Welcome to Madville Publishing’s website. The highlights here are for our most recent titles. We have many more titles, and you can see them all here: The Madville Bookstore. We are currently featuring our February 2026 titles: Twenty Years of PoemOfTheWeek.com, edited by Andew McFadyen-Ketchum; and BC1 by Michael Gills.

March 2026
March 2026
Stories to savor for spring…

Earl S. Braggs shares his magically real stories in Morning Edge of Midnight. And Michael Simms brings the second book in his Divine Comedies series, The Hummingbird War.

Morning Edge of Midnight
The Hummingbird War
BC1 by Michael Gills. A Coda to his Go Love Quarted. A portion of the front of a guitar shows on a blue background.
Morning Edge of Midnight: Stories by Earl S. Braggs. Bright blue lettering is laid over a photo of a neon sigh that Says Cotton Club Hotel. It is affixed to the side of a brick building and it's night.


Madville publishes approximately 24 titles per year, and all submissions are carefully selected. When we are open for submissions of any sort, you will find out about it here.


Madville Publishing is a 501(c)(3)
Nonprofit corporation.
We publish poetry, creative nonfiction, literary essays, memoir, literary fiction, and a little bit of fantasy. Read more…

Madville goes to Baltimore for AWP26

Madville goes to Baltimore for AWP26

By kpdavis / March 11, 2026
We've just returned from AWP, North America's largest Conference & Bookfair for writers and writing programs. It took place in...
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AWP Retrospective

AWP Retrospective

By kpdavis / February 21, 2026
It's that time of year again, already--AWP!!! We feel like we are hanging on for dear life. Somehow we forget...
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Mad Barnstorming

Mad Barnstorming

By kpdavis / February 14, 2026
Mad Barnstorming is an in-person writing workshop scheduled for June 25-28, 2026, at Spatterdock Guesthouses in Uncertain, Texas. The workshop...
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Arthur Smith Poetry Prize – 2025

By kpdavis / January 21, 2026
"All six books [on the shortlist] had strengths, but I kept coming back to these two."--Jeff Hardin
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Ovo – Cirque du Soleil

Ovo – Cirque du Soleil

By kpdavis / October 7, 2025
by Kim Davis I was invited to attend Ovo, a Cirque du Soleil show that is currently traveling around Texas....
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TACW 2025

TACW 2025

By kpdavis / October 6, 2025
Madville showed up in force for the Texas Association of Creative Writers. It is a small conference that’s always a...
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Spotlight on Steven T. Moore

Spotlight on Steven T. Moore

By kpdavis / September 13, 2025
A report on recent activities by Madville author Steven T. Moore.
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2024 Arthur Smith Poetry Prize Winners

2024 Arthur Smith Poetry Prize Winners

By kpdavis / April 10, 2025
Art Smith Poetry Prize 2024 We are running slightly behind schedule with this, but we are thrilled to announce that...
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AWP25 Recap

AWP25 Recap

By kpdavis / March 30, 2025
Once again, we have Luanne Smith to thank for sponsoring our trip to the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing...
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Madville’s 2025 Pushcart Prize Nominations

Madville’s 2025 Pushcart Prize Nominations

By Sarah / November 30, 2024
Time for the 2025 Pushcart Prize nominations. Our editors weighed in and these are their favorites.
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