Cowboy Jamboree
@cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
Press & online rag dedicated to grit lit & rural writing with rough edges. Survival is triumph enough. We dig Folk & Old Country music: @npcountrycovers.bsky.social. EIC: @vanwinkle.bsky.social
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
Pinned
Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked.
fall 2025 issue 11.1 "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." Where'd this fall's theme come from? It's a James "Slim" Hand lyric from a song about sitting in a bar in the corner at a table by a.....
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all.
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
Submit before the end of the year y’all.
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Submit before the end of the year y’all.
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Well earned and well deserved, Andrew.
The NC Book Awards has published the short list for the Sir Walter Raleigh Fiction Award. I’m over the moon that WHERE DARK THINGS GROW made the shortlist alongside legend Terry Roberts and other great writers. Congrats to winner Katherine Scott Crawford. @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Well earned and well deserved, Andrew.
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
One week until COUNT THE DUST lands on Earth. Look for it December 2nd from @leftoverbooks.bsky.social...
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
One week until COUNT THE DUST lands on Earth. Look for it December 2nd from @leftoverbooks.bsky.social...
Our editor is listenin to Terry Allen on loop, polishing this one up for final run throughs before publication...
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our editor is listenin to Terry Allen on loop, polishing this one up for final run throughs before publication...
Have you been sleeping on CJ in November? Best catch up.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Have you been sleeping on CJ in November? Best catch up.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
👀
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
👀
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
🎉🎉🎉
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🎉🎉🎉
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
love a good “how-to”
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
love a good “how-to”
"Today's rainbow is tomorrow's tamale."
Droppin' soon from CJ. Y'all gonna love DOGWOOD.
Droppin' soon from CJ. Y'all gonna love DOGWOOD.
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Today's rainbow is tomorrow's tamale."
Droppin' soon from CJ. Y'all gonna love DOGWOOD.
Droppin' soon from CJ. Y'all gonna love DOGWOOD.
CJ's SPRING CALL Y'ALL
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
CJ's SPRING CALL Y'ALL
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
South of Mars is OUT! Check out this great review while you're listening to it!
SOUTH OF MARS from @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast is out today! Take CJ editor @vanwinkle.bsky.social's word for it. Beg, borrow, or steal (stream or buy) this one.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
CJ Music Review South of Mars
Cowboy Jamboree Music Review James Gedda & The Big Breakfast: South of Mars by Adam Van Winkle There’s something to James Gedda’s voice that makes me feel like I’ve been listening to him...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
South of Mars is OUT! Check out this great review while you're listening to it!
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
In a twist of fate, my first full collection and a new member of our family are due on the same day--December 2nd!
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In a twist of fate, my first full collection and a new member of our family are due on the same day--December 2nd!
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
v v excited to return the favor and interview one of my favs @johnwaddy.bsky.social! thanks @xraylitmag.bsky.social for letting me nerd out
now we're gonna put it in reverse - Kirsti MacKenzie @keersteemack.bsky.social eeMack interviews John Waddy Bullion @johnwaddy.bsky.social about his book 'This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers'
they discuss narrative form, setting, humor, baseball & a lot else !
xraylitmag.com/faulkner-did...
they discuss narrative form, setting, humor, baseball & a lot else !
xraylitmag.com/faulkner-did...
FAULKNER DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT TEMPORAL INCONSISTENCIES, SO WHY SHOULD I?: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WADDY BULLION by Kirsti MacKenzie
John Waddy Bullion is as versatile a writer as they come. His loosely-linked collection This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers follows coming-of-age tales of Midwestern sons and the fraught relati...
xraylitmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
v v excited to return the favor and interview one of my favs @johnwaddy.bsky.social! thanks @xraylitmag.bsky.social for letting me nerd out
SOUTH OF MARS from @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast is out today! Take CJ editor @vanwinkle.bsky.social's word for it. Beg, borrow, or steal (stream or buy) this one.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
CJ Music Review South of Mars
Cowboy Jamboree Music Review James Gedda & The Big Breakfast: South of Mars by Adam Van Winkle There’s something to James Gedda’s voice that makes me feel like I’ve been listening to him...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
SOUTH OF MARS from @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast is out today! Take CJ editor @vanwinkle.bsky.social's word for it. Beg, borrow, or steal (stream or buy) this one.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
ICYMI earlier this week, you need to take a cosmic cowboy ride. A hell of a memoir just dropped. Burke De Boer's SONGS OF THE CYBERSPACE CATTLE DRIVE is out now from CJ Press: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/songs-of-the...
Songs of the Cyberspace Cattle Drive
Songs of the Cyberspace Cattle Drive by Burke De Boer See all formats and editions "Speaks for all of us country folks who left a piece of ourselves back home when we moved off to the...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
ICYMI earlier this week, you need to take a cosmic cowboy ride. A hell of a memoir just dropped. Burke De Boer's SONGS OF THE CYBERSPACE CATTLE DRIVE is out now from CJ Press: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/songs-of-the...
ICYMI earlier this week, CJ put out a new collection from one of our favorite writers. Dig @johnwaddy.bsky.social's THIS WORLD WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF STRANGERS: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/this-world-w...
This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers
This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers: Stories by John Waddy Bullion See all formats and editions Praise for John Waddy Bullion and This World Will Never Run Out of Strangers...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
ICYMI earlier this week, CJ put out a new collection from one of our favorite writers. Dig @johnwaddy.bsky.social's THIS WORLD WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF STRANGERS: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/this-world-w...
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
This album slaps. Definitely gonna be in my regular rotation. Pre-save, listen to, buy, worship @jamesgedda.bsky.social's
SOUTH OF MARS y'all.
SOUTH OF MARS y'all.
CJ keeps bringin the goods with new music you oughta be listenin to. Editor @vanwinkle.bsky.social
got a sneak peek at @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast's new album, SOUTH OF MARS (out tomorrow!), and he's crowin about how good it is:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
got a sneak peek at @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast's new album, SOUTH OF MARS (out tomorrow!), and he's crowin about how good it is:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
CJ Music Review South of Mars
Cowboy Jamboree Music Review James Gedda & The Big Breakfast: South of Mars by Adam Van Winkle There’s something to James Gedda’s voice that makes me feel like I’ve been listening to him...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This album slaps. Definitely gonna be in my regular rotation. Pre-save, listen to, buy, worship @jamesgedda.bsky.social's
SOUTH OF MARS y'all.
SOUTH OF MARS y'all.
Cookin up somethin for the spring issue call...
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Cookin up somethin for the spring issue call...
CJ keeps bringin the goods with new music you oughta be listenin to. Editor @vanwinkle.bsky.social
got a sneak peek at @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast's new album, SOUTH OF MARS (out tomorrow!), and he's crowin about how good it is:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
got a sneak peek at @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast's new album, SOUTH OF MARS (out tomorrow!), and he's crowin about how good it is:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
CJ Music Review South of Mars
Cowboy Jamboree Music Review James Gedda & The Big Breakfast: South of Mars by Adam Van Winkle There’s something to James Gedda’s voice that makes me feel like I’ve been listening to him...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
CJ keeps bringin the goods with new music you oughta be listenin to. Editor @vanwinkle.bsky.social
got a sneak peek at @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast's new album, SOUTH OF MARS (out tomorrow!), and he's crowin about how good it is:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
got a sneak peek at @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast's new album, SOUTH OF MARS (out tomorrow!), and he's crowin about how good it is:
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...
Instagram won't let us access the old account and handle (they're very suspicious of the 3 year hiatus). Anyway, follow CJ on the gram: @cowboyjamboreepress
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Instagram won't let us access the old account and handle (they're very suspicious of the 3 year hiatus). Anyway, follow CJ on the gram: @cowboyjamboreepress
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
Small press books make great gifts. Pass it on!
Check out beautifully written & well designed books from @thirtywestph.com, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social, @sundresspub.bsky.social & Stanchion. Support small businesses & give the readers in your life something new! Win-win.
Check out beautifully written & well designed books from @thirtywestph.com, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social, @sundresspub.bsky.social & Stanchion. Support small businesses & give the readers in your life something new! Win-win.
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Small press books make great gifts. Pass it on!
Check out beautifully written & well designed books from @thirtywestph.com, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social, @sundresspub.bsky.social & Stanchion. Support small businesses & give the readers in your life something new! Win-win.
Check out beautifully written & well designed books from @thirtywestph.com, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social, @sundresspub.bsky.social & Stanchion. Support small businesses & give the readers in your life something new! Win-win.
Reposted by Cowboy Jamboree
I had the pleasure of reading an early copy and I can attest to its coolness. Love Burke's writing! Available today!
The coolest memoir you'll read this year just landed. Get your hands on Burke De Boer's SONGS OF THE CYBERSPACE CATTLE DRIVE and thank us later. Out now from CJ Press: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/songs-of-the...
Songs of the Cyberspace Cattle Drive
Songs of the Cyberspace Cattle Drive by Burke De Boer See all formats and editions "Speaks for all of us country folks who left a piece of ourselves back home when we moved off to the...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I had the pleasure of reading an early copy and I can attest to its coolness. Love Burke's writing! Available today!