Wolfsword Press is a nonprofit independent publisher based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded in April 2008, we publish Conclave: A Journal of Character and are expanding into fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Reviews & Critical Acclaim for
The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu

“Few book reviews start with a foot rub but, really, more should. In one of the most thrilling scenes in Valya Dudycz Lupescu’s first novel—exciting for its unabashed passion and feminism, and most important for the new story it promises to start even thirty pages from the book’s end. . .”
~KRISTIN THIEL, Book Review for The Nervous Breakdown
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“In The Silence of Trees, Nadya, the astonishing matriarch, war survivor, and narrator, weaves a remarkable life centered on fate, love, luck and choice while honoring the ghosts of her past. Her voice is an important and unforgettable addition to the post-war immigrant experience in this highly impressive and exquisite debut by novelist Valya Dudycz Lupescu.”
–IRENE ZABYTKO, author of The Sky Unwashed and When Luba Leaves Home

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Conclave: A Journal of Character
Pushcart Prize Nominees
• Ana Elsner: “Sobs For Annie Parks”
• Justin Leahey: “The Last Christmas In Breslau”
• Soo Young Lee: “Xanadu”
• Rafael Migues Montes: “Gymnauseum”
• Indigo Moor: “Taking Stock
• Susan Petrone: “Monster Jones Wants To Creep You Out"

Congratulations and good luck to our nominees!

Conclave: A Journal of Character is available on Amazon.com and on the Conclave Journal website.



The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu was released in October 2010. Hardcover, trade paperback, Kindle, Nook, and other e-readers editions are available online and in select bookstores.


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