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2011 Nominations for Over the Rainbow Books 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 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 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 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 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

Katherine V. Forrest thinks that there’s something about a 40th birthday that  More


Sally Bellerose Sally Bellerose

Sally Bellerose was awarded a Fellowship in Literature from the National Endowment  More


Marcia Finical Marcia Finical

Marcia Finical was born and raised in Seattle and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico,  More


Bett Norris Bett Norris

Bett Norris, born and raised in Alabama a few short miles from the place where Harper  More


Joan Opyr Joan Opyr

Joan Opyr is a writer and editor living in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho Code is her first  More


Kate Clinton Kate Clinton

A self-described fumerist (feminist/humorist), Kate taught high school English for  More


Val McDermid 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Submission Form

Manuscript Submission Use this form to submit your work. Be sure to read our list...  More


Submission Tips 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 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