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Unsolicited Press strives to produce exceptional works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from award-winning authors. Unsolicited Press is based out of Portland, Oregon and focuses on the works of the unsung and underrepresented.

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I will still adore you.

03.12.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Silly goal for 2026: sell 300 copies a month. Small goal. Big action. Spread the word. We're going to create a little counter thingy to watch the goals in real time.

03.12.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DM us your vibes, moods, or weird little obsessions.
We’ll match you to the perfect Unsolicited Press title.
(And yes β€” buying it unlocks free submissions.)

03.12.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pardon Me for Moonwalking by Patricia Bidar β€” Unsolicited Press Dive into the bittersweet, beautifully peculiar world of Patricia Q. Bidar's Pardon Me for Moonwalking, a collection of short stories that illuminate the offbeat, the tender, and the painfully human. ...

She published her first story at 58. Now Patricia Q. Bidar’s debut collection is here β€” Pardon Me for Moonwalking. For dreamers, drifters, and the beautifully lost. πŸ’«

www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/pardo...

03.12.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GIVING TUESDAY: Let’s Get Real About Indie Publishing Small Presses Don’t Have Trust Funds β€” We Have You.

GIVING TUESDAY: Let’s Get Real About Indie Publishing, by @UnsolicitedP open.substack.com/pub/unsolici...

#GivingTuesday2025

02.12.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025 The idea ofΒ 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024,Β afterΒ The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…

Repost. I fucked up in my excitement: Not one, but TWO of our beloved books from this year showed up on this list: lithub.com/100-notable-...

Squeal!!!!!

#books

01.12.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
The cover of FIREFALL: poems by Heather Lang-Cassera, featuring a black and white illustration of a woman's head and neck merging with the outline of a tree, against a red background

The cover of FIREFALL: poems by Heather Lang-Cassera, featuring a black and white illustration of a woman's head and neck merging with the outline of a tree, against a red background

New review in the Encounters issue of @panoramajournal.bsky.social:

"Soundscape, Landscape, Ghost: on FIREFALL by Heather Lang-Cassera" (2025: @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social)

a full-length that explores the limits of the individual subject, the landscape, and the sonic properties of language

30.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is anyone submitting a high fantasy novel to us? We love them. But we don't publish them. New writers: do your homework.

29.11.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your late-night Amazon spiral can double as small-press mutual aid.
Just use our link first.
πŸ”— amzn.to/3Xq5asq

#amazon

29.11.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Small Business Saturday reminder: Corporations don’t love you. Books might.

BOGO, use code GIVEYOURWALLETABREAK

Two books for the price of 1 is the most ethical form of rebellion available without getting fined.

#SmallBusinessSaturday #IndieBooks #anticorporate #BOGO #BookDeals #UnsolicitedPress

29.11.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unruly Lit Strategy Session β€” Unsolicited Press A direct, honest, no-gatekeeping conversation about publishing. Publishing is full of secrecy. You deserve transparency. In this 1-hour consult, you get unfiltered guidance from the Publisher of Uns...

Unruly Lit Strategy Session β€” Unsolicited Press www.unsolicitedpress.com/small-press-...

29.11.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Handpicked Book Bundle β€” Unsolicited Press Feeling adventurous? Let fate (and our editors) choose your next great read. For just $30, you’ll receive a surprise bundle of three handpicked titles from the Unsolicited Press catalog β€” a mix of p...

Feeling adventurous? Let fate (and our editors) choose your next great read. For just $30, you’ll receive a surprise bundle of three handpicked titles from the Unsolicited Press catalog.

www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/handp...

29.11.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're answering subs today. For reference, of a few hundred million we're evaluating, we will accept SIX.

#writingcommunity

28.11.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Head on over to unsolicitedpress.com to take advantage of some deals. #blackfriday

Help us stay alive.

28.11.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All emails will be answered by the end of day. And then, tomorrow we are not talking to anyone.

26.11.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HOPE BY SOMMER SCHAFER β€” Unsolicited Press Set in a small island community called Hope, Alaska, this fresh and contemporary collection of linked stories drops us into the lives of a host of quirky town characters striving for freedom, meaning,...

Past mistakes don’t wash away. They just wait for high tide. 🌊
Sommer Schafer’s HOPE, Nov 25. unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/hope

#books

21.11.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"A lively collection of intergenerational essays on how people create possibility and place through the arts, culture, and heritage."

Enter to win a copy of Amy Shimshon-Santo's "Piecework: Ethnographies of Place" from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social #πŸ’™πŸ“š #Booksky

20.11.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re a small press.
A micro press.
A β€œruns on caffeine and righteous anger” press.
Small Business Saturday is basically our Olympics.
Stay tuned.

#smallbusinesssaturday

19.11.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Through these entangled lives, 'Hope' asks an essential question: To what extent can we, should we, bury the past?"

Enter to win a copy of Sommer Schafer's "Hope" from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social πŸ’™πŸ“š #Booksky

14.11.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Authors: be very very skeptical right now. There are PR scams out there that are trying to steal your money...they will not deliver results. If you are unsure, please message us. We can help you suss it out.

18.11.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Literary Nights with Unsoicited Press YouTube video by Unsolicited Press

Check out this weeks edition of β€œLiterary nights with Unsolicited Press.” @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/i3NcTe0...

16.10.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
First page of contract between me and Unsolicited Press for my book, There's No Future Where We Don't Have Fire. Out in 2027. ;-)

First page of contract between me and Unsolicited Press for my book, There's No Future Where We Don't Have Fire. Out in 2027. ;-)

This book was supposed to be out this month. Plans changed. Now, "There’s No Future Where We Don’t Have Fire" will be published by Unsolicited Press (@unsolicitedpress.bsky.social)! Put 07-27-27 on your calendars, friends. 🀩 πŸ”₯

25.10.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The Body Remembers contains poems about a woman's exploration of life through the physical and emotional challenges of the female body."

Enter to win a copy of Maureen Sherbondy's "The Body Remembers" from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social #πŸ’™πŸ“š #Booksky

12.11.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Preview Night Post
πŸŽ‰ Friday Preview Night Special β€” 6–8 PM ONLY!
Buy 1 book, get another for $5 (or use your festival voucher!)
Start your PBF weekend early with candy, chaos, and community at the table.
πŸ’€ Don’t miss this sneak peek!
#UnsolicitedPress #PBFPreviewNight #FeministLit #BookDeals

03.11.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Gary the Skeleton!
He’s serving writer’s tears, handing out candy, and lurking at the Unsolicited Press table at PBF.
πŸ“Έ Bring your camera. Bring your questions. Bring your courage.
Gary guarantees literary mischief.
#GaryTheSkeleton #UnsolicitedPress #BookFestivalFun #PBF2025

03.11.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DOLLARTORIUM | Kirkus Reviews Pullins’ satirical, surreal novel tackles American greed.

"A boisterous and thoughtful journey through the absurdities of modern capitalism."

DOLLARTORIUM | Kirkus Reviews www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

02.11.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What I Wish My Pregnant Friends Had Said When I Was Infertile Through rounds and rounds of IVF treatment attempts, author Amy Gallo Ryan’s friends all got pregnant.

What I Wish My Pregnant Friends Had Said When I Was Infertile | Vogue www.vogue.com/article/what...

30.10.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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True crime podcasts, vintage candle holders, and a chic (expensive) rain jacket Links we sent our friends #124 feat. writer Amy Gallo Ryan

True crime podcasts, vintage candle holders, and a chic (expensive) rain jacket
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29.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every single email is a rabbit hole. Starts with the initial action, which then leads to another and then some more work, and before you know it, three hours have passed and there are still 4.5 million more emails.

29.10.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's where we are with it. It's gross, but we still have authors over there and feel "bad" abandoning them.

29.10.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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