Harrisburg, PA —
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An Evening With Margaret Renkl: Late Migrations
Join Margaret Renkl for a discussion and reading at Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Renkl will be in conversation with Alex Brubaker. More details here!
Minneapolis, MN —
MFA book celebration: Zi Ning Mok and torrin a. greathouse
The University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program celebrates two of our MFA students, Zi Ning Mok (The Orchid Folios) and torrin a. greathouse (Wound From The Mouth Of A Wound) who have recently published books. More details here!
N/A, NY —
Debut Revue Reading Series: torrin a. greathouse with Destiny O. Birdsong, Lukas Ray Hall, & Taylor Johnson
Join Debut Revue for a reading with four incredible poets, including torrin a. greathouse (Wound from the Mouth of a Wound). torrin will be joined by Destiny O. Birdsong, Lukas Ray Hall, and Taylor Johnson. Tune in on YouTube at 7pm ET!
Houston, TX —
Wayne Miller & Fady Joudah at Brazos Bookstore
Join Brazos Bookstore for a virtual poetry reading with Wayne Miller & Fady Joudah, celebrating their new collections We the Jury and Tethered to Stars. This event will be held on Zoom at 7pm CT. Register here!
Chapel Hill, NC —
Poetry Reading: Dan Beachy-Quick & Kylan Rice at UNC
Join the UNC Department of English & Comparative Literature for a poetry reading with Dan Beachy-Quick (Stone-Garland) and Kylan Rice (Incryptions). This event will be held on Zoom at 4pm ET. Register here!
Riverdale Park, MD —
A Reading & Conversation with Rick Barot, Ada Limón & Jake Skeets
Join Milkweed poets Rick Barot, Ada Limón and Jake Skeets for a reading and conversation about poetry. More details here!
Riverdale Park, MD —
Publishing: The Next Generation with Milkweed Marketing Director Joanna (Yanna) R. Demkiewicz, Matthew Batt, Barrie Jean Borich, Chantz Erolin, and Chris Santiago
Educators from two graduate programs with publishing components engage in a conversation with publishing professionals from two of the nation’s most distinguished independent presses including (Milkweed Edition’s Marketing Director Joanna (Yanna) R. Demkiewicz), on just what publishing programs can offer to folks aspiring to work in the literary publishing industry. More details here!
Awards & Prizes
Brian Tierney Wins the Fifth Annual Jake Adam York Prize
ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2020–21 JAKE ADAM YORK PRIZE!
Copper Nickel and Milkweed Editions are thrilled to announce that judge Randall Mann has chosen Brian Tierney’s book Rise and Float as the winner of the 2020–21 Jake Adam York Prize. Rise and Float will be published by Milkweed Editions in February, 2022, and Tierney will receive $2,000.
Brian Tierney’s poetry appears in Agni, Boston Review, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Best New Poets, and elsewhere. A former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, and a graduate of the Bennington College MFA Writing…
Brian Tierney
Brian Tierney is the author of Rise and Float, which was selected by Randall Mann as the winner of the 20-2021 Jake Adam York Prize.
Providence, RI —
The Seed Keeper Tour: Diane Wilson at Twenty Stories with Bathsheba Demuth
Join Twenty Stories for a virtual reading and discussion with Diane Wilson and Bathsheba Demuth. This event will be held on Crowdcast at 7pm ET. Details here!