It’s that time of the year, folks!
Write Bloody Publishing will be accepting manuscript submissions for consideration between March 1st and 20th.
Please click the SUBMISSIONS tab at WRITEBLOODY.COM to review our submission guidelines.
Between March 1st-20th, writebloodypublishing.submishmash.com will be ACTIVATED and READY to receive your manuscript. Please do not submit BEFORE or AFTER March 1st-20th.

We look forward to reading your work!

Hey hey! We are proud to announce that WB’s own Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz has been awarded a prestigious 2013 Amy Clampitt Residency! The award means COA will spend six months living & writing in a “charming, fully furnished, 3-bedroom, 2-story house in Stockbridge, MA” and will receive a $2,500 monthly stipend. SWEET. COA will be touring a bunch before she enters the residency, so check her out when she comes through to your town! And pick up any (or all!) of her WB titles — Dear Future Boyfriend, Hot Teen Slut, Working Class Represent, Oh Terrible Youth and Everything is Everything — from COA herself or at your favorite local or online bookstore! CONGRATS, COA!

And if you are going to AWP 2012, you can meet Cristin at the WRITE BLOODY TABLE in the AWP Book Fair. Write Bloody is proud to be making it’s AWP debut. Come meet WB El Capitan DERRICK BROWN (and WB authors like COA, Robbie Q. Telfer, Tim Stafford, Anis Mojgani, Laura Yes Yes and Stevie Edwards, among others) and buy fresh off the presses WB books! If you ain’t satisfied yet, come to the Friday afternoon AWP panel starring Derrick, Robbie & Cristin! And if you don’t have a AWP badge but still like to party, come on out to the March 2nd WRITE BLOODY WORD PARTY (http://www.facebook.com/events/231393990284738/), featuring readings and performance from a stellar line-up of WB authors. Party starts Elastic Arts at 9:30pm, with $5 cover, $3 discounted rate for students and artists. Open to ALL and BYOB. And the B stands for BUNS.

Please join us in our continued efforts to aid Tara Hardy as she battles through extreme medical difficulty. Friends, family members and people of the poetry community have already come together to help cut down Tara’s growing medical bills and assure that she receives the best medical treatment possible. Our beloved friend is in desperate need of help. With that said, we would like to ask for your help. Please visit the link below to read about Tara Hardy’s diagnosis and join the fight against this illness.

http://www.indiegogo.com/Boost-Taras-Platelets

HELL YEAH! Write Bloody got a killer write-up in the New York Times last week. Some lovely things were said about Aim for the Head, Write Bloody, and all of the contributing poets. Special thanks to Rob Sturma for making it happen. Enjoy the Zombie Apocalypse!

You can read the article and all of it’s undead goodness here.

You can buy your own copy of Aim for the Head in our online store.

GO VOTE FOR THE WRITE BLOODY SWEET-TEA SHIRT CONTEST!!

NOW PRESENTING!!

The Write Bloody Fresh Cheese Sampler! Showcasing interviews from our newest Write Bloody Authors and excerpts from their books.

Available FREE OF CHARGE! All we ask is that you help spread the beautiful words by sharing your experience with the Fresh Cheese on Facebook or Twitter.

Once you read and LOVE it continue to spread the word! Tell your friends, family, and perfect strangers. Everybody deserves the goodness!

CLICK HERE TO READ ONLINE IN OUR FANCY-SMANCY E-MAGAZINE!!

If you want to download the book to your computer then click the button below, follow the instructions, download the goods, and enjoy your cheese!

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Write Bloody is famed for it’s love of design. If you fancy yourself a fine artist and wouldn’t mind winning a cash prize of 150.00 and free WB swag, then join in on our ANNUAL LITERARY DESIGN COMPETITION. This month’s theme is the Classic T shirt featuring our logo and name somewhere, somehow. Each shirt sold, proceeds will go to the tree planting non-profit, eco-libris.
-all you need is to design as many t shirts using our logo and any slogan you desire that you feel reflects our company. Books, writing, getting rad, etc.

-we will post a link to all our design elements here and a t shirt blank. color is your option.
-choose 1-3 colors max for your design.
-silkscreen print design elements only, please no sewing or bedazzlement.

The shirt who gets the most likes on our FB fan page will be announced by a write bloody author on youtube and a cash prize will be awarded Jan 15. Submit from anywhere in the world. To Daniel Lisi at: Writebloodydaniel@gmail.com

May these winners from design by humans inspire you:

Do you think bookstores will only have www. addresses one day?! A recent article in the New York Times reminds us what stores need to be successful: quality customer relations, a comfortable, homey atmosphere and, most importantly, the support of a literary-hungry, loving community. Read this article to see how powerful the passion can be!

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Derrick has updated his shows page on brownpoetry.com! CHECK IT OUT HERE

On October 16th he’ll be doing a show with Timmy Straw and Emily Wells. You’ll have to shove a stick of adrenaline into the Netherlands’ heart after they overdose with that kind of talent.

Then on October 21st he’ll be acting out the uniquely choreographed dance show with Noord Nederlandse Dans for his new book of poetry, STRANGE LIGHT. Do not miss it.

Then it’s back to the states on October 30th for “ANOTHER WORD FOR WORD” at the Bowery Poetry Club with superwoman Amber Tamblyn.

One must wonder how Derrick manages to live a normal life while constantly touring.

He doesn’t.

So support this weirdo by going to his rad shows.