A Decade of Bywater Books

by | May 15, 2014 | Featured

Bywater Books is 10 years old! In that time, we’ve published 20 titles that have won awards — or, to put it another way, two-thirds of the new fiction we’ve published has been recognized by organisations as diverse as the American Library...

Celebrating 10 Great Years

by | May 15, 2014 | Featured

On April 1, 2014 Bywater Books, the award-winning publisher of quality lesbian writing, celebrated a decade in the book industry and the receipt of its 20th prize for literary merit. Bywater publishes approximately six books per year, both literary and commercial...

More Great Reviews for Wynn Malone

by | May 12, 2014 | Featured

Since it was published this spring, Finding the Grain has been picking up great reviews for Wynn Malone. Lezbelib says that both “story and the characters are marvelously described”, and ends with this enthusiastic sign-off: “Yes, I liked this book...

Sally is a Winner!

by | May 11, 2014 | Featured

Congratulations to Sally Bellerose, whose short story “Corset” has been announced as the winner of the Saints and Sinners 2014 Short Fiction Contest. Sally was one of twelve finalists and was chosen as the eventual winner by Jewelle Gomez, a Lambda...

Summer Appearances by Marianne K. Martin

by | May 9, 2014 | Events

This summer, Marianne K. Martin will appear at several events, to discuss lesbian literature; to talk about why she writes and how she finds the subjects for her books; to give advice to new writers about the business of writing; and to read from her new book, Tangled...