On the heels of relaunching our internship program as a paid program, we’re excited to now announce the launch of the Milkweed Fellowship, a paid, 1–2 year immersion program designed to offer a comprehensive experience in book publishing for individuals who may not otherwise have access or means to pursue a career in the industry.
Join Two Dollar Radio HQ for a reading with Grady Chambers (North American Stadiums, 2018), Kathy Fagan (Sycamore, 2017), Maggie Smith, and Ann Townsend.
Darrel J. McLeod will talk about his memoir Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age.
Lisa Higgs, John McCarthy (Scared Violent Like Horses, 2019), and Tracy Zeman will read from their recently published or forthcoming books of poetry.
Join Stanford University for a reading with Grady Chambers (North American Stadiums, 2018) and Edgar Kunz, author of Tap Out.
Join Milkweed Editions, Birchbark Books, the Native American Community Development Institute, and the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis in welcoming Darrel J. McLeod to the Twin Cities as we celebrate the launch of his debut memoir, Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age, the on the last day of American Indian Month. This event also kicks off his Sharing Stories tour across the United States.
To celebrate the gift of Mary Oliver’s poetry, Twenty Summers and The Grolier Poetry Foundation and Forums Trust (the oldest poetry bookstore in America, located in Cambridge) will bring together four distinguished poets, including Martha Collins (Night Unto Night, 2018), to read from their favorite works by Mary Oliver and discuss her powerful legacy.
What role do translators play in bringing international literature to a US audience? What do they consider aesthetically, politically, when translating a work to English? Four distinguished New England based literary translators, including Martha Collins (Night Unto Night, 2018) discuss their work and their latest translations from the Russian, French, Vietnamese, and Haitian Creole.
Khaled Mattawa, judge of the Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry, has selected Patrick Johnson to be recipient of the 2019 prize for his manuscript Gatekeeper.
