The Black Mountain Press

06/25/2024

Birthday partaeee at the Flood, June 30th 2pm to 6pm
850 Blue Ridge Rd, BBQ pig provided and sangria
corn hole, horseshoes, jams and fun!

02/29/2024

02/29/2024

01/14/2024

RIP Connie Bostic, we are going to miss you!
We've known Connie for 24 years when she came to our gallery to write a review for our first annual Mail Art Show, Anything Goes, Everything Shows. She entered the mail art show every year since the beginning, Mounted 2 Major Art Shows at the gallery, Spotted and helped hang dozens of art shows for us (including our current show on exhibit) published a chapbook with us (at the Black Mountain Press) and will forever be an inspiration to us all. We miss you!

12/11/2022

Established in 1994, the Black Mountain Press is dedicated to promoting work of emerging authors of literary poetry, novels and short stories. As cinema, art and story telling has plummeted in literary quality to appeal to the lowest common denominator in recent years, the Black Mountain Press striv...

12/11/2022

The Black Mountain Press has just released Ray Tobias's new children's adventure book, "A Sirius Adventure" check it out on

Established in 1994, the Black Mountain Press is dedicated to promoting work of emerging authors of literary poetry, novels and short stories. As cinema, art and story telling has plummeted in literary quality to appeal to the lowest common denominator in recent years, the Black Mountain Press striv...

06/11/2022

10/29/2021

Tonight at Flood Gallery, 850 Blue Ridge Road in Black Mountain, next to Veteran’s Park!

Join us for an evening of original and traditional songs and stories with singer-songwriter and folk singer Ash Devine and special guests, as well as a celebration honoring el Día De Los Mu***os. We encourage costumes! A few open mic spaces will be reserved for attendees to share personal spooky stories at the top of each hour, so please bring one to share if you'd like! Masks will be required for the indoor part of the event.

02/01/2021

The Black Mountain Press is honored to announce that our Pushcart nominated poet Erika Brumett, of Seattle, has received a Special Mention Award in this year's Pushcart Prize publication!

09/24/2020

Struggling to write during Covid-19 or writing for the first time ever? We have some advice to help you with your pandemic project: https://theblackmountainpress.com/blog/writing-during-the-pandemic-advice-and-ideas/

Though many businesses have reopened and students have returned to school, many of us are still working from home and practicing social distancing. We’ve all either taken up new hobbies or returned to old ones, from baking to painting, to keep our minds occupied during this hard year. The editors ...

08/14/2020

From the Halcyone, vol 2: The Caves of Chiang Rai, by reed Venrick https://theblackmountainpress.com/blog/the-caves-of-chiang-rai-by-reed-venrick/

08/13/2020

Looking for something new to read? Here are a few great works by our women writers: https://theblackmountainpress.com/blog/celebrating-the-woman-writers-of-the-black-mountain-press/

In light of our upcoming literary magazine HerWords, we thought we would share some great work by our brilliant female writers. HerWords is our new and upcoming literary magazine for, by, and about women. The collection of poetry recognizes the feminine impact on the literary world and gives great w...

08/13/2020

From the Spring 2020 Miletus: Remembrance, by Andreea Iulia Scridon https://theblackmountainpress.com/blog/remembrance-by-andreea-iulia-scridon/

08/11/2020

A poem from The Halcyone Literary Review: Twenty Mules, by Ian Ganassi. https://theblackmountainpress.com/blog/twenty-mules-by-ian-ganassi/

Once broken halt, damaged lame.It’s your own resistance.The muse wants to make everything melodic,But there’s more than one way to skin a lion.The rain in New Haven falls mainly on the pavement.Getting away is a good place for you.She breathes for the ghost of us, sometimes in disguise.Your nois...

07/09/2020

David Hopes new book: Night, Sleep and the Dreams of Lovers reviewed:
http://issues.rapidrivermagazine.com/books/xydk/mobile/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1oRSGoehSD3O8UcXYp_Vt93yTSQ0lToA7FBS1E9Qa-C_OtHw8G3dOJKqQ =154

07/09/2020

David Hopes Night, Sleep and the Dreams of Lovers reviewed:
http://issues.rapidrivermagazine.com/books/xydk/mobile/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1oRSGoehSD3O8UcXYp_Vt93yTSQ0lToA7FBS1E9Qa-C_OtHw8G3dOJKqQ =154

01/19/2020

The Winter Edition of Miletus is out! Get yours at the Flood Gallery or on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Miletus-literary-magazine-Winter-2019-issue-Four-Poems-Short-Stories/352939894995

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