Pumpernickel House

12/07/2024

We're thrilled to announce Delilah McCrea's The Book of Flowers will be coming out with Pumpernickel House in December!

We’re pleased to announce that Delilah McCrea’s The Book of Flowers was the winner of 2023’s Matthew Lattanzi First Book Contest. The Book of Flowers uses ecopoetic and surrealist imagery — as well as formal experimentation — to process grief in its many forms. McCrea explores the pain cau...

01/02/2024

We're pleased to announce Deliah McCrea's THE BOOK OF FLOWERS is the winner of our Matthew Lattanzi First Book Prize. We're looking forward to publishing it December 2024!

18/12/2023

We're pro-writing workshop--how about you ?

Is a creative writing workshop worth it? Learn about the benefits here.

13/12/2023

We're big fans of novels-in-stories. Check out our new blog post to find out why.

Thinking of writing a novel-in-stories? Find out if it's the right literary form for you.

16/11/2023

Hi all, we are consolidating all the presses into just Pumpernickel House. It's been a period of transition for our head editor. We're reopening the press on a reduced budget. If you had submissions out with us or pieces that were accepted please contact us.

17/12/2022

In A House Demolished by the Wind by Rosalind Goldsmith now available for pre-order:

COMING JANUARY 15th IN A HOUSE DEMOLISHED BY THE WIND is a collection of short short stories, each one distinct but connected to the others. Some pieces are realistic, some fantastical, and some a blend of the real and the imagined. All deal with people in the here and now, from a drug addict on t

17/12/2022

We're open for submissions! http://pumpernicklehouse.submittable.com/submit

17/12/2022

Issue One of Half-Light now available for pre-order! Explore worlds where the tree’s carry guns, the houses are split in two, and the abandoned metropolis of Opolis, the once-rival of cities such as Las Vegas.

In the first issue of Half-Light, explore worlds where the tree’s carry guns, the houses are split in two, and the abandoned metropolis of Opolis, the once-rival of cities such as Las Vegas. Men rise to the ceiling, brothers are born as just halves, and your body unknits itself. Explore the margin...

24/11/2022

Hi all! Pumpernickel House and the other imprints can now all be found at

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02/08/2022

We're open for a number of submissions and contests! Check out our submittable for details!

30/07/2022

New workshop lineup settled, a sit-down with Aimee Seu and a review of her book Velvet Hounds from University of Akron Press and a spotlight on Sanjay R Singhal, Author : https://www.pumpernickelhouse.com/crumbs/next-workshop-line-upaimee-seu

Hello all! We’ve got our line-up all settled for the Fall Workshops!

30/07/2022

New Workshop Line Up all Settled!

28/07/2022

"G.R. Tomaini's The Rainbow Cantos is a wild and exuberant romp through the annals of literature from the distant to the recent past" -Chris Barzak

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The Rainbow Cantos is a collection of two works q***ring western canon, featuring Kiss Me, Ahab and Gayowulf. Kiss Me, Ahab: There's mischief afoot at Sargasso State College. Alcibiades loves Ahab, but Ahab is-- gasp! --straight!? What's to be done but turn to Oberon, King of the Fairies,