Literary fiction on a joyride and the occasional memoir. We are a distributed traditional press. Submissions closed. https://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3muhtv6wyoc2dHuge thanks, Jared, for your gorgeous blurb and this pub day shout-out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhtv6wyoc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3mtrom6w3i22cIn honor of #epicenterweek and the women's sports spotlight being on Portland, Oregon, where we're based, we are revealing @gigilittle.bsky.social's cover for Rachel King's new historical women's basketball novel, THE RED HEADS. #coverreveal #womenssports23 Aug 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrom6w3i22chttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3m2rgnrjzec2bCover reveal! Vincent Chu's NICE PLACES, a novel, follows hapless Georgie as he quits his tech job to travel the world, only he gets robbed, hits his head, and wakes up in a hostel in his own city. His adventures lead to unexpected revelations about social media, travel, and identity.09 Oct 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rgnrjzec2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3lz5da27b3s2nCongratulations to our new author, Angela Ajayi! We're so excited to publish her debut novel in stories, EVERYTHING IS FREEDOM, set in Nigeria and Ukraine, in fall 2026. https://www.forestavenuepress.com/news/acquisition-angela-ajayis-everything-is-freedom18 Sep 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5da27b3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3lxaf4hissc22As part of a 30-day nonfiction promo, we're giving away the ebook for IMAGINE A DOOR by @laurastanfill.bsky.social through @bookfunnel.bsky.social. Claim yours here! #publishing #writing https://books.bookfunnel.com/nonfictionfreebiesa2s/mjbvhinuof25 Aug 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxaf4hissc22https://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3lx6ptcwwfk2wICYMI, here's a whimsical interview with Forest Ave's @laurastanfill.bsky.social and the phenomenal @debutiful.bsky.social. #writing #publishing [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2025 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx6ptcwwfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3loz2lvfxcc2cAuthor beware--and we've heard the same thing. At least one person is using the Forest Avenue name to ask for "partnership or collaboration." We would never solicit payment from authors. Plus we are closed to subs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3loz2lvfxcc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3loygyqudyc2eOur friends at @tantoraudio.bsky.social let us know that the audio version of @davidciminello.bsky.social's debut novel, THE QUEEN OF STEEPLECHASE PARK, is 70 percent off right now! Claim almost 12 hours of bodacious Belladonna Marie for $6. #audiobook https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/756272/queen-of-steeplechase-park12 May 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3loygyqudyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3lnzuholl3s2aWho's going to PubU? Laura Stanfill will be speaking on a distribution panel and taking some consults. Come say hi if you're attending! #publishing #smallpress30 Apr 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzuholl3s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3lmi5mz6ims2eWe just signed author Vincent Chu and will release his debut novel NICE PLACES next spring.10 Apr 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmi5mz6ims2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3lma4b3iwg22kAudiobook friends, @tantoraudio.bsky.social just released the audio version of IMAGINE A DOOR by @laurastanfill.bsky.social! You can hear a looooong (hour+) sample via Google Play. Then ask your local library to carry it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0rvbbF5ss07 Apr 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lma4b3iwg22khttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3llpba5snek2jHappy Trans Day of Visibility! If you're looking for a joyful read with inclusive queer and trans rep, try Neil Cochrane's THE STORY OF THE HUNDRED PROMISES, a Wash Post best book of the year.31 Mar 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3llpba5snek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3llc4pvpld22tNew acquisition alert! Midlife selkie story? by a PNW scholar of myths? YES PLEASE. #books #publishing https://www.forestavenuepress.com/news/acquisition-julie-salmon-kellehers-debut-novel-the-sea-glass-shore26 Mar 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3llc4pvpld22thttps://bsky.app/profile/forestavenuepress.bsky.social/post/3ll7kfy5oad26A week from today, IMAGINE A DOOR, our book for writers, will be out. Join us at 7 p.m. at Powell's to hear author @laurastanfill.bsky.social in conversation with poet @armintolentino.bsky.social.25 Mar 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:yzc2qjras5seefvxpiinms6t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7kfy5oad26