Chatter House Press

11/24/2023

CHP's Pushcart Prize nominations:

Nomination 1:
“Your Own Eclipse”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 18) by Mary Sexson
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

Nomination 2:
“In the Constellation of Cancer”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 29) by Mary Sexson
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

Nomination 3:
“I Pass Over its Bridges”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 33) by Lylanne Musselman
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

Nomination 4:
“Bittersweet”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 35) by Lylanne Musselman
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

11/30/2018

It is that time of year when publishers nominate individual pieces for the Pushcart Prize. Below are the nominations from Chatter House Press for this year:

Nomination 1 - 3 belong to Lylanne Musselman
“I Wanted to Be a Beatle”
“At Eighteen”
“After Our Candlelit Dinner”
All three poems are from
It’s Not Love, Unfortunately
July 2018; ISBN 978-1937793500

Nomination 4 - 6 belong to Eric FIsher Stone:
“Butterflies’ Road to Damascus”
“Anne Frank’s Mouse”
“The Snail God”
All three poems are from
The Providence of Grass
June 2018; ISBN 978-1937793494

06/30/2018

Now available at CHP and Amazon:
The Providence of Grass by Eric Fisher Stone.

06/30/2018

Now accepting pre-orders at CHP for
It's Not Love, Unfortunately by Lylanne Musselman

04/21/2018

Writings about animals, poetry, used bookselling, humor, pets and my novels and anthologies.

03/19/2018

03/18/2018

Richard Pflum left this world this week. Here he is reading two of his poems from about 6 years ago. RIP Richard.

12/12/2017

JUST RELEASED - The New Old Maid

The women featured in The New Old Maid tell their stories with unflinching honesty and wry self-awareness, whether they’re discussing unhappy childhoods, men who didn’t measure up, or the fun and frustrations that come with being independent. In addition to sharing the stories of real-life women...

11/29/2017

Now Available

Maureen Paraventi tells the stories of single women with unflinching honesty and wry self-awareness in The New Old Maid. These stories strike a chord with any woman striving for independence. The women in the book share the paths they took to overcome barriers and frustrations along with the exhilar...

11/25/2017

Chatter House Press is pleased to announce this year's Pushcart Prize nominations:

“Nearing Sixty, Kate Speaks of Her Children”
Once, there was a canal. (pg 84 - 86) by Liza Hyatt

“Layover”
LITTLE BLACK DOTS: A Short Story Collection (pg 59 - 71) by Peter Barlow

“Your Damn Wall”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 10) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by JL Kato

“Hearts and Minds”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 12 - 13) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by Tony Brewer

“Gay Naming”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 16 - 17) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by Terry Kirts

“Silence is our only common language”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 23) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by Ania Spyra

11/19/2017

I'm interested in hearing from you for Pushcart nominations by Chatter House Press. Let me know the poem or chapter from one of the following eligible books:

Go On, Breathe Freely – Tom Pescatore
Housing Projects, Mansions & Schools – Roger Prosise
Little Black Dots – Peter Barlow
Once there was a canal – Liza Hyatt
The New Old Maid – Maureen Paraventi
Writers Resist – Josh A. Brewer, editor

09/02/2017

This is the life story of a boy from Cabrini-Green who grew up to be the superintendent of Bannockburn School in one of the wealthiest communities in the country. It is a tale that begins with life in a notorious housing project raised by an alcoholic father and ends with a successful career and life. It is a saga many are born into, but few find the path out.

This is the life story of a boy from Cabrini-Green who grew up to be the superintendent of Bannockburn School in one of the wealthiest communities in the country. It is a tale that begins with life in a notorious housing project raised by an alcoholic father and ends with a successful career and lif...

08/31/2017

Just released...
Writers Resist
Hoosier Writers United
Josh A Brewer, Editor

Contributors include:
Kaveh Akbar
Emily Bobo
Christine Brandel
Tony Brewer
Ross Gay
Joe Heithaus
Lydia Johnson
JL Kato
Terry Kirts
Karen Kovacik
Kevin McKelvey
Tracy Mishkin
Derek Mong
Scott Russell Sanders
David Shumate
Ania Spyra
Shari Wagner
Keith S. Wilson

08/30/2017

In the summer of 2014 Chatter House Press conducted an essay contest to find success stories of women around the country. The result was Banking the Bacon, Essays on the Success of Women. The outpouring of voices for the 2014 contest encouraged Chatter House Press to launch a second essay contest in...

08/25/2017

08/23/2017

Just released
Once, there was a canal. by Liza Hyatt

08/06/2017

What do you keep as a writer?

One writing teacher advises, Throw all drafts away! Another says, Save everything. Where’s the line between clutter and artifact?