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Benjamin Franklin Book Awards 2013
Congratulations to Hilary Sloin and Jesse Blackadder! Both have been nominated for Benjamin Franklin Awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). Hilary has been nominated for Art on Fire in the LGBT category, and Jesse has been nominated... More →
Goldie Finalists 2013
Congratulations to Jesse Blackadder and Hilary Sloin! The Golden Crown Literary Society has just announced the 2013 Finalists. Jesse has been nominated in the Dramatic/General Fiction category for The Raven’s Heart. And Hilary Sloin has been nominated... More →
ForeWord Book Awards
The finalists have been announced for the ForeWord Book of the Year Awards 2012. And congratulations are due to both Hilary Sloin and Jesse Blackadder: Hilary’s debut novel Art on Fire has been nominated alongside Jesse’s The Raven’s... More →
Events
Readings by Jill Malone
The award-winning Jill Malone will be reading from Giraffe People, her third novel, More →
Saints and Sinners 2013
The 10th Anniversary of the Saints and Sinners Festival will take place May 2013. More →
GCLS 2013
Georgia Beers will be the keynote speaker at the Golden Crown Literary Conference More →
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Newsletters
April 2013
This month we’re delighted to introduce you to Judith Katz. Her critically acclaimed More →
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Authors
Jesse Blackadder
Passionate about words, Jesse Blackadder studied creative writing at university (along More →
Stella Duffy
Stella Duffy was born in London, grew up in Tokoroa, New Zealand, and has lived back More →
Judith Katz
Judith Katz is the author of two novels, The Escape Artist and Running Fiercely Toward More →
Joan Opyr
Joan Opyr is a writer and editor living in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho Code is her first More →
Marcia Finical
Marcia Finical was born and raised in Seattle and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, More →
Paula Martinac
Paula Martinac is the author of three novels, including the Lambda Literary Award-winning More →
Sally Bellerose
Sally Bellerose was awarded a Fellowship in Literature from the National Endowment More →
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News
Benjamin Franklin Book Awards 2013
Congratulations to Hilary Sloin and Jesse Blackadder! Both have been nominated for More →
Reading by Z Egloff
Z Egloff will be reading from Leap on Thursday, June 20 at Copperfield’s Books. More →
Reading by Judith Katz
Judith Katz will be reading from The Escape Artist on Saturday, June 1 in the Music More →
Appearances by Ellen Hart
Ellen Hart has lined up a series of appearances across the country. Over the next More →
Goldie Finalists 2013
Congratulations to Jesse Blackadder and Hilary Sloin! The Golden Crown Literary Society More →
ForeWord Book Awards
The finalists have been announced for the ForeWord Book of the Year Awards 2012. 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 →
