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Intergenre, Essay
The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions

Larry Mitchell

Ned Asta

Poetry
SLINGSHOT

Cyrée Jarelle Johnson

Poetry
HULL

Xandria Phillips

Intergenre, Literature / Queer Studies
We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

Lou Sullivan

Ellis Martin

Zach Ozma

Poetry
A Little More Red Sun on the Human

Gillian Conoley

Poetry
Alisoun Sings

Caroline Bergvall

Essay
Hatred of Translation

Nathanaël

Translation, Poetry
The Next Loves

Stéphane Bouquet

Lindsay Turner

Literature / Queer Studies
Beautiful Aliens: A Steve Abbott Reader

Steve Abbott

Jamie Townsend

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Contests |
September 3, 2019

2019 Nightboat Poetry Prize!

Starting on September 1st, Nightboat Books invites submissions to the 2019 Nightboat Poetry Prize. The winning poet receives $1,000, a standard royalty contract, and 25 free copies of the published book. Finalists are considered for future publication. Judges:…

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Prose Reading PeriodContests | Uncategorized |
July 10, 2019

Prose Reading Period

PROSE READING PERIOD  We're thrilled to announce that Nightboat Books is considering prose manuscripts from July 1-Aug 15 2019. Please familiarize yourself with Nightboat Books’s editorial affinities by checking out our titles. Buy our books! Read…

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News | Blog |
September 19, 2019

Tour Dates! A Little More Red Sun on the Human

We're thrilled to share that Gillian Conoley is going on the road! She will be touring through the fall and into the spring in support of her newest book, A Little More Red Sun on the Human to be released in October. This collection of poems is also available on Consortium. Be sure to catch Conoley at one of these magical events.     October 12, 2019: Reading, Grace Cathedral, Litquake San Francisco, CA, 8 pm: October 13, 2019: Reading, Napa Valley Writer's Conference 20th anniversary, 5 pm, Napa Bookmine, 964 Pearl St., Napa, CA October 22, 2019: BOOK LAUNCH and Reading  for A Little…

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News | Awards |
September 5, 2019

Aditi Machado’s book Emporium (Nightboat Books, 2020) has won the JAMES LAUGHLIN AWARD, which is given to recognize and support a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next calendar year. Offered since 1954 and endowed in…

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