Stillhouse Press will be tabling at AWP, March 5-7. Find us on Bookfair Boulevard at Booth 1035 with Poetry Daily, hosted by George Mason University and Watershed Lit: A Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice. Find Watershed Lit at Booth 1031 and graduate student journals Phoebe and So to Speak at Booth 1055.
Mason’s MFA of Creative Writing program will also be promoting at AWP. The MFA program includes a large list of courses and specialties for each student, offering opportunities such as a publishing certificate and the chance to work within several of the organizations under Watershed Lit mentioned above, including Stillhouse Press itself. If this interests you, stop by Booth 1035 to learn more about our program!
Books, merch, and more…
Stillhouse fans can expect to find recent titles such as highly praised and award-winning story collections, queer and genre-bending speculative novels, and more stunning fiction, nonfiction and poetry from our backlist on sale at our booth. Our table will also be selling EXCLUSIVE copies ahead of the official publication of our March title Necronauts (along with a chance to get your copy signed by the author ahead of release!). Alongside books, merch, and more, buyers that stop by have the chance to earn discounts on the books they purchase in person at AWP by signing up for our newsletter. Chances range from 25% off a purchase to winning a free book.
Author signings:
Several of our published authors will be holding book signings at our booth and some fun additional activities.
Thursday March 5, 10:30am-12:00pm
Join Ryan Habermeyer, author of Necronauts (officially out March 17!), for a meet-and-greet and consultation on your writing. Stop by, grab an exclusive signed copy of Necronauts, and bring one piece of flash fiction or micro-fiction and receive feedback from Habermeyer. (Pages can be printed or emailed to editor@stillhousepress.org).
Friday March 6, 11:00am-12:00pm
Join Paul Jaskunas for a meet and greet and signing of his novella The Atlas of Remedies, a multi-generational immigrant saga-in-miniature which blends historical realism with the stuff of dreams. Stop by and say hello!
Friday March 6, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Join Miranda Schmidt for a signing of their debut novel, Leafskin and a tarot reading for your writing practice. Bring a writing question or creative struggle to the table and receive a tarot reading from the author along with your signed book.
Saturday March 7, 9:30am-10:30am
Dennis James Sweeney signing The Rolodex Happenings alongside submission consultations. Stop by to say hello and bring one question about submitting for the author of How to Submit and receive a brief consultation from Sweeney along with your signed copy of The Rolodex Happenings.
Related Events:
Wednesday, March 4
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
2640 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
An offsite open mic night hosted by GMU student journals Phoebe and So to Speak, featuring a reading by Ryan Habermeyer.
Thursday, March 5
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM EST
Start-Up Literary Centers on Campus: Years 1 & 5
Room 320, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center
An onsite panel hosted by Watershed Lit.
3:20 PM – 4:35 PM EST
Whose Story Is It Anyway? A Framework for Writing (or Not Writing) the “Other”
Room 302, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center
An onsite panel featuring Miranda Schmidt and Stillhouse Press’s alum and podcast producer Carol Mitchell.
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
🚫BURNING OF THE BOOKS: Long live the republic of imagination!
Poe Room, 9th Floor Indigo Hotel, Baltimore
An offsite discussion event hosted by the Cheuse Center for International Writers and the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
Friday, March 6
10:35 AM – 11:50 AM EST
Double Exposure: Writing, Submitting & Publishing in Literary/Mainstream Outlets
Room 310, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center
An onsite panel featuring Stillhouse author Dennis James Sweeney
6:30 PM EST
Hard Times Require Furious Dancing
4MLK | UM BioPark, 4 N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Baltimore
An offsite dance event hosted by City Lit Project, Watershed Lit, George Mason University, and more.
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST
A Reading with Poets & Writers Get the Word Out 2025 Fiction Cohort
The Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD 21209
An offsite event featuring Stillhouse author Miranda Schmidt
Saturday, March 7
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Believable Fictions: A Poetry & Prose Reading Afternoon
American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore
An offsite reading featuring Watershed Lit’s Gregg Wilhelm.
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Lightning Strikes Twice: Writing & Editing Flash Fiction
Room 323, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center
An onsite panel featuring Michelle Ross.
Submissions are open
During AWP, our submissions for nonfiction manuscripts are open! Stillhouse Press is currently seeking memoirs and essays, deadline: March 10. Come meet our student editors and staff to connect and learn about what its like to publish with Stillhouse Press.
More about the submission process and our guidelines can be found here:
