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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 1d

✨ First Line Friday ✨

Read how OUTTAKES by Joanna Acevedo begins.

WTAW Press is open for Submissions! ✍️
Submit your manuscripts now until December 31st - maybe your work will be the next to join our roster of bold, diverse voices.

#FirstLineFriday #WTAWPress #OpenCall #WritersWanted

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 3d

🎃 Ghosts, ghouls, and that little thrill of dread—you know you love it.

WTAW Press has the perfect "spooky" reads that linger in the corners of your mind long after the last page.

#SpookyReads #WTAWPress

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 8d

Fall is here 🍁—the season of cozy reading, crisp air, and stories that stay with you.

📚 Browse our catalog + order your next fall read with the link in our bio

What’s your favorite cozy fall reading ritual? 👇

#WTAWPress #FallReading #IndependentPress #BoldVoices #LiteraryCommunity #CozyReads

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 10d

✍️ It’s here: WTAW Press’s Open Call for Submissions is officially LIVE!

📅 Submission window: September 30th-December 31st

🔗 Submit your manuscript: link in bio

#WTAWPress #OpenCall #SubmissionsOpen #WritersWanted #IndependentPublishing #BoldVoices #LiteraryCommunity

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 16d

On September 30th, our Call for Submissions will open. Be part of this mission.

👉 Learn more using the link in our bio

#DiversityInLiterature #IndependentPublishing #CallForSubmissions

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 19d

⏳ Just one month until Willingness: A Writers's Meditations on Crossing the Flood by Kevin McIlvoy with Christine Hale is released!

✨ Release date: October 21st
🔗 Preorder link in bio!

#WTAWPress #BookLaunch #NewRelease #OneMonthCountdown #IndependentPress #LiteraryCommunity

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 22d

✨ First Lines Friday ✨

From Marisolandia by Michelle Cruz Gonzales

At WTAW Press, we’re inspired by stories that expand the literary landscape.

In two weeks, WTAW Press will open our Call for Submissions! ✍️

#FirstLineFriday #WTAWPress #OpenCall #WritersWanted #IndependentPublishing #BoldVoices

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 25d

✍️Writers, get ready! In just two weeks, WTAW Press will launch our Open Call for Submissions.

📅 Mark your calendars for September 30th

Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

#WritersWanted #OpenCall #SubmissionsOpen #WTAWPress #WriteYourStory #EmergingWriters #CallForSubmissions

WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Sep 11

#TBT to one of our first published books, The Truth About Me: Stories by Louise Marburg.

Fast forward to today, and we’re on the cusp of releasing WILLINGNESS: A WRITER'S MEDITATIONS ON CROSSING THE FLOOD by Kevin McIlvoy with Christine Hale.

📅 Willingness launch date: October 21st
📖 Preorder now

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jul 9

Register:
zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: WTAW Summer Salon: Linguistic Justice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

From Policin to Poppin Off, a panel featuring Michelle Cruz Gonzales, Kisha Quesada Turner, and Karin Spirn

zoom.us

WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jul 9

Today is the day! Don’t miss our virtual summer salon, Linguistic Justice: From Policin to Poppin Off, at 5:30 PM Pacific Time. Featuring @menopunk.bsky.social, Karin Sprin & Kisha Quesada Turner.

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jul 9

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Charles O. Smith @charlesthefabulist.com · Jul 9

Check out @wtawpress.bsky.social Virtual Summer Salon TONIGHT…

WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jun 9

🗓️ Register now for our Virtual Summer Salon!

Featuring Michelle Cruz Gonzales—author of WTAW’s recently published novella, Marisolandia—Karin Spirn, and Kisha Quesada Turner, this virtual salon brings together voices that highlight authenticity and challenge societal norms.
#LinguisticJustice

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jun 23

A reminder that our flash warehouse sale ends Friday (6/26)‼️
If you've been eyeing a particular title, here's your sign to hit the purchase button!
🏷️ Get select titles at discounted prices
📚 Support independent publishing
👩‍💻 Celebrate amazing authors

#WTAWPress #NonprofitBookPress #BookSale

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jun 19

Want news on award-winning books, behind-the-scenes insights, and the most current information on WTAW Press delivered straight to you?
Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to know about:
🎟️ Events and readings
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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jun 17

Willingness: A Writer's Meditations on Crossing the Flood by Kevin McIlvoy, forthcoming 10/21, is available for preorder!

Willingness, McIlvoy's only book on the art of writing, encourages artists of all kinds to embrace the enigmas that fuel creativity.

#WTAWPress #KevinMcIlvoy #ChristineHale

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jun 12

We're moving, which means it's your lucky day(s)!

Starting June 12th, for 2 weeks only, you can stock up on select titles at terrific discount prices.

Hop on over to the WTAW Press Bookstore while supply lasts!

#WTAWPress #WarehouseSale #IndependentPublishing

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jun 9

🗓️ Register now for our Virtual Summer Salon!

Featuring Michelle Cruz Gonzales—author of WTAW’s recently published novella, Marisolandia—Karin Spirn, and Kisha Quesada Turner, this virtual salon brings together voices that highlight authenticity and challenge societal norms.
#LinguisticJustice

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: WTAW Summer Salon: Linguistic Justice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

From Policin to Poppin Off, a panel featuring Michelle Cruz Gonzales, Kisha Quesada Turner, and Karin Spirn

zoom.us

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Jun 4

Happy first anniversary to Life Span, Molly Giles’s bold and brilliant memoir featuring a woman writer's ambition and love of writing. As a 2024 Foreword INDIES finalist, this book has made an unforgettable impact on readers. Pick up a copy here: linktr.ee/wtawpress
#WTAWPress #ForewordIndies

WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · May 30

Join us at the Bay Area Book Festival on June 1st to celebrate speculative fiction with WTAW author Anita Felicelli at the Stories of Tomorrow panel. Celebrate these influential stories, including Felicelli’s How We Know Our Time Travelers.
#BABF2025 #baybookfest #WTAWPress

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · May 22

May is Short Story Month! So proud of our amazing authors and their short story collections we’ve published. Take a look at our newsletter highlighting these collections. Grab a copy or two of these incredible works!
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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · May 15

Tune in this evening for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion between @joannackalbus.bsky.social and @jiminhanwriter.bsky.social

Janis Hubschman @janishubschman.bsky.social · May 13

On May 15, 8:30 p.m. ET, don't miss the virtual launch of @joannackalbus.bsky.social's moving debut memoir, THE BOAT NOT TAKEN. Joanna will be in conversation with @jiminhanwriter.bsky.social

Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@bettybooks.bsky.social @wtawpress.bsky.social

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · May 13

We're thrilled to announce the results of the 2nd Kevin McIlvoy Book Prize. THIS IS ALSO LIFE by Elle Therese Napolitano has been named the winner. We received a pool of remarkable submissions and were honored to have read and deliberated among them. Many thanks to our terrific panel of judges.

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · May 6

Happy Pub Day to THE BOAT NOT TAKEN by Joanna Choi Kalbus, the 2nd title from our new imprint Betty. We're thrilled that this breath-taking debut memoir, cited on Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2025, is out in the world. #newrelease www.wtawpress.org/product-page...

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · May 6

We're thrilled! Our imprint @bettybooks.bsky.social has published its 2nd title! Joanna Choi Kalbus’s THE BOAT NOT TAKEN is a lyrical memoir named by Ms. Magazine as a Most Anticipated Feminist Book of 2025. It's @joannackalbus.bsky.social 's debut! www.wtawpress.org/product-page... #booksky

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WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · Apr 3

TODAY join us at 5:30 PM PT to celebrate the launch of Alcove Chapbook Prize finalist, MARISOLANDIA by @menopunk.bsky.social!

Michelle will be reading from MARISOLANDIA, conversing with author Stephen Gutierrez, and answering questions from our audience.

Be sure to register here: bit.ly/3QRfPsC

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