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We publish works by emerging and historically underrepresented voices as well as overlooked gems by established writers. Sister book imprint to @EcotoneMagazine

Wilmington, NC
Joined September 2011
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Check out what books our phenomenal staff are currently reading. Whose stack would you pick?!
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When writing (and reading!) what do you prefer? #WritingCommmunity
17%Happy endings 😝
0%Sad endings 🥺
83%Open endings 🫠
0%Mysterious endings 🤫
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At @awpwriter? So are we! Stop by booths #609 & 611 to say hi to us along with @UNCWCRW students and @EcotoneMagazine. Tomorrow 12-1 p.m. come by for cake, drinks and book signing with #BiggerThanBravery contributors @destinyoshay, @DeeshaPhilyaw, and Opal Moore!
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Can’t wait to see y’all in Seattle at @awpwriter! Come say hi to us at Booths #609 & 611 👋
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Come join us!
UNCW now offers a gradate Certificate in Publishing! Learn more—including our students’ first-hand experiences with our imprint and magazines—at the link below. Applications are now open to students enrolled in UNCW’s MFA program. ecotonelookout.org/announcin…
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We love to see #BiggerThanBravery contributor E. Ethelbert Miller's powerful poem "Malcolm X, February 1965" honored this month by @PoetryFound
i will die this month. how i do not know. still there is much work to be done. —E. Ethelbert Miller with our #PoemOfTheDay. #BlackHistoryMonth bit.ly/34r2Etx
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We can't wait for this event with TWO #BiggerThanBravery contributors @DeeshaPhilyaw and @KieseLaymon !
Talking about a book I love with two people I love? It doesn't get any better than this. Come celebrate @CAMONGHNE's latest fire and brilliance, DYSCALCULIA, with @KieseLaymon and me, Feb. 16 hosted by our friends at @BooksandBooks! #LIT16 booksandbooks.com/event/dysc…
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We've been inactive on here for way too long, but now we're back! What's everyone been reading lately? #WritingCommunity
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We are so grateful to have Siobahn on the Lookout-Ecotone team! She is a gem 💫😍
Had a fun opportunity to talk with @mermaidlauran about my recent employment at @LookoutBooks and @EcotoneMagazine !
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Lookout is excited to announce our first ever open submission window from July 1 to 15! So polish those query letters and proposals, and read the full guidelines here (bit.ly/39He4wg).
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In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite banned books. Let us know which books have inspired you! ecotonelookout.org/?p=3214&p…
There are so many incredible literary orgs who could use your generosity on today's GivingTuesday! Go show some love to the ones that matter to you.
Make us a part of your #GivingTuesday ! THANK YOU for being part of the Kaya Press community ✨ Please continue to help us thrive into the next year by making a donation today for #GivingTuesday, to reach our 2021 Fundraising Goal of $30,000! 🐯 kaya.kindful.com/support-kay… 🐮
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If you'd like to support Lookout during GivingTuesday, consider shopping our holiday sale! All profits are reinvested in future titles and authors. Use code HOLIDAYREADING for 20% off and free shipping! bit.ly/3I0Gw8N
As Lookout wraps up our 10th anniversary year, we've got a celebratory holiday sale going on! When you order directly from Lookout's website, you'll receive 20 percent off your purchase and free shipping from now until the end of the year. lookout.org/product-category…
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Orders from Lookout must be placed by December 10 to be shipped in time for arrival by December 25. 📚
Love to see several past Lookout staffers on this list! Generative writing sessions, free and open to all. See you there!
It's happening again! This good thing! Come write with us--and folks from Wilmington and all over the world. @jessnirvanapoet kicks off the season tomorrow morning at 9:00 am EST. More info/link on our website/events calendar. #uncwcrw #writewilmington
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Join us in welcoming new graduate publishing assistant Amanda Ake (@myglasstreehous), a third-year creative nonfiction candidate in @UNCWCRW's MFA program, to the Lookout team! bit.ly/3E5uusQ
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Over the summer, @WritingestState spoke with Lookout Publisher Emily Smith about how the pandemic changed the world of publishing and teaching. Emily also shared the advice she would give to her younger self at the beginning of her publishing career: bit.ly/3l96Bb1
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Join us in celebrating #IndieBookstoreDay this weekend! We helped our friends at @CLMPorg compile a list of indie bookstores that support and promote publications from indie presses. Find one near you and show them some love by buying a book or two! clmp.org/bookstores/
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We can't wait to celebrate this gorgeous issue on Sunday!
Join us Sunday, April 18, at 7 pm ET as we launch the Garden Issue, with contributors @KazimAliPoet, @destinyoshay, Anni Liu, @oinkness, @rosieskelton, & @Nomi_Stone, plus giveaways & general revelry! ecotonemagazine.org/news-and…
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