Jack Walker Press

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Win a free copy of Friends: Voices On The Gift of Companionship

A Chance To Win a Free Copy of ‘Friends: Voices on The Gift of Companionship’ This promotion has ended and all winning copies have been sent, you can still request a digital review copy of’ ‘FRIENDS.’ By requesting, you agree to publish an honest review in print or web and to email AL@JackWalkerPressDOTcom to share …

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Friends: Voices On The Gift Of Companionship

A book for and about Friends

Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship twenty-four true stories of friendship “An uplifing celebration of essays about the value of friendship” Midwest Book Review Give FRIENDS to say “I cherish you.” BUY TODAY ON AMAZON SHOP YOUR LOCAL INDIE BOOKSTORE Praise for ‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ International Review of Books “A …

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‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ Anthology Update and More

Tell your friends you cherish them

Dear friend and reader, are you okay? We know the country and world is suffering. All the more reason, that we should tell our stories. Our stories, our history, our art can nudge the world to a better place. We have received all our contracts back for the ‘Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship’ …

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Friendship Anthology Update and Thoughts on Release Date

Our anthology about friendship is progressing, yet we still are not ready to send contracts, as expected. Most of the writers have received notification that their essays were short-listed, meaning we expect to be sending a contract for inclusion. Some of our favorite writers from the previous anthology sent some later entries.  We are still evaluating …

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Short-term offering of ‘Corners: Voices on Change’

While you wait for for the release of our upcoming anthology about friendship, enjoy a free e-book version of ‘Corners: Voices on Change.’  Why do we want you to have this free book?   We want you to consider the value of personal essays, and our anthology about change, even the changes we don’t want, offers …

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Call for submissions: Seeking personal essays about friendship

Jack Walker Press seeks personal essays of up to 4000 words on the theme of friendship for a new anthology. Stories must be true. We seek dimensional characterizations of the people you write about. First-person essays preferred. Reprints considered if you own rights to the story. Essays should have a clear beginning, middle, and end …

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Corners: Voices on Change

Corners: Voices On Change Corners: Voices on Change” is a collection of stories about adaptation, about passing through a critical juncture, and gaining a fresh perspective. The book is comprised of 25 stories by writers who are confronted with a major turning point in life. They face physical difficulties, marital strife, failing relationships and deal …

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