My new poem The Scavengers was published August 15 in the Irish river-themed journal Riverbed Review. Read it here!
Great Lakes Public Reading
I will be reading from my latest work along with six other writers in the inaugural Great Lakes Reading Series hosted by Great Lakes Review on Saturday July 31, 2021 at 7:00pm EST. For the Zoom link go to greatlakesreview.org/events/ one hour prior to the readings! Hope you will join us!

New Fiction Out Today
My new short fiction piece But for the Grace of Maynard was published today at Montana Mouthful, the beautiful literary arts journal out of Helena, MT. You can read it here!
New Fiction Coming in Montana Mouthful Literary Journal
Watch for my new story But for the Grace of Maynard in the June issue of Montana Mouthful Literary Journal!
Forthcoming Work in Red Weather Literary Journal
I’m honored to have work that will be published in Red Weather, the fine literary journal of Minnesota State University at Moorhead. The annual print journal will be released later this year.

Word West reading March 19
I’m honored and excited to be invited by New York based publisher Word West to participate in a reading with several writers on March 19. The reading will take place on Zoom. I will be reading from work I had published recently in Schuylkill Valley Literary Journal.
New Story Out Today
My short story Steam is now out in True Chili, the Western literary journal of Underwood Press. Read it here. Enjoy!
https://underwoodpress.com/truechili/2021/01/15/steam-by-william-burtch/
New Short Fiction at Underwood Press
My story Steam will be published in True Chili, an imprint of Underwood Press on January 15. This tale is a contemporary western with ancient themes. Look for it!

New Short Fiction Up Today at Great Lakes Review
Check out my story Mrs. Weaver’s Weed at this link!
http://greatlakesreview.org/mrs-weavers-weed/
New Story in SVJ Today
Excited to have my story At the Dark in the new issue of Schuylkill Valley Journal! You can read it here: