tRaum Books is a queer micro press, publishing authors from around the world. Our aim is to highlight trans and queer narratives and unusual narrative structures, through novels, novellas, short story collections, poetry, art books, mixed media and graphic novels. We eschew the groveling, scraping, anxiety, and unclarity that is too often the norm in publishing relationships, and seek equal, transparent collaborations with our authors, so that writers have freedom in their layouts and covers, as well as an opportunity to tailor how their particular project is brought to an audience. We are proud to be an indie micro press and believe in our network of writers, readers, and creatives who support each other’s projects, and work to eke out a space that sustains and encourages creative, queer, strange, and subversive fiction more than the current traditional publishing model has.
Our physical sizes (so far) range from A4 to palm-sized paperback. Do you have a story whose physical format is as off the path as the story it tells? While it is not always possible (stories with high page counts, for example), we do strive to make all our physical books available through non-Amazon options (Itch-Io/Gumroad special prints, and online sellers such as Bookshop).
Our submissions are currently closed, but when they are open, we are always seeking
-the beautiful
-the bizarre
-the horror!
-unusual narrative flow/metafiction
-the unsanitized. the subversive. Take a risk?
-Oh god, no major publisher would ever want this!
-What’s my genre again?
-queer as balls
-supertrans
-writers and readers of varied backgrounds and experiences
-the spirit of FUCK TRADPUB
All accepted works are edited and laid out in house.
We do not accept and have never and will never use AI-generated text or art for our books or covers.
Distribution is discussed case-by-case, based on the individual author’s location and goals.
Current roster of authors and books (in order of publication)
Clarissa Pattern || AIRY NOTHING
Ryszard Merey || a + e (spring), READ AND THEN BURN THIS (fall)
Bryan Cebulski || IT HELPS WITH THE BLUES
Dael Akkerman || NOEMA
Lachelle Seville || DARKNESSES
Tucker Lieberman || MOST FAMOUS SHORT FILM OF ALL TIME
Zilla Novikov || QUERY
Briar Ripley Page || CORRUPTED VESSELS
.yves || SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT
June Martin || LOVE/AGGRESSION
Upcoming authors of future projects (2024-2025)
Dale Stromberg || MAEJ
C. L. Methvin || UNTITLED (Illustrated horror compilation)
Erica Rivera || THE ECOLOGY OF ART, STRIKE!