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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 15h

Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 1d

You can purchase Driftwood Press books from Alienated Majesty, one of our favorite Austin bookstores. Make sure to visit Alienated Majesty if you're in the Austin area! 📚 #indiebookstore #alienatedmajestybooks

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 2d

Tag a friend who should submit to our In-House Fiction and Poetry Contests! Use the link in our bio to submit your work for a chance to win a cash prize and publication. #writingcontest

Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 3d

Don't sit on that novella or poetry collection — send it to Driftwood Press instead! Use the link in our bio for details. #callforsubmissions

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 4d

OUT NOW: @clayrebenz.bsky.social Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 5d

Want to submit to the Driftwood Annual Anthology? Use the link in our bio to submit your best short story or poem for a chance to be published and get paid! #callforsubmissions

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 6d

Submit your poems and get a response in ONE WEEK! Use the link in our bio to submit. #callforpoetry

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 7d

Our In-House Fiction & Poetry Contests are OPEN! Use the link in our bio to see details and to submit. #writingcontest #fiction #poetry

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 8d

OUT TODAY: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 9d

OUT TOMORROW: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook

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Emma Galloway Stephens @emmagstephens.bsky.social · 10d

I strongly recommend that y'all read literary fiction and poetry from indie presses. These two books from @driftwoodpress.bsky.social are miraculous.

A copy of the book Bark On and a copy of the book Hillbilly Madonna.

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 10d

LATEST PRAISE FOR GIRLHOOD X A HAUNTING: Use the link in our bio to read Casper Orr's review published by Heavy Feather Review. Pre-order your copy of this collection on our website, too! #tbr #poetry

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 11d

Tired of waiting to see if your work was accepted? Submit your poems and get a response in ONE WEEK! Use the link in our bio to submit. #callforpoetry

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 12d

In-House Fiction & Poetry Contests are OPEN! Use the link in our bio to see details and to submit. #writingcontest #fiction #poetry

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J Brooke @jbrookewrites.bsky.social · 13d

So thrilled to have my debut collection published by this OUTSTANDING press @driftwood I have so much respect for!!
#poetry #debut #collection

Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 17d

Driftwood Press is proud to announce the title of the winner of our Editor's Choice Poetry Contest Winner, I Can Tell You the Version That Will Make You Take My Side by J Brooke! Keep an eye out for a cover reveal down the line. Poetry collection submissions are always open too! #bookannouncement

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 13d

OUT 9/30/25: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Make sure to pre-order your copy! #tbr #preorder

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 14d

Want to submit to the Driftwood Annual Anthology? Use the link in our bio to submit your best short story or poem for a chance to be published and get paid! #callforsubmissions

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Haley @haley-exe.bsky.social · 15d

Tonight for No Write Time we read Helli Fang's "ars poetica" from her collection "Village of Knives" and published by @driftwoodpress.bsky.social

An image of the poem "ars poetica" from Hello Fang's "Village of Knives."

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 15d

Tag a friend who should submit to our In-House Fiction and Poetry Contests! Use the link in our bio to submit your work for a chance to win a cash prize and publication. #writingcontest

Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 16d

Pre-order your copy of Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon! This poetry collection is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. #tbr #newpoetry

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 17d

Driftwood Press is proud to announce the title of the winner of our Editor's Choice Poetry Contest Winner, I Can Tell You the Version That Will Make You Take My Side by J Brooke! Keep an eye out for a cover reveal down the line. Poetry collection submissions are always open too! #bookannouncement

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 18d

Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 28d

Check out our round-up of #poetry #chapbooks published in August 2025 by @finishinglinepress.bsky.social, Bottlecap Press, Sybil Journal, Kelsay Books, @driftwoodpress.bsky.social & @weslpress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Poetry Chapbooks (August 2025)

Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in August 2025 by Finishing Line Press, Bottlecap Press, Sybil Journal, Kelsay Books, Driftwood Press & Wesleyan University Press.

phillychapbookreview.org

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Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 19d

NOW OPEN: In-House Fiction & Poetry Contests! Use the link in our bio to see details and to submit. #writingcontest #fiction #poetry

Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 20d

Sara, our Managing Poetry Editor, will be at Punch Bucket Lit Fest in Asheville, NC this weekend on 3 different panels, and there will be a Driftwood Press table where our books will be available to purchase! Please make sure to stop by and say hello; link in bio to purchase tickets. #bookfestival

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