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The lines in John Davis’s poems saunter and slide with a rhythm that shows music is the heartbeat and blood of his life. It carries him through youth in the `50s and`60s, through his work in a garage door factory, and even through a snowstorm as it keeps him from freezing when he helps a friend move. And [...]
After all the long hours and hard work, not just by the author but the designers and editors as well, it’s always exciting to see a book start coming together. Here’s the cover for our latest release, Gigs by John Davis, which will be available later this year.
The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey, by James Geiwitz, is the latest addition to Sol Books Prose Series. Here’s what the judges had to say about James’s book: “Minneota, Minnesota. Smalltown, America. For some, growing up in a place where everyone knows everybody evokes memories of grandmothers’ quilts, cruisin’ after school, and leaning in for your [...]
We will announce the winning selection shortly, but in the meantime, here are the finalists, in no particular order. Helping Hand for Ethan by Daniel Lance Wright Into the Wilderness by Chris Helvey The Lost Language by Marianne Villuenva Triple Jeopardy by David Hoof Heartaches Are Going to the Inside by Jennifer Barton All the [...]
We’d like to start the New Year off by announcing the latest selection for Sol Books Poetry Series: Mama Joy by Eileen Silver Lillywhite. About the winning selection: Mama Joy is lit with a quiet beauty, its language easy in the best sense of the word—graceful, melodic, never over-handled. The poems in Eileen Silver Lillywhite’s [...]
Our prose contest is now closed. Thanks to all who submitted. This has been by far our most successful contest so far. With the growing interest in SOL books, next year we hope to expand our contest, both in prize money offered as well as the number of books we select to publish. Skywater Publishing [...]
A reminder to all our readers, the submission deadline for our Prose Series is Oct 31st. The winning entry will receive a standard royalty contract with a $500 advance. Finalists may also be offered a publishing contract. GUIDELINES Submit at least 30,000 words of prose (fiction or nonfiction) without any identifying information appearing on the [...]
The submission deadline for our poetry Contest has now passed. Thanks to all who sent us their poetry collections, and best of luck to you. In October, we’ll announce the next selection for Sol Books Poetry Series. Past winners include Pacific by Scott R. Welvaert. We are now accepting submission for our Prose Contest.
Congratulations to Shilo York, whose short story collection, French-Kissing Angels, was selected for our Prose Series. A note on French-Kissing Angels from our judges: From young, homeless mailbox thieves, metropolitan swingers, and Communistic prep school students to a small-town suicidal pizzeria owner, a Hollywood writer with an odd case of writer’s block, and a barfly [...]
It is time once again to announce the newest inclusion into our Poetry Series, and we are proud to have selected Gigs by John Davis. A note on Gigs from our judges: Blues in D minor, big bellies over factory belts, and Elvis Presley license plates—Gigs is a collection of poems that shows us the [...]
