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Thirty West Publishing
@thirtywestph.com
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Est. 2015 in Pennsylvania | Escape the Mundane Poetry, novels, stories, & hand-made chapbooks

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Thinking of winter? ❄️ Best time to be well-read! Step into the Thirty West Publishing House where we have cozy sales for your conscience and wallet. Here are sample bundles literally whipped up from our shelves and ready to mail. 🌲 Good till Dec 17th

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💯 chapbook manuscripts in under 2 weeks. Optional chapbook orders will be fulfilled next week, too. There will be a lot of reading to do. Thank you writers for entrusting Thirty West with your work.
A submittable post depicting an “awesome writer” submitting the 0100th manuscript in the 2026 submission call
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Moran Press hand-sewn journals are in! Some will be for Westies Book Club members, others for the 10 year anniversary reading. We love artisan goods.
Many hand-sewn journals featuring colorful patterns and designs
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Pushcart nominations are happening next week.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Thinking of winter? ❄️ Best time to be well-read! Step into the Thirty West Publishing House where we have cozy sales for your conscience and wallet. Here are sample bundles literally whipped up from our shelves and ready to mail. 🌲 Good till Dec 17th

thirtywestph.com/shop
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Out of office. Favorite branded pen just ran out of ink. 10 year anniversary this month. Much to ponder.
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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1 of 2: #Philly #literary folk, mark your calendars now!

The 12/2 Small Press Night at Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut, will feature the local presses shown in the graphic plus 5 great authors presenting their work.

#fiction #poetry #schmoozing
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Thinking of winter? ❄️ Best time to be well-read! Step into the Thirty West Publishing House where we have cozy sales for your conscience and wallet. Here are sample bundles literally whipped up from our shelves and ready to mail. 🌲 Good till Dec 17th

thirtywestph.com/shop
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Happening soon!
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Thirty West is so hype for our 10 Year Anniversary.

November 5th at 8PM EST, come in and join our 7 author reading. Readings, memories, & prizes to audience members. @chelseastickle.bsky.social @agvalentine.bsky.social @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social @seanennis.bsky.social @kristintenor.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Last feature for the Zoom 10 year anniversary is chapbook extraordinaire, @seanennis.bsky.social Tomorrow’s the day to see 7 Thirty West authors shine their brightest. Register now and see you tomorrow night!

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November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Thirty West is happy to welcome Ben Tanzer to the TW family. HUMAN NOISE, a literary short story collection, will see publication in the winter of 2027.
An acquisition alert for Ben Tanzer and his forthcoming book of stories, HUMAN NOISE, to be published through Thirty West in the winter of 2027.
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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2026 chapbook project opening weekend 🎥

Out of 52 submissions… 🍿
-> 12 Fiction
-> 35 poetry
-> 4 nonfiction
-> 1 hybrid

Closes on 12/31/25!🚪

Full guidelines and details on our website.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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THE ONOMATOPOEIA OF A SPRING?
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November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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2026 chapbook project opening weekend 🎥

Out of 52 submissions… 🍿
-> 12 Fiction
-> 35 poetry
-> 4 nonfiction
-> 1 hybrid

Closes on 12/31/25!🚪

Full guidelines and details on our website.
thirtywestph.com/submit
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Looking forward to reading a few pieces from THIS IS HOW THEY MOURN at @thirtywestph.com's 10th Anniversary Zoom Reading this Wednesday (11/5). Come join the celebration! Registration link below.
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In a couple of evenings, you’ll listen to @kristintenor.bsky.social read on Zoom, the author of all debut, award-winning chapbook that we’ve had the honor of publishing. See you Wednesday at 8pm. Sign up for free here:

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November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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In a couple of evenings, you’ll listen to @kristintenor.bsky.social read on Zoom, the author of all debut, award-winning chapbook that we’ve had the honor of publishing. See you Wednesday at 8pm. Sign up for free here:

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November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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A new era of monochrome chapbooks are coming soon from Thirty West & we're ready to read. Submit your best poetry, fiction, and nonfiction chapbooks from Halloween (10/31) until New Year's Eve (12/31). Together, we shall stop at nothing to escape the mundane in 2026.

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a flyer showing the call for submissions for Thirty West Chapbooks in 2026. Stories and poetry with a max of ~44 pages from October 31st to December 31st.
October 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Before October gets too far gone, here’s a list of our October Book Birthdays! Many chapbooks in here, including a handful of Wavelengths Contest winners. Safe to say, it’s a very good month for us!
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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One of our newest Thirty West authors @agvalentine.bsky.social will be reading for you all this coming Wednesday from 8-10PM EST. Register now for this free event on Zoom. Hope to see you there!

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November 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Happy Halloween 🎃 Undead wizard @joshdale.co has declared SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Chapbooks of poetry & prose, from now until New Year’s Eve. We’re dying to read 📚 🕯️
A man in “corpse paint” and a brown cloak and wizard hat stands with a paper saying CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS inside a dreary, dark cavern hallway.
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Happy Halloween! While the reading is next week, many literary treats from soon-to-be 2x TW author @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social will be at our 10 year anniversary Zoom reading. Come out on 11/5 from 8-10PM EST!
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October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Imagine if we obtain 666 chapbook submissions on the spookiest day of the year?
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Imagine if we obtain 666 chapbook submissions on the spookiest day of the year?
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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6 days until the 10-year reading. Come through and see JP Infante, a 2x published TW author, and more stellar writers, for one night only on Zoom. You can't miss this one!

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October 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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From @joshdale.co Ghosts, goblins, & goobers: this is the biggest Halloween treat. You: order a cool Thirty West book. Me: give at least 1 free chapbook from my library. Let me tell you, there’s like 100 others but these I’m willing to cast away. Be Spooky 👻 👹 💀
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A boatload of chapbooks displayed on the floor saying “free chapbooks with thirty west orders”
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM