Est. 2015 in Pennsylvania. Read indie lit. www.thirtywestph.com

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New novel, PEPPERLEAF, coming out from Thirty West in 2026. Previously a story collection, BELOW THE FALLS (Thirty West, 2024) and a novel, THE HUMMINGBIRDS (Skyhorse, 2018). PNW guy.

I’m a writer, artist and dad. I like to train and play banjo. I love play with my wife and daughter and son.

Sober, poet, talking about how dogs might bite you and the guilt it brings. Sex worker / LGBTQIA+ friendly.

Thank you!!

John Carlo Encarnacion is a librarian and writer based in Southern California. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University and his fiction has appeared in Bourbon Penn.

poet, visual artist. BS in Art, MFA in Sculpture and Masters degree in Organizational Development Published poetry and photograph in Rattle and Visual Verse.

Alex Carrigan (he/him) is a Pushcart-nominated editor, poet, and critic from Alexandria, VA. He is the author of Now Let’s Get Brunch (Querencia Press, 2023) and May All Our Pain Be Champagne (Alien Buddha Press, 2022).

Josh Dale is the author of Duality Lies Beneath, The Light to Never Be Snuffed, and RAGE: Stories. He is the publisher of Thirty West Publishing House. Support indie lit. www.joshdale.co www.thirtywestph.com

Poems from the heartland.

Writer in Chicago

Christopher W. Smith is a Dr. Pepper addict, runs the micro-press, Quarter Press, and lives with their spouse, kid, and too many cats. IG: @quarterpresspics ; Bluesky: @quarterpress.bsky.social

Brief Bio: Reader, Flash Writer, Beach Walker, Cat Lover, Educator. Substack: A Lizard's Tale Website: https://www.ldebeerwriter.com

Joseph Edwin Haeger is the author of the disjointed crime novella BARDO (Thirty West Publishing House) and the experimental memoir LEARN TO SWIM (University of Hell Press). He lives in Spokane, WA.

Writer, teacher, aspiring bedroom DJ

This is the Substack of husband & wife duo Zach & Kelly Murphy. Zach is a multifaceted writer with a background in cinema and fiction. Kelly is an editor and writer of non-fiction and personal essays.

Kara Knickerbocker is an internationally published writer & solo world traveler. The author of two poetry chapbooks, she can often be found wandering the world but always at Instagram @fromthissideofthesun + www.karaknickerbocker.com.

Jade Hidle is a Vietnamese-Irish-Norwegian writer and teacher. Her books include Hair: A Lai Mỹ Memoir (2025) and The Return to Việt Nam (2016). You can read more of her work at @jade_hai_do.

Writer & musician. Runs Lost, Long Gone, Forgotten Records.

author of Turmeric & Sugar: Stories (Thirty West) stories in Wigleaf, Berkeley Fiction Review, Short Story Long, Craft Literary, XRAY, etc. annavangalajones.com

THE ONLY LIVING GIRL IN CHICAGO• Editor-in-Chief @MaudlinHouse \ud83d\udcda • Person who talks about music @PodHealing \ud83c\udfa7 • Horror movies @horrorpod666 \ud83c\udfa5

Shome Dasgupta is the author of The Seagull And The Urn (HarperCollins India), and most recently, Cajun South Brown Folk (Belle Point Press). He lives in Lafayette, LA, and he is represented by Teffanie Thompson of Falkin Literary.

An experimental poet and short fiction author from Chicago, Illinois.