Orison Books
@OrisonBooks
A non-profit literary press focused on the life of the spirit from a non-ideological standpoint.
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀!! (𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗔𝘂𝗴. 𝟭) bit.ly/4d2Hb9r

Congratulations to Hussain Ahmed, whose collection BLUE EXODUS has been shortlisted for The Derek Walcott Prize, awarded by @arrowsmithpress! The winner will be selected by Ishion Hutchinson & announced in October. Read the announcement at arrowsmithpress.com/walcott.

We're pleased to announce our 10th anniversary celebration! Join us for a special evening of literature and dance with Orison Books author Amit Majmudar in a collaborative performance with his wife, classical Indian dancer Ami Buch Majmudar! Tickets at bit.ly/4m1I8Co

📣We're accepting submissions for THE BEST SPIRITUAL LITERATURE AWARDS through August 1!📣 bit.ly/4d2Hb9r

Christine Poreba's forthcoming poetry collection, THIS EYE IS FOR SEEING STARS, is featured in the latest issue of Foreword Reviews! forewordreviews.com/reviews/this-e… Register for Poreba's free virtual book launch at bit.ly/4l7XEfW
One day left to submit chapbooks to The @OrisonBooks Chapbook Prize! Submit manuscripts between 20 and 45 pages “in any literary genre.” The winner receives $300 and publication. clmp.org/members/open-s…
Join Orison Books for a virtual author reading to celebrate the release of two new titles!: Christine Poreba This Eye Is for Seeing Stars and Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew's A Map to Mercy. Tuesday, 8/5, 7:00 pm ET. Free registration required at bit.ly/4l7XEfW

📣 Final days to enter!!📣 Enter The Orison Chapbook Prize by July 1! The winner will be selected by our founder & editor, Luke Hankins, & will receive $300 + publication. Finalists will also be considered for publication. Find complete details at bit.ly/4aDhqdm

📣 2 weeks left to enter!! 📣 We're accepting submissions for The Orison Chapbook Prize through July 1! Open to all literary genres. The winner will be selected by our founder and editor, Luke Hankins, & will receive $300 and publication. bit.ly/4aDhqdm

Submissions for The Orison Chapbook Prize are open through July 1! Open to all literary genres. The winner will be selected by our founder and editor, Luke Hankins, and will receive $300 and publication. Find complete details at bit.ly/4aDhqdm

✨Submissions for THE BEST SPIRITUAL LITERATURE AWARDS are open!✨ The winners each receive $500 & publication. Enter today at bit.ly/4d2Hb9r

Thanks to The Jewish Review of Books for this thoughtful review of Yehoshua November's THE CONCEALMENT OF ENDLESS LIGHT! jewishreviewofbooks.com/literature/185…
We're accepting submissions for The Orison Chapbook Prize! The winner will be selected by our founder and editor, Luke Hankins, and will receive $300 and publication. Find complete details at bit.ly/4aDhqdm

The cover shows three ancient scripts: Arabic (Kufic), Greek, and Devanagri, corresponding to the book's three sections: a Sufi Islamic prose retelling of the Fall and Mir'aj, a screenpoem about Creon & Pontius Pilate, and a narrative poem retelling Hindu myths of transformation.
📣📣 Last day to submit! 📣 📣 The 2025 Orison Prizes, judged by Tessa Fontaine and Phillip B. Williams, will award $1,500 and publication of the winning book manuscript in each genre. See bit.ly/3BjIGl8 for complete guidelines.

📣📣 Final days to submit! 📣 📣 The 2025 Orison Prizes, judged by Tessa Fontaine and Phillip B. Williams, will award $1,500 and publication of the winning book manuscript in each genre. See bit.ly/3BjIGl8 for complete guidelines.

✨Whether you're going to AWP or not, we're offering an extra 25% off our already-reduced web prices for all of our books!✨ Now through April 5. Use code AWP2025 at checkout. No order or use limits! orisonbooks.com/bookstore

Please join us on April 1 to celebrate the release of M. C. Benner Dixon's Orison Prize-winning novel THE HEIGHT OF LAND! Free registration required at bit.ly/3XTNKEW

✨Final weeks to submit!✨The 2025 Orison Prizes, judged by Tessa Fontaine and Phillip B. Williams, will award $1,500 and publication of the winning book manuscript in each genre. See bit.ly/3BjIGl8 for complete guidelines.

Hear ye hear ye, the preorder link for THREE METAMORPHOSES: Novellas in Prose and Verse is live, folks! 🕋⛪️🛕 @OrisonBooks will be publishing this fall my most idiosyncratic, far-ranging, shapeshifting book of all orisonbooks.com/product-page/t…