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Wandering Aengus Press and its imprint, Trail to Table Press, publish literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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Are you hunkered down getting your manuscript ready to submit for the Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Book Awards?

We're eager to read full-length mss of *literary* fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. One submission fee ($30USD) -- up to four prize winners published.

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December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Over 120 publications re-opened today, including @cincinnatireview.bsky.social @marshhawkpress.bsky.social @electricliterature.com @kenyonreview.bsky.social @wapress.bsky.social @allegropoetry.bsky.social @natflashfictionday.bsky.social https://duotrope.com...
Re-openings for December 01, 2025
Over 120 publications re-opened today, including @cincinnatireview.bsky.social @marshhawkpress.bsky.social @electricliterature.com @kenyonreview.bsky.social @wapress.bsky.social @allegropoetry.bsky.social @natflashfictionday.bsky.social https://duotrope.com/news/publishing/
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December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Our annual contest opens today for literary #fiction, #nonfiction, and #poetry manuscripts. Up to 4 books published with Wandering Aengus Press and our imprint, Trail to Table Press.

Would love to see some short fiction &/or #flash fiction collections this year!

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Wandering Aengus (& Trail to Table Press) Book Award Submissions open December 1 to January 31 wanderingaenguspress.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Our Pushcart Noms!

Barret Baumgart: The Refusal to Be Useful
L. Annette Binder: The Residents of the Second Floor
@majda.bsky.social: Ode to One Thousand
@jessicagigot.bsky.social: Territory
Amanda Hawkins: Bears Ears National Monument and Other Diminishing Lands
Daniel Meltz: Intrinsic Marimbas
Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press 2025 Pushcart Nominations Barret Baumgart: "The Refusal to Be Useful" L. Annette Binder: "The Residents of the Second Floor" Majda Gama: "Ode to One Thousand" Jessica Gigot: "Territory" Amanda Hawkins: "Bears Ears National Monument and Other Diminishing Lands" Daniel Meltz: "Intrinsic Marimbas"
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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The last reading of our 2025 series will come to you from the Portland Book Festival #portlandbookfestival with poets Christopher Martin & Portland's own Amanda Hawkins.

Please join us on Zoom, Thursday, November 6, 4-5 pm Pacific, 7-8 pm Eastern

Pre-register here:
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Graphic shows photos of poets Amanda Hawkins and Christopher Martin along with the covers of their books, When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones and Firmament, respectively. The text reads: Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday, November 6 Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin 4 to 5 pm Pacific, 7 to 8 pm Eastern
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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At Wandering Aengus, we love the idea of being a home for our authors, so we're super excited to re-issue @jessicagigot.bsky.social first #poetry collection, a beautiful meditation on nature (and living in the Anthropocene).

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Flood Patterns
A re-issue of Jessica Gigot's acclaimed poetry debut The poems [in Flood Patterns ] are informed by the determined if contested optimism of someone who knows the ground she walks on and its potential....
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October 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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The fine art of the book review is alive and thriving with @writerstevens.bsky.social!

Check out his thoughtful, beautiful review of L. Annette Binder's memoir, Child of Earth and Starry Heaven...
October 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Drop everything and join us for this fab reading today with Jan Shoemaker reading from her essay collection, Slow Learner, and Peter Ludwin reading from his poetry collection, An Altar of Tides!

4p Pacific, 7p Eastern on Zoom. Pre-register here:
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Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday, October 9 Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker 4-5 pm Pacific - 7-8 pm Eastern Graphic includes a photo of Peter in a blue plaid shirt and standing in front of a tree, and a photo of Jan wearing glasses and with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. The cover of Peter's poetry collection, An Altar of Tides, shows water flowing over rounded stones and sand. The cover of Jan's essay collection, Slow Learner, depicts a bright green fern opening in front of a black background.
October 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Super excited for this online reading with master-of-the-essay, @marciaaldrich.bsky.social, and eco-poet extraordinaire, Benjamin Cutler.

Thursday, Sept 11, 4-5p Pacific, 7-8p Eastern

Click here for details and the link to pre-register:
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Reading graphic shows author photos of Marcia Aldrich and Benjamin Cutler with their books, Studio of the Voice, and Wild Silence, respectively. Text reads: Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday, September 11 Marcia Aldrich & Benjamin Cutler 4-5 pm Pacific - 7-8 om Eastern www.wanderingaenguspress.com Upcoming readings include Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker on Oct. 9, and Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin on Nov. 6
September 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Less than an hour until this powerhouse reading with @humbleessayist.bsky.social Steven Harvey and Martha Gies.

Come get a literary (and socio-political) boost!

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August 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Don't miss this online reading with @humbleessayist.bsky.social & Martha Gies!
Thursday, August 21.

If you're feeling discouraged about the state of affairs in the world, Steven and Martha's words are perfect for this moment in history. Come be inspired!

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Events
Join us for a powerhouse reading from Martha Gies' highly acclaimed memoir in essays,  Broken Open , a CLMP featured title, and Steven Harvey's essay collection, The Beloved Republic , winner of the.....
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August 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Hey lit lovers! Have you registered for this amazing reading and Q&A with L. Annette Binder and Jed Myers?

Thursday, July 10, 7-8 pm Eastern, 4-6 pm Pacific.

We hope you'll join all of the 2025 Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Press readings!

Register here:
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Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday July 10 L. Annette Binder & Jed Myers 4-5 pm Pacific - 7-8 pm Eastern Upcoming readings: Aug 21 - Martha Gies & Steven Harvey Sept 11 - Marcia Aldrich & Benjamin Cutler Oct 9 - Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker Nov 6 - Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin www.wanderingaenguspress.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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If you care about Joshua Trees or the desert in general, read Barret Baumgart's YUCK!

If you're not sure, check out VM Harrigan's review:

"With humor and prose, Baumgart affords us a ... view into ... the history of this country, of the West, and of LA."

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Consider the Joshua Tree
A Review of Barret Baumgart's YUCK
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June 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Join us for a Zoom reading with @majda.bsky.social & Barret Baumgart reading from their new books:
In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls
YUCK: The Birth & Death of the Weird & Wondrous Joshua Tree.

Thurs, 6/12, 4p Pacific, 7p Eastern

email publisher jill @ jillmccabejohnson .com for the link
June 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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"When I say land
sometimes I mean belief. When I say ocean

I mean all the rest

unarticulated with the mouth's
profane shape"
-Amanda Hawkins from WHEN I SAY THE BONES I MEAN THE BONES @wapress.bsky.social
Cover of WHEN I SAY THE BONES I MEAN THE BONES by Amanda Hawkins Bears Ears National Monument and Other Diminishing Lands What gods do we grope in common-what land sprawls to the west- what oceans will swallow our solid continents? I wanted the remnants, the salvageable bones kept clean and away from light. The paintings-one might stand too close the breath to carry the unseen, water droplets decay what would be preserved. Kept, I thought, was the operative word suspended-the holy space set aside. Who says such preservation is in contention with logic- land lies bare, flat, folded, stacked, and ripped along a seam. The bones of the dead are everywhere believed to be sacred. The land exposed, but most hidden by oceans rising, by the land being by nature a surface. When I say land sometimes I mean belief. When I say ocean I mean all the rest unarticulated with the mouth's profane shape. I mean to say how the body moves is praxis, the paintings on the stone were roped off to keep pilgrims from touching-to preserve what could be lost. But when I say the bones I mean the bones.
April 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Check out our 2025 reading series lineup!

5/4 Daniel Meltz, @tms2072.bsky.social
6/12 Barret Baumgart, @majda.bsky.social
7/10 L. Annette Binder, Jed Myers
8/21 Martha Gies, Steven Harvey
9/11 Marcia Aldrich, Benjamin Cutler
10/9 Peter Ludwin, Jan Shoemaker
11/6 Amanda Hawkins, Christopher Martin
Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Sunday May 4 Daniel Meltz and Tina Schumann June 12 - Barret Baumgart & Majda Gama July 10 - L. Annette Binder & Jed Myers August 21 - Martha Gies & Steven Harvey September 11 - Marcia Aldrich & Benjamin Cutler October 9 - Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker November 6 - Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin
April 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Fabulous review and Book of the Day Roundup feature from Foreword Reviews for CHILD OF EARTH AND STARRY HEAVEN, L. Annette Binder's "compassionate" memoir "infused with love, exhibiting the grace Binder found in others and for herself."

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Book of the Day Roundup: April 14-18, 2025
The Harmattan Winds / Sylvain TrudelDonald Winkler, translator / Archipelago Books / Softcover $19.00 (172pp) / 978-1-962770-22-4 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Sylvian Trudel’s nove...
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April 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls by @majda.bsky.social, @wapress.bsky.social, April 2025

"a tactile beauty of stark contrasts" —Jessica Cuello, author of Yours, Creature

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In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls
Winner of the Wandering Aengus Book Award in Poetry In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls  vividly chronicles girlhood, womanhood, personhood, humanhood, the passage of time, the indelibility...
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April 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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@majda.bsky.social's debut collection is a treasure!

"In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls vividly chronicles girlhood, womanhood, personhood, humanhood, the passage of time, the indelibility of history and the grief and joy of being in this world and on this earth."
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April 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Happy release day to Barret Baumgart for his amazing, bizarre, riveting, and indescribable book YUCK: The Birth & Death of the Weird and Wondrous Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia.

Part history, part environmental justice, part poetry, part scandal and all brilliant.

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YUCK
Barret Baumgart's YUCK: The Birth & Death of the Weird & Wondrous Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia is winner of the Wandering Aengus Book Award in Nonfiction . Are you headed to Joshua Tree this summer?....
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March 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Protect the Desert Night at the Brewery!

#AWP25 offsite Wednesday, March 26, at Angel City Brewery

7p Release party for Barret Baumgart's YUCK with guest Deanne Stillman

8:30p Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table reading

Hands down THE BEST OFFSITE OF AWP25!!!

And we're not the tiniest bit biased!
Protect the Desert Night at the Brewery Hands down the best offsite party of AWP25!!! 7 pm YUCK Release Party Celebrate Barret Baumgart's YUCK: The Birth & Death of the Weird & Wonderful Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia, with guest Deanne Stillman 8:30 pm Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Reading With Barret Baumgart, L. Annette Binder, Gail Folkins, Amanda Hawkins, Holly J. Hughes, Jill McCabe Johnson, Julie Riddle, and Tina Schumann At Angel City Brewery 216 Alameda Street, LA Arts District Featuring the release of Bier De Mars -- Desert botanical beer Proceeds benefit the Mojave Desert Land Trust
March 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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“In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls” is out in early April from @wapress.bsky.social & is available for pre-order from Bookshop bookshop.org/p/books/in-t...
March 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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AWP peeps! Come find us at Booth 1041 in the Bookfair, March 27-29.

We'll have books (ofc), book-signings, and other shenanigans!

Ask about our DIY Talent Show!

See you in LA!!!
Meet the authors! Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press at AWP 2025! Thursday, March 27 11 am to Noon - L. Annette Binder & Jill McCabe Johnson 3 to 4 pm - Amanda Hawkins & Alina Ștefănescu Friday, March 28 11 am to Noon - Holly J. Hughes 3 to 4 pm - Gail Folkins & Tina Schumann Saturday, March 29 10 to 11 am - L. Annette Binder & Tina Schumann 11 am to Noon - Alina Ștefănescu & Jill McCabe Johnson Noon to 1 pm - Barret Baumgart & Andrew Gottlieb 1 to 2 pm - Gail Folkins & Barret Baumgart 2 to 3 pm - Holly J. Hughes & Amanda Hawkins
March 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Announcing the results of the Wandering Aengus Press (WAP) & Trail to Table (TTT) Book Awards!

Winners:
Chrys Buckley - WAP Book Award in Nonfiction
John Fadely - TTT Book Award in Poetry
@vkornberg.bsky.social - WAP Book Award in Poetry
A. Molotkov - TTT Book Award in Nonfiction
Announcing the results of the Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Book Awards. Please join us in congratulating... Winners - Chrys Buckley - John Fadely - Veronica Kornberg - A. Molotkov Finalists - Sasha Bailyn - Jessica Barksdale - Lisa Birman - Cindy Bradley - Elizabeth J. Coleman - Geri Gale - Lynn B. Glicklich Cohen - Justin Hunt - Jacqueline A. Kolosov - Jan LaPerle - Yetvert S. Majian - Linda Martin - Rachel Neve-Midbar - Hilary Plattner - Sheri Rysdam - Phyllis L. Thompson - Daniel Webre
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Fabulous review by Michael Tideman of L. Annette Binder's forthcoming memoir, Child of Earth and Starry Heaven.

“A powerful read for anyone who has dealt with Alzheimers."

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The cover of Child of Earth and Starry Heaven by L. Annette Binder shows blue mountains with triangle-shaped, darker blue trees below a midnight blue sky and a scattering of stars. The text at the bottom of the cover reads: an illuminating and moving meditation on dementia." --Kirkus
March 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM