-order & learn more, click the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/books/sky-to...
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The 2024 Black River Chapbook Competition Winner is now available for pre-order! We can't wait for Sky Tongued Back with Light, coming March 3rd. ✨
To pre-order & learn more, click the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/books/sky-to...
To pre-order & learn more, click the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/books/sky-to...
The Black River Chapbook Competition closes at midnight tonight! Send us your work!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Black River Chapbook Competition closes at midnight tonight! Send us your work!
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We are so excited for Mickie Kennedy's debut, Worth Burning. This image-rich poetry collection is out February 24th, and available for pre-order now! And we're very proud to share that this is an open reading period selection!
To pre-order, click the link below. 🤎
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To pre-order, click the link below. 🤎
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October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We are so excited for Mickie Kennedy's debut, Worth Burning. This image-rich poetry collection is out February 24th, and available for pre-order now! And we're very proud to share that this is an open reading period selection!
To pre-order, click the link below. 🤎
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To pre-order, click the link below. 🤎
buff.ly/tz5xcuL
BLP author Adrian Van Young's annual Halloween horror tale is out now in The Baffler! Read "The President" at the link below. 🕯️ 👻
thebaffler.com/fiction/the-...
Art credit: Matt Williams
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Art credit: Matt Williams
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BLP author Adrian Van Young's annual Halloween horror tale is out now in The Baffler! Read "The President" at the link below. 🕯️ 👻
thebaffler.com/fiction/the-...
Art credit: Matt Williams
thebaffler.com/fiction/the-...
Art credit: Matt Williams
February 10th can't come soon enough! Part fairytale, part myth, part Midwestern Gothic, this magical collection of short fiction is one you'll absolutely want to add to your home library. 📚
Pre-order here: buff.ly/iCKX2rf
Pre-order here: buff.ly/iCKX2rf
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
February 10th can't come soon enough! Part fairytale, part myth, part Midwestern Gothic, this magical collection of short fiction is one you'll absolutely want to add to your home library. 📚
Pre-order here: buff.ly/iCKX2rf
Pre-order here: buff.ly/iCKX2rf
Dana Diehl's Hudson Prize-winning short story collection is available for pre-order! To order what Diane Cook called "wonderful, fantastical, warm and searching," click the link below. The Earth Room enters the world on January 20th. ✨
blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-ea...
blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-ea...
October 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dana Diehl's Hudson Prize-winning short story collection is available for pre-order! To order what Diane Cook called "wonderful, fantastical, warm and searching," click the link below. The Earth Room enters the world on January 20th. ✨
blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-ea...
blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-ea...
Less than one week left to submit to this month’s Manuscript Consultation Program! We’re honored to be part of your manuscript’s journey. Submissions close soon—don’t miss it!
Questions? Comment, DM, or email us.
Questions? Comment, DM, or email us.
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Less than one week left to submit to this month’s Manuscript Consultation Program! We’re honored to be part of your manuscript’s journey. Submissions close soon—don’t miss it!
Questions? Comment, DM, or email us.
Questions? Comment, DM, or email us.
Talking With Boys is coming in the new year! You can pre-order this BLP Immigrant Writing Series selection now—out January 6.
Pre-order and learn more about the collection at the link below. ✨
blacklawrencepress.com/books/talkin...
Pre-order and learn more about the collection at the link below. ✨
blacklawrencepress.com/books/talkin...
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Talking With Boys is coming in the new year! You can pre-order this BLP Immigrant Writing Series selection now—out January 6.
Pre-order and learn more about the collection at the link below. ✨
blacklawrencepress.com/books/talkin...
Pre-order and learn more about the collection at the link below. ✨
blacklawrencepress.com/books/talkin...
Today only WRITING AS A WAY OF LIFE is on sale on the BLP site!
"Filled with practical, actionable tips for developing and sustaining a habit of writing that will last a lifetime"
Paperback: $25.95 Flash Sale: $15.95
E-book: $14.99 Flash Sale: $5.99
blacklawrencepress.com/books/writin...
"Filled with practical, actionable tips for developing and sustaining a habit of writing that will last a lifetime"
Paperback: $25.95 Flash Sale: $15.95
E-book: $14.99 Flash Sale: $5.99
blacklawrencepress.com/books/writin...
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today only WRITING AS A WAY OF LIFE is on sale on the BLP site!
"Filled with practical, actionable tips for developing and sustaining a habit of writing that will last a lifetime"
Paperback: $25.95 Flash Sale: $15.95
E-book: $14.99 Flash Sale: $5.99
blacklawrencepress.com/books/writin...
"Filled with practical, actionable tips for developing and sustaining a habit of writing that will last a lifetime"
Paperback: $25.95 Flash Sale: $15.95
E-book: $14.99 Flash Sale: $5.99
blacklawrencepress.com/books/writin...
This masterful collection of short fiction is featured in our Spooky & Speculative Sale! It's the perfect read for October...just the right amount of unnerving. 👻
Until the end of the month, you can grab the e-book for $4.95 and the physical copy for $9.95. Shop the sale: buff.ly/Y09Fz4Z
Until the end of the month, you can grab the e-book for $4.95 and the physical copy for $9.95. Shop the sale: buff.ly/Y09Fz4Z
October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This masterful collection of short fiction is featured in our Spooky & Speculative Sale! It's the perfect read for October...just the right amount of unnerving. 👻
Until the end of the month, you can grab the e-book for $4.95 and the physical copy for $9.95. Shop the sale: buff.ly/Y09Fz4Z
Until the end of the month, you can grab the e-book for $4.95 and the physical copy for $9.95. Shop the sale: buff.ly/Y09Fz4Z
Have a fiction manuscript lying around that could use a professional review? Submit it to our Fiction Consultation Program! This month, the incredible John Mauk is here to provide the comprehensive feedback and analysis that's hard to find outside of an MFA program.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Have a fiction manuscript lying around that could use a professional review? Submit it to our Fiction Consultation Program! This month, the incredible John Mauk is here to provide the comprehensive feedback and analysis that's hard to find outside of an MFA program.
buff.ly/3bwe8KA
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Got a manuscript ready for the next level? Our Consultation Program connects writers with award-winning authors who offer the kind of deep, thoughtful feedback you usually only get in MFA programs.
Choose your consultant, submit your work, and get a full critique. We can't wait to work with you!
Choose your consultant, submit your work, and get a full critique. We can't wait to work with you!
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Got a manuscript ready for the next level? Our Consultation Program connects writers with award-winning authors who offer the kind of deep, thoughtful feedback you usually only get in MFA programs.
Choose your consultant, submit your work, and get a full critique. We can't wait to work with you!
Choose your consultant, submit your work, and get a full critique. We can't wait to work with you!
It's not too late to sign up for Sunday's group writing workshop! Hop on Zoom with BLP poet Isaac Pickell and a group of other writers to generate new work and write in community. You'll also be sent a PDF of writing prompts & a free chapbook!
Grap your spot at the link below!
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Grap your spot at the link below!
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October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's not too late to sign up for Sunday's group writing workshop! Hop on Zoom with BLP poet Isaac Pickell and a group of other writers to generate new work and write in community. You'll also be sent a PDF of writing prompts & a free chapbook!
Grap your spot at the link below!
buff.ly/T4yWKSY
Grap your spot at the link below!
buff.ly/T4yWKSY
So nice to see antmen pimentel mendoza's "My Boyfriend Apocalypse" on CLMP's reading list for Filipino American History Month! Check out the full list at the link below, and find "My Boyfriend Apocalypse" at blacklawrencepress.com, or wherever books are sold. ❤️📚
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October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
So nice to see antmen pimentel mendoza's "My Boyfriend Apocalypse" on CLMP's reading list for Filipino American History Month! Check out the full list at the link below, and find "My Boyfriend Apocalypse" at blacklawrencepress.com, or wherever books are sold. ❤️📚
www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
BLP will be at Connecticut Literary Festival this Saturday, October 18th! Stop by our booth and say hello to some of our lovely writers. We can't wait to see you there!
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
BLP will be at Connecticut Literary Festival this Saturday, October 18th! Stop by our booth and say hello to some of our lovely writers. We can't wait to see you there!