Featured
Shelf Unbound honors Hilary Sloin
Shelf Unbound is an e-zine that spotlights the best books from small and independent presses and also self-publishers. Each year, the Shelf Unbound Writing Competition for Best Indie Book chooses one winner and five finalists — and for 2013 there were... More →
Library Journal recommends Opyr, Blackadder, and Hart
Now more than a hundred years old, Library Journal has long been trusted and respected by the library community it serves. Each year, it offers more than 8,000 reviews, focusing attention on books in all their forms (print, audio and e-book) and helping... More →
More good reviews for Giraffe People
DIVA magazine, a leading lesbian magazine in the UK, describes Giraffe People as “Terrific”, adding that it’s a “Well-written, love-affirming story about friendship, rebellion and following your heart.” For She magazine,... More →
More Praise for Ellen Hart
Grady Harp has been reading Ellen Hart — and says that she has “once again substantiated her position as one of the more important writers of lesbian mysteries of the day.” Reviewing her two most recent titles from Bywater, The Mirror and... More →
OutinPrint loves Ellen Hart
Ellen Hart is now into her third decade of writing and she’s still picking up new fans. Jerry Wheeler of OutinPrint writes, “I’ve known of Ellen Hart for a long time now and met her more than a few times, but until Bywater Books recently... More →
Lambda loves Leap
Leap, the new novel from Z Egloff, has received a great review from Lambda Literary. It’s an “engaging” novel, says Jamie Jones, and Z has “created an intricately woven coming of age story that appeals to a broad audience. Each... More →
Events
CAMP Rehoboth Women’s Fest 2014
The 2014 Women’s Fest will be held on April 11. Still relatively new, it is More →
Rainbow Book Fair 2014
The Rainbow Book Fair brings together publishers, writers, and readers and celebrates More →
Bywater at Saints and Sinners 2014
The eleventh annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival takes place May 15–18, More →
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Newsletters
September 2013
Ellen Hart tells us how she started writing and Georgia Beers remembers 9/11. More →
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Authors
Georgia Beers
Georgia Beers is a best-selling author who has won six Goldies and a Lammy Award. More →
Katherine V. Forrest
Katherine V. Forrest is credited as a founding mother of lesbian literature and the More →
Kate Clinton
Kate Clinton is a self-described fumerist (feminist/humorist), who explores politics, More →
Hilary Sloin
Hilary Sloin is a novelist, short fiction writer, essayist, and playwright. Her work More →
Bett Norris
Bett Norris, born and raised in Alabama a few short miles from the place where Harper More →
Ann McMan
Ann McMan has received an Alice B. Lavender Certificate and a Golden Crown Literary More →
Stella Duffy
Stella Duffy is a multi-talented writer and director whose many awards include the More →
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News
Stella Duffy directs Expectations
Stella Duffy is directing Expectations, a new play by Emma Deakin. It’s “a More →
96 Hours on AUDIBLE
96 Hours by Georgia Beers has just become an audiobook! It can now be pre-ordered More →
Jill Malone on Woman-Stirred Radio
Recently, Jill Malone was interviewed by Merry Gangemi for Woman-Stirred Radio. She More →
Judith Katz on WBAI radio
Recently, Judith Katz was interviewed by WBAI radio in New York City, as part of More →
Joan Opyr on the Radio
Joan Opyr talks! She was recently interviewed by Laura Yaros of the Matrix, a program More →
Ellen Hart Honored
Ellen Hart is to be presented with the Jeanine C. Rae Award for the Advancement of More →
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Submissions
Submission Form
Manuscript Submission Use this form to submit your work. Be sure to read our list... More →
Submission Tips
The Basics: 1. Follow Directions While it may seem that publishers are in a conspiracy to force you to make changes every time you have to submit a manuscript, this is not the case.... More →
Submitting your manuscript to Bywater Books
How to Submit Your Manuscript Bywater Books is looking for well-written commercial fiction targeted to lesbian readers. We are especially interested in mysteries, romances and general... More →
