⚡️ZINE LUNCH!⚡️presents “New Space: Collaborative Zines,” a free, virtual workshop with Gabi Page-Fort this Friday, August 14, at 12 PM EST and streaming live from Hex Enduction Records and Books Annex in Seattle, Washington! Link in bio to register—it’s free!

✨ LAST DAY TO SERVE US YOUR WORK! ✨ Today's the day! All submissions are due by 11:59pm EST today, August 10th. We won't extend the deadline again. So now is your chance! We can't wait to read your manuscripts! Link in bio to submit!

✨ DEADLINE EXTENDED!✨ Did you miss the Sarabande Open in July? Don't worry, we got you! Send us your work by 11:59pm ET on August 10 and get your manuscripts over to our editors. Serve us your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid works and literature in translation! Submit at the link in bio!

✨ 3 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT TO THE SARABANDE OPEN! ✨ Our editors are excited to read your work! Submit via the link in bio!

The Chicago Review of Books released their Favorite Books of 2026 which includes LAKE EFFECT by Hillary Behrman and is described as "full of beautiful and tender stories that reveal the messiness of human life." 🔗 Grab your copy at the link in bio.

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⚡️ZINE LUNCH!⚡️presents “Luminous Threads: Heritage & Poetry,” a free, virtual workshop with Kiki Petrosino this Friday, July 10, at 12 PM EST. Link in bio to register—it’s free!

As we head into the holiday weekend, now would be a good time to read Joseph Trinidad's LUCKY CREATURES, a fierce and playful essay collection about life after migration, queerness, and the transnational experience. Purchase at the link in bio or read the excerpt on Longreads (@longreads.com ). 😉 🇵🇭

NOW OPEN!!✨✨ It's the most wonderful time of year! The Sarabande Open has begun. Send your manuscripts directly to our editors this July! We’re reading poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid work, and proposals for literature in translation. Link in bio to learn more!

🏔️ LAKE EFFECT by Hillary Behrman was included in @science.org Summer Reading saying its, "spare, unsentimental writing offers an intimate view of characters who reappear across stories, mapping community and family networks ... that grows with each story.” Grab your copy today at the link in bio!

TO THE SARABANDE COMMUNITY: It has been brought to our attention that authors are being contacted by individuals claiming to be from Sarabande. Any email claiming to come from us that does not end in @sarabandebooks.org is not legitimate. Please do not engage and email us at info@sarabandebooks.org

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Joseph Trinidad's LUCKY CREATURES is included in Poets and Writers (@pw.org) Page One New and Noteworthy feature and includes an audio clip of Joseph reading from one of his essay in the book. Link in bio to snag your copy today!

Have you purchased your copy of LUCKY CREATURES by Joseph Trinidad yet? Get a sneak peek and read the excerpt on Adi Magazine (@adimagazine.bsky.social) and purchase at the link in bio.

🎉 Happy Publication Day to LUCKY CREATURES by Joseph Trinidad 🥳 winner of the 2024 Sarabande Prize in Essay, selected by Alexander Chee (@cheemobile). A deeply felt debut collection about migration, queerness and the transnational experience. 🔗 Purchase here! www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...

⚡️ZINE LUNCH!⚡️presents “Curiosity Better Not Kill My Cat: Questions and Interrogations,” a free, virtual workshop with Traci Brimhall this Friday, June 12, at 12 PM EST. Link in bio to register—it’s free!

⚡️ZINE LUNCH!⚡️presents “Love letter to my crush(ing desire to connect with universal love)” a free, virtual workshop with Valérie Bah this Friday, May 15, at 12 PM EST. Link in bio to register—it’s free!

🎉 Happy Publication Day to LAKE EFFECT by Hilary Behrman 🥳 winner of the 2024 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, selected by Lauren Groff (@legroff). Read the book Kirkus calls "Tender, messy and supremely human." 🔗 Purchase here! www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...

THANK YOU WRITERS!! 💞 To everyone who submitted their manuscripts to Sarabande’s Spring Chapbook Prize, thank you! If you just couldn’t get your manuscript together in time, fear not; it’s only a short wait until THE SARABANDE OPEN! 🎾

💖 LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TO SARABANDE'S SPRING CHAPBOOK PRIZE! 💖 All manuscripts must be submitted by 11:59p ET on May 4. We extended the deadline once, we won't do it again. Submit before time runs out! For more information and to submit visit tinyurl.com/37s4dkwx

💝 DEADLINE EXTENSION! 💝 Did you miss out on submitting your manuscript to Sarabande's 2026 Spring Chapbook Prize yesterday? Never fear! We have extended the deadline! All manuscript submissions are due by 11:59p ET on May 4. ✨ Link in bio for more info and to submit! ✨

⚡️ 3 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT TO SARABANDE'S SPRING CHAPBOOK PRIZE! ⚡️ All manuscripts must be submitted by 11:59p ET on April 30. For more information and to submit visit tinyurl.com/ytcnjtvj

✨COVER REVEAL!✨ INSTAR HOTEL by Jon Stone (@shotscarecrow), winner of the 2025 Sarabande Spring Chapbook Prize, is available Aug 2026! Link in bio to purchase. 🏆️ Our 2026 Spring Chapbook Prize is open for submissions and closes April 30 at 11:59pm ET. Visit tinyurl.com/ytcnjtvj for details!

✨COVER REVEAL!✨ RIVERS, RIVERS, RIVERS by Triin Paja, winner of the 2025 Sarabande Spring Chapbook Prize, is available Aug 2026! Link in bio to purchase. 🏆️ Our 2026 Spring Chapbook Prize is currently open for submissions and closes April 30 at 11:59pm ET. Visit tinyurl.com/ytcnjtvj for details!

🎉 Happy Publication Day to INTIFADAS by Edward Salem 🥳 Recipient of 2 Starred Reviews ⭐️ “Absolutely essential reading during these uncertain times." ––Booklist (@ala-booklist.bsky.social), "unforgettable" ––Publishers Weekly (@publisherswkly.bsky.social) 🔗 Purchase here! tinyurl.com/evj8f2r6

INTIFADAS by Edward Salem will be available for purchase on April 21, less than one week away! Don't miss out on this brilliant collection of subversive poetics, radical resistance and performance art. Take a look at what critics have to say! 🔗 Preorder here: www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...

⚡️ZINE LUNCH!⚡️presents “Deer Stories” a free, virtual workshop with Reid Gómez this Friday, April 10, at 12 PM EST. Link in bio to register—it’s free!