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Well, it’s definitely summer – not only is it sweltering, but our inbox is filling up with more submissions each day, and we couldn’t be happier! (Well, about the submissions, anyway.) Keep them coming! The reading period ends July 31, so take your time, tell your writerly friends, and be sure to check out ourContinue reading “June Update”

As you may have noticed in our online store, Noah Falck’s Snowmen Losing Weight is sold out! If you missed your chance to pick up a copy, don’t worry — we’re working on it. Snowmen is an incredibly work-intensive book to make and so the logistics are particularly tricky to figure out, but we areContinue reading “Help us bring more Snowmen into the world!”

Our summer reading period is OPEN. Send us what you’ve got! Send your complete manuscript as an attachment to batcatpress@gmail.com with a short cover email, and see our Submissions page for more details on what we’re looking for. Also, don’t forget that our beautiful new 2012 titles, Snowmen Losing Weight and Far Out All MyContinue reading “Today’s the day!!”

Friday is June 1, and our reading period will once again be open! From June 1 to July 31, we’re taking complete manuscripts of all shapes and sizes. As usual, we welcome all genres and forms, from the conventional to the hard-to-describe. Please see our Submissions page for more details.

The LAVA Festival is in full swing here at Lincoln Park, and later today our 2012 authors will be reading and their books will be released to the public for the first time. Online ordering will be made available by Monday, May 21. In the meantime, here’s a preview!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at AWP last week! We have very limited quantities remaining of our 2011 titles Ox and Where Nothing Can Grow, so if you’ve been meaning to snag a copy, now’s the time! Visit our purchasing post or just send us an email at batcatpress@gmail.com. ALSO: We areContinue reading “New in 2012”

The AWP Bookfair is just about the corner! Come visit us at table F6. We’ll have books ready for perusing, journals ready for filling, and we’ll be bringing along a few surprises. In addition, we’ll also be announcing our new titles for 2012. It’s sure to be a lovely time! Come by the table andContinue reading “AWP 2012: Chicago”

All submissions have been read and we are working our way toward making a final decision as to our 2012 publications. If you submitted a manuscript to us during the 2011 Summer Reading Period, please know that we are working as fast as we can to respond to your submission. Some emails have already beenContinue reading “Update for Submitters”

We will be at this year’s Handmade Arcade at Pittsburgh’s convention center on Saturday, November 12. Come and join us! We will have all of our recent publications available for purchase as well as an array of handmade journals and sketchbooks. While Handmade Arcade isn’t a “literary” gathering, it is a celebration of craft. BindingContinue reading “Handmade Arcade – Nov. 12”

It’s hard to believe it’s already the end of July! We’re looking forward to welcoming our new staff next month and having a look at our new space, which is currently being renovated. It’s been a productive summer so far, and we have some exciting things on the horizon! There are still a few moreContinue reading “Updates!”