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TODAY is the last day to submit your work to our #DisabledWriters Anthology. Send us your best!
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Our goal is to publish a limited number of titles annually. We aim to produce well-made books, with an eye to the aesthetics of design, giving each project the careful attention required to make the publishing experience rewarding for the writer and the students and book professionals engaged in the...
We'd also like to congratulate our stunning finalists:
FRACTURED EPIPHANIES (Adrian Potter)
HOW FAR I'VE COME (@kimmagowan)
WAKE (Patricia Nommensen)
WHAT'S NOT THERE: ESSAYS (Sara Greenslit)
YOU'RE THE WOODS, TOO (@djsweeney)
https://www.stillhousepress.org/experimental-writing-contest-results
Breaking the mold, blending genres, ignoring the boundaries of form, and pushing the limits of voice and style.
Congrats to the winner of our 2021 #ExperimentalWriting Contest, DEPTH CONTROL, by Lauren Westerfield.
+ special thanks to judge, Matthew Fogarty, who called the pieces in this collection "absolutely devastatingly beautiful."
Learn more here: https://www.stillhousepress.org/experimental-writing-contest-results
Breaking the mold, blending genres, ignoring the boundaries of form, and pushing the limits of voice and style.
“An instruction manual on falling apart to come together again, Catherine Klatzker‘s frank memoir, You Will Never Be Normal, confronts the darkness with the enlightenment of telling.”
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Angelica Recierdo for this beautiful review up now at Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine
https://www.theintima.org/book-reviews-intima/you-will-never-be-normal-by-catheri
Our parents are often our first examples of superheroes. They make gourmet meals from minimum wage, give hugs that vanquish our demons, and provide limitless love. They are impervious to damage or decay and are always ready to save our days. So, seeing the human in them, the mortality in their breat...
"The following authors have generously appeared (albeit unknowingly) to remind me of what I may have forgotten, or what I surely need to learn—and, always, to inspire me with all that is possible."
What do you read for writing inspiration? #FridayReads
https://lithub.com/the-anxiety-of-influence-on-the-few-books-i-was-able-to-read-while-writing-my-own/
Like most authors, I’ve been a voracious reader most of my life. But when I’m writing the first draft of a novel, I’m careful about what, and how much, I read. It’s influence I fear—that I’ll lose …
It's #WickedWednesday, y'all. Tell us, what is your #GuiltyPleasure reading?
We’re taking a break from submission fees for the day!
#GetYourSubmitOn for our #DisabledWriters Anthology and submit for free today using this link: https://stillhousepress.submittable.com/submit/195921/stillhouse-press-disabled-writers-anthology-fee-free-day
Stillhouse Press seeks contributions to our first-ever anthology, a collection of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction that will highlight and amplify the work of writers living with invisible, visible, and/or stigmatized disabilities.We will give first preference to unpublished writing, but we....
The deadline for our #DisabledWriters anthology has been extended to the end of the month—and THIS SATURDAY we’re offering a #FeeFree day. Check back Saturday for the link to submit! We can’t wait to hear from you!
#Summertime, and the reading’s easy.
What’s on your summer reading list this year?
#FridayReads #BookNerd
https://lithub.com/38-novels-you-need-to-read-this-summer/
Ah, summer reading—the most fraught seasonal category in literature. Is it bad? Is it good? Is it new? Is it old? Is it lowbrow? Is it highbrow? What are brows anyway, after 14 months of pandemic? …
Exciting news! The submissions window for our #DisabledWriters #Anthology has been extended and we want to hear YOUR stories! #GetYourSubmitOn now:
#WriteTheFuture #OwnVoices #AmWriting
We are seeking contributions for our first-ever anthology, a collection of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction that will highlight and amplify the work of writers living with invisible, visible, and/or stigmatized disabilities.
We know we've been guilty of a little too much love for the em-dash... What's your guilty #punctuation pleasure?
https://lithub.com/the-punctuation-marks-loved-and-hated-by-famous-writers/
Parul Sehgal once argued that style “is 90 percent punctuation.” A glance at Adam Calhoun’s visual comparisons of novels stripped down to just their punctuation marks would sugges…
When that book you put on hold LAST FALL finally comes in at Fairfax Public Library 💃🙌💃
What are you reading?
I spy with my little eye @Catherine Klatzker's #YouWillNeverBeNormal -- now available everywhere books are sold.
Nab this stunning new memoir, the perfect spring read for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth!
Read reviews and buy You Will Never Be Normal - by Catherine Klatzker (Paperback) at Target. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more.
Fresh out of Netflix and chill? Bored with your BookTok thread? Check out Anne Panning's new YouTube channel, Books & Boas! From her background as a writer to what she's reading now, we're absolutely loving this new series from one of our very favs.
#memoirs #writerslife #writers
Welcome to Books & Boas with Anne Panning. On my channel I'll be talking about all aspects of writing, including my current memoir-in-progress, as well as ot...
Start your week out right -- with a little #poetry, of course!
Read Stillhouse poet Phil Goldstein's latest work, "Find Me in the Forest," in the latest issue of Awakened Voices.
Issue 12: Unthemed Issue 12: UnthemedPublished May 14th, 2021 View the magazineby clicking the cover imageordownload a free copyby clicking the download button. Download UNTHEMED Cover art by Caroline Andreea ZgorțeaSUBMIT WORK NIGHTINGALE LANDING PAGEIssue 12 UnthemedISSUE 11: LEGACYISS...
“Poetry helps me to understand what it means to be human, to develop a greater sense of empathy and connection to other people through shared experiences,” says Megan Merchant in this lovely profile piece over at 5enses.
#FridayReads #Poetry
https://www.5ensesmag.com/post/megan-merchant?fbclid=IwAR3uK5IdaRsO-Cdr0hiipXB1xaQXVXVjAIkArBd2RaCjeyzEVuZHe6QKv8Y
Dee Cohen on Poetry For Prescott resident Megan Merchant, the world is filled with poetic possibilities. “Most poems begin with an external spark,” she says. “An overheard line, a sound, an image that tugs at something internally that wants to take form.” Her poems often arise from everyday ...
Thanks for the shout out! You Will Never Be Normal is out now!
https://mailchi.mp/ellenbass/february-2021-newsletter-889229?e=c2c7138316
Thanks for the shout out! You Will Never Be Normal is out now!
https://mailchi.mp/ellenbass/february-2021-newsletter-889229?e=c2c7138316
Support an indie bookstore, a #smallpress, and a debut author! Nab your copy of Catherine Klatzker's #YouWillNeverBeNormal Bookshop.
#NewNonfiction #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Memoirs
https://bookshop.org/books/you-will-never-be-normal/9781945233081
One afternoon, during a routine meditation, a strange tingling grips Catherine Klatzker, followed by an explosion of voices crowding out her thoughts. Soon these voices, or "parts," begin to emerge more distinctly in her mind, accompanied by persistent insomnia and bouts of mortifying incontinence.F...
"Klatzer’s book offers readers a gateway into their own deepest parts and a chance to hear their inner child’s voice, be it wounded or healed, split or whole."
A lovely review of Catherine Klatzker's YOU WILL NEVER BE NORMAL in @TraumaReport . Grab your copy today!
#FridayReads
https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/2021/05/book-review-you-will-never-be-normal/
Catherine Klatzker's book "You will Never be Normal" explores her experience with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
"Catherine Klatzker takes the reader on a journey of discovery."
Check out this lovely review of Catherine Klatzker's YOU WILL NEVER BE NORMAL on Mental Health At Home, out now!
https://mentalhealthathome.org/2021/05/04/book-review-you-will-never-be-normal/?fbclid=IwAR2_lXIoLqbWZFh2axGNbeKIuBMuZ3yQY5rZxFCVDk6tx76xBTBqE6xCMac
You Will Never Be Normal by Catherine Klatzker explores her discovery that she had Parts inside of her holding childhood trauma.
"In this brilliant memoir, you will find the two ends of human experience, love and death."
Check out this review of Catherine Klatzker's YOU WILL NEVER BE NORMAL by Alain-Jules Hirwa at @PorterHouseLit, then grab yourself a copy today!
https://porterhousereview.org/articles/its-the-soul-that-needs-surgery-catherine-klatzkers-you-will-never-be-normal/
In her debut novel, You Will Never Be Normal, memoirist, poet, and retired pediatric ICU nurse Catherine Klatzker comes to terms with her split-off “Parts”—her selves that hold dissociated and unprocessed memories.
Looking for some fun and virtual book events? East City Bookshop has some great readings going on this month! Check out their calendar⬇️⬇️⬇️
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"Distressing yet powerfully illuminating writing."
Check out this review for our newest memoir YOU WILL NEVER BE NORMAL by Catherine Klatzker, dropping Tuesday, May 4th!
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/catherine-klatzker/you-will-never-be-normal/?fbclid=IwAR1OaoprYKwximqJR9pXE2CN4xz9XsrscXxud-pOCDR4QQEKjR62CoB0TA8
In this frank debut memoir, Klatzker excavates suppressed memories of an abusive childhood.
Our amazing author, Catherine Klatzker, recently had to opportunity to share her upcoming book 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 in conversation with upcoming Stillhouse poet, Phil Goldstein.
Learn more below with some #FridayReads
https://medium.com/moonshine-murmurs/the-art-of-the-virtual-reading-d5b8a0566736
Catherine Klatzker’s forthcoming memoir, “You Will Never Be Normal”
"We’re becoming strangers in a strange land, moving dazedly through it, our faces wan in the up-light from our screens, as we all follow the little-blue-dot-that’s-us."
https://lithub.com/why-should-you-read/
Featured image: “Saint Augustine Working in His Study,” Sandro Botticelli, c. 1492. The future St. Augustine’s account of his mentor Bishop Anselm’s reading habits, written during the 4th century o…
Monday reminders
1. You're allowed to take a break
2. You don't have to please everyone
3. You can do this!
#MondayMotivation
“Books have found me at every stage of my life, reminding me that if a character could change, so could I, and in turn, the story would pave another path for me.”
An insightful and moving read from Min Jin Lee in the New York Times ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/books/review/min-jin-lee-writer.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesbooks
As a child, the novelist found consolation in books that embraced American rugged individualism and the Korean quest for knowledge. Those same books showed her how to honor the stories of the people she grew up with.
We’re counting down the days until 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 by our phenomenal author Catherine Klatzker is out🥳 Thanks to the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program for the shoutout!
https://writers.uclaextension.edu/2021/04/15/success-catherine-klatzkers-debut-memoir/
Success: Catherine Klatzker’s Debut Memoir Apr 15, 2021 | Success Stories Former student Catherine Klatzker is about to release her debut memoir, You Will Never Be Normal from Stillhouse Press in May, 2021. While it was still a book-in-progress, You Will Never Be Normal was longlisted for the 2017...
Only less than a month left until 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 by Catherine Klatzker is released. Who's excited? We sure are! #FridayReads📚
Preorder your copy at https://www.stillhousepress.org/stillhouse-store/you-will-never-be-normal
May 4, 2021 | Memoir | Paperback ISBN: 978-1-945233-08 Distributor: Ingram One afternoon, during a routine meditation, a strange tingling grips Catherine Klatzker, followed by an explosion of voices crowding out her thoughts. Soon these voices, or "parts," be
“After the books, the main appeal to working in a bookstore is the people. People who buy books! What a special category of souls.” #SupportIndependentBookstores
https://lithub.com/coming-of-age-in-a-struggling-berkeley-bookstore/
The bookstore where I worked for four years was named University Press Books. Its name appeared on a large sign above the door, but perhaps slightly too far above, because only about half of the pe…
Tik tok isn’t only good for learning dances💃
https://t.co/53wXs0HtkS
All the questions you feel too old to ask, answered by someone under 25
Struggling with your New Years Eve Reading resolution? Try out these 12 tips from The Millions!
https://themillions.com/2018/02/how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution-to-read-more.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
Make a plan in advance: don’t wait for reading time to magically appear, because it never will. Look at your day and see where you can fit it in, and then stick to the plan, as if your book is a person who you’ve agreed to meet—don’t be late, and don’t flake!
“You need the muses to write. The trick is, you have to show up for your muse, the same way you show up for your friends and family.”
An engaging and fun read from The Millions!
https://themillions.com/2021/03/how-to-get-the-muse-to-visit.html
Don’t go on the Internet, even if it’s to jog your memory or to fact-check something you or the Muse has said. You can fact-check later with the Editor.
We can attest that #books indeed got us through the pandemic. It seems Time magazine had the same idea!
https://time.com/5946083/what-books-to-read-in-quarantine/
Kevin Kwan, George Saunders, Tara Westover and more reflect on reading in isolation
I mean we haven’t done any of these before.... well, mostly🥴
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/books/what-would-make-someone-the-worst-reader.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytbooks
Do you watch the movie first? Have opinions on books you’ve never read? Flip to the last page? This might be you.
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