Elevator Stories

Surprise! Our 2022 #botn #bestofthenet nominations are in. Fiction from Level 3: Pride, creative nonfiction from Level 4: Destination. Congrats @kminminpow @rmbelth @parrot_perret & Anastasia Jill. May you ascend to the highest level.

PEOPLE YELL AT YOU 🔊 A WRITERS PARTY 🎊

After the “essentials” bookmark, we had to do a throwback to books that essentially made us who we are. Introducing: Thirty West “classics” bookmark. Free with orders of 2+ books or chaps. Maybe we need a chap-bookmark next? @anotherintro @anniejo_17 @jessbonder

Today is a very lucky day. PEPPERLEAF is available for preorder. Ross’s 3rd book, and 2nd overall with Thirty West, will transport you into the titular town with PNW charm and characters you won’t forget. Available a la carte or with BELOW THE FALLS. Out everywhere on 5/22/26

Some redesigns for festival tables *peep the chapbook cohort files*

@twchapbooks Please welcome the Fall 2026 cohort: Christina Tudor, Tom Snarsky, Damilola Oyedeji, & Guillermo Filice Castro. We cannot wait to publish these unique chapbooks & this quartet in the TW catalog. Coming out this October! @christinaltudor @TomSnarsky @OyedejiDamilol5

Many memories were made in Baltimore last week. Here’s a lot of them from the conference floor with author friends from years past. Escape the mundane one smile at a time. Thank you, let’s do it again. AWP is great.

New book bundles have arrived in the Thirty West shop. Staring at $25 and nothing over $40, these bundles are the perfect entry into Thirty West. Use code 30BMORE at checkout for 20% off any order until 3/31. AWP may be over, but the books are still shelving. Link in comments

The final day is WIZARD’S CHOICE! Stop by Thirty West table 724 and consult the book wizard: Favorite color Favorite season Favorite time And he shall hand-select 3 books or chapbooks for you. Today only! Help us make magic 🧙‍♂️

A darn fine day of author signings that just happen to be back to back! @anniejo_17 @KESLENTZ Adam Gianforcaro & Chelsea Stickle

All set up for AWP 2026. Come find us at 724 near the main entrance. Just look for the road sign. Author signings, daily specials, and MANY books and chapbooks. We can’t wait to see you this year.

We are here to serve 🤴 🗡️ @thirtywestph 100+ chapbook units are packed and ready for #awp2026 #awp26

March is here. We have Afterimages dropping after our AWP recess. All newcomers: Casey Flynn (flash fiction) Zack Keali’i Murphy (flash fiction) Maureen Alsop (book review). Be on the lookout for our official newsletter tomorrow with AWP specials preview. Bonus one comes later and when you least expect it.

Thirty West is thrilled to have Anna, Kristine, Chelsea, and Adam come by booth 724 to sign their books/chapbooks. Come by and get a signed copy, maybe a photo with the author? Let’s make it happen. See you soon.

Please welcome the Spring 2026 cohort of chapbook authors: Liz deBeer, Mallory Smart, Esénia Bañuelos, and Mike Bagwell. We cannot wait to publish these unique chapbooks and welcome this quartet to the TW catalog. Coming out this April! @thirtywestph

Open for submissions for an exclusive, poetry-only call for National Poetry Month. Reading until 3-15. Send up to your best 5 poems within 5 pages, and we will pay you $3 per poem. All poems accepted will be published this April. Do it for the love of poetry! thirtywest.submittable.com

AWP Chapbook Assembly Day 2

The anticipation is boiling over. Spring Cohort of our 2026 chapbook project goes live Thursday. You’ll meet 4 poets and authors who are ready to see their chapbooks out in the world. You’ll also meet the talented cover designer for all 8 chapbooks. No more playing around!

Scenes from today’s chapbook binding session. One more to go before AWP. Escape the mundane, especially handmade.

The Thirty West 2026 Chapbook Project is beginning soon. Here is our “lottery” picks of the hundreds of submissions we received. We can’t wait to work with these 8 authors very soon. 0009 0148 0258 0421 0489 0491 0497 0573 @jdalewrites from @thirtywestph selecting numbers

So many memories were made a week ago at the RED DEATH, PURPLE DARK launch. Thank you guests and congratulations @thalierr your book is amazing and, for now, sold out of the 1st print run! Little bird told me AWP is the way to get the last few for now… 🥀 🫀