Happy Tapir Press

09/30/2025

Happy Tapir Press has moved.
If we do business or trade zines by mail, IM me at my personal page (Johnny Masiulewicz) and I'll give you our new address.

09/11/2025

This Saturday at the Main Library: Meet a National Book Award-winning author, a VP and Executive Editor from a "Big Five" publisher, and representatives from small, hybrid, and indie publishing.

Some publishers will also offer gifts to attendees (while supplies last).

Jax Book Fest: Writers' Day is a free event from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with over a dozen workshops for aspiring writers. Get the scoop from industry insiders! You'll learn writing tips, how to pitch and market your work, and more.

09/06/2025

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08/17/2025

Happy Tapir Press will be tabling on Writers’ Day 9/13

Jacksonville's biggest book celebration is back! Free workshops for writers on Sept 13, plus bestselling authors and family fun on Sept 20. All events at Main Library downtown - completely free to attend.

08/15/2025

NEW HAPPY TAPIR PRESS RELEASE: The finest storytellers can limn the life they’ve lived with an accuracy so precise as to be piercing. This is exactly what poet Allison Barrett has done with her premier poetry collection "Roots in Mud". In just twelve elegant and expansive poems, Barrett narrates a life that runs the gamut of emotional experience from childhood to the present day. In singing the joys of motherhood, suffering illness’ knocking her down, through tales of spiritual awakening, and finally to her redemption with a new love, Barrett’s voice soothes with a level of empathy which draws her readers deeply into the life chapters documented herein. Heartfelt and honest, Gaia-centric and with an outlook on human emotions that borders on the metaphysical, "Roots in Mud" shines as a stunning and stirring debut that can’t help but expand the readers outlook on their lives as well. Get your copy – and check out the entire Happy Tapir Press catalog – at the HTP Etsy and Ko-Fi stores. Thank you for your support of independent publishing! www.etsy.com/shop/HappyTapirPress http://ko-fi.com/HappyTapirPress