New York-based publisher of contemporary poetry and prose. Founded in 2004, CLMP member. Home to annual contests, open reading periods, and the Immigrant Writing Series. We offer manuscript consultations, free monthly writing workshops, and more.
Black Lawrence Press
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Come catch BLP Executive Editor, Diane Goettel, at Hudson Valley Writers Center's Summer Publishing Series! Diane will be leading a session on DIY marketing for authors on June 16th (one week from today!) via Zoom. Grab your ticket at the link in bio!
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“A Wild Waltz”: Aimee LaBrie Reads Lisa Slage Robinson’s Esquire Ball: Stories from the Great Black Swamp @blacklawrence.bsky.social #babyeatbooks
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To dive into Lisa Slage Robinson’s 13 electric short stories in Esquire Ball is to enter a world where the women must use wit, vim, and chess-like precision to survive a legal landscape fraught wit…
Meet Arielle Hebert, author of Bottom Feeders! ✨
Bottom Feeders is out June 16th from Black Lawrence Press—we can't wait for you to read these poems. 💜
Happy Pride Month from all of us at Black Lawrence Press! To celebrate, we're highlighting LGBTQIA+ stories & authors with a sale. Shop our selection of Pride titles through June 30th at blacklawrencepress.com/sale. ✨ ❤️
COVER REVEAL ✨ we're thrilled to unveil the cover of Lee Peterson's The Forgiveness Dream, forthcoming with Black Lawrence Press.
The Forgiveness Dream, a poetry chapbook, was selected through our Open Reading Period. Stay tuned for pre-order details!
What a treat to see Nina Chayka on Ms. Magazine's "June 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us" list! A selection from our Immigrant Writing Series, Seagulls is available everywhere books are sold on June 9th. ✨
✨ We are thrilled to reveal the cover for Daughtersong Diaspore—a series of poems, epistolaries, and lyric essays by Barbara Jane Reyes.
Stay tuned for pre-order details!
Need some recommendations for your summer reading list? Check out what the Black Lawrence Press staff is reading this summer—from poetry and fiction to nonfiction, we've got you covered! 📚 ☀️
Join us this Tuesday (6/9) for a FREE craft workshop led by Anne Elliott! In "Flexing the Sentence," participants will be led through an interactive lecture and group exercises, exploring what makes a fantastic sentence.
Sign up at the link in bio!
We are pleased to announce the finalists and semi-finalists for the 2026 Big Moose Prize! Thank you to all the writers who submitted their work. Join us in congratulating these finalists & semi-finalists!
The winner will be chosen from our pool of finalists in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
