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Bricolage Lit is a literary publisher connecting readers with groundbreaking literary works that inspire deep conversations and awaken our humanity. Our mission is to foster authentic and impactful conversations through literature and literary practice.
Bricolage Lit is a literary publisher connecting readers with groundbreaking literary works that inspire deep conversations and awaken our humanity. Our mission is to foster authentic and impactful conversations through literature and literary practice.
We are dedicated to fostering authentic and impactful conversations through literature and literary practice, creating spaces where diverse perspectives can engage with critical issues in a spirit of open dialogue.
We are dedicated to fostering authentic and impactful conversations through literature and literary practice, creating spaces where diverse perspectives can engage with critical issues in a spirit of open dialogue.
Inspiring authentic human connection through groundbreaking literature.
Inspiring authentic human connection through groundbreaking literature.
Writing Workshops
Writing Workshops
Our next 8-week Writing Workshop Cohort will be held online on Saturdays from 11-1pm CT, beginning Saturday January 24, 2026 and ending on Saturday March 14, 2026. The workshop is free, with a focus on literary techniques, and the cohort experience gives us the chance to develop a sense of camaraderie and growth in our literary practice. Thus, we ask that participants plan to attend all 8 sessions, if possible.
To apply for the writing workshop cohort, please use the submission form to tell us about yourself and your work.
Publishing Process
Publishing Process
Bricolage Lit is an independent literary publisher. We do not charge fees or expect authors to pay for any publishing costs. Our goal is to make literary practice accessible for writers who are talented and motivated.
If a writer and their manuscript are a good fit for our mission, we assess the feasibility of making the title successful, and we offer a publishing contract that involves paperback, ebook, and audiobook publishing and engagement support. We may also negotiate film rights.
Prior to offering a contract we research and prepare a profit & loss sheet and other information in order to determine the title’s potential for market success.
There are several factors we consider when deciding to offer a publishing contract:
📝💻 Conversation Starter: What conversations can this book start? How can we help facilitate these conversations? — Not what to think, but rather that we should be thinking and discussing.
📝💻Social Consciousness: In what ways is this book unique and transformative in its exploration of a social issue? In what ways can this book contribute to the work of making this world a better place?
📝💻 Supporting a Unique Voice: Social consciousness in literature also has to do with giving voice to those whose experiences, ideas and perspectives often go unacknowledged or unheard. In what way is this a voice, idea, perspective, or approach that needs support to reach a wider audience and connect with more readers?
📝💻Reader Profiles: What types of readers would this book connect with? How would we market and publicize the book so that readers know about it? What services and resources would it take to support these readers in conversations and connections?
📝💻 Our Capabilities: What services and resources would it take to support this writer? Do we have the infrastructure and capabilities to support this writer? If not, which of our partners or contacts might be better equipped to support this writer?
Production Process: Once a manuscript is accepted, the book production process begins, including:
Revision & Editing → developmental editing, reader response, line editing, copy editing, proofreading
Production → book cover & interior design, etc,
Marketing & Publicity → book tour, interviews, speaking engagements, readings, submitting for awards, etc.
Printing/Manufacturing
Sales & Distribution
Literary Engagement → support readers in engaging with the book and with one another
Owner/Editor
Owner/Editor
Abena Ntoso is a writer, artist, teacher, and host of the literary podcast Backlit. She completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia University where she studied Creative Writing, African American Studies, and Education. She worked as an educational technologist at Columbia University while earning her MA from Teachers College at Columbia University, then went on to complete a DDS from the College of Dental Medicine, also at Columbia University, an MBA from Florida Institute of Technology, and an MFA from Oklahoma City University. After serving as a dentist in the U.S. Army, she returned to writing and teaching. Her writing has been published in Packingtown Review, Adelaide Literary Magazine, The Satirist, ONE ART, Writing in a Woman’s Voice, Trampoline, Equinox, and The Wrath-Bearing Tree. A native of New York City and Philadelphia, she now lives in Houston, Texas where she teaches AP English Literature and Composition and serves as English Department Chair at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston. She also teaches college composition courses at Houston City College and leads the Veterans Writing Workshop in connection with Inprint.
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