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Literary baseball journal and podcast. Issue 17 out now, open for 2025 contest submissions.

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"People feel their sports teams are part of who they are, and that leads to good writing."

Malavika Praseed's interview with @scottbolohan.bsky.social
on @thetwinbill.bsky.social's first anthology "Early Innings" (@406press.bsky.social) is out now!
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The Game is the Least Important Part: An Interview with Scott Bolohan - Chicago Review of Books
What began as a labor of love has quickly turned into the premier publishing outlet for baseball literature. The Twin Bill is an online and print literary journal specializing in fiction, nonfiction, ...
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April 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thrilled to be in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social talking EARLY INNINGS and when I rode the L for 24 hours straight. It was not a good idea. Thanks to @yfbpodcast.bsky.social for editing my rambles! chireviewofbooks.com/2025/04/09/t...
The Game is the Least Important Part: An Interview with Scott Bolohan - Chicago Review of Books
What began as a labor of love has quickly turned into the premier publishing outlet for baseball literature. The Twin Bill is an online and print literary journal specializing in fiction, nonfiction, ...
chireviewofbooks.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happy Opening Day! Our nineteenth issue is out now! www.thetwinbill.com
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March 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We covered a lot of ground with this, some EARLY INNINGS, some Rays talk, and lots of exclusive Jon Berti content.
Svenny & I were joined by @thetwinbill.bsky.social 's EIC @scottbolohan.bsky.social on The Bench Jockeys (11am CT Fridays on UMFM) and we talked about the Early Innings anthology, spring training & more. umfm.com/programming/...
March 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The Twin Bill's new anthology is OUT and you should get a copy if you love baseball literature! I had the opportunity to blurb this wonderful collection and here's what I said: "In four short years, The Twin Bill has become an institution on the sports literary scene. 1/
March 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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If you’ve ever wanted to read a poem about the Rhys Hoskins bat slam game, I wrote one, and it’s in here! Unlike Casey at the Bat, it has a happy ending for the good guys.
EARLY INNINGS is out today! We are so excited to share it with you, it's everything we love about baseball. You can order here: thetwinbill.com/product/earl...
March 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
EARLY INNINGS is out today! We are so excited to share it with you, it's everything we love about baseball. You can order here: thetwinbill.com/product/earl...
March 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Great interview. Scott is crushing it. Catch him @thetwinbill.bsky.social & @406press.bsky.social at #AWP.
Great interview on Graig Mantle's State of Baseball about EARLY INNINGS and a deep dive into my baseball background. stateofbaseball.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview #58: The Twin Bill
Scott Bolohan, writer, pitcher and now publishing giant
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March 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I had a lot of fun talking about about EARLY INNINGS with Michael.
Despite the cold snap, spring is just around the corner and so is baseball. Turning Pages (11:30CT on UMFM) today features
@scottbolohan.bsky.social of @thetwinbill.bsky.social talking about Early Innings. Stream/DL now at the link. umfm.com/programming/...
March 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Release day is today! My new chapbook "Short Relief" is out now from @406press.bsky.social! Huge thanks go out to @fbereaud.bsky.social and @thetwinbill.bsky.social for their work in editing the final version together into a collection I'm especially proud of!
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March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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If you like baseball, if you like words, if you like words about baseball, then you'll LOVE 'Early Innings' a super cool anthology from @thetwinbill.bsky.social, who are super cool for including me in it. Available for preorder today!

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Early Innings (paperback) - The Twin Bill
Early Innings (softcover) available for pre-order, ships March 19.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Big day here, our March releases arrived.

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March 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Early Innings (hardcover) - The Twin Bill
Early Innings (hardcover) pre-order will ship on March 18.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I’m thrilled to be able to share that my essay, ‘I Need to Talk to You About the Time Torii Hunter Stole a Homerun from Barry Bonds at the 2002 All-Star Game’ will be included in the Twin Bill’s excellent anthology. So excited to celebrate it and all the other writers as well at #AWP25 in LA!
We're also thrilled to announce that our anthology, EARLY INNINGS, will come out on @406press.bsky.social, a new sports lit publisher from our founder.
February 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The honorable mention for the E. Ethelbert Miller Poetry Prize is Robin Michel's "America's Favorite Pastime," illustrated by Matt Lawrence. thetwinbill.com/americans-fa...
America's Favorite Pastime - The Twin Bill
By Robin Michel Honorable Mention
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February 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Second place for the E. Ethelbert Miller Poetry Prize is Martín Espada's "Love Song of the Polar Bear Mascot at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island," illustrated by Andy Lattimer. thetwinbill.com/love-song-of...
Love Song of the Polar Bear Mascot at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island - The Twin Bill
By Martín Espada Second Place
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February 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The winner of the 2025 E. Ethelbert Miller Poetry Prize is @tlagasse.bsky.social's "My Mother The Shotstop," illustrated by @samuel-williams.bsky.social. thetwinbill.com/my-mother-th...
My Mother The Shortstop - The Twin Bill
By Tom Lagasse 2025 E. Ethelbert Miller Prize Winner
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February 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We're also thrilled to announce that our anthology, EARLY INNINGS, will come out on @406press.bsky.social, a new sports lit publisher from our founder.
January 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Issue Eighteen is out now! Cover art of E. Ethelbert Miller is by @idrawbaseballcards.bsky.social www.thetwinbill.com
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January 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Thanks to @thetwinbill.bsky.social for including my poem in this anthology of baseball writing coming out March 18th.
Thrilled to announce that on March 18, we will release EARLY INNINGS, an anthology of our first four years. It'll be available in paperback and with full-page color illustrations in hardcover.
January 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thrilled to announce that on March 18, we will release EARLY INNINGS, an anthology of our first four years. It'll be available in paperback and with full-page color illustrations in hardcover.
January 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Saddened by the loss of Bob Uecker, who was truly part of the fabric of the game. Earlier this year we published this short story by Reuben Sanchez about him. thetwinbill.com/good-seats-e...
Good Seats, Eh Buddy? - The Twin Bill
Reuben Sanchez's short story on the great Bob Uecker.
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January 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Submissions are open for our Opening Day issue! thetwinbill.com/submissions/
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Submission guidelines for The Twin Bill.
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January 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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This piece about Steve Perry and the San Francisco Giants earned me my first Puschart nom from the great folks over at @thetwinbill.bsky.social.

Malavika Praseed was so great to work with.

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Steve Perry Pinch-Hits for Steve Perry - The Twin Bill
Aarik Danielsen's piece on Steve Perry.
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December 30, 2024 at 6:20 PM