Regan Arts published Elizabeth Ford's memoir Sometimes Amazing Things Happen: Heartbreak and Hope on the Bellevue Hospital Psychiatric Prison Ward.
Roundfire Books published David Kurman's novel Pavlov's Dog.
The New York Times published Paulina Porizkova's opinion piece "America Made Me a Feminist".
LampLight published Ryan Lazarus' dark short story "An Expected Guest", which started as an assignment in Science-Fiction/Fantasy I.
Center Street Publishing published Kristin Rockaway's debut novel The Wild Women's Guide to Traveling the World.
The New York Times published Sarah Herrington's op-ed "Yoga Teachers Need a Code of Ethics."
Nitza Agam self-published her memoir Love Letters: To My Mother using CreateSpace.
Alternating Current Press named Christola Phoenix a finalist for the Still I Rise Award for Black Women Writers.
The Stranger published Nabil Ayers' remembrance of Chris Cornell in his essay "Soundgarden Will Never Be the First Seattle Band Anyone Mentions. But for Me, Soundgarden Was the First Band that Changed Everything."
Cause Coloring published Laura King's coloring book Smokey from the Block Cat Coloring Book for a Cause: The Coloring Saga of a Feral Kitty in New York City.
Cultural Center of Cape Cod published Rose Auslander's book of poetry Wild Water Child, which won the 2016 Bass River Press Poetry Competition. A featured poem from the book, "Dead Moon, Brooklyn", appears in Tupelo Quarterly.
The Week published Lisa Arnone's essay "Learning to Let Go of Pregnancy and Embrace Motherhood."
Sagging Meniscus Press published Fay Webern's memoir The Button Thief of East 14th Street.
Emily Voigt's nonfiction book The Dragon Behind the Glass has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and released by Scribner in paperback.
Racked published Christine Corrigan's article "I Finally Found a Pretty Bra for My Rebuilt Boobs".
Sleeping Bear Press published Brooke Herter James' children's book Why Did the Farmer Cross the Road?
Wildside Press published Beth Green's story "Plan A: Kill the Fish" as part of the Sisters In Crime Guppy Anthology Series.
John Catalinotto appeared on the radio show Building Bridges to discuss his nonfiction book Turn the Guns Around, a history of soldiers who resist war.
St. Martin's Press published Eddie McNamara's cookbook Toss Your Own Salad.
Wise Ink Creative Publishing published Russell Ricard's debut novel, The Truth About Goodbye.
The Washington Post published Christine Livingston's essay "She's Not My Mother-in-Law. What's My Role Here?" in its Solo-ish column.
The Orchard, a distribution arm of SONY, picked up Sonja O'Hara's film Ovum for international release in a variety of platforms including DVD and iTunes. The film also won "Best Picture" at the Big Apple Film Festival.
Penguin Random House published Rasil Ahuja's children's book Whatcha Gonna Do, Rosie Singh?
Penmore Press published Diana Forbes’s debut novel, Mistress Suffragette. A selection from the novel won first place in the Missouri RWA “Gateway to the Best” contest in Women’s Fiction.
Simon & Schuster has released Caroline Hickey's middle-grade novel There's No Wifi on the Prairie, book number five in a humorous series about middle schoolers who travel back in time. The series is published under the pseudonym Nicholas O. Time.
Kweli Journal published Uttama Patel's short story "Blind Spot" back in November of last year. Her story "Grinch in Girighun" was also published in Papercuts Magazine.
Elle magazine published Alisha Acquaye's article "My Year of Reading Books by Black Women."
Dyan Neary has won the Lillian E. Smith Writer-In-Service Award, given to writers who "recognize “the power of the arts to transform the lives of all human beings." The award honors Dyan's work teaching creative writing at women's prisons in Ecuador and Florida, as well as her volunteer work with Books Through Bars in New York City.
The literary journal River Teeth published Heather Osterman'Davis' essay "Ice" as part of its Beautiful Things feature.
The New York Times published William Dameron's essay "After 264 Haircuts, a Marriage Ends" in its Modern Love column.
Uttama Patel's story "Grinch in Girighun" has been named a semifinalist in the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, sponsored by Carve magazine.
Atria Books published Jen Glantz's Always a Bridesmaid...For Hire.
Simon and Schuster published Lauren Watt's memoir Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog. It's been translated into eleven languages and optioned for film.
Wise Ink Creative Publishing published Sandra L. Richards' children's book Rice & Rocks.
Tulika Books published Saraswathi Menon's picture book Unhappy Moon (writing as Saras) in both English and 8 Indian languages.
Caisie Breen ended the year by self-publishing her memoir Songbyrd: Becoming She.
The New Plains Review published Amar Benchikha's story "Berthold" in its Fall issue.
The Staten Island Advance featured Ann Marie Antenucci in an article about fundraising efforts for victims of the 2016 earthquakes in Italy.
Catapult published Alisha Acquaye's essay "The Taste of Grief," begun in a Gotham Essay & Opinion Writing class.
Antrim House published Brooke Herter James's chap book The Wildest Eye.
Canongate Books published Sally Andrew's mystery novel The Satanic Mechanic: A Tannie Maria Mystery. Recipes for Love and Murder, the first book in the Tannie Maria series, came out in 2015.
PEN America named Emily Voigt's nonfiction book The Dragon Behind the Glass a finalist for the E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.
The Big Thrill interviewed Judy Penz Sheluk about her mystery novel The Hanged Man's Noose.
Loren Mayshark's book Death: An Exploration won the Beverly Hills Book Award in the 'Death and Dying' category.
The Write Life published Russell Ricard's article "Don't Panic: How to Approach a Marked Up Manuscript From Your Book Editor".
Johnny Zito's short screenplay "A la Memoire de Lune" received Official Selection in the Film & Script Showcase Screenplay Competition.
Kweli published Uttama Patel's short story "Blind Spot" and nominated it for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
Tribe Magazine published Heather Osterman-Davis' essay "The Logic of Beauty."
Caroline Miley self-published her historical novel The Competition through Amazon.
She Writes Press published Cindi Michaels' memoir The Sportscaster's Daughter: A Memoir.
101words published Dianne Hendricks' story "Obligation".
The Globe and Mail published Kim Duke's article "My Love for Mushroom Hunting Is Sprouting In My Young Neighbour".
"One woman risked terrorists, headhunters, and the 'fish mafia' to see an Asian arowana in the wild," writes National Geographic about Emily Voigt and her book, The Dragon Behind the Glass, released this summer by Simon & Schuster.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel published "Dig Deeper Into History" by Jake Jung, which he began as writing exercise in his Creative Writing 101 class with Marie Carter.
Nailed magazine published Karen Ladson's essay "As the Adjective..." and named it an Editor's Choice.
Charlotte McDaniel self-published her memoir Girdled and Gloved: From Radio to Youtube on Createspace.
Kirkus Reviews reviewed Annette Berkovits' memoir In The Unlikeliest of Places, calling it "A moving tale that's emotionally powerful and historically edifying."
The Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators awarded Lynn Vande Stouwe its a 2016 Magazine Merit Award for her YA story "Winterim."
Crain's New York published Erik Bagwell's op-ed "Don't Ferry Public Money to Those Who Need It Least."
101 Words published Dianne Hendricks' 101-word short story "Devotion."
Joey Slater-Milligan self-published his novel Psy.
Robert Perron has enjoyed a string of publication successes recently. Pif Magazine published his story "Ole Ned" in July, New Zenith Magazine published "Low Speed Jet" as part of it's Summer 2016 issue, and his "Government Issue" was published by Podium Literary Journal, a publication of the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
Bleakhouse Publishing published Anna Manson's story "Gold Stars Never Die" in its Tacenda Literary Magazine.
Amazon Digital published Charity Ayres' novel Ice Burns. It joins her other publications Secret in the Wings, Loki Bound, and Loki: Hell Bound, all published through Amazon Digital, and all available on Kindle.
Think Write Publish awarded Michelle Guerrero Henry a fellowship in Creative Nonfiction Writing to explore the harmonies between science and religion.
Shanghai Literal & Art Publishing, one of the leading publishing houses in China, published Sun Tian’s coming-of-age novel Memories from 57% of the World. There is also an English language version available on Kindle.
Boomer Cafe published Marc Zeitschik's essay "How It Felt for a Boomer to Be Told, He's Different."
ICM Partners signed Maureen Connolly based on her novel (tentatively) titled Beautiful Pieces.
John Dennehy's memoir Illegal will be released this month by Inkshares, and is available for pre-order now.
Emily Voigt explains how the Asian arowana came to be a mass-produced endangered species, for the BBC. Her nonfiction book about the fish, The Dragon Behind the Glass, was released by Simon & Schuster in May.
NPR interviewed Michael Sadowski about his book Safe Is Not Enough: Better Schools for LGBTQ Students, released last month by Harvard Education Press.
Alberta Rides magazine published Sue MacKenzie's essay "My First Car Comes Back — 35 years Later." She and the car, a 1967 Ford Thunderbird, are also featured as the magazine's centerfold.
Narratively published Sarah Francois' essay "I Wanted to Be His Prized Possession," which she developed in a Memoir Writing class this spring taught by Narratively editor Lilly O'Donnell.
Maximum Middle Age published Martina Clark's essay "Lovers Rock."
Nabil Ayers writes about owning an indie rock record store in Seattle for 19 years, in "The (Sonic) Boom," for The Stranger.
Flash Fiction Magazine published Michael Lambert's short, short story "My Name Is Megan".
The Manchester Review published Robert Perron's short story "What About India?"
