[01/28 deadline] 2025 Calibre Essay Contest

Australian Book Review welcomes entries to the 2025 Calibre Essay Prize, one of the world’s leading prizes for an original non-fiction essay. The prize – now worth a total of AU$10,000 – is open to all essayists writing in English. The winner will receive $5,000. The second prize is worth $3,000, the third prize, $2,000. We seek essays of between 2,000 and 5,000 words on any subject. We welcome essays of all kinds: personal or political, traditional or experimental.  

This year, the Calibre Essay Prize is judged by Georgina Arnott, Theodore Ell, and Geordie Williamson. For more information about our judges, click here. Please use the online entry form to submit your essay.



[01/31 deadline] 2025 Adinkra Poetry Prize

The Adinkra Poetry Prize is excited to announce its call for poetry submissions in response to the Aya symbol, a symbol of endurance and resourcefulness. The prize will be judged this year by Poetra Asantewa(Ghana) and Kweku Abimbola (USA)

Winners from each region will receive $500 USD and are considered for a 4-week writers' residency at the Watermill Center, USA.

Two finalists will be awarded $100 USD each.

Link to register for workshops: https://theadinkraprojects.framer.ai/workshops
Link to website: https://theadinkraprojects.framer.ai/poetryproject


[01/31 deadline] Black Lawrence Press Big Moose Prize

Each year Black Lawrence Press awards The Big Moose Prize for an unpublished novel. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. The Big Moose Prize is open to traditional novels as well as novels-in-stories, novels-in-poems, and other hybrid forms that contain within them the spirit of a novel. The annual deadline is January 31. Full guidelines and submission here: https://blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit/6678/the-big-moose-prize


[02/01 deadline] Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Chapbook Prize

The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets is dedicated to promoting poetry in Wisconsin and seeks to honor the best chapbooks published in the previous year by Wisconsin residents. Full guidelines: https://www.wfop.org/chapbook-contest-rules


[02/28 deadline] 2025 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize

For the 2025 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is Alexandra Kleeman. The winner receives publication of their full-length manuscript and $2,500. The submission period opens on January 1, 2025, and closes on February 29, 2025 (Eastern Time). We will announce the finalists and the winner of the contest by June 1, 2025. Full guidelines: https://www.autumnhouse.org/submissions/fiction/


[03/02 deadline] Rumpus Prize for Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction

Announcing the inaugural Rumpus Prize for Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction! Submissions are open December 5, 2024, to March 2, 2025. The Rumpus has a long history of championing emerging and established poets, fiction writers, and essayists, and we’re pleased to announce a new way the magazine will bring attention to great writing.

All submissions will be read by The Rumpus's editorial team, and our final judges will be Kaveh Akbar (Poetry), Rachel Khong (Fiction), and Megan Stielstra (Creative Nonfiction).

$3,600 total in prizes:

• $1,000 first-place prize and publication in 3 genres: poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction
• Honorable mentions receive $200 and publication in each of the 3 genres

All submitters can opt in if they’d like to be considered for publication by The Rumpus, regardless of whether they’re named a winner or finalist. The submission fee is $20 per entry. Finalists will be contacted in May 2025. Winners will be announced publicly and published by June 2025.

For full information and links to submit, visit: https://therumpus.net/the-rumpus-prize/



[04/15 deadline] Vanderbilt University Literary Prize (for poetry manuscripts)

The Vanderbilt University Literary Prize will be awarded annually to the sole author of a full-length collection of poetry that demonstrates great poignancy combined with rigor in form, language and artistic vision. One original manuscript per poet will be accepted between Jan. 1 and April 15, 2025, through our submission manager. The contest will close once we have received 500 submissions.

Winning manuscripts will be published in print, e-book, and audio formats by Vanderbilt University Press, accompanied by a standard publishing contract.

The prize recipient will receive a $10,000 honorarium, an invitation to read in the esteemed Gertrude C. and Harold S. Reading Series at Vanderbilt University, and a one-week residency on campus to engage students and local writers in the Nashville community.

Full guidelines: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/vuliteraryprize/

[01/19 deadline] Vassar Review

Vassar Review is an international, multidisciplinary literary arts journal. We are currently looking for fiction, poetry, and non-fiction submissions for this year’s issue. Our theme for the 2024-25 cycle is “Frame & Forgery.” We would like to warmly request that you distribute this call to your students. The deadline for submissions is January 19th, 2025.

Submission guidelines can be found at https://vassar-review.vassarspaces.net/contact/.


[01/31 deadline] Broadsided - free submissions until Jan. 31

From now until the end of January, we're lifting our submission fee at Broadsided (www.broadsided.org). Broadsided seeks poetry and prose that is evocative, riveting, and not too esoteric. Broadsides are out on the streets, and we hope that they compel all kinds of people to stop, read, and consider. We want them to draw in readers, not push them away. That said, we want smart, difficult work. Work that challenges and speaks strongly. Full submission info: https://broadsidedpress.submittable.com/submit


[01/31 deadline] Riot In Your Throat open for poetry manuscript submissions

Riot in Your Throat began as an idea during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 when Courtney LeBlanc found herself teleworking 100% of the time and struggling to keep herself sane and engaged. Dissatisfied by the experience with her first publisher – in fairness her first collection did come out in March 2020, the same week the pandemic shut down the world – Courtney wondered if she could do better. She wanted to offer poets more: more support, more communication, more promotion, more connectedness. She wanted to see more of the voices she craved – fierce, feminist voices – in the world and she wanted to be a part of it. The idea took root, and with both an MBA and an MFA – a truly unusual combination – Courtney knew she was well-suited to start a poetry press. With a goal of focusing on fierce, feminist voices, she launched Riot in Your Throat in 2021.

Submissions are currently OPEN for full-length manuscripts, we are accepting manuscripts 1-31 January 2025. Full submission guidelines: https://riotinyourthroat.com/contact-submissions/


[02/15 deadline] Santa Clara Review

The Santa Clara Review publishes a wide variety of work from all over the world. Our magazine is open to all and is especially interested in writing and art from Black writers, Indigenous writers, LGBT+ writers, and writers of color. Writers–send us your best poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, including flash pieces, humor, satire, short screenplays and plays, and hybrid works. Visual artists–send us your art of any kind, including photography, painting, sculpture, drawings, collage, and textile creations.

We accept prose, poetry, and art via Submittable. Please submit works of fiction or nonfiction prose under 6,000 words.  Please submit no more than five poems or pieces of artwork at a time. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, as long as we are notified immediately if the piece is accepted for publication elsewhere.

For further submission guidelines and details, please visit https://santaclarareview.com/.


[03/15 deadline] New York Archives Magazine

New York Archives is not an academic journal. It is designed to appeal to the general, educated public with an interest in the history of New York State. Through creative use of graphics, captions and pull-quotes, the content is designed to be immediately accessible to the reader. Footnotes are discouraged, article length does not exceed 2000 words, and the features are designed as 2- to 4-page spreads that do not jump to pages at the back.

The Magazine publishes several different kinds of articles. More on what we are looking for and how you can submit here:

https://www.nysarchivestrust.org/new-york-archives-magazine/editorial-guidelines

Submissions are welcome at any time. Rolling deadline is: March 15.


[06/01 deadline] Divinity in the Margins: Transgender & GNC Writers on the Divine Anthology

What does it mean to be both trans* and religious? Do our communities of faith have room for us? How can we safely carve out these spaces for ourselves and others? Must we compromise half of what are frequently two of the most important, sacred aspects of ourselves? The anthology Divinity in the Margins: Transgender & Gender-Nonconforming Writers on the Divine seeks to answer these questions and more.

In the tradition of Trace Peterson and TC Tolbert’s 2013 Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics and Andrea Abi-Karam and Kay Gabriel’s 2020 We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics, Divinity in the Margins will feature exclusively transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender-nonconforming writers’ work but with a groundbreaking twist: The anthology will center the intersection of transness and divinity.

Divinity in the Margins will comprise both poetry and essays, culminating in a variety of styles, forms, and queer theology. Trans* and GNC authors of all religious and spiritual backgrounds are encouraged to submit. Full info: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/divinity-margins-transgender-gnc-qDfjF


[Now; rolling] Gothic Funk Press is now Accepting Submissions for its Eighth Submission

Gothic Funk Press is an independent publisher based in Flint, Michigan.  In addition to the publication of new work, the Press has partnered with the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library, Buckham Gallery, and Queens' Provisions to bring free writing programming to the community, as well as coordinating community engagement events such as the Flint Officers of the Dash, the Gothic Funk Salon, and our monthly Gothic Funk Hangouts.

Gothic Funk Press is now accepting submissions for the eighth issue of its arts journal, The Paramanu Pentaquark. The journal will be published online and available to the public for free. Submissions can be uploaded to the Gothic Funk Press website at:

http://www.gothicfunkpress.com/submissions-parapenta/.

As a free publication with volunteer editors and designers, submitting artists are compensated with publication credit and retain all rights to their own work. The Paramanu Pentaquark features literature, visual art, music, and mixed media submitted as Images, Sounds, and Words. The journal accepts submissions created in a “Gothic Funk” style: experimental work featuring degrees of romanticism, darkness, depth, and swagger. Please visit our websites at http://gothicfunkpress.com and http://gothicfunk.org to learn more about this aesthetic.

The Paramanu Pentaquark is committed to international perspectives and in the past has published artists from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Finland, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere.

All submitted work will be carefully evaluated by volunteer editors. The most recent issue of The Paramanu Pentaquark can be viewed online at http://www.gothicfunkpress.com/parapenta/07/.


[Now; rolling] OUT THERE Literary Magazine

For our second issue, we are seeking creative memoir and insightful action that portrays moments of connection; and conversely, moments of psychological isolation, where connection was not possible. We are especially eager for psychologically driven magical realism and memoir. We are partial to works narrated by cerebral or highly imaginative characters. We love magical realism and fabulism, where poignant metaphors often come out to play, but are equally open to realistic fiction. We are most eager to acquire fantastical fiction and nonfiction with depth comparable to the works of Franz Kafka, Aimee Bender, Karen Russell, and Haruki Murakami; thoughtful absurdist fiction such as the works of Jonathan Lethem and Gary Shteyngart; and reflective first-person nonfiction the essays of David Foster Wallace.

Guidelines

Flash and short fiction up to 7,000 words, though shorter pieces are preferred
All genres welcome, so long as the emphasis is on personal insight
Simultaneous submissions welcome! Please let us know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere

Publication date: Summer 2024; print and digital formats.

We are looking for personal poetry that conveys moments of clarity or connection. We prefer pieces that do not hide behind masks, and we challenge you to reveal yourself.

If your piece sounds like it may be a fit, we’d love to hear from you!

Submit at www.outtherelitmag.com


[Rolling] Call for Submissions - The Marbled Sigh

The Marbled Sigh is a poetry journal founded by City College of New York MFA alumni Nidhi Gandhi (she/her/hers) and Jonathan Memmert (he/him/his). A journal created by emerging writers for emerging writers, our aim is to provide a space and community for emerging poets.

Our mission is to publish and put “emerging poets first as poets”.

Furthermore, the title was inspired by the Black Beat poet Bob Kaufman’s poem “I Sigh A Marbled Sigh Ah, At Last” from his collection Golden Sardine and Cranial Guitar. In lieu of a regular issue, The Marbled Sigh is proud to solicit submissions for an online anthology of political poems. Please submit 1-4 political poems to themarbledsigh@gmail.com.


[Rolling] Late Night Horror Review

Late Night Horror Review. Should you choose to submit writing, you would be published in a digital, online magazine via this website: https://sites.google.com/view/late-night-horror-review/home?authuser=1

Late Night Horror Review is currently accepting horror film and television reviews, original works of horror stories, poetry, essays, and short-form scripts. We’re looking for engaging works that keep us up at night—haunt and entertain us with your words!  

Here’s what we’re looking for: 

• Fiction: Original, unpublished horror stories  

• Up to 10,000 words 

• Poetry: Haunting verse that captures the essence of horror

• Essays & Reviews: Thoughtful critiques and essays on horror literature, films, and television. A deep dive into the themes, characters, and terrors that make horror compelling. 

• Up to 10,000 words 

• Interviews & Features: Engaging conversations with creators in the horror genre—writers, filmmakers, artists, etc.—who push boundaries and terrify audiences. 

• No word count limit
  
  

Feel free to submit multiple works in each category!  


[Rolling] scoreboard Literary Journal Open for Submissions

the scoreboard is a literary journal for the girls who liked to play in the dirt and put their hair up in ponytails; who had to play with the boys since there was no ‘girls team’ or got told that they were ‘too aggressive’. This is a collection of poetry, essays, and short stories by female athletes for female athletes to spread the word of power, creativity, and femininity in a male-dominated profession.

Dedicated to amplifying the voices that have now just been allowed to scream, the scoreboard explores triumphs, challenges, and the walls that female athletes face daily. It shares narratives of strength, resilience, and achievements of women athletes from all around the world and we challenge to destroy the stereotypes, applaud for the victories, and celebrate the vital role women’s sports play in society, both on and off the field. Should they choose to submit writing, they will be published in a digital, online magazine via this website: https://sites.google.com/view/thescoreboardmag/home


[Rolling] Barbara J. Zitwer Agency Is Looking for New, Unpublished Authors

The Barbara J. Zitwer Agency is now open for submissions by unpublished authors. BJZ Agency is a global literary agency that has been based in New York City for over 22 years. Barbara J. Zitwer’s strength and expertise is in her ability to discover new writers and launch their international careers.  She also works with established authors in their home countries like Korea, who want to break out into the world. In the beginning, Zitwer discovered Jerry Stahl, Eric Garcia, Sharon Krum, and The Friday Night Knitting Club which was a NYTimes Bestseller for over a year, and Jeff Noon, winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award for his debut Vurt among others. She is responsible for the Korean New Wave in global publishing which won her the 2016 International Literary Agent of the Year Award and launched the careers of Shirley Jackson Prize winner Hye young Pyun’s The Hole, Booker International Prize winner Han Kang’s THE VEGETARIAN and Kyung sook Shin’s Please Look After Mom, Man Asian Prize winner and also became a NY TIMES Bestseller., Un su Kim’s international sensation The Plotters, You Jeong Jeong’s The Good Son, Seo mi-Ae’s The Only Child among many others. From Poland, our authors include Man Booker International and prize-winning poet and novelist Wioletta Greg and bestselling, award-winning, Kaja Malanowska, with her literary thriller FOG.


[Rolling] Literary Agent, Call for Submissions - Tessler Literary Agency

MICHELLE TESSLER, the founder of the independent boutique agency, Tessler Literary Agency (www.tessleragency.com), is seeking new authors of high quality literary fiction and non-fiction (including narrative, biography, popular science, memoir, history, psychology, health, business, biography, food, and travel).

Michelle represents a select number of best-selling, award-winning, and emerging writers. Clients include accomplished journalists, scientists, academics, experts in their field, as well as novelists and debut authors with unique voices and stories to tell. The agency values fresh, original writing that has a compelling point of view.

In fiction/ memoir clients include:

• Hala Alyan,  (The Arsonists’ City; Salt Houses)
• Mira Jacob, (The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing)
• Rebecca Kauffman, (Chorus, The Gunners)
• Amy Stewart, (Girl Waits with Gun; Lady Cop Makes Trouble and more)
• Amanda Eyre Ward, (The Lifeguards; The Jetsetters; The Same Sky; How to Be Lost)

Submission Guidelines

Please visit www.tessleragency.com for more information about the agency. All new writers seeking representation are encouraged to send queries via the form on her website.


[Rolling] Golden Scales Publishing Accepting Submissions

Golden Scales Publishing is an independent, women-owned publishing company dedicated to discovering and publishing works of fiction in the fantasy, romance and paranormal genres. We operate in the same manner as traditional publishing houses and offer editing, cover art, and a marketing & advertising campaign (including social media posts, securing reviews and author event coordination) at no cost to the author. We are currently accepting unagented submissions for novels or novellas in our genres, as well as applications for freelance editors, graphic designers and illustrators. Our website is here, our Instagram is here and the best contact would be info@goldenscalespublishing.com.


[Rolling] Dark Entries: A Journal of Horror

Currently seeking: The macabre. The futile. The haunted. The liminal. Dark Entries is seeking speculative and horror-themed poetry and flash fiction, with a focus on substance, atmosphere, narrative, and cinematics. Surreal, experimental, and mixed media pieces are more than welcome—encouraged, even—in addition to traditional form. Full info: https://darkentriesjournal.wixsite.com/home/submissions


[Rolling] Black Lawrence Press Immigrant Writing Series

The immigrant narrative is at the heart of the American experiment. However, despite the contributions of immigrants to the cultural, financial, scientific, and artistic makeup of the United States, there is no clear home for new immigrant writings in the United States. To remedy this, Black Lawrence Press proudly announces the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series, an innovative program designed to provide a home for new immigrant writers in the United States and fill a much-needed gap in the American literary community. The Series will remain a self-standing body with complete autonomy within Black Lawrence Press, and its editorial and advisory boards will be composed of immigrant writers and/or authors whose works explore the immigrant experience. Submission guidelines here: https://blacklawrencepress.com/submissions-and-contests/immigrant-writing-series/

[01/19 deadline] Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing (MVICW)

MVICW was founded with a belief that a supportive, creative, and nourishing community is essential for a successful writing life. Our Summer Writers’ Conference has created true magic, giving writers at all stages of their careers the opportunity to reconnect on a deep level with their writing practice, to believe in the work they do, and to build a vibrant network of writers. More info on the conference: https://www.mvicw.com/summer-conference

MVICW is committed to providing financial support to writers through our fellowship program. Through generous donations, we are able to offer parent-writers, writers of color, educators, queer-writers, and Vineyard writers the opportunity to attend programs held by the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing every year. The deadline to apply for fellowships is January 19. Full info: https://www.mvicw.com/fellowships



[01/22 deadline] OPEN CALL | 2025 Oxbelly Retreat, Fiction Writers Program

We are very happy to reach out regarding the open call for the Fiction Writers program of the 2025 Oxbelly Retreat, a gathering for international writers working in film and literature, to be held June 28 to July 6 in Costa Navarino, Greece.

The Fiction Writers program, led by Program Director Chigozie Obioma, will support ten emerging fictional prose writers committed to elevating their craft, strengthening their literary voice, and contributing to intercultural dialogues around storytelling. Applications are open now, with a deadline of January 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM EET.

To learn more about the program please visit:
https://www.oxbelly.com/fiction-writers-program

https://www.facebook.com/Oxbelly/

https://www.instagram.com/oxbelly/



[01/30 deadline] Villa Albertine Kicks Off Its Fifth Season with Exciting 2026 Residencies

Join Villa Albertine’s 2026 flagship residency and embark on a transformative journey across the U.S.! This unique program invites creators, researchers, and cultural professionals to immerse themselves in dynamic communities, engage with local culture, and bring their arts and ideas to life through impactful projects.

With the support of the Societe Generale Corporate Foundation, Villa Albertine offers residencies of 1–3 months in 10+ cities, providing the perfect setting to deepen your practice, whether your project is brand new or already in motion.

Start your U.S. adventure—find the website and apply here by January 30, 2025!



[01/31 deadline] Veliz Books seeking a volunteer Managing Editor

The Managing Editor is responsible for assisting with press operations; seeking and applying for grants; managing book release schedules; updating the online store/website; coordinating reviews; attending monthly meetings; proofreading as needed; and more.

This is a volunteer position that will require approximately 20 hours of work per month. The editor will ideally be onboarded by March 2025. Interested applicants should submit a resume/CV and letter of interest to info@velizbooks.com by January 31.



[02/16 deadline] CantoMundo Retreat

Our 2025 annual CantoMundo retreat will be hosted by the Virginia G. Piper Center for

Creative Writing at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona June 18-22, 2025. Retreat faculty include Raina J. León and Yesenia Montilla. Our keynote speaker is George Abraham. CantoMundo hosts in-person and online workshops, readings, lectures, and professional development opportunities for Latinx poets.

Fellows accepted to CantoMundo cover their travel and housing during the four-day retreat. We aim to reserve rooms that are affordable and accessible to all abilities, and we provide most meals. If travel and housing is cost prohibitive for you, fellows may apply for a travel scholarship.

If you are interested in attending the 2025 retreat, applications are accepted Dec. 16, 2024 through Feb. 16, 2025. Thanks to Hayden's Ferry Review, CantoMundo applications are available through their Submittable portal. Don't delay. Apply today!



[04/01 deadline] αntiphony: a journal & press seeking a remote, volunteer Reviews Editor

The Reviews Editor is responsible for soliciting, organizing, following up with, and scheduling reviews for the journal in a quick and efficient manner; setting up and maintaining a handful of shareable databases; attending monthly Zoom meetings; attending quarterly online issue launches; and more. The editor will also have the opportunity to travel to various book fairs with most expenses covered. They should have experience handling email correspondence in a professional setting, and should be familiar with the world of independent poetry presses. The ideal candidate will also have experience with a journal in some role.

This is a remote, volunteer position that requires approximately approximately 10 to 15 hours of work per month. The editor must be able to commit to the role for minimum of 12 months. Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to editor@antiphonypress.com by April 1.



[04/14 deadline] The Writer’s Workout seeking volunteer Interns for its 2025 Summer Internship program

Interns are responsible for reading and critiquing approximately 15 short stories each week for The Writer’s Games writing competition; attending weekly submission discussions on Fridays and respectfully participating in open discussion with peers; creating a communications project about a writing topic; and completing two additional projects of choice, whether in blogging, editing, education, or another area.
These are remote, volunteer positions, but candidates may apply for course credit at their universities if applicable. They require approximately 9 hours of work per week for 15 weeks. The internship will run from May 6, 2025, to August 16, 2025. Interested applicants should submit a resume and creative writing sample that shows an understanding of the key elements of fiction in a short story via The Writer’s Workout website by April 14.

Friday, January 17

Community Bookstore: Bill Johnston presents Great Fear on the Mountain by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
7-8pm; in-store at 143 7th Ave, Brooklyn; free
A haunting, allegorical Swiss masterpiece centered around a posse of villagers as they brave dark elements to ascend a mountain, thicketed with lore. Teeming with tension, this immersive, rhapsodic story transports readers to the Swiss mountainside, bringing to mind the writing of Thomas Mann while offering character studies as vivid and bracing as Eudora Welty’s.



Saturday, January 18

NYPL: In-Person Author Talk: (Larissa Rinaldi & Ladyane Lima)
4-5pm, 53rd Street Library, free with registration
Join us on Saturday, January 18th in the 53rd St Library community room for a special author talk event. Joining us will be two local, Brazilian, female authors, Larissa Rinaldi (City Echoes: Lessons from New York) &  Ladyane Lima (The Waves We Ride). These authors have made their dreams come true by having their own books published, and will be on hand to tell their stories, and talk about how they got their writing goals accomplished. A meet and greet with the authors will take place after their presentation.



Tuesday, January 21

Books Are Magic: OFFSITE at Brooklyn Poets: Latif Askia Ba: The Choreic Period w/ Jay Deshpande
7 - 8pm, tickets here
A ground-breaking collection of poems exploring disability, syntax, and rhythm from a Brooklyn-based Senegalese American writer with cerebral palsy.


Community Bookstore: Edwin Frank presents Stranger than Fiction, in conversation with Joshua Cohen
7-8pm; in-store at 143 7th Ave, Brooklyn; free
For more than two decades, Edwin Frank has introduced readers to forgotten or overlooked texts as the director of the acclaimed publisher New York Review Books. In Stranger Than Fiction, he offers a survey of the key works that defined the twentieth-century novel.


Greenlight Bookstore: Book launch: Andrew Lipstein presents Something Rotten, in conversation with Daniel Lefferts
7:30pm, RSVP here
Local author Andrew Lipstein (Last Resort and The Vegan) returns to the Greenlight stage to launch his third novel, Something Rotten! In this provocative, crackling new novel, Lipstein spins a wicked web through the heart of Copenhagen. You'll question everyone and everything—even the very nature of truth. A twisting, thrilling tale of loyalty and deceit, lovers and fools, Something Rotten proves that sometimes to be kind you have to be cruel beyond belief. Joining him on stage is author of Ways and Means, Daniel Lefferts, for an in-depth discussion on the book, followed by an audience Q&A and signing.




Tuesday, January 28

NYPL: Author Talks: Get Lit January Book Club: Richard Price
6-7pm, in-person and online, register here
Join WNYC’s Alison Stewart and Richard Price for a live conversation about his newest book Lazarus Man.


NYPL: Conversations from the Cullman Center: The New Internationals: David Wright Faladé with Julie Orringer
6-7pm, in-person and online, register here
A stunning historical novel that sets a coming-of-age narrative and cross-cultural romance amidst a vibrant political moment in postwar Paris.


Books Are Magic: OFFSITE at First Unitarian Church: Neko Case: The Harder I Fight the More I Love You w/ Emma Straub
7 - 8pm, tickets here
From a beloved Grammy-nominated musician, a "heartbreaking and funny" memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desires, and indispensable friendships that reflects on the way art and music and a deep connection to nature guided her journey towards stardom (Maggie Smith, NYT bestselling author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful).




Wednesday, January 29

Books Are Magic: Tree Abraham: elseship w/ Callie Garnett
7-8pm, in-store at Montague St, tickets here
“elseship is a kaleidoscopic exploration of all that can exist between two people caught in the middle of friendship and unrequited love. It’s a gorgeous and delicately rendered tapestry of desires—and a bracing examination of what happens when feelings break the boxes and labels meant to neatly contain them.” —Angela Chen, author of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

Greenlight Bookstore: Kristen Martin presents The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood, in conversation with Leslie Jamison
7:30pm, RSVP here
From a journalist who was orphaned at 14 years old, The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow is critic Kristen Martin's first book, revealing how the history of America’s orphans is the history of American childhood, the American family, and American poverty. Through a combination of in-depth archival research, memoir, and cultural analysis, The Sun Won’t Come out Tomorrow is a compellingly argued, compassionate book that forces us to reconsider autonomy, family, and community. Martin upends the mythologized orphan story and delivers the real history of being an orphan in America, with a searing indictment of the country's consistent inability to care for those who need it most. Joining her is novelist and essayist Leslie Jamison (Splinters) for an in-depth discussion on the book, followed by an audience Q&A and signing.



Thursday, January 30

NYPL: Author Talk: Gabriel Don in Conversation with Terese Svoboda, Author of "Roxy and Coco" and "The Long Swim"
6-7:15pm, in-person and online, register here


Books Are Magic: Upasna Barath: Comedic Timing w/ Haley Jakobson
7-8pm, in-store at Montague St, tickets here
Moving to NYC means a fresh start for Naina, until an unexpected connection has her questioning everything she thought she knew about love, ambition, and her place in the world.