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The vibes are vibing for free pins at AWP. Stop by the MJP table (752) to snag one! #awp #baltimore #writers #poets #swag

AWP in the house! Come see us at booth 752 and score free stuff! #awp #awpbaltimore #poetry #fiction #books

Close out AWP in style with MJP and other Baltimore literary buddies! It's a celebration! #awp #awpbaltimore #litparty #party #writerparty #writercelebration #writers #poets #danceparty @hopkinsreview.bsky.social

March on over to see us at AWP Baltimore! We will be at table 752, and we can't wait to see you! #bookfair #awp #awpbaltimore #buybooks #booklovers #literaryfestival #reader #poetry #fiction #prose #literaryevents

Everyone loves a circus, especially at AWP Baltimore. Come see dope weird stuff! Collecting donations for TransMaryland. @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @jacklegpress.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @ezewriter.bsky.social #poetryreading #litreading #AWP #weirdwriters #performanceart #burlesque #drag

Join us as we celebrate the local literary scene, Baltimore style! @yellowarrowpub.bsky.social @modernartistpress.bsky.social @wwph.bsky.social @baltimorereview.bsky.social

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Kick off AWP in Baltimore with drag, burlesque, and literary performances! Hosted by @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @masonjarpress.bsky.social and @jacklegpress.bsky.social Tips accepted at door for Trans Maryland. #awp #poetry #dragshow #burlesque @ezewriter.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social

the flyer for "balancing act: a literary circus" on March 4, 7pm at the club car, 12 W North Ave. the flyer features a circus-tent background and the event's title and information is lettered across a marquee set slightly above the horizontal center of the flyer. above the marquee, white text reads "join fifth wheel press, jackleg press, & mason jar press for an evening of burlesque, drag, and literary performance..." below the marquee, white text reads "hosted by the workshop prince & featuring rahne alexander, yasmine bolden, genevieve deguzman, eze jackson, dave k, ani king, manic!, amanda mccormick, rita mookerjee, christopher nelson, karol olesiak, tramaine suubi, jade e welsh, stephen zerance. tips accepted at the door in support of trans maryland."

you didn't REALLY think we were only throwing one offsite in our HOME CITY, did you??????

#AWP26 @masonjarpress.bsky.social @jacklegpress.bsky.social

2 contributor copies of Jarnal 4, published by Mason Jar Press.

The Blessing Hour In this city, we stop hunting for language, instead redeem the plainest spaces. Wade in water that makes absence personal. I don’t want to write my way through a flood. Don’t want us to split over distance, or small aberrations, unnoticed at sundown. What we miss, chimes as colours on oil slick roads, and hills that steepen by us simply climbing. It hurts to labour for love. A mother lifts her child above a ruined wall — shows him the future. Morning smooths out a street of debris. The child believes it is dusty Lego, waiting. The war hasn’t happened for 300 days, meaning our beauty has been humbly salvaged, the clarity of a single moment bargaining with broken bread on a bistro table. Grace slipping a note between the hands of a man and woman drinking coffee. They never go further than talking. Or walking, where nothing falls — except fractured light on an evening like this. A girl from a dim alley adjusts her blouse, straightens her crumpled skirt. Vanishes in fog. I tell myself she must have been loved, hard. That there was no crime. Things appear as a heart is held. As a land askew, its weapons and dresses laid to rest. This translucent city — edged with fire.

I tell myself she must have been loved, hard. That there was no crime. Things appear as a heart is held. As a land askew, its weapons and dresses laid to rest. This translucent city — edged with fire.

Delighted to see my poem 'The Blessing Hour' in Jarnal 4 from @masonjarpress.bsky.social ❤️

My thanks again to EIC Steph Sundermann-Zinger and team. The issue is a stunner with many writers I admire from the US and around the world. Available now: masonjarpress.com/jarnal

#poetrycommunity #poetry

Beautiful poetry by Jane Lewty available now in Jarnal, Vol. 4! You can check it out here: masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poem #litjournal #litmag #poets

A Reading List for Black History Month 2026 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses For Black History Month, observed annually during the month of February, we asked our members—independent presses, literary journals, and others—to share with us some of the books and magazines they r...

Grateful to @clmporg.bsky.social for including my poetry collection Peculiar Heritage on their reading list for Black History Month! @masonjarpress.bsky.social

Peculiar Heritage — MASON JAR PRESS The shock of American violence and hate shouldn’t be shocking at all. This is our peculiar heritage from an ugly institution. Still, we are not without resistance and Peculiar Heritage, a collection…

DeMisty D. Bellinger’s PECULIAR HERITAGE (@masonjarpress.bsky.social) is on our reading list for #BlackHistoryMonth!

This poetry collection is “a resistance narrative to the present political climate and a regime in the US that rejects culture and inclusion.” masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

Available for preorder now, Earthlings! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... #alieninvasion #scifibooks #fictionbooks #sciencefiction #booksbooksbooks #newrelease #newreleasebooks #preorder #preorderbooks

Out April 7th..

Kick back and relax with the new issue of Jarnal! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetry #prose #fiction #shortstory #memoir #readmore #reading #litjournal #litmag #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #readinglist

Attention, Earthlings: Prepare for reduced prices when preordering ALIENS ATTACK! by Dave Housley masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... #scifibooks #alieninvasion #fictionbooks #sciencefiction #readmore #readbooks #preorder #bookloversofinstagram #smallpress #bookpreorder #independentpress #novel

Looking for gorgeous poetry? Check out the latest issue of Jarnal, available now! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylover #poems #poets #fiction #shortstory #memoir #creativenonfiction #writerscommunity #readmore #literarymagazine #litjournal #literaryjournal

Say no to AI-generated slop. Support human work by donating to Mason Jar Press today! All funds directly support the work of our very real, very human authors: masonjarpress.com/support-us #poetry #poets #writers #fiction #memoir #independentpress #smallpress #nonprofit #donate #noai #noaiart

Read the heartbreakingly honest "Confessions of a Toddler" by Will Cole in the latest issue of Jarnal! Order here: masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... @yourtranscousin.bsky.social #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #poetrycommunity #fictioncommunity #creativenonfiction

The Small Press Power List: 25 Publishers Redefining American Literature The Small Press Power List: 25 Publishers Redefining American Literature

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Wow! Ah, we’re blushing. Thanks for the shoutout @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social ! We’re honored to appear with these amazing presses.

Aliens Attack! (Preorder now!) — MASON JAR PRESS Now available for preorder! Told through the men and women—and aliens—who experienced it firsthand, Dave Housley's sci-fi novel ALIENS ATTACK! presses us with the big question: what would you do at t...

Get ready for ALIENS ATTACK! Told through the men and women—and aliens—who experienced it firsthand, Dave Housley's sci-fi novel ALIENS ATTACK! presses us with the big question: what would you do at the end of the world? Preorder your discounted copy today! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

We are excited to announce our new author, Ani King! Ani's debut book, FAMILY NIGHT, a collection of flash fiction filled with magical realism, will be released in Fall 2026. Join us in welcoming Ani to MJP! @aniking.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social #flashfiction #debutauthor #magicalrealism

Help Mason Jar Press bottle up something new by becoming a book sponsor! All book sponsorship funds will directly support the production and promotion of your chosen book. Make a meaningful impact today! Visit masonjarpress.com/book-sponsor...

The new Jarnal is coming! You can order it here: masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

Looking for a creepy Halloween read? Get in and buckle up for a ride with Dave K. and The Bong-Ripping Brides of Count Drogado! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/... #horror #horrorreads #horrornovel #fictionbooks #spookyseason #spooky #spookyvibes #booklover #bookstagram #reading #halloween

The new issue of Jarnal is dropping, and you're invited! Come party with us! #launchparty #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #litjournal #poetry #prose #partytime #litliterature #shortstories #literaryfiction

Cover just dropped! Who’s excited for Aliens Attack? We sure are! Out this Spring (2026) by @dave.housley Dave Housley. Cover art by @muirheadlife @mattmuirheadartist Matt Muirhead #bookcovertart #bookcover #scifi #scifilovers #newbook #comingsoon

Come check us out, today (9/13) and tomorrow (9/14) @Baltimore Book Festival! Mason Jar is tabling 10-6! #books #bookfestival #baltimore #supportlocal #shoplocal

So join MJP @baltimorebookfestival this Sat (9/13) & Sunday (9/14) from 10am-6pm. Come get a new book to enjoy by the fire this fall season! #baltimorebookfest25 #booksbooksbooks #fall #happyfall #bonfireseason #shoplocal #supportsmallpresses