A cartographer and writer, Tim Robinson was the author of, most recently, the Connemara trilogy, which Robert Macfarlane has called “one of the most remarkable nonfiction projects undertaken in English.” He was twice recipient of the Irish Book Award.
Su Hwang is a poet, activist, stargazer, and the author of Bodega, which received the 2020 Minnesota Book Award in poetry and was named a finalist for the 2021 Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Born in Seoul, Korea, she was raised in New York then called the Bay Area home before transplanting to the Midwest, where she received her MFA from the University of Minnesota. A recipient of the inaugural Jerome Hill Fellowship in Literature, among other honors, she is a teaching artist with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and is the cofounder, with poet Sun Yung Shin, of Poetry Asylum. Su Hwang currently lives in Minneapolis.
Join Buzz Cafe for the Traveling Mollys Literary Open Mic and Reading Series, featuring John McCarthy.
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.
