Crklyn Publishing
Every title here was written by a woman in Crklyn Publishing, guided from a first draft to a finished book. The program is free to participants; what they write belongs to them.
Purchase links will appear here as each book publishes. With the exception of our anthologies, 100% of the revenue from book sales goes directly to the author.
Donate to fund the next cohortDecember 2026
AnthologyLetters to Our Children
Heartfelt letters from mothers to their kids, aiming to preserve our stories, wisdom, and love for the next generation. Sixteen women contributed to this collection.
Publishing December 2026
Fall 2026
PoetryCancer Sun, Libra Moon
A collection of poems from the mind of a Cancer sun, Libra moon — wide-ranging, unfiltered, and sorted by feeling rather than theme.
Coming Fall 2026
Fall 2026
Short storiesThe Lantern Post
Spooky short stories set in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland. Every one was originally written for The Lantern Post, a short story exchange box in St. Johns and part of the city's Sidewalk Joy program.
Coming Fall 2026
Winter 2026
PoetryMy Rainbows Bleed Black
Poems on the intersection of being Black and Queer in America — what it costs, what it gives, and what it means to hold both at once.
Coming Winter 2026
Winter 2026
Psychological thrillerWhat These Walls Keep
Naomi Smith has read people for a living since she was four years old — the flicker before the smile, the half-second stall that means someone is about to lie. Reading people correctly is what saved her life. Proving it took two years. When her colleague Jasmyn is found dead in their Portland therapy practice, Naomi knows exactly what she is looking at, and knows nobody will believe her. She was the last person to speak to Jasmyn, and she sent her away. Now she is the only person who can prove it wasn't a choice — and the one person who cannot say how she knows, not without giving up the name she buried and the reason she has spent three years making herself very hard to find.
Coming Winter 2026
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