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Books published by the big 5 book house publishers. The big 5 main houses must apply for the new york city big book award. A booklength collection of poetry in english by a new york city resident 5 boroughs for a first or second collection of poems. The new york pitch conference and writers workshop. Suppliersof book publishers in new york, united states. To date, blazevox has published 280 books and over writers in their online journal and other. We hosted the winners of the 23rd annual, 2019 independent publisher book awards on may 28th in new york city, celebrating their incredible work with 300 medalists and guests.
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