Barrelhouse

Yo writer types we are about three quarters sold out for the Barrelhouse conference in DC on April 18. Join us for a great day talking about craft and publishing. With your $95 registration fee you get the full day conference, your choice of featured book, a 10 minute workshop session with an editor, and more lit swag from our litmag and small press friends. Everybody is welcome. Hope to see you there!

The Barrelhouse Conference: Conversations and Connections, Practical Advice on Writing — Barrelhouse Conversations and Connections is a one-day conference organized by Barrelhouse in person at American University in Washington, DC on April 18, 2026.

Issue 26 is now available for pre-order! We'll have copies at AWP booth 1185, and will be ready to blow your minds or at least lightly entertain you for a little bit. Order link in bio or just go to barrelhousemag dot com and you will be able to figure it out

This is the most understated flyer we could come up with to let you all know our essential details for AWP

Join us at for a barely offsite reading featuring the MFA students at Rutgers-Camden, as well as BH authors & . It'll be fun! It'll be outside! Unless it rains!

Pushcart nominees!