Anna Burke’s Compass Rose Delivers Gold(ie)
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that Anna Burke has been awarded the Debut Author Award from the Golden Crown Literary Society for her novel, Compass Rose. For Compass Rose, a secret mission aboard a mercenary ship brings an unexpected conflagration of adventure,...
Washington Post’s Metro Seven Inducted into NABJ Hall of Fame
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that author Penny Mickelbury joins the other members of the Washington Post’s Metro Seven as 2019 inductees into the National Association of Black Journalists’ Hall of Fame. The following article was originally posted...
Our Lost Sister
Hilary Sloin (December 18, 1963 – June 11, 2019) Hilary Sloin, playwright, writer, and essayist died at her home in Ashfield, Massachusetts on June 11, 2019. She was 55 years old. The cause of death was suicide, following a lifelong struggle with mental illness....
Zaid Wins 2018 Foreword INDIES Silver
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that PAPER IS WHITE by Hilary Zaid has been awarded the 2018 Foreword INDIES Silver in LGBT (Adult Fiction). Paper is White When oral historian Ellen Margolis and her girlfriend decide to get married, Ellen realizes that she can’t...
McMan Wins Lammy Award for Beowulf for Cretins
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that Ann McMan has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Romance Category. The winner of the 31st annual Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Romance category is author Ann McMan for Beowulf for Cretins: A Love...