Red Sweater Press

An independent publishing company by @cmsbuxbaum. We are currently CLOSED to queries, but feel free to ask questions via email.

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Sooooo, since Instagram has changed their livestream policies, we had to stream on YouTube instead, but now you can watch the playback without logging into social media, so yay? #indiepublishing

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Livestream on our Instagram in 15 MINUTES! Get a sneak peek of the new book with a reading from Ozzie Rodriguez, and hear more about what's coming up 👀👂🏻

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Hey hey, it's been a while! So long that we now have a new book available for pre-order 👀 #indiepublishing #nonfiction #humor

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"The thing about staying, she’s saying, is staying
              drapes itself over everything
you’re scared of. Like a blanket full of button holes, and stars wedged
into them."

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OBLIVESCENCE was shortlisted for the 2024 Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award, administered by the Arts & Literature Laboratory and given to the best book of poems published by a Wisconsin writer in the contest year. Congratulations, Kelly!

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The April 2025 issue of the Red Sweater Letter is out! Subscribers, check your inboxes for more information on what you see here (and some other semi-secret stuff) 👀

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Happy book birthday to OBLIVESCENCE! Kelly R. Samuels' second full-length collection of #poetry is 1 year old today, so if you needed a reason to grab a copy for yourself or a friend, consider this it! Visit https://t.co/1PA4iBeppn to purchase or preview the book.

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October newsletter is out! Also, have you checked out our Services page and FAQ? If you want to publish with us next year, please do!

Go to https://t.co/OQxSo7pMUB or https://t.co/n41uuvbwsN (under the ABOUT tab) for more information.

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"... What is // the mind if not that surface upon which / the world can be endlessly rebroken?" 🙌@MayaCPopa @onlypoemsmag

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July newsletter is out, and we're open for queries again!

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Midwesterners, go support Kelly & friends @SubtextBooks tomorrow night!

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Got a #poetry manuscript you're polishing? Read THE TRADITION by Jericho Brown and learn by example what small presses like us are looking for in a collection.

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New blog post! A beefed up MFA annotation from last term on the #poetry of @jerichobrown and #smallpress publishing for #NationalPoetryMonth: https://t.co/TzpucVBpHq

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April newsletter is out! Here are a few things we have going on:

- In-person reading/book launch for OBLIVESCENCE April 25 @SubtextBooks in MN
- Poetry Parley, April 17th, at The Writer's Block in Anchorage
- We're open for queries! Go to https://t.co/j3qMC26kuc for details.

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ICYMI: Fellow #poet Romana Iorga interviewed our author, Kelly R. Samuels, about her new book, OBLIVESCENCE, for Cross-Ties in @westtrestle Review!
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Save the date! Rattle chapbook prize winner Jimmy Pappas will host Kelly R. Samuels for a poetry reading and conversation about her new book, Oblivescence, on Zoom Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. AKDT).

For more information, visit our website at https://t.co/uggnwP5vrc

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Poets and prose writers, polish those manuscripts! We open for queries re: publication of book-length collections next month. Check out the FAQ and Services page of our website at https://t.co/j3qMC26kuc for more information.

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Happy #WomensHistoryMonth ! What a great time to read books by women, including #Oblivescence by Kelly R. Samuels, a collection of #poetry made by three generations of women. Order your copy from us today!
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Today's the day! Happy book birthday to Oblivescence by Kelly R. Samuels 🥳 Please join us for a #poetry reading, raffle, and Q&A on our YouTube channel TONIGHT! #smallpress #indiepub #booklaunch

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Join us for the virtual launch of Oblivescence, a new book of #poetry by Kelly R. Samuels, this Thursday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. AKST/7 p.m. CST. You might even win something from the raffle!

Click the link to get a reminder and access the livestream: https://t.co/bZsEX1B3tj

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More press for OBLIVESCENCE! Launching Thursday 🥳https://t.co/Sq3T4K0jEN