Milk and Cake Press

31/07/2024

More details coming soon! ✨

01/06/2024

We will be downtown unless/until it rains. Come say hi, check out our books, and we will have some surprises, too.

10/04/2024

Here's another poem from Inside Skin by Leah Claire Kaminski Pick up your copy today! https://milkandcakepress.com/product/inside-skin-by-leah-claire-kaminski/

07/04/2024

We close tomorrow—send us something to read!

You now have more time to submit your chap and full-length manuscript to Milk & Cake Press. We are now open till April 7th! Check out our website for more details. https://milkandcakepress.com/submissions/

03/04/2024

Here is the opening poem from Inside Skin by Leah Claire Kaminski. Our newest release on sale now!

28/03/2024

Our newest chap, Inside Skin's poems are about pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, but through a different perspective. They are intensely, uncomfortably physical, as the narrator worries and shares the discomforts of impending motherhood in straightforward, unsentimental language. Leah Claire Kaminski

Cover art by Jonathon Scharf

26/03/2024

You now have more time to submit your chap and full-length manuscript to Milk & Cake Press. We are now open till April 7th! Check out our website for more details. https://milkandcakepress.com/submissions/

24/03/2024

If you missed the Dead of Winter reading on Monday, here's a link to the recording.

19/03/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out to support our poetry reading for Dead of Winter III last night! ❤️ We had a great time saying goodbye to winter. Check out even more of the poems we've shared on our store website.

18/03/2024

On the last night of winter, come hear some poems that say goodbye as we get ready to welcome spring. Check out all of these poets who will be reading. Link to the zoom reading: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85788585681

17/03/2024

As our final shared poem from the Dead of Winter III Anthology, this one speaks of transition, pointing toward spring. Check out our store for even more of this collection. Join us for our online event on Monday, March 18th, where Noel will be one of our readers.

15/03/2024

Here’s another beautiful poem from Dead of Winter III: An Anthology. Check out our store for even more of this collection, which makes a great read over these last few days of winter. Kleinberg is one of many readers for our online event on Monday, March 18th! Judy Kleinberg

12/03/2024

Next week! Join us for a reading of selected poems from Dead of Winter III. Zoom link in comments or bio. Come hear from some of the many poets who contributed to this anthology. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85788585681

28/02/2024

Check out this poem about winter and aging from our Dead of Winter Anthology Collection. Visit our shop to read more examples of poems from the anthology and pick up your copy today! https://milkandcakepress.com/product/46261/

Eric Machan Howd

21/02/2024

Here is the first sneak peak of some of the wonderful poetry featured in our Dead of Winter III: Anthology. Check out our store for even more examples of the talented poets in this collection, which makes a great companion to ride out the tedium of winter.
Elizabeth Dorsey Mercurio

08/02/2024

Here is an excerpt from an insightful review of Ghost || Animal by Erin Elizabeth Smith. For the full review, visit the Wolfson Press website: https://wolfsonpress.mybigcommerce.com/review-issue-4/

Wolfson Press

07/02/2024

On sale now! Check out our postcard collection featuring all three Dead of Winter anthology covers. These covers feature three excellent examples of Milk & Cake Press cover artist Jonathon Scharf’s linoleum cut prints.

Jonathon Scharf

03/02/2024

: January has come and gone, which means one thing...
Time is running out to submit your original fiction for our next print anthology - HORIZONS.
We seek bold, imaginative fiction that dares to peer over the horizon. There is no fee to submit, and we accept all genres (no fanfiction or erotica, please). Submit your work today at twentybellowslit.com.

Still have questions? Drop us a DM!

02/02/2024

On sale now, Dead of Winter III: An Anthology!

This collection of poetry from over 50 poets aims to capture the post-holiday period of winter. Our hope is to explore that atmosphere and serve as a companion through the bright, cold days and the long, dark nights.

The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley asked, “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” So, too, do the ancient traditions of many cultures lean toward the light. We chose to publish this anthology to align with the energies of the pagan holiday of Imbolc, honoring Brigid, the Celtic goddess of poetry and fire. Both feel hopeful in these dark days.

Cover art by Jonathon Scharf

01/02/2024

We are open once again for submissions! Send us your chap and full-length poetry manuscripts, now until March 31!📚🤓

https://milkandcakepress.com/submissions/

24/01/2024

Melanie Hyo-In Han's My Dear Yeast playfully interweaves several languages, while exploring the TCK experience. Here is an example of a poem that blends English and Korean.

18/01/2024

👀 Here’s a sneak peak at a poem from our latest release, My Dear Yeast, by Melanie Hyo-In Han. On sale now! 📚 Melanie Hyo-In Han

10/01/2024

On sale now, Melanie Hyo-In Han's My Dear Yeast tracks the complexities of growing up as Third Culture Kid (TCK). The collection explores the effect of being “from” everywhere and yet not quite anywhere, with recognition of both abundance and loss. Melanie Hyo-In Han

Cover Jonathon Scharf

25/11/2023

Celebrate Small Business Saturday with us! Stock up on gifts for friends, family, and maybe your own bookshelf. 📚👀

30/10/2023

Don't miss your chance to share your poetry with us! Link to submission page: https://milkandcakepress.com/dead-of-winter-anthology-submissions/

20/10/2023

We'll be a Lit Youngstown this weekend. Come say hi!

04/10/2023

Check out another poem from Erin Elizabeth Smith's Ghost || Animal on sale now.

CW: Physical Ab*se