Barrelhouse

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Proudly independent literary magazine & small press, established in 2004. Books + print issues + online issues + conferences + writing retreats + other stuff.

barrelhousemag.com/

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Libby Cudmore @libbycudmore.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 14:18 UTC

There is truly no better way to experience ROAD HOUSE (1989) than with writers who may or may not have been drinking absinthe-based cocktails all evening. @barrelhouse.bsky.social #WriterCamp

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Jeremy John Parker @jeremyjohnparker.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 20:28 UTC

Actual photo of me coming out of hermitude to attend the @barrelhouse.bsky.social writers camp this weekend.

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 02:51 UTC

Looking forward to seeing my Barrel-peeps again!

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:45 UTC

At @barrelhouse.bsky.social I talked w @iamragesparkle.bsky.social about his book POP CULTURE POEMS, balancing editing/writing/publicity jobs with his real job and family life, saying No to things, and of course Michael had a good answer to The Swayze Question. www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/barrelh...

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Samantha Rich @srich-writer.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 23:37 UTC

Barrelhouse conference! I've been once and desperately want to go again! Hopefully the scheduling will work out for this fall. :D Recommended!

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 21:12 UTC

Writer types the @barrelhouse.bsky.social conference is coming back to Philly on 10/5 and registration is $85 and open! Our first featured book is CITY OF DANCING GARGOYLES by @taracampbell.bsky.social from @sfwp.bsky.social! Lots more info coming soon! www.barrelhousemag.com/conference-1

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 14:50 UTC

On this week's Book Fight, @lucaswmann.bsky.social joins us to discuss THE MARRIAGE PLOT, the novel's thinly veiled DFW stand-in, Rhode Island literature, cash bars at weddings, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Spotify link below, but available everywhere
open.spotify.com/episode/5rIW...

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 12:06 UTC

For this week's Book Fight, we talked with Beth Ann Fennelly about the Harrison Scott Key's HOW TO STAY MARRIED, and discuss the challenges of writing memoir about difficult subjects. Also: how hard is it to write a collaborative novel with your spouse?
open.spotify.com/episode/65AA...

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J. Robert Lennon @jrobertlennon.com
[ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 16:48 UTC

A new post up today on LITERAMBIVALENCE, my free newsletter, about my new rock album, the Gil Evans Orchestra, music demos as sonic Ships of Theseus, Louis Malle's Vanya on 42nd Street, and when a work of art begins. Subscribe!

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

About a month before Alice Munro's death, we recorded a Book Fight ep with Curtis Sittenfeld, discussing her story "The Albanian Virgin," & her enduring influence on contemporary fiction. Plus, much discussion of the ideal bathroom situation for a happy marriage.
open.spotify.com/episode/2G64...

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 01:26 UTC

Fun new online issue is up!

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Mike Ingram @mikeingram.bsky.social
[ View ] May 28, 2024 at 14:50 UTC

Our new season of the Book Fight podcast is underway, and is all about "marriage plot" novels, including some classics of the genre and some newer iterations. Guests so far have included Tyrese Coleman, Adele Waldman, Catherine Nichols and Peter Ho Davies.

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 21:52 UTC

Just two more days to submit nonfiction and poetry for our next print issue barrelhouse.submittable.com/submit

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 15:26 UTC

Over at @barrelhouse.bsky.social our pal Alex Gurtis interviewed Ryan Rivas, author of Next Door in Colonialtown from Autofucs and Lizard People from Thirty West, and editor at Burrow Press. www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/coyotes...

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] May 28, 2024 at 14:13 UTC

New Book Fight! Peter Ho Davies (an all-time great guest), shares why he thinks The Parent Plot has overtaken the Marriage Plot as the dominant narrative of our time. Also we talk about Ben Lerner's 10:04 & intramural MFA soccer leagues & MORE
open.spotify.com/episode/5qDL...

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 21:56 UTC

Hello we have book news

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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social
[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 23:38 UTC

Hi! Don't know if you know, but you've only got one (!!!!) more week to submit to Glass: A Journal of Poetry. And, I might be biased, but I think we're pretty awesome. And you're pretty awesome. So send in those awesome poems!

www.glass-poetry.com/journal/subm...

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social
[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 23:40 UTC

"I am darkness."

And I am so excited to be in this awesome anthology of #African #Ghost #ShortStories from FlameTree Press!

www.flametreepublishing.com/african-ghos...

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Steve Himmer @shimmer.bsky.social
[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 23:56 UTC

This something will include excerpts from a novel I wrote about fatherhood and a salt marsh. I’m very excited to share them.

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 24, 2024 at 21:56 UTC

Hello we have book news

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 17:48 UTC

only 87 nonfiction submissions in so far; send me something good and/or send this to someone you know who has written something good

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 01:27 UTC

Not surprisingly, we hit our cap on fiction submissions, but we are still open for 10 more days for nonfiction and poetry
barrelhouse.submittable.com/submit

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 22, 2024 at 01:26 UTC

Fun new online issue is up!

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 19, 2024 at 22:35 UTC

Sorry we opened for submissions and then all immediately left town, will get back to work soon

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 19, 2024 at 22:16 UTC

Barrelhouse wedding weekend was a success

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Steve Himmer @shimmer.bsky.social
[ View ] May 18, 2024 at 18:26 UTC

A line from @lucaswmann.bsky.social has been much on my mind today: "When there’s nothing else to expect, the thing in front of you expands to fill the space you need it to fill."

I recommend his whole collection ATTACHMENTS but you can sample this essay at @barrelhouse.bsky.social.

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 15, 2024 at 12:16 UTC

Seems like some weird stuff happened on Submittable last night, but here's the functional link to submit

barrelhouse.submittable.com

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 14, 2024 at 21:52 UTC

we open for submissions for all genres at midnight (eastern time), guidelines will be up then, but no specific themes or anything this time around. Send something good, but not *too* good

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] May 13, 2024 at 14:11 UTC

New Book Fight! @catherinenichols.bsky.social joins us to discuss "the least fun" Bronte sister & what we can learn from this novel's woeful marriage. Also: celebrity crushes, why you shouldn't write your own vows, what to do when your friend is dating a bozo & MORE

open.spotify.com/episode/2VsU...

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social
[ View ] May 11, 2024 at 14:15 UTC

Yo writer types let's get weird, @barrelhouse.bsky.social will be opening for submissions for poetry fiction nonfiction weird literary things on May 15, 2024! Send us your sad strange funny lil weirdos.

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 10, 2024 at 14:32 UTC

Last day to register!

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 08, 2024 at 17:57 UTC

Still time to sign up for our next online workshop! 4 weeks with K. Hank Jost, discussing revision in fiction. $200, weekly Zoom meetings. Weekly lectures + writing exercises + working through revisions on your work

www.barrelhousemag.com/shop/p/editi...

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Lilly Dancyger @lillydancyger.bsky.social
[ View ] May 07, 2024 at 15:21 UTC

Today’s the day! First Love: Essays on Friendship is now available wherever books are sold!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who has preordered, posted, & otherwise supported First Love along the way. Make sure to tell your friends you love them today 🧡

bit.ly/3WNe1Fx

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Nic Anstett @nicanstett.bsky.social
[ View ] May 07, 2024 at 14:28 UTC

Just a little over a week until my "Unreal Genders" course with One Story launches! If reading and chatting about aliens, robots, dystopias, body swapping, metamorphosis, and sci-fi transness sounds up your alley, there's absolutely still time to register!

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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social
[ View ] May 07, 2024 at 13:44 UTC

Want a submission reply in 24 hrs? Send a screenshot (or any other proof) that you donated $5 or more to any of the campaigns listed on @gazafunds.bsky.social. Put 24hr sub in the email title and I'll give you a yes or no within 24 hrs.

Submission guidelines: www.glass-poetry.com/journal/subm...

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 07, 2024 at 12:32 UTC

One genre only please! Advice for the friend is to get a pair of dice and roll once for each piece; whichever gets the highest value roll is what gets submitted

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 07, 2024 at 12:13 UTC

Reminder that we open for subs next week

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 06, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

Folks, Book Fight is back and better (?) than ever (?)

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] May 06, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

Folks, Book Fight is back and better (?) than ever (?)

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] May 04, 2024 at 13:29 UTC

hey I just saw that my essay "2004" from the Laurel Review (and also from my forthcoming book w/ @rosemetalpress.bsky.social) is online now. Seems like I can just link to the PDF and tell you to scroll down to pg 34, and yes I realize even this sentence has deterred some of you from ever clicking

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social
[ View ] May 04, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

Hey local friends I'm reading tomorrow for the Hometown Voices series with Amanda Passmore-Ott at the lovely Tempest Studios in downtown State Colleget at 3 pm. Hope to see you there!

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social
[ View ] May 04, 2024 at 14:15 UTC

When is the best time to submit your poetry manuscript?

Anytime in our window! We’ve chosen manuscripts submitted on day one, and manuscripts submitted at the very end.

We read them all. 📚💙

riverriverbooks.org

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 27, 2024 at 22:16 UTC

You're not hallucinating

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 28, 2024 at 00:35 UTC

you look good though!

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 27, 2024 at 22:21 UTC

got a new interview series launching on the site, it'll last, idk, as long as we're interested in doing it

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 27, 2024 at 22:16 UTC

You're not hallucinating

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 26, 2024 at 13:18 UTC

Turns out this is true. Probably May 15-May 30, with submissions capped around 500 for NF, 800 poetry, 500-750 for fiction

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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 20, 2024 at 13:17 UTC

RMP is a terrific press run by terrific people. Please consider helping them recover from this undeserved setback.

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Dave Housley @housleydave.bsky.social
[ View ] Apr 19, 2024 at 14:36 UTC

We just wrapped up the @barrelhouse.bsky.social DC conference & we're turning it around & coming BACK TO PHILLY ON OCTOBER 5, 2024! All details and registration will be coming over the next few months but if you're looking to save the date, October 5 is the date. www.barrelhousemag.com/conference-1

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