Featured
Marianne K. Martin awarded the Alice B. Medal
Congratulations to Marianne K. Martin! She has just been selected as a 2014 winner of the Alice B. Reader’s Appreciation Medal, which is given annually to honour writers of lesbian fiction for their “body of work.” The Alice B. Committee is a group... More →
ALA honors Hilary Sloin
Congratulations to Hilary Sloin! Her debut novel Art on Fire has been awarded the 2014 Stonewall Book Award–Barbara Gittings Literature Award from the American Library Association. Every year, the Stonewall Book Awards Committee of the ALA recognises... More →
ALA honors Z Egloff & Jill Malone
Congratulations to Z Egloff and Jill Malone! Every January, the American Library Association (ALA) and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) present the Rainbow Book List. This highlights books with “significant and authentic... More →
Best 13 Reads of 2013
At the end of 2013, Jerry Wheeler of Out In Print rounded up the best books he’d read over the year: “I came across some absolutely amazing books in 2013 . . . This list is in no particular order, but they are all excellent. If you haven’t... More →
Stella Keeps Moving On
“So. I have breast cancer again.” In her latest blog, Stella Duffy lays it out straight. And explains where she goes from here: The same direction she was heading in already. She’s still writing (and is due to hand in a draft this spring),... More →
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 →
Events
Judith Katz’s Upcoming Appearances
Judith Katz will be making several appearances in conjunction with the Book Club More →
Ellen Hart’s Upcoming Appearances
Ellen will be making several appearances in the coming months. On February 1, she More →
Stella Duffy’s Upcoming Appearances
Stella Duffy will be making several appearances throughout February, in London, England. On More →
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
[ March 29, 2014; ] The Rainbow Book Fair brings together publishers, writers, and 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
December 2013
We love good books, just like you do December 2013 Welcome to Bywater Books Dear More →
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Authors
Z Egloff
Z Egloff won the Bywater Prize for Fiction with her debut novel Verge. Her second More →
Wynn Malone
Wynn Malone grew up in the Deep South, among story-tellers who taught her the value More →
Judith Katz
Judith Katz is the author of two novels, The Escape Artist and Running Fiercely Toward More →
Elana Dykewomon
Elana Dykewomon is an activist, an author, and a teacher and has a fiercely dedicated More →
Hilary Sloin
Hilary Sloin is a novelist, short fiction writer, essayist, and playwright. Her work More →
Ann McMan
Ann McMan has received an Alice B. Lavender Certificate and a Golden Crown Literary More →
Baxter Trautman
Baxter Clare Trautman earned a Masters degree in Biology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo More →
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News
An interview with Georgia Beers
Recently, Georgia Beers was interviewed by Jae. She talked about giving up the day More →
Sally Bellerose on the Radio
Recently, Sally Bellerose appeared on the Liz McMullen Show, reading a chapter from More →
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 →
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Submissions
Submission Form
We are currently not accepting submissions. We will post a notice here when we are once again accepting submissions. Thank you. 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 →
