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 …

Darker Objects Creativity Prompt Challenge

In honor of the upcoming publication of her third collection of poetry and prose, Darker Objects, Christine E. Ray is hosting a Darker Objects Creativity Prompt Challenge for the month of October. Your prompt responses will be published on her blog, Brave & Reckless. She welcomes submissions of original poetry, prose, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, essay, and high-res …

What’s the difference between vanity presses, small presses and other kinds of publishing? – Candice Louisa Daquin

Originally published on Indie Blu(e) Publishing When you’ve written a good book, be it prose or poetry, the next step is to find a publisher. If you are a relative unknown, you may be doing this without an Agent. If so, it can be hard to know what kind of publisher to choose. Vanity Press …

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, …

Now Available from Indie Blu(e) Publishing: As the World Burns: Writers and Artists Reflect on a World Gone Mad

Indie Blu(e) Publishing is thrilled to announce that As the World Burns: Writers and Artists Reflect on a World Gone Mad in now available on Amazon in both print and Kindle versions.

Olive Skin – Devika Mathur (An Excerpt from Crimson Skins)

My Mother has a concave slippery mouth,untouchable with the slick tunes of time.She carries nostalgia,like an offering,a seduction performedin the onyx of mouths colliding.A star shadowmolten in pieceswith liquid layers of murmurssticking to her bare belly button.Lipids resting like a heavy eyelid.She stitches her concrete bun,as a belt of Gangesher crisp breaths floatingto tangle the elixir …

Kristiana Reed Interviews Indie Blu(e) Author Devika Mathur

KRISTIANA: Crimson Skins is your second poetry collection, what has been the most rewarding part of reaching the point of publication? DEVIKA: Over the years I have grown into a more persistent writer honing my writing skills. The process of collecting art pieces and turning them all beautifully into a book takes a lot of creativity and patience. As …

Review Of Devika Mathur’s Crimson Skins by Kristiana Reed

Devika Mathur is loved and known for her celebration of the abstract and surreal; she plays with words like toys and bites into them like ripe fruit. Everything Mathur yields is original and unique. Even when her voice is so reminiscent of Sylvia Plath, she remains a woman and poet unto herself, through and through. Crimson …

Your Next Read (or it should be): Pantheon by Eric Syrdal

I forget that not all of you know that about a year and a half ago, I co-founded a teeny, tiny publishing company with the amazing Kindra M. Austin.  We made a commitment to ourselves from the start that we will only publish books that we love to read.  When I say that Eric Syrdal’s …

Indie Blu(e) Publishing Is Now Accepting Submissions For But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures Of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, And Other Super Heroes Battling Invisible Illness

Submissions for the anthology will be open from January 1, 2020 through January 31, 2020 You are welcome to submit up to 5 pieces of creative work; which may include poetry, prose, creative non-fiction, short fiction, and/or original artwork. Each piece of writing submitted must be limited in length (under 1,000 words). Submission of previously …