Interview with J.S. Allen
Thank you for the beautiful story that is A Bad Place Best Forgotten. What was your original inspiration for the book? Where did the story start for you? Thinking back and reflecting about my creative process, I believe my first inkling was a monster-in-a closet story. A door that must never, under any circumstances, be opened. […]
Continue readingCall for Submissions: Spoon Knife 10
Autonomous Press is now accepting submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for the 10th volume of Spoon Knife, our annual genre-bending lit anthology. Please read this whole page carefully before submitting; some details have changed this time around! Theme The theme for Spoon Knife 10 will be Polarities. Polarities: pairs of opposite forces […]
Continue readingInterview with Joy Reichart
Thank you for sharing your beautiful writing with us. How do you feel with Soul Writing out in the world? First I feel deep gratitude to Autonomous Press for ushering it out into the world with such skill and care. So, thank you. I’m learning just how much faith it takes to do something like […]
Continue readingInterview with Hao C. Tran
How has the experience been so far of having a book in the world? It’s a sense of relief that I have finally achieved a dream that one day I would write a book about Vietnam to honor my mother and my homeland. I have known for years that I wanted to do that and […]
Continue readingCall for Submissions: Spoon Knife 9
We are no longer accepting submissions for Spoon Knife 9, unless you’re a regular Spoon Knife contributor who’s arranged an extension with us. We are now accepting submissions for our 2026 volume, Spoon Knife 10. Timeline The deadline for submissions was July 31st, 2024. Contributors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by the end […]
Continue readingSpoon Knife 7 and Tinfoil Hats Ready for Pre-Order
We are delighted to share two new books: Spoon Knife 7 – Transitions and Tinfoil Hats. These anthologies are designed to show beautiful new ways of living outside of social norms. When we imagine freely and make bold choices, amazing paths open up. You can order on our website, and the paperbacks will ship in […]
Continue readingCall for Submissions: Spoon Knife 8
Submissions for Spoon Knife 8 are now closed, unless you’re a contributor to previous volumes and have a prior agreement with an editor regarding a late submission. Submissions are open for Spoon Knife 10. See the Spoon Knife 10 Call for Submissions here. Autonomous Press is now accepting submissions of short fiction, short literary memoir, […]
Continue readingA Mad, Mad World / Interview with Dr. Phil Smith
How did you get involved with AutPress? a number of years ago, wandering around the inter-webs looking for new and interesting ideas about neurodiversity, while teaching at a university, i discovered some blogs written by people who became founding members of the Autonomous Press collective. i was smitten with their ideas, which approached neurodiversity and […]
Continue readingCall for Submissions: Spoon Knife 7
Submissions for Spoon Knife 7 are closed as of June 30th, 2022. As of July 1, 2022, we are accepting submissions for Spoon Knife 8. The Spoon Knife 8 Call for Submissions is here. Authors who have submitted pieces to Spoon Knife 7 will be notified of acceptance or rejection by the end of 2022. […]
Continue readingCall for Submissions: Mad Studies Stories and Theory
Autonomous Press seeks submissions of abstracts for two upcoming anthologies, Tinfoil Hats: Stories by Mad People in an Insane World and A Mad Turn: Anti-methods of Mad Studies. The Basics Autonomous Press seeks submissions of abstracts for two upcoming anthologies, Tinfoil Hats: Stories by Mad People in an Insane World and A Mad Turn: Anti-methods […]
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