diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 0.6.3
+### Changed
+- Add `publish` and `publishSTM` functions.
+
 ## 0.6.2
 ### Changed
 - Change license to MIT.
diff --git a/nqe.cabal b/nqe.cabal
--- a/nqe.cabal
+++ b/nqe.cabal
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 7754aaa97f2f3e89433744c32f9954f25dc83ade6be3af578514cb0eb9631f2a
+-- hash: b8bfeb3e2d85e7de9f577f583e4e83d00fb5c564b58716c2fdc26e0da0c6ced0
 
 name:           nqe
-version:        0.6.2
+version:        0.6.3
 synopsis:       Concurrency library in the style of Erlang/OTP
-description:    Minimalistic actor library inspired by Erlang/OTP with support for supervisor hierarchies and asynchronous messages, as well as abstractions for synchronous communication and easy management of TCP connections.
+description:    Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/jprupp/nqe#readme>
 category:       Control
 homepage:       https://github.com/xenog/nqe#readme
 bug-reports:    https://github.com/xenog/nqe/issues
diff --git a/src/Control/Concurrent/NQE/Publisher.hs b/src/Control/Concurrent/NQE/Publisher.hs
--- a/src/Control/Concurrent/NQE/Publisher.hs
+++ b/src/Control/Concurrent/NQE/Publisher.hs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     , withPublisher
     , publisher
     , publisherProcess
+    , publish
+    , publishSTM
     ) where
 
 import           Control.Concurrent.NQE.Process
@@ -56,6 +58,12 @@
 
 -- | Alias for a publisher process.
 type Publisher msg = Process (PublisherMessage msg)
+
+publish :: MonadIO m => msg -> Publisher msg -> m ()
+publish = send . Event
+
+publishSTM :: msg -> Publisher msg -> STM ()
+publishSTM = sendSTM . Event
 
 -- | Create a mailbox, subscribe it to a publisher and pass it to the supplied
 -- function . End subscription when function returns.