Welcome to the Dream Baby Press Substack 💌

WHO WE ARE

I started Dream Baby Press in 2022 with Zack Roif. One of our goals from the beginning was to find ways to make literature and readings more fun and exciting. We wanted to throw events that made you feel like this was the reason you live in New York City — to have the chance to go to a fast food restaurant on a Friday night and listen to fan fiction read by a Real House Wife or brave a torrential downpour to watch one of your favorite TV show actors read in the middle of a boxing ring.

Over the course of 2 years we’ve thrown readings all over New York City in locations like The Penn Station Sbarro, an Underground Boxing Gym, a Porn Shop, a 3-story Burger King, an Art Gallery, a 6th floor Magic Shop (the oldest one in the country) and even a Broadway stage.

OUR ETHOS

We want to have fun. We start there with everything we do.

We take all forms of writing seriously from Instagram stories and old manuals to grocery store window ads. We love erotica, love letters, vintage pulp and old books.

We don’t believe in exclusivity, boring or bullshit. At our events everyone is welcome. People leave with new friends, stories to tell and sometimes lovers.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND ON OUR SUBSTACK

For Free Subscribers:

• Updates and announcements

• Occasional access to fan fiction, erotica, poetry and our new series curated UNDER THE SPELL

For Paid Subscribers:

• Full access to our writing, community, curation and comments

• A ticket to our Poetry Club at a 3-story Burger King

• Early access to events, readings, books and merch

• Writing prompts and the ability to submit (we’ll publish our favorites)

• Our deep appreciation for your generous support to help us to continue doing what we’re doing

Learn more about us below ❤️

Reading Erotica Anywhere And Everywhere - The New York Times

The Sincere, Disarming World of Dream Baby Press - NYLON Mag

How A Small Press Took NYC's Literary Scene By Storm - CULTURED