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2011 Nominations for Over the Rainbow Books
Bywater is pleased to announce that we have two books on the nominations list, The Girls Club by Sally Bellerose and Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid. Over the Rainbow Project is an expansion of the highly successful Rainbow Books project. Over the... More →
Kate Clinton Ebooks
Bywater Books is delighted to announce the we will be publishing the ebook editions of Don’t Get Me Started and What the L? by Kate Clinton. A self-described fumerist (feminist/humorist), Kate taught high school English for eight years before leaving... More →
BUY EBOOKS DIRECTLY FROM BYWATER
Yes it’s true. Bywater is finally selling their ebooks from this site. You can start with 96 Hours by Georgia Beers and Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid our new ebooks. Remember the mobi files are for Kindle and the epub files are for most other... More →
Events
Val McDermid touring America in January 2012
Val McDermid will be making a number of appearances in January in support of her More →
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Newsletters
November/December 2011
Mari SanGiovanni wants to laugh a little. And reckons they don’t make films More →
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Authors
Katherine V. Forrest
Katherine V. Forrest thinks that there’s something about a 40th birthday that More →
Sally Bellerose
Sally Bellerose was awarded a Fellowship in Literature from the National Endowment More →
Marcia Finical
Marcia Finical was born and raised in Seattle and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, More →
Bett Norris
Bett Norris, born and raised in Alabama a few short miles from the place where Harper More →
Joan Opyr
Joan Opyr is a writer and editor living in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho Code is her first More →
Kate Clinton
A self-described fumerist (feminist/humorist), Kate taught high school English for More →
Val McDermid
Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community and read English at Oxford. She More →
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News
Superb reviews for Sally Bellerose’s The Girls Club
Congratulations are due to Sally Bellerose for her incredible debut novel, The Girls More →
Woman-Stirred Radio Audio Archives
Click here to listen to Bywater authors Val McDermid, Marianne K. Martin, Joan Opyr, More →
New Marianne K. Martin title on sale
The Indelible Heart, the long-awaited sequel to Love in the Balance, is now available! More →
Two Gold Medals for Lisa Gitlin
Lisa Gitlin’s novel I Came Out For This? has been awarded two Independent Publishers More →
Sally Bellerose wins Short Fiction Contest
The winner and runners-up of the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival Short Fiction More →
Literary Awards: Two Bywater Finalists
Parallel Lies by Stella Duffy has been shortlisted for two awards this week. It is 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 →
