Laura Stanfill
@laurastanfill.bsky.social
Author, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES (Ooligan Press, Nov. 2026). Publisher, Forest Avenue Press. Publishing consultant. Delete Key is my roller derby name.
Me 'n @bartking.bsky.social and @lizprato.bsky.social in a row of writers at the launch of BRAVE ON THE PAGE, the first title published by @laurastanfill.bsky.social and @forestavenuepress.bsky.social in November 2012! This fab Portland indie press will celebrate 15 years in 2027. 👏
Chihuahua or seal? I'm thinking seal because of @julieskelleher.bsky.social's new novel THE SEA-GLASS SHORE and being pretty selkie obsessed at the moment. Maybe it's a seal with a dog sweater on?
First review for my new novel, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES, just dropped over at Independent Book Review! #writers #historicalfiction #newnovel independentbookreview.com/2026/09/22/t...
The Neighborhood Dames by Laura Stanfill - Independent Book Review
THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES by Laura Stanfill is a subversive portrait of female friendship and feminist activism set in the years leading up to and during Prohibition. Reviewed by Madeleine James.
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When I'm not writing, editing, or publishing books at @forestavenuepress.bsky.social, I'm at Rose City Rollers with my camera. Juniors season is now under way! #rollerderby
My author @julieskelleher.bsky.social is living the author dream, traveling to indie bookstores around the PNW, signing books, and adding bookstore stickers to her rig! Find THE SEA-GLASS SHORE at an indie near you. #selkie #debutnovel
Julie Salmon Kelleher@julieskelleher.bsky.social · 2mo agoThursday’s bookstore stickers! Very much enjoyed being back on the Kitsap Peninsula, where I lived from age 6-14, never very far from saltwater. #indiebookstore
In honor of #epicenterweek and the women's sports spotlight being on Portland, Oregon, where we're based, we are revealing @gigilittle.bsky.social's cover for Rachel King's new historical women's basketball novel, THE RED HEADS. #coverreveal #womenssports
Hey hey, it took a consultant's homework assignment to finally figure out my Bluesky login and get back here. My novel THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES is due out from @ooliganpress.bsky.social on Nov. 10. Reviewers, I have a few print ARCs that are as-yet unclaimed if you like feminist historical fiction!
My new novel, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES, is due out from @ooliganpress.bsky.social in November. Check out this trailer the team put together! youtu.be/vvKyDj1ep8E #booktrailer #neighborhooddames #historicalfiction
THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES, by Laura Stanfill | Book Trailer & Author Interview
YouTube video by Ooligan Press
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Part II of the edited transcript of last month's Word for Word Publishing Panel with @janefriedman.com and @laurastanfill.bsky.social is up for your viewing pleasure! #litmag #publishing penmenreview.com/spotlight/wo...
Word for Word Publishing Panel With Jane Friedman and Laura Stanfill, Part II
We're back with Part II of last month's Word for Word Publishing Panel, featuring industry experts Jane Friedman and Laura Stanfill. You can read Part I here. Jane Friedman needs no introduction to aspiring writers. Her book
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Happy Thursday! Part I of the (lightly) edited transcript of last month's Word for Word Publishing Panel, featuring @janefriedman.com and @laurastanfill.bsky.social is now available. Enjoy! #litmag #interview #publishing penmenreview.com/spotlight/wo...
Word for Word Publishing Panel With Jane Friedman and Laura Stanfill, Part I
A highlight of each year’s Word for Word literary series is the publishing panel, in which we leading voices in the publishing industry come to speak about the latest trends and information that write...
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Come to this free publishing panel with @janefriedman.com and me! So grateful to the @snhumfa.bsky.social for inviting us to chat about the industry. #publishing #writing #smallpress
SNHU Online MFA@snhumfa.bsky.social · 7mo agoFor this year's Publishing Panel, Word for Word is proud to welcome two industry experts, @janefriedman.com and @laurastanfill.bsky.social! Join us on Wednesday, 3/18, at 8 PM EST as we talk with Jane and Laura about the state of publishing! Register here: events.blackthorn.io/1N1TpJJ7/5a3...
I'm super excited for this debut novel by @julieskelleher.bsky.social with an unusual selkie twist coming out from @laurastanfill.bsky.social at Forest Avenue this fall.
Julie Salmon Kelleher@julieskelleher.bsky.social · 2y agoLooking real!
ICYMI, @wendyjfox.bsky.social recently had the chance to interview @laurastanfill.bsky.social, founder of @forestavenuepress.bsky.social, on CRAFT! buff.ly/U8YgmPV Imagine a Door by Laura Stanfill: buff.ly/JA8nco3 Preorder The Last Supper by Wendy J. Fox: buff.ly/aAJuDIF @susanschulman.bsky.social
Conversations Between Friends: Laura Stanfill and Wendy Fox - CRAFT
Laura Stanfill is the founder of Forest Avenue Press, a small press based in Portland, Oregon. With her leadership, the press has acquired and published books recognized by major awards like the…
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Cover reveal for The Sea-Glass Shore by @julieskelleher.bsky.social, out this fall from @forestavenuepress.bsky.social! Really enjoyed working on this with Julie and publisher @laurastanfill.bsky.social.
Who wants to read a story from the POV of an immortal cat? @lizprato.bsky.social's fourth book delivers this and more! PURGATOIRE releases in April. bookshop.org/p/books/purg...
Purgatoire
Check out Purgatoire - In 1910 Sabé Parella makes the journey from northern Italy to southern Colorado to join her husband who had gone ahead to work in the coal mines. But when Sabé arrives along the...
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For our #democracy and for my self improvement, books I read in 2025. Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social @kamalaharris.com @billmckibben.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social @dkthomp.bsky.social @laurastanfill.bsky.social, etc. for inspiring me!
At the Broadway Books event for my novel, when @shawnlevy.com told me he pictured my character Four the Door as played by the classic film actor Mike Mazurki, it got me thinking about the ways the film Murder, My Sweet had influenced my book. So I put together a post about it....
I'll be a busy bee next week at the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover events, including an AMA at @spokeandwordbooks.bsky.social, a conversation with @pollydugan.bsky.social at Annie Bloom's, and a conversation with @gigilittle.bsky.social at Broadway Books. Stop by and join us at one or all!
In which @laurastanfill.bsky.social writes about our beloved Rose City, which is not on fire, and books, which have the potential to save us. 💙
One City Block
On Portland, protests, and my author's marquee appearance on CNN
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"...until refuge is secured with justice, it will never truly be refuge at all." This is a heartbreaking post from Ari Honarvar, whose debut novel A GIRL CALLED RUMI was published by Portland's Forest Avenue Press and my friend @laurastanfill.bsky.social in 2021.
I've Left the United States
On saying goodbye to the U.S. and the impossible choices facing refugees today
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Introducing our speaker... @laurastanfill.bsky.social! Laura Stanfill is the author of Imagine a Door, a book for writers, and the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. She has won the Oregon Literary Fellowship for Publishing twice, and she earned a certificate from the Yale Publishing Course.
YES. From @laurastanfill.bsky.social: "... as writers, we linger and agonize over each verb. We replace em dashes with commas and then switch them back to em dashes. We activate our characters and scenes and sacred objects, making artistic decisions alongside the practical ones."
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: The Heart of Any Book Deal
Some thoughts on publisher-author communication
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To learn more about #democracy, #freedom, and to be an effective writer, I read these books during the summer of 2025. Thank you @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social @dkthomp.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @laurastanfill.bsky.social and Ta-Nehisi Coates for writing books!
Getting a really nice review from Kirkus is as stunning as a billy club to the back of the head. So happy and thankful. The full review is here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews.... #whokilledonethegun #forestavenuepress #timeloops #noir #oldtimeradio
ICYMI, here's a whimsical interview with Forest Ave's @laurastanfill.bsky.social and the phenomenal @debutiful.bsky.social. #writing #publishing
Debutiful@debutiful.bsky.social · last yr.Check out our latest conversation with @forestavenuepress.bsky.social publisher @laurastanfill.bsky.social! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5rFV...
Want to add free mystery, thriller, and suspense books to your bookshelf? Here are free books, including WHO KILLED ONE THE GUN?, in a special @bookfunnel.bsky.social giveaway! #free #onethegun #smallpress #publishing #suspense #mystery #thriller books.bookfunnel.com/allgenremtsf...
(Aug to Sept) All Genre Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Freebies
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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I have been pretty quiet on social media this summer but here's a snapshot of one week of balancing my writing life and my publishing responsibilities. writeordiemag.com/features/-wr...
Mid-Book Tour, Developmental Edits, and Family Road Trips— Writer Diary — Write or Die Magazine
Laura Stanfill is the author of Imagine a Door: A Writer's Guide to Unlocking Your Story, Choosing a Publishing Path, and Honoring the Creative Journey, which came out April 1 . She runs Forest Ave...
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