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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to announce the story selections for our very first YA anthology! Congrats to all!

Release day is November 5! Sign-up to be part of our cover reveal and release day blast, or receive an ARC. bio.site/nicolefrailbooks

#booksky #ireadya #romancelandia #writingcommunity #indiepress

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · 3d

All &You Anthologies are on sale today! Grab them while you can! 78 stories for under $10!

#booksky #readersky #romancelandia #gothicfiction #writersky #writingcommunity

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Nicole Frail Books, LLC @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social · 7d

October Events! If you're in northeastern PA or the surroundings areas, I hope to talk books with you this month!

#indiepub #indiepress #smallpress #bookcommunity #bookeditor #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #nepa #smallbusiness

📆Where will Nicole Frail Edits & Nicole Frail Books be in October?
On Saturday, stop by the Valley Community Library for their first Fall Fair at the Library! to shop local vendors and meet local authors and publishers. Entry is $5.
The next meeting of MAMA'S BOOKed: NEPA Moms Book Club will be Monday, September 6, at Long Live Playtime , and we're currently reading Weyward by Emilia Hart. If you're local and want to join, message me and I'll invite you to our FB group!
Then there's our monthly networking meeting for (the organization formerly known as) Wilkes-Barre Women's Organization for Networking at Rodano's on Public Square. All are welcome!
If you want to shop local but can't make it out to any of the markets in-person, join our Harvest & Holiday Virtual Event (Facebook Group), presented by Carly's Creative and Supportive Small Business Community, between October 10 and 12. My offerings will go live at 3:30 on the 10th.
And finally, we'll be at 2nd Annual Forty Fort Fall Fest on the 11th! Last year was fantastic, and I'm looking forward to seeing what this year brings.
Hoping to chat with many of you about what you're reading and writing this month! ✌️💜📖

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Nicole Frail Books, LLC @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨September Events with @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social ✨

#booksky #authorsky #writersky #amreading #indiepublisher #smallpress #pennsylvania #nepa

Nicole Frail Edits and Nicole Frail Books September Events

September 8 - Book Club at Long Live Playtime, 6 pm to 7pm
September 13 - Luzerne Fall Pumpkin Festival, Main Street in Luzerne, 10 am to 6 pm
September 14 - Book-Themed Craft Market, AlleyCrafts in Kingston, 10 am to 3 pm
September 17 - Takeover of the Facebook Group "The Book Haven Tribe," starts at 10:30 am

All times EST.

Need a speaker, presenter, vendor, bookish guest or friend? Reach out! nicole@nicolefrailedits.com or nicole@nicolefrailbooks.com

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Sep 2

Available in eb & pb.

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#newrelease #booksky #shortstories #gothicfiction #amreading #readersky #authorsky #anthologies

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology by Courtney Umphress

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Sep 2

New Release!

Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology

Ft. short stories by @coralaineauthor.bsky.social @jesseferreras.bsky.social @roxannemwerner.bsky.social @onthewritelines.bsky.social @shmonstermaker.bsky.social @sarahbjorkauthor.bsky.social & more!

Edited by @courtneyumphress.bsky.social

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Sep 2

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Sep 2

🖤 Tomorrow . . . 🖤

NOT AS IT SEEMS: A Gothic Anthology

Edited & Arranged by @courtneyumphress.bsky.social

The sixth book in the &You Anthologies series.

Get your ebook for a special preorder price of $2.99 USD tonight! Paperbacks will be available this week, as well.

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Aug 15

✨Two Days Left to Enter!! Submissions due Saturday!!

With the publication of our upcoming NOT AS IT SEEMS: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY, we will have released 66 short stories via 6 anthologies since Nov 2024. Can't wait to add to those numbers with these holiday anthos!

#shortstorycontest #writersky

Home for the Holidays submissions due in 2 days. andyoupress.com. Row of homes with snow and trees.

The Gift Exchange submissions due in 2 days. andyoupress.com. young adult burst. Two women exchange a gift.

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Aug 12

Two *different* short story contests, *same* submission date: August 16.

Visit www.andyoupress.com for the prompts, rules, and FAQs.

Winners will be published in &YouPress's seventh and eighth anthologies.

#shortstorycontest #holidays2025 #authorsky #writersky #booksky

ad for short story contest by And You Press, an imprint of Nicole Frail Books, LLC. Reads: Home for the Holidays submissions due in 5 days (August 16). www.andyoupress.com Image shows a small yellow house with a wreath above the door and two trees out front.

ad for short story contest by And You Press, an imprint of Nicole Frail Books, LLC. Reads: The Gift Exchange (for YA readers) submissions due in 5 days (August 16). www.andyoupress.com. Image shows two people balancing multiple presents and dressed for winter.

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Aug 12

Trying to get back to active again on here with @attic-ebooks.bsky.social and @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social! Slowly but surely.

What have we got coming up?

Our gothic anthology, Not As It Seems, releases September 2, and two holiday contests are closing soon!

blue wall with soft light shining through window. words "we're still right here" on wall. logos for nicole frail books, and you press, and attic ebooks in right corner.

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Cora Laine @coralaineauthor.bsky.social · Jun 24

Happy Pub Day to myself and all the authors of Just One… A Summer Romance Anthology! Forced proximity is the name of the game in this hot summer escape 😍🫶🏻🌴

☀️Ebook just $1.99 ☀️

#readersky #authorsky #romancereads #summerreading

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Cora Laine @coralaineauthor.bsky.social · Aug 12

Coming 9/2!!! Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology featuring my short story, Duskwood Hollow 🏚️

Preorder link in my bio 🫶🏻

#booksky #writersky #authorsky #spookyreads #fallbooks #kindle

@courtneyumphress.bsky.social
@andyoupress.bsky.social

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Katherine Rea @katierea17.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out this gorgeous cover for "Not As it Seems: A Gothic Anthology"! Out September 2 from @andyoupress.bsky.social, you can now pre-order at the link in my bio. This anthology features my short story, "Marin."

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Apr 21

I spy some And You Anthologies on that shelf!

#nicolefrailbooks #indiepub #indiepress #booksky #shortstories #writingcommunity

Attic Ebooks @attic-ebooks.bsky.social · Apr 21

Spent some time today setting up our shelf at The Makers Marketplace at 900, a shop that features items by Northeastern PA creatives. Some signed copies of J.E. Smith's novella and a few anthologies are available!

#booksky #nepa #romancelandia #nicolefrailbooks #readersky

Image of a bookshelf at Makers Marketplace at 900 in Forty Fort, PA, showing And You Press anthologies and Baked in Love, signed copy. Along with Nicole Frail Books business cards.

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Apr 17

Get your stories in by Saturday! Questions? Ask them here or DM @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social.

www.andyoupress.com

#shortstorycontest #anthologies #booksky #writesky #summerreads

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Apr 15

FOUR DATES LEFT TO ENTER!! Get those stories in!

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 20

One month left to enter your short story for consideration in our summer anthology! This collection plays on the "just one bed" trope with a spin. 😊

Find the prompt, rules, FAQ, and more at www.andyoupress.com.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky #authorsky #shortstories #booksky

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Apr 7

A little less than 2 weeks left to enter your short story into our summer contest! Winners will be published in the fifth anthology to be released from And You Press.

FAQs and full prompt available on www.andyoupress.com, but leave questions below if you've got them!

#amwriting #writingcontest

Two weeks left to submit your short story for consideration in Just One... an And You Anthology celebrating a beloved trope with a sweet, summery twist. Submissions due April 19, 2025. Image shows summery imagery: sun, palm tree leaves, ice cream, flip-flops, flowers, sea shells. Story ideas may be one kiss, one bed, one tent, one touch, one horse, one drink, one secret, one umbrella. Visit andyoupress.com to submit.

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 31

Friends: Updated FAQs are live on our website for the Short Story Contests, reflecting some recent questions about the financial side of winning the contests/inclusion in the anthologies.

Find those answers here: www.nicolefrailbooks.com/contest-faqs

#authorsky #writersky #writingcontests

Contest FAQs — Nicole Frail Books

www.nicolefrailbooks.com

And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hi! As long as you absolutely have the rights, that's fine!

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 21

Questions? DM or drop them here. Always happy to answer!

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 21

And You Press announces a Victorian Gothic-themed short story contest! Winners to be published in an anthology this Fall.

Those not selected will receive feedback from editor Courtney Umphress.

Visit www.andyoupress.com for the prompt, rules & FAQs.
#writingcommunity #writersky #authorsky

And You Anthologies. Short Story Contest. Escape into the dark, mysterious world of gothic literature, where nothing is as it seems. Submission deadline: June 20, 2025.

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 20

One month left to enter your short story for consideration in our summer anthology! This collection plays on the "just one bed" trope with a spin. 😊

Find the prompt, rules, FAQ, and more at www.andyoupress.com.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky #authorsky #shortstories #booksky

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And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 7

And don't forget, if you write romance or contemporary fiction, check out the short story contest that will create the next anthology, releasing this summer! www.nicolefrailbooks.com/summer25antho for more details!

Summer 2025 Short Story Contest: Road Trip! — Nicole Frail Books

www.nicolefrailbooks.com

And You Press @andyoupress.bsky.social · Mar 7

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