William Burtch
@williamburtch.bsky.social
Writer. Coauthor of award-winning biography “W.G.” (Sunbury). “Otherwise Wretched” 2025 (Catamount) Finalist American Fiction Short Story Award. Second-Rounder Austin Film Festival. Authors Guild.
www.williamburtch.com
www.williamburtch.com
Free holiday shipping from my publisher www.sunburypress.com! Pick up my debut collection Otherwise Wretched and many other great titles!
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Free holiday shipping from my publisher www.sunburypress.com! Pick up my debut collection Otherwise Wretched and many other great titles!
When you find your story collection beside Hanif Abdurraqib on the shelf it’s a good day. Thank you Blue Couch Bookshop!
October 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
When you find your story collection beside Hanif Abdurraqib on the shelf it’s a good day. Thank you Blue Couch Bookshop!
Super honored for my debut collection Otherwise Wretched to be selected for the Grand Lake Literature Festival in March 2026 in Celina, OH. Hope to see you there!
October 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Super honored for my debut collection Otherwise Wretched to be selected for the Grand Lake Literature Festival in March 2026 in Celina, OH. Hope to see you there!
“…sterling, startling language…these are hard-hitting, reflective literary works.” - Midwest Book Review
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
August 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“…sterling, startling language…these are hard-hitting, reflective literary works.” - Midwest Book Review
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
“…gruesomely saturnine and comic.” - Kirkus Reviews
Scanning through the B’s at Prologue Bookshop. Never gets old.
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Scanning through the B’s at Prologue Bookshop. Never gets old.
Thank you Miamian for the shoutout for Otherwise Wretched!
July 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thank you Miamian for the shoutout for Otherwise Wretched!
Hey here’s a chance to save 20% the new collection OTHERWISE WRETCHED by buying direct from a great indie publisher using code HEMINGWAY. Many of these stories 1st appeared in favorites such as @gonelawn.bsky.social @mrbullbull.bsky.social and more. Checkout it out at www.sunburypress.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hey here’s a chance to save 20% the new collection OTHERWISE WRETCHED by buying direct from a great indie publisher using code HEMINGWAY. Many of these stories 1st appeared in favorites such as @gonelawn.bsky.social @mrbullbull.bsky.social and more. Checkout it out at www.sunburypress.com
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social looks out for its supporters! (And their books and journal are damn fine) Thank you!
June 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social looks out for its supporters! (And their books and journal are damn fine) Thank you!
Big congrats to the top award and finalists for the International Book Awards Short Story Category! Excited to be a finalist for Otherwise Wretched!
June 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Big congrats to the top award and finalists for the International Book Awards Short Story Category! Excited to be a finalist for Otherwise Wretched!
One more day folks for all author royalties from Otherwise Wretched: Stories to go to @columbushumane.bsky.social! Found 3 copies at Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. Also available at @bookshop.org ! Get you some!
May 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
One more day folks for all author royalties from Otherwise Wretched: Stories to go to @columbushumane.bsky.social! Found 3 copies at Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. Also available at @bookshop.org ! Get you some!
Came across this signed copy of Bitter Knowledge by the late Jack Matthews today in a used bookstore. Simple prose loaded with nuance and depth. Haven’t set it down. @ohiounivpress.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Came across this signed copy of Bitter Knowledge by the late Jack Matthews today in a used bookstore. Simple prose loaded with nuance and depth. Haven’t set it down. @ohiounivpress.bsky.social
Reminder that all author royalties for Otherwise Wretched in the month of May go to @columbushumane.bsky.social ! Let’s get pets and books into more hands!
May 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reminder that all author royalties for Otherwise Wretched in the month of May go to @columbushumane.bsky.social ! Let’s get pets and books into more hands!
Last night reminded me of why we all do this. Family, friends and book lovers (not an empty seat!) at a welcoming indie book store, the amazing Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. A great discussion of Otherwise Wretched! Thank you!
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last night reminded me of why we all do this. Family, friends and book lovers (not an empty seat!) at a welcoming indie book store, the amazing Prologue Bookshop in Columbus. A great discussion of Otherwise Wretched! Thank you!
Honored to donate full month of May author royalties from Otherwise Wretched to Columbus Humane. A wonderful organization. A theme of this collection is the intersection of the animal-world and humans during difficult circumstances for both.
April 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Honored to donate full month of May author royalties from Otherwise Wretched to Columbus Humane. A wonderful organization. A theme of this collection is the intersection of the animal-world and humans during difficult circumstances for both.
These amazing authors blurbed Otherwise Wretched (Thank You!) Pick up their latest with free shipping today at @bookshop.org! @meaganlucas.bsky.social @joeyhedger.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
These amazing authors blurbed Otherwise Wretched (Thank You!) Pick up their latest with free shipping today at @bookshop.org! @meaganlucas.bsky.social @joeyhedger.bsky.social
Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day Saturday by supporting our small independent presses! It took an indie press (Catamount) to take a flier on this one. Rural and raw wrapped in truth. Love me some small presses!
April 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day Saturday by supporting our small independent presses! It took an indie press (Catamount) to take a flier on this one. Rural and raw wrapped in truth. Love me some small presses!
Lots of questions about the role of animals in Otherwise Wretched. Think the intersection of humans and animals during some wretched times. An homage to the animals among us.
April 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Lots of questions about the role of animals in Otherwise Wretched. Think the intersection of humans and animals during some wretched times. An homage to the animals among us.
Prologue Bookshop in Columbus is on it! @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Prologue Bookshop in Columbus is on it! @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
“…I read the book then read the whole book again. I’ve never done that before…” —verified purchaser.
“Verdict: Get it.”—Kirkus Reviews
“…hard-hitting, reflective literary works.”—Midwest Book Review
“Verdict: Get it.”—Kirkus Reviews
“…hard-hitting, reflective literary works.”—Midwest Book Review
April 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“…I read the book then read the whole book again. I’ve never done that before…” —verified purchaser.
“Verdict: Get it.”—Kirkus Reviews
“…hard-hitting, reflective literary works.”—Midwest Book Review
“Verdict: Get it.”—Kirkus Reviews
“…hard-hitting, reflective literary works.”—Midwest Book Review
Written in grief after losing my wife to ovarian cancer nearly six years ago. The child we never had. Thank you Catamount Press.
April 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Written in grief after losing my wife to ovarian cancer nearly six years ago. The child we never had. Thank you Catamount Press.
So if you happen to find yourself in Columbus which I know happens all the time…
March 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So if you happen to find yourself in Columbus which I know happens all the time…
Alive and running wild! “…strongly emotional, nostalgic, heartbreaking, and oftentimes hilarious.” - @joeyhedger.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Alive and running wild! “…strongly emotional, nostalgic, heartbreaking, and oftentimes hilarious.” - @joeyhedger.bsky.social
The opening page of my new collection Otherwise Wretched (Catamount). Can’t thank @meaganlucas.bsky.social and @joeyhedger.bsky.social enough for believing in this book!
March 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The opening page of my new collection Otherwise Wretched (Catamount). Can’t thank @meaganlucas.bsky.social and @joeyhedger.bsky.social enough for believing in this book!
so my publisher asked if I had any last tweaks
February 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
so my publisher asked if I had any last tweaks
