Caroline Bock


Caroline Bock

Caroline Bock writes stories — from micros to novels. She is the author of the novel The Other Beautiful People, forthcoming from Regal House Publishing in summer 2026. A graduate of Syracuse University, she studied creative writing with Raymond Carver and poetry with Jack Gilbert and Tess Gallagher. In 2011, after a 20-year career as a cable television executive, she earned an MFA in fiction from the City College of New York. She has short fiction forthcoming in the Hopkins Review. She is the co-president and prose editor at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. She lives in Maryland with her family.


8 entries by Caroline Bock

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Found in Translation

How Plamen Press is helping U.S. readers discover Eastern European works.

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Acquiring Expertise

How Apprentice House Press shapes future publishing pros.

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An American Tale

Arte Público Press brings Latin-diaspora stories to readers in the U.S.

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Meet Stirred Stories

A newish children’s publisher is making waves in DC and beyond.

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An Inaugural Anthology

Alan Squire Publishing tries something new.

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That’s a Bunch of Malarkey!

(Which, in the case of this indie press, is a good thing.)

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A Charm City Champ

Baltimore-based Yellow Arrow Publishing elevates women writers.

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A Column Is Born

This new blog will explore why small presses are such a big deal.