Contrarian Publishing
@contrarianpublishing.com
An assisted self-publishing company dedicated to uplifting authors and inspiring readers
Our upcoming vampire anthology, Blood, Sweat & Queers is sure to have you hooked, fangs and all! A portion of every sale benefits @trevorproject.bsky.social, a nonprofit organization that supports LGBTQ+ youth.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Our upcoming vampire anthology, Blood, Sweat & Queers is sure to have you hooked, fangs and all! A portion of every sale benefits @trevorproject.bsky.social, a nonprofit organization that supports LGBTQ+ youth.
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Announcing the final author to be featured in our charity vampire anthology: @nebulouswrites.com Their enchanting prose and masterful character work will leave you yearning for more.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your early copy at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your early copy at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
July 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Announcing the final author to be featured in our charity vampire anthology: @nebulouswrites.com Their enchanting prose and masterful character work will leave you yearning for more.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your early copy at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your early copy at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Spooky Girl Art aka Andi Astra is making their first foray into writing with Blood, Sweat & Queers. You may know them for their psychedelic queer art, but prepare for their sapphic vampire saga to leave you speechless.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases October 7, 2025.
igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases October 7, 2025.
igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
July 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Spooky Girl Art aka Andi Astra is making their first foray into writing with Blood, Sweat & Queers. You may know them for their psychedelic queer art, but prepare for their sapphic vampire saga to leave you speechless.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases October 7, 2025.
igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases October 7, 2025.
igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
We’re excited to announce that author J.M. Rose is writing as Ezra Wren for our charity vampire anthology. You’ll fall in love with their beautiful, bloody story just as we did.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
June 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We’re excited to announce that author J.M. Rose is writing as Ezra Wren for our charity vampire anthology. You’ll fall in love with their beautiful, bloody story just as we did.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
We’re excited to announce that author J.M. Rose is writing as Ezra Wren for our charity vampire anthology. You’ll fall in love with their beautiful, bloody story just as we did.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
June 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We’re excited to announce that author J.M. Rose is writing as Ezra Wren for our charity vampire anthology. You’ll fall in love with their beautiful, bloody story just as we did.
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Blood, Sweat & Queers releases on October 7, 2025. You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Announcing the next author for Blood, Sweat & Queers: Austen Lee! Austen has written a killer (😉) short story for our charity vampire anthology.
You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
June 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Announcing the next author for Blood, Sweat & Queers: Austen Lee! Austen has written a killer (😉) short story for our charity vampire anthology.
You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
You can reserve your copy now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
We’re thrilled to announce the next contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers, L.A. Barron.
Blood, Sweat & Queers marks L.A.’s formal debut into the writing world! We cannot wait for you all to see the shocking, rich contribution they’ve cooked up for the anthology.
Blood, Sweat & Queers marks L.A.’s formal debut into the writing world! We cannot wait for you all to see the shocking, rich contribution they’ve cooked up for the anthology.
June 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the next contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers, L.A. Barron.
Blood, Sweat & Queers marks L.A.’s formal debut into the writing world! We cannot wait for you all to see the shocking, rich contribution they’ve cooked up for the anthology.
Blood, Sweat & Queers marks L.A.’s formal debut into the writing world! We cannot wait for you all to see the shocking, rich contribution they’ve cooked up for the anthology.
We’re pleased to announce that the incredible Anna McG will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
You can catch her debut short story in our charity queer vampire anthology.
You can reserve your early copy of the anthology now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
You can catch her debut short story in our charity queer vampire anthology.
You can reserve your early copy of the anthology now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
June 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We’re pleased to announce that the incredible Anna McG will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
You can catch her debut short story in our charity queer vampire anthology.
You can reserve your early copy of the anthology now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
You can catch her debut short story in our charity queer vampire anthology.
You can reserve your early copy of the anthology now at igg.me/at/blood-sweat-queers
Happy Pride Month! Today, Contrarian Publishing is unleashing desire with the cover reveal for Blood, Sweat & Queers, designed by @girthofvenus.bsky.social!
June 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy Pride Month! Today, Contrarian Publishing is unleashing desire with the cover reveal for Blood, Sweat & Queers, designed by @girthofvenus.bsky.social!
In case you missed it, the incredible @maeisafraid.bsky.social will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
May 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In case you missed it, the incredible @maeisafraid.bsky.social will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, as well as our first year in business, Contrarian Publishing is putting out a call for submissions from AAPI authors for our first ever traditional publishing opportunity. This means no upfront payment and our full publication support. No agent required!
May 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, as well as our first year in business, Contrarian Publishing is putting out a call for submissions from AAPI authors for our first ever traditional publishing opportunity. This means no upfront payment and our full publication support. No agent required!
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
May 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
It’s Independent Bookstore Day! Check out some of author @lemurlover22.bsky.social’s favorite books at your local indie bookstore. Don’t have an indie near you? Try shopping online at @bookshop.org, where every purchase benefits an independent bookstore.
April 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It’s Independent Bookstore Day! Check out some of author @lemurlover22.bsky.social’s favorite books at your local indie bookstore. Don’t have an indie near you? Try shopping online at @bookshop.org, where every purchase benefits an independent bookstore.
We’re thrilled to announce that author Laura McAsh is joining the Contrarian roster! A library clerk by day and a whimsical sci-fi/fantasy writer by night, her upcoming debut is one you won’t want to miss! Follow her at @lemurlover22.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that author Laura McAsh is joining the Contrarian roster! A library clerk by day and a whimsical sci-fi/fantasy writer by night, her upcoming debut is one you won’t want to miss! Follow her at @lemurlover22.bsky.social
The first line of our May release To the End of the Line!
In this romance set in the academia scene in Chicago, Nicholas Fisher is forced to confront old traumas and new truths when he’s told that his nemesis and brother’s best friend will be crashing on their couch.
In this romance set in the academia scene in Chicago, Nicholas Fisher is forced to confront old traumas and new truths when he’s told that his nemesis and brother’s best friend will be crashing on their couch.
April 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The first line of our May release To the End of the Line!
In this romance set in the academia scene in Chicago, Nicholas Fisher is forced to confront old traumas and new truths when he’s told that his nemesis and brother’s best friend will be crashing on their couch.
In this romance set in the academia scene in Chicago, Nicholas Fisher is forced to confront old traumas and new truths when he’s told that his nemesis and brother’s best friend will be crashing on their couch.
Choose your starter pack Contrarian edition! Featuring our specialty book genres 🫡
Which genre would you choose?
Which genre would you choose?
April 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Choose your starter pack Contrarian edition! Featuring our specialty book genres 🫡
Which genre would you choose?
Which genre would you choose?
We hit $1000 on our crowdfunding campaign for our queer vampire anthology!
To celebrate the milestone, we’re pleased to announce that the talented, wonderful Lyndall Clipstone will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
To celebrate the milestone, we’re pleased to announce that the talented, wonderful Lyndall Clipstone will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
March 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We hit $1000 on our crowdfunding campaign for our queer vampire anthology!
To celebrate the milestone, we’re pleased to announce that the talented, wonderful Lyndall Clipstone will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
To celebrate the milestone, we’re pleased to announce that the talented, wonderful Lyndall Clipstone will be a contributing author to Blood, Sweat & Queers!
We are pleased to share the cover for Forged, the third book in the Summoned Series by @mbt-writes.bsky.social
The ARC application is now live on our website, and you can add Forged on Goodreads now!!
Forged will release on September 9, 2025.
The ARC application is now live on our website, and you can add Forged on Goodreads now!!
Forged will release on September 9, 2025.
March 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We are pleased to share the cover for Forged, the third book in the Summoned Series by @mbt-writes.bsky.social
The ARC application is now live on our website, and you can add Forged on Goodreads now!!
Forged will release on September 9, 2025.
The ARC application is now live on our website, and you can add Forged on Goodreads now!!
Forged will release on September 9, 2025.
Happy Book Birthday to The Keys of Persephone!
Kate Gray Glass’s debut novel is a sapphic urban fantasy about a ghost without memories and a witch without powers teaming up to solve a series of mysterious murders.
Available now wherever books are sold.
Kate Gray Glass’s debut novel is a sapphic urban fantasy about a ghost without memories and a witch without powers teaming up to solve a series of mysterious murders.
Available now wherever books are sold.
March 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy Book Birthday to The Keys of Persephone!
Kate Gray Glass’s debut novel is a sapphic urban fantasy about a ghost without memories and a witch without powers teaming up to solve a series of mysterious murders.
Available now wherever books are sold.
Kate Gray Glass’s debut novel is a sapphic urban fantasy about a ghost without memories and a witch without powers teaming up to solve a series of mysterious murders.
Available now wherever books are sold.
Did we hear something about a pre-order perk?
Readers who preorder Sage Greer’s MM romance book To the End of the Line will receive two bookmarks and two character playlists!
www.contrarianpublishing.com/teotlpreorder
Readers who preorder Sage Greer’s MM romance book To the End of the Line will receive two bookmarks and two character playlists!
www.contrarianpublishing.com/teotlpreorder
March 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Did we hear something about a pre-order perk?
Readers who preorder Sage Greer’s MM romance book To the End of the Line will receive two bookmarks and two character playlists!
www.contrarianpublishing.com/teotlpreorder
Readers who preorder Sage Greer’s MM romance book To the End of the Line will receive two bookmarks and two character playlists!
www.contrarianpublishing.com/teotlpreorder
DC book lovers! Join us on March 4 at @peoplesbooktakoma.com for the release of Kate Gray Glass’s book The Keys of Persephone. Kate will be in conversation with bookish influencer Tina Byer
RSVP at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/glass-...
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February 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
DC book lovers! Join us on March 4 at @peoplesbooktakoma.com for the release of Kate Gray Glass’s book The Keys of Persephone. Kate will be in conversation with bookish influencer Tina Byer
RSVP at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/glass-...
RSVP at peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/glass-...
Due to some last minute cancellations, we have three rooms remaining for our writer’s retreat.
From March 7-10, join us in Forks, WA for a weekend of Q&As, writing sprints, workshops, and more.
Contact marybeth@millertreeinn.com to book.
#writersretreat #write #writing #pnw #weekendgetaway
From March 7-10, join us in Forks, WA for a weekend of Q&As, writing sprints, workshops, and more.
Contact marybeth@millertreeinn.com to book.
#writersretreat #write #writing #pnw #weekendgetaway
February 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Due to some last minute cancellations, we have three rooms remaining for our writer’s retreat.
From March 7-10, join us in Forks, WA for a weekend of Q&As, writing sprints, workshops, and more.
Contact marybeth@millertreeinn.com to book.
#writersretreat #write #writing #pnw #weekendgetaway
From March 7-10, join us in Forks, WA for a weekend of Q&As, writing sprints, workshops, and more.
Contact marybeth@millertreeinn.com to book.
#writersretreat #write #writing #pnw #weekendgetaway
We deeply regreat to announce that we will no longer be publishing Chasing Moonflowers by Pauline Chow.
February 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We deeply regreat to announce that we will no longer be publishing Chasing Moonflowers by Pauline Chow.
Fantasy fans in the DC Metro Area! Join us on March 4 at @peoplesbooktakoma.com to celebrate the launch of Kate Gray Glass’s urban fantasy book The Keys of Persephone. Kate Gray Glass will be in discussion with Tina Byer.
#urbanfantasy #fantasy #dcevent #dcbookstore #dcbookstagram #authorevent
#urbanfantasy #fantasy #dcevent #dcbookstore #dcbookstagram #authorevent
February 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fantasy fans in the DC Metro Area! Join us on March 4 at @peoplesbooktakoma.com to celebrate the launch of Kate Gray Glass’s urban fantasy book The Keys of Persephone. Kate Gray Glass will be in discussion with Tina Byer.
#urbanfantasy #fantasy #dcevent #dcbookstore #dcbookstagram #authorevent
#urbanfantasy #fantasy #dcevent #dcbookstore #dcbookstagram #authorevent
We’re pleased to announce that Forged, the third book in M.B. Thurman’s Summoned series is officially set to release on September 9, 2025!
Sign up for our mailing list and MB’s to be notified of all the latest updates, and to see when ARC applications go live.
#femalerage #witchtrials #romantasy
Sign up for our mailing list and MB’s to be notified of all the latest updates, and to see when ARC applications go live.
#femalerage #witchtrials #romantasy
February 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We’re pleased to announce that Forged, the third book in M.B. Thurman’s Summoned series is officially set to release on September 9, 2025!
Sign up for our mailing list and MB’s to be notified of all the latest updates, and to see when ARC applications go live.
#femalerage #witchtrials #romantasy
Sign up for our mailing list and MB’s to be notified of all the latest updates, and to see when ARC applications go live.
#femalerage #witchtrials #romantasy