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.
January continues to bring new arrivals to the Black Lawrence Press bookshelf. 📚
With Nocturne arriving next week on 1/13 and The Earth Room following on 1/20, we're thrilled for two new titles to enter your worlds.
Pre-order is still available at blacklawrencepress.com.
With Nocturne arriving next week on 1/13 and The Earth Room following on 1/20, we're thrilled for two new titles to enter your worlds.
Pre-order is still available at blacklawrencepress.com.
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
January continues to bring new arrivals to the Black Lawrence Press bookshelf. 📚
With Nocturne arriving next week on 1/13 and The Earth Room following on 1/20, we're thrilled for two new titles to enter your worlds.
Pre-order is still available at blacklawrencepress.com.
With Nocturne arriving next week on 1/13 and The Earth Room following on 1/20, we're thrilled for two new titles to enter your worlds.
Pre-order is still available at blacklawrencepress.com.
Join us one week from today to celebrate Talking With Boys! On Wednesday 1/14, we are hosting a virtual book launch event with Tayyba Kanwal, with a reading from the book and discussion with Tayyba. This event is virtual and free—we hope to see you there!
Registration link: buff.ly/DZt0gQE
Registration link: buff.ly/DZt0gQE
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Join us one week from today to celebrate Talking With Boys! On Wednesday 1/14, we are hosting a virtual book launch event with Tayyba Kanwal, with a reading from the book and discussion with Tayyba. This event is virtual and free—we hope to see you there!
Registration link: buff.ly/DZt0gQE
Registration link: buff.ly/DZt0gQE
Join us on Sunday, January 18th, for a generative group writing session! Led by poet and editor Isaac Pickell, you will be given prompts & time to write in a community of other writers. You will also walk away with a PDF of prompts for future writing, and a surprise chapbook mailed to you!
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Join us on Sunday, January 18th, for a generative group writing session! Led by poet and editor Isaac Pickell, you will be given prompts & time to write in a community of other writers. You will also walk away with a PDF of prompts for future writing, and a surprise chapbook mailed to you!
Incredibly honored and excited to see Arielle Hebert's debut poetry collection on LitHub's "Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026" list!
Bottom Feeders is out with Black Lawrence Press 6/16/2026 ✨
Bottom Feeders is out with Black Lawrence Press 6/16/2026 ✨
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Incredibly honored and excited to see Arielle Hebert's debut poetry collection on LitHub's "Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026" list!
Bottom Feeders is out with Black Lawrence Press 6/16/2026 ✨
Bottom Feeders is out with Black Lawrence Press 6/16/2026 ✨
Selected by Reedsy as one of 2022's Best Writing Contests, the Big Moose Prize has been up and running for over a decade. We're proud to award this prize each year to an unpublished novel. Take a peek at last year's winner!
The Big Moose Prize is open through 1/31. Submit at our Submittable!
The Big Moose Prize is open through 1/31. Submit at our Submittable!
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Selected by Reedsy as one of 2022's Best Writing Contests, the Big Moose Prize has been up and running for over a decade. We're proud to award this prize each year to an unpublished novel. Take a peek at last year's winner!
The Big Moose Prize is open through 1/31. Submit at our Submittable!
The Big Moose Prize is open through 1/31. Submit at our Submittable!
The first week of a new month means a free Sapling piece is coming! It's got a curated directory of small presses & journals seeking submissions, as well as an interview! Head to the link below to get tomorrow's free newsletter straight to your inbox. 📬
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January 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The first week of a new month means a free Sapling piece is coming! It's got a curated directory of small presses & journals seeking submissions, as well as an interview! Head to the link below to get tomorrow's free newsletter straight to your inbox. 📬
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We're beyond excited for the lineup of new releases coming into the world this year! What better way to kick off the new year than to share this wonderful review of Mickie Kennedy's forthcoming collection, Worth Burning. It's out on February 24th, and available for pre-order now!
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January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
We're beyond excited for the lineup of new releases coming into the world this year! What better way to kick off the new year than to share this wonderful review of Mickie Kennedy's forthcoming collection, Worth Burning. It's out on February 24th, and available for pre-order now!
buff.ly/4eKyAKl
buff.ly/4eKyAKl
A wonderful interview with Andrew Grace, author of A Brief History of the Midwest, is featured in the Winter 2025 edition of Rain Taxi! To read the full interview, click the link below.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A wonderful interview with Andrew Grace, author of A Brief History of the Midwest, is featured in the Winter 2025 edition of Rain Taxi! To read the full interview, click the link below.
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Last call for our December Manuscript Consultations! If you'd like to work with Enzo Silon Surin or TJ Beitelman, you've got until midnight EST tomorrow (12/31) to submit your manuscript. Head on over to our Submittable for the full submission details & for the submission link.
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last call for our December Manuscript Consultations! If you'd like to work with Enzo Silon Surin or TJ Beitelman, you've got until midnight EST tomorrow (12/31) to submit your manuscript. Head on over to our Submittable for the full submission details & for the submission link.
A handful of our 2025 New Releases are currently on sale! You've got through 12/31 to shop our Holiday Sale, where you can grab these titles & more for under $20. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale!
December 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A handful of our 2025 New Releases are currently on sale! You've got through 12/31 to shop our Holiday Sale, where you can grab these titles & more for under $20. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale!
The Earth Room is a thrilling, fabulist journey through the natural world, superstition, motherhood, and loss. Dana Diehl's newest short story collection arrive January 20th—we can't wait for you to dig in!
🎥 Trailer by Ben Pawlowski
🎥 Trailer by Ben Pawlowski
December 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Earth Room is a thrilling, fabulist journey through the natural world, superstition, motherhood, and loss. Dana Diehl's newest short story collection arrive January 20th—we can't wait for you to dig in!
🎥 Trailer by Ben Pawlowski
🎥 Trailer by Ben Pawlowski
We are accepting submissions for the Big Moose Prize! Every year, this prize is awarded to an unpublished novel. The winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies. Submit your novel via our Submittable!
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We are accepting submissions for the Big Moose Prize! Every year, this prize is awarded to an unpublished novel. The winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies. Submit your novel via our Submittable!
We're still offering discounted titles through January 31st. From everyone at Black Lawrence Press, we hope you and yours have a wonderful, joy-filled holiday season & remainder of 2025. ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We're still offering discounted titles through January 31st. From everyone at Black Lawrence Press, we hope you and yours have a wonderful, joy-filled holiday season & remainder of 2025. ❤️
Upon careful review, the Editorial Board of the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series recommends The Three Sapphic Movements by Vi Khi Nao for publication through Black Lawrence Press.
Read an excerpt from The Three Sapphic Movements at blacklawrencepress.com/iwsnao/
Read an excerpt from The Three Sapphic Movements at blacklawrencepress.com/iwsnao/
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Upon careful review, the Editorial Board of the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series recommends The Three Sapphic Movements by Vi Khi Nao for publication through Black Lawrence Press.
Read an excerpt from The Three Sapphic Movements at blacklawrencepress.com/iwsnao/
Read an excerpt from The Three Sapphic Movements at blacklawrencepress.com/iwsnao/
We've got an exciting pre-order special for you! 13 people who pre-order The Earth Room, selected at random, will receive one of these clay houses (hand made by Dana Diehl) with their books! The Earth Room is out January 20th. Pre-order now at the link in bio.
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We've got an exciting pre-order special for you! 13 people who pre-order The Earth Room, selected at random, will receive one of these clay houses (hand made by Dana Diehl) with their books! The Earth Room is out January 20th. Pre-order now at the link in bio.
We had the pleasure of connecting with Tayyba Kanwal, author of Talking With Boys! We discuss her writing process & get some of her insights on the book—a must watch for writers and readers alike. Talking With Boys is out on January 6th—pre-order now at the link in bio!
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We had the pleasure of connecting with Tayyba Kanwal, author of Talking With Boys! We discuss her writing process & get some of her insights on the book—a must watch for writers and readers alike. Talking With Boys is out on January 6th—pre-order now at the link in bio!
You've got until the end of December to work with TJ Beitelman and Enzo Silon Surin on a comprehensive, analytical manuscript consultation! Scholarships are available until tonight at midnight EST. To learn more, click the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/manuscriptco...
blacklawrencepress.com/manuscriptco...
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You've got until the end of December to work with TJ Beitelman and Enzo Silon Surin on a comprehensive, analytical manuscript consultation! Scholarships are available until tonight at midnight EST. To learn more, click the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/manuscriptco...
blacklawrencepress.com/manuscriptco...
Tayyba Kanwal's Immigrant Writing Series winner, Talking with Boys, launches in less than a month! Pre-order now at blacklawrencepress.com/books/forthcoming. ✨
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Tayyba Kanwal's Immigrant Writing Series winner, Talking with Boys, launches in less than a month! Pre-order now at blacklawrencepress.com/books/forthcoming. ✨
We are accepting submissions for the Big Moose Prize! This prize is awarded to an unpublished novel & is open to new, emerging, and established writers.
Winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies of their novel.
See our Submittable page (link in bio) for more details!
Winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies of their novel.
See our Submittable page (link in bio) for more details!
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We are accepting submissions for the Big Moose Prize! This prize is awarded to an unpublished novel & is open to new, emerging, and established writers.
Winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies of their novel.
See our Submittable page (link in bio) for more details!
Winner receives publication, $1,000, and 10 copies of their novel.
See our Submittable page (link in bio) for more details!
Our fiction consultation program offers the kind of rigorous, analytical feedback that's difficult to find outside of an MFA program—for over a decade, it's been an honor to partner with award-winning authors to provide consultations to writers.
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our fiction consultation program offers the kind of rigorous, analytical feedback that's difficult to find outside of an MFA program—for over a decade, it's been an honor to partner with award-winning authors to provide consultations to writers.
Black Lawrence Press's Executive Editor, Diane Goettel, is hosting a workshop with Hudson Valley Writers Center! This workshop will be useful for first-time authors and those interested in publishing with small presses—read the full details and grab your ticket at the link below!
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December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Black Lawrence Press's Executive Editor, Diane Goettel, is hosting a workshop with Hudson Valley Writers Center! This workshop will be useful for first-time authors and those interested in publishing with small presses—read the full details and grab your ticket at the link below!
buff.ly/04ApRt1
buff.ly/04ApRt1
Last day to order your sale books if you want them here before Christmas! 🎁
But if you're not in a rush, subscriptions & these titles are on sale through the end of December. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale. ✨
But if you're not in a rush, subscriptions & these titles are on sale through the end of December. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale. ✨
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Last day to order your sale books if you want them here before Christmas! 🎁
But if you're not in a rush, subscriptions & these titles are on sale through the end of December. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale. ✨
But if you're not in a rush, subscriptions & these titles are on sale through the end of December. Shop the sale at blacklawrencepress.com/sale. ✨
This month, we're thrilled to be working with Enzo Silon Surin on poetry consultations! Head on over to our Submittable (link in bio) to submit your poetry manuscript. Whether it's one poem or a full manuscript you're ready to publish, we can't wait to work with you!
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This month, we're thrilled to be working with Enzo Silon Surin on poetry consultations! Head on over to our Submittable (link in bio) to submit your poetry manuscript. Whether it's one poem or a full manuscript you're ready to publish, we can't wait to work with you!
Reviews are coming in for Esquire Ball! Lisa Slage Robinson's forthcoming short story collection arrives February 10th. Pre-order now at the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/books/esquir...
blacklawrencepress.com/books/esquir...
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reviews are coming in for Esquire Ball! Lisa Slage Robinson's forthcoming short story collection arrives February 10th. Pre-order now at the link below!
blacklawrencepress.com/books/esquir...
blacklawrencepress.com/books/esquir...
Our holiday sale is running all through December, and it's not too late to get your books by Christmas! Order by this coming Monday, 12/15, for your order to arrive by the 25th. 🎁
Check out our sale titles on the next slide, and head over to blacklawrencepress.com/sale to shop!
Check out our sale titles on the next slide, and head over to blacklawrencepress.com/sale to shop!
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our holiday sale is running all through December, and it's not too late to get your books by Christmas! Order by this coming Monday, 12/15, for your order to arrive by the 25th. 🎁
Check out our sale titles on the next slide, and head over to blacklawrencepress.com/sale to shop!
Check out our sale titles on the next slide, and head over to blacklawrencepress.com/sale to shop!