The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance is now distributing Ex Libris Maine, an e-newsletter that exclusively profiles recently released books by MWPA members, twice per month. The newsletter is sent to a large group of recipients, including our entire MWPA membership and numerous literary organizations, bookstores, libraries, and Maine media contacts.

Inclusion in Ex Libris Maine is free for individual MWPA members to feature their own books. Publisher members may submit any and all books they publish.

Please Note: Views, experiences, and social stances within books featured in Ex Libris belong to the authors and do not represent MWPA in any way. MWPA is not able to endorse themes, messages, or the professional quality of any work featured in Ex Libris. All members are eligible to submit their work, independently or traditionally published, for inclusion in Ex Libris. In cases where serious concerns about potential problems arise concerning a specific work, MWPA will reach out to the author or publisher for clarification.

Guidelines & Submissions

To submit a book to Ex Libris Maine, please prepare the following information:

• Genre (select from the following genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry, Children’s, Young Readers/Young Adult, Anthology)

• Release Date

• Title

• Author (If submitting under Anthology, please list the editor only)

• Publisher (Please give specific imprint)

• Link to author or publisher’s website (Please send one URL, not an email address)

• Synopsis of no more than 150 words (If you would like to include further links related to your book, please feel free to embed them in your text)

Please prepare to also submit a JPEG (not PDF) of the front book cover that is at least 150 pixels wide as an attachment. This should not be a photo of the physical book; it should be an image of the cover as shown on, for example, Amazon.

Ex Libris Maine is a members-only benefit and exclusively features books published within the current month or the two previous months—for example, the March edition can feature titles published in March as well as February and January. In order to maintain Ex Libris Maine as a resource for newly released titles, we are not able to include books older than this window of time. Ex Libris Maine is published on the last Monday of each month; submissions (including updates and changes) for each month must be received by 5:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the last Monday of the month to qualify for inclusion in a given month’s last edition.

Please note MWPA reserves the right to make editorial changes to Ex Libris submissions to clarify content and ensure all profiles follow a similar format. In rare instances, if a submitted title does not align with MWPA's mission to support all Maine writers and foster an inclusive, representative literary community (You can read more about this purpose here), MWPA may decide not to feature a member's submitted book in a forthcoming Ex Libris.

If you have any questions, please contact Samara Doyon at exlibris@mainewriters.org.

Past Editions

2025

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2024

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2021

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2020

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2019

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