Alice James Books

Alice James Books Alice James Books is committed to collaborating with literary artists of excellence to publish books that matter.

We provide a platform from which to elevate key voices & is dedicated to helping writers achieve purposeful engagement with a broad audience. Alice James Books publishes the best contemporary poetry by both established and beginning poets. The press is an affiliate of the University of Maine at Farmington. Our office is located on the tranquil banks of Rollo Pond near Abbott Park in Farmington, Maine.

📦 Amazon who? From Oct 7–9, snag 30% off all Alice James Books + a free book when you buy 2 AJB titles.Support real poet...
10/07/2025

📦 Amazon who? From Oct 7–9, snag 30% off all Alice James Books + a free book when you buy 2 AJB titles.
Support real poets. Keep small presses alive. Make your bookshelf actually matter! ✨

Shop now: https://bit.ly/ShopAJB

Had a blast celebrating ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES this past Thursday at .bookstore in Portland! It‘s always a treat to get...
10/06/2025

Had a blast celebrating ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES this past Thursday at .bookstore in Portland! It‘s always a treat to get the chance to support our poets in person—we would love to have more Alices visit us in Portland!✨

Gratitude to Meg Kearney & .hardy for their wonderful company❣️

Swipe through to hear Iain read a little 📖

📣 Congratulations to Omotara James, whose SONG OF MY SOFTENING has won a 2025 Lambda Literary Award for Le***an Poetry. ...
10/06/2025

📣 Congratulations to Omotara James, whose SONG OF MY SOFTENING has won a 2025 Lambda Literary Award for Le***an Poetry. We’re so proud to celebrate this extraordinary work!
Check out the full list of honorees: http://bit.ly/4naDYIF 🥳

🏡 Our house could be your house too! 💖 The 2026 is open to previously unpublished poetry manuscripts of 48-100 pages n...
10/01/2025

🏡 Our house could be your house too! 💖

The 2026 is open to previously unpublished poetry manuscripts of 48-100 pages now through October 17th. We encourage submissions from both established and emerging poets of all backgrounds!

Visit the link in our bio to learn more and submit your work ✨

Portland friends, join us for a night of poetry!Iain Haley Po***ck (ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES), Myronn Hardy (AURORA AMERI...
09/30/2025

Portland friends, join us for a night of poetry!

Iain Haley Po***ck (ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES), Myronn Hardy (AURORA AMERICANA), and Meg Kearney (CARDIAC THRILL) will read this Thursday at Print: A Bookstore on Congress St.

📆 Thursday, October 2, 2025
🕖 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101

Bring your friends and good vibes! 💛
🔗 More info: http://bit.ly/4q30W78

Help discover tomorrow’s poets: join our fall reading team and volunteer remotely through November to enjoy a complime...
09/24/2025

Help discover tomorrow’s poets: join our fall reading team and volunteer remotely through November to enjoy a complimentary season of AJB books. Email us at [email protected] to apply! 💓

Chicago friends, join us at Women & Children First for a reading and celebration of Michael M. Weinstein’s SAINT CONSEQU...
09/22/2025

Chicago friends, join us at Women & Children First for a reading and celebration of Michael M. Weinstein’s SAINT CONSEQUENCE with guests Ashley Keyser and Bela Shayevich!

📆October 10 at 7 pm CT.
🔗RSVP: https://bit.ly/423feua
See you there 🫶

⏰ Deadline Extended! We have a few spots still available for our intimate online weekend with acclaimed AJB poets Shara ...
09/16/2025

⏰ Deadline Extended! We have a few spots still available for our intimate online weekend with acclaimed AJB poets Shara McCallum and Brian Turner—register by tomorrow, Sept 17!

Two days of writing, readings, and conversation await, plus a publishing Q&A with AJB Executive Director & Publisher Carey Salerno.

🔗 Details + sign-up link: alicejamesbooks.org/masterclass

🎉 Happy Pub Day to ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES by Iain Haley Po***ckSteeped in the myths we spin about self, family, and nat...
09/16/2025

🎉 Happy Pub Day to ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES by Iain Haley Po***ck

Steeped in the myths we spin about self, family, and nation, the poems of ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES attend to the complexities of violence in America, racial justice, and the intersection of personal and national identity.

This third collection from Po***ck is an emotionally candid and intimate portrait of our varied identities as Americans: the ways we treat one another, the value we assign to each others' lives, and the persistent internal conflict that tugs between our desires and greater duty.

“Iain Haley Po***ck is a gifted storyteller and All the Possible Bodies is an unflinchingly honest portrait of a mixed-race Black man, a father and teacher in contemporary America."—Shara McCallum, author of NO RUINED STONE

Available now wherever books are sold! Visit bit.ly/possiblebodies to purchase 🌟

Alice James authors are on a roll! 🥳 Sarah Ghazal Ali’s debut THEOPHANIES has won the 2024 Julie Suk Award presented by ...
09/12/2025

Alice James authors are on a roll! 🥳 Sarah Ghazal Ali’s debut THEOPHANIES has won the 2024 Julie Suk Award presented by Jacar Press. Deep gratitude to Jaki Shelton Green for selecting this gem of a collection, and much love to all of the 2024 finalists 💐Visit https://jacarpress.com/suk-award/ for more info 🫶

Thrilled to celebrate Esther Lin and her breathtaking debut COLD THIEF PLACE, newly longlisted for the 76th National Boo...
09/10/2025

Thrilled to celebrate Esther Lin and her breathtaking debut COLD THIEF PLACE, newly longlisted for the 76th National Book Awards! 🌟 Such recognition is a rare honor for a debut collection and a true testament to Esther’s extraordinary voice. We’re so proud to see this book receive the spotlight it so richly deserves—congratulations to Esther and to all of this year’s nominees! 💐📚

We’re excited to reveal the cover of THE SEEDS by Cecily Parks, designed by Zoe Norvell and featuring "Mexican Buckeye" ...
09/02/2025

We’re excited to reveal the cover of THE SEEDS by Cecily Parks, designed by Zoe Norvell and featuring "Mexican Buckeye" by artist Leila Kempner 🌱 🖼️

This latest work from Parks, author of the AJB collection O'NIGHTS, arrives this October. Signed copies are available now through our friends at Alienated Majesty Books in Austin—preorder today and be among the first to experience this luminous new collection: http://bit.ly/4mfDLn3 💛

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Alice James Books publishes the best contemporary poetry by both established and emerging writers. The press is an affiliate of the University of Maine at Farmington.