@barrelhouse.bsky.social
Proudly independent literary magazine & small press, established in 2004. Books + print issues + online issues + conferences + writing retreats + other stuff.
@stanchion.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialThe final issue of Stanchion Magazine marks a full-circle return to the debut from over 6 years ago: It's a staple-bound, black & white, 36-page zine printed on elegantly thick uncoated paper, available only directly from Stanchion, and priced at a mere $5.
@mikeingram.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialIn some countries they use technology to make life better for people
@rosemetalpress.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialHave you preordered your copy of The RMP Field Guide to Writing the Lyric Essay? It releases on Tuesday! Only 5 more days to get free US shipping on your preorder w/ code LYRICFREESHIP! @heidiczerwiec.bsky.social & @artichokeheart.bsky.social have edited a stunner! rosemetalpress.com/books/field-...
@tmcallister.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialI have a new essay up today in @northamerreview.bsky.social, the literal first lit mag I ever submitted to, back in 2005 (they rejected me, correctly), so this is a pretty exciting one for me. It's about a person I know who has gotten obsessed with wigs.
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
@sfwp.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialTONIGHT at 8pm EDT, @poeticmoni.bsky.social will be reading at the Busboys and Poetry Event for their 1st Wednesdays Open Mic, hosted by Anthony D. Oakes!
Get your tickets here ASAP: buff.ly/62zxouk
Grab a copy of Monica's #choreopoem ROADMAP right here: buff.ly/lO65se3
@thirtywestph.comReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialAnother big month of Afterimages. We're welcoming back @allisonwhittenberg.bsky.social and debuting 3 new contributors: fiction & a book review. Dropping @shannonfrostgre.bsky.social's book cover and preorders in the newsletter. Read em at 9 PM Eastern each Friday; newsletter at 1 PM
@typeeighteenbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialWe're thrilled with this incredibly thoughtful review for @barrelhouse.bsky.social by McKenzie Watson-Fore, who captured so much of the novel's essence:
www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/wirkus-...
#bookreview #HistoricalFiction #lgbtqbooks #newfiction #bookclubreads #queerbooks #saltlakecity #newbooks
@taracampbell.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialSadly, no luck yet getting a response from Craig Mullins of #BottlecapPress. I'll have to read from a different book at my event on Monday. Have lodged formal complaints in a few places.
Had hoped to settle this professionally, and am still trying to on my side...
@mattjakubowski.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialWhat an absolutely fun ride this book is. So glad I got to meet @danieldifranco.bsky.social this summer at @barrelhouse.bsky.social writers camp and get a signed copy
@stanchion.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialThe penultimate issue of my literary magazine is almost here. I gave Stanchion over 6 years of my life, but it's just about time to say goodbye to the beautiful thing I started so I could be the proverbial utilitarian structure that allows the light of others to shine.
@tmcallister.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialI have a story in the new issue of New Delta Review, a story about a man who has invented a futuristic toilet, which was prompted by a dream in which a friend kept bragging about how he'd invented "the toilet of the future." I think it's pretty good.
@tguzman.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.social"I want to come home,
to Earth, to Ithaca.
That this
was all a mistake. That we
were never
meant to be so far
in space,
untethered
from the sun we know,
forever treading grey corridors
in yellow shirts." By @mcarphil.bsky.social from @barrelhouse.bsky.social
@tommydeanwriter.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialI’m open to queries now!
@taracampbell.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialHappy #BestOfTheNet nomination season to all who celebrate.
Here are the nominees for @barrelhouse.bsky.social!
Congratulations, @zachpowers.bsky.social, @graycious.bsky.social , @mariannelchan.bsky.social, @chriscottom.bsky.social, and Fran Levin!
@tmcallister.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialOnly a handful of spots left for the inaugural Rutgers-Camden weekend in Cape May, where you'll get writing instruction from me, Lauren Grodstein, & Laurie Frankel + do some serious writing + connect with other local creative people + touch the ocean
writershouse.camden.rutgers.edu/writers-retr...
@graycious.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialMy poem in @barrelhouse.bsky.social about sitting in pee on the subway got nominated for a best of the net award!!! You can read it here: www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/s...
@housleydave.bsky.socialReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialThanks and congratulations to the @barrelhouse.bsky.social 2026 Best of the Net nominees @zachpowers.bsky.social, @graycious.bsky.social, @mariannelchan.bsky.social @chriscottom.bsky.social!
@thirtywestph.comReposted by @barrelhouse.bsky.socialReal life Animorphs photo of @theoriginalison.bsky.social and Salem! Thirty West Best of 10 Years Vol 01 anthology is here for a limited time. Stay well-read with a 2-poem excerpt of our hit chapbook, PHILOSOPHERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LOVE & much more.
@barrelhouse.bsky.socialOn the eve of our submission window opening, we felt we should add an AI policy
