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Hart and Malone picked as Summer Reads
For Liberty Press’s Bookends, Cassie Lehnherr picked books by two Bywater authors: Ellen Hart and Wynn Malone. “For the first review of the summer, I had a difficult time choosing which books I wanted to avoid the heat with. I’ve been in need... More →
Joan Opyr talks about writing
In the San Francisco Bay Times, July 10, Michele Karlsberg had an interesting question for Joan Opyr and the poet Pamela Sneed: “Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?” Joan explained, “I’m not a visual writer because... More →
Reviews for Georgia Beers
Olive Oil & White Bread is the new novel from Georgia Beers. It’s a romance that starts with the moment where other romances usually end: the moment when two women decide that they want to be together. For C-Spot Reviews, Sunny and Corey welcome... More →
Hilary Sloin accepts the ALA award
The Stonewall Book Awards are sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association (ALA). The awards have been presented since 1971, and we’re delighted that the winner of the 2014 Barbara Gittings... More →
SILVER IndieFab for Jill Malone
The 2013 IndieFab Awards were established fifteen years ago by Foreword Reviews to recognize the best in independent publishing, and the judges are drawn from a panel of more than 100 librarians and booksellers. The winners for this year’s Indie... More →
A Decade of Bywater Books
Bywater Books is 10 years old! In that time, we’ve published 20 titles that have won awards — or, to put it another way, two-thirds of the new fiction we’ve published has been recognized by organisations as diverse as the American Library... More →
Celebrating 10 Great Years
On April 1, 2014 Bywater Books, the award-winning publisher of quality lesbian writing, celebrated a decade in the book industry and the receipt of its 20th prize for literary merit. Bywater publishes approximately six books per year, both literary and... More →
Events
Wynn Malone at PFLAG
Wynn Malone will be making a presentation at PFLAG Central Kentucky on Tuesday, August More →
Elana Dykewomon at OLOC
Elana Dykewomon will be reading during Writers’ Night on July 26, at the OLOC More →
Women’s Week 2014
Every year, Bywater Books makes its way to Provincetown for Women’s Week, and More →
Our 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
Bywater Books is 10 years old! As part of the celebrations, we will be publishing 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
Kate Clinton
Kate Clinton is a self-described fumerist (feminist/humorist), who explores politics, More →
Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a bestselling writer whose novels have been translated into over More →
Lisa Gitlin
Lisa Gitlin’s first novel I Came Out For This? was awarded two Independent More →
Sally Bellerose
Sally Bellerose is the author of The Girls Club, which won the Bywater Prize for More →
Julie Marie Wade
For her first book, Wishbone: A Memoir in Fractures, Julie Marie Wade won the Lambda More →
Baxter Clare Trautman
Baxter Clare Trautman earned a Masters degree in Biology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo More →
Georgia Beers
Georgia Beers is a best-selling author who has won six Goldies and a Lammy Award. More →
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News
Wynn Malone on the radio
Wynn Malone will be in conversation with Merry Gangemi on Woman-Stirred Radio, 4–6 More →
Georgia Beers on the radio
Georgia Beers will be recording an interview on the Cocktail Hour this Saturday, More →
The Escape Artist
Yes, we know we published The Escape Artist last year, but Judith Katz has just posted More →
Julie Marie Wade Interviewed
Julie Marie Wade was interviewed by Late Night Library, which seeks to promote writers 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 →
