Indie Blu(e) Publishing’s 5th Anniversary Creativity Prompt Challenge

In November of 2018, Kindra M. Austin and I took a leap of faith and launched Indie Blu(e) Publishing with the publication of our first anthology, We Will Not Be Silenced: The Lived Experience of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Told Powerfully Through Poetry, Prose, Essay, and Art. We Will Not Be Silenced would not have been possible without the …

Christine’s Tried and True Process for Creating a Poetry or Prose Manuscript

Now that I have had a little time to get past the mad 2021 publishing rush and the holidays, I have started thinking about the exciting projects Indie Blu(e) Publishings has lined up for the new year. Every publishing journey starts with a manuscript and creating the first draft of a poetry/prose collection can feel very daunting. …

The Gift of Words: Stunning Poetry and Prose from Indie Blu(e) Publishing

As you finish up your holiday shopping, the Editors of Indie Blu(e) Publishing recommend adding one (or more!) of our fabulous titles to your list. Some Words Never Sleep comes from the monsoon soul of Indian poet Zinia Mitra. A bilingual author and accomplished academic, Mitra pours her observations and insights into transformative poetry, evoking what …

The Gift of Words: Cutting Edge Fiction from Indie Blu(e) Publishing

As you finish up your holiday shopping, the Editors of Indie Blu(e) Publishing recommend adding one (or more!) of our fabulous titles to your list. Kindra M. Austin’s neo-noir novella, The Killing Holiday, is filled with sex, cigarettes, and whiskey, leaving the reader wanting more. “Austin’s dark, disquieting ability to provoke unease, is the exact right …

The Gift of Words: Anthologies from Indie Blu(e) Publishing

As you finish up your holiday shopping, the Editors of Indie Blu(e) Publishing recommend adding one (or more!) of our fabulous titles to your list. But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, and other Superheroes Battling Invisible Illness features 123 powerful voices living with invisible chronic illnesses— voices often …

NOW AVAILABLE: THE KALI PROJECT: INVOKING THE GODDESS WITHIN / INDIAN WOMEN’S VOICES

Editors Megha Sood and Candice Louisa Daquin are pleased to announce that Indie Blu(e) Publishing's latest anthology, The Kali Project: Invoking the Goddess Within / Indian Women’s Voices is now available for purchase worldwide. The Kali Project is a nearly 600 page collection of some of the most famous Indian poets and writers and artists in the world, …

Submissions Reopened for But You Don’t Look Sick

Indie Blu(e) Publishing is reopening submissions for our upcoming anthology But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, and other Super Heroes Battling Invisible Illness for 10 days only. We will happily accept submissions of writing, but are particularly eager to receive additional submissions of art. If you know …

Reminder: Submission Deadline for Through The Looking Glass is January 15, 2021

The focus of Through The Looking Glass: Reflecting on Madness and Chaos Withinis on writing and art from those who are living, or have struggled, with mental illness such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, or psychotic Disorders. Given the high volume of submissions that we are expecting, we ask …

Last Call: Submission Deadline for But You Don’t Look Sick is December 31, 2020

Indie Blue Publishing will be accepting submissions for But You Don’t Look Sick until December 31, 2020. The focus of But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, and other Super Heroes Battling Invisible Illness is on writing and art from those living with a chronic but invisible physical illness or …

Reminder: Submission Deadline for But You Don’t Look Sick is December 31, 2020

Indie Blue Publishing will be accepting submissions for But You Don’t Look Sick until December 31, 2020. The focus of But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, and other Super Heroes Battling Invisible Illness is on writing and art from those living with a chronic but invisible physical illness or …