Craig Cliff
Craig Cliff is the author of The Mannequin Makers, a novel, and A Man Melting, a collection of short stories, which won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Editors / News
Get Educated: #climatefacts
Today—two days after Donald Trump ordered a media blackout at all government agencies, and one day after employees of those government agencies launched “rogue” social media accounts—#climatefacts is trending worldwide on Twitter. The Twitterstorm is organized by 350.org, the international environmental organization founded by Bill McKibben. A statement from 350.org reads, “Denying climate change is irresponsible and will put millions of people at greater risk of harm from pollution, climate disruption, and fossil fuel extraction … Help defend science and the welfare of people everywhere.” To get involved, 350.org has compiled a variety of resources and vetted facts.
As readers, writers, and…
Mary Austin Speaker
Mary Austin Speaker is the Creative Director of Milkweed Editions. Before joining Milkweed’s staff in 2017, Mary worked in New York trade publishing for ten years, managing the Ecco and Smithsonian imprints for HarperCollins Publishers and designing for Simon & Schuster. She co-founded and curated the Triptych Poetry Series in the East Village, and while studying for her MFA in poetry at Indiana University, she taught creative writing and edited the Indiana Review. She has published two collections of poetry—Ceremony (Slope Editions, 2013) and The Bridge (Shearsman Books, 2016).
I work at Milkweed because their list celebrates poetry, ecology…
Saint Paul, MN
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Fireside Reading Series: Chris Santiago, Lara Mimosa Montes, Sun Yung Shin
The series annually highlights the work of some of Minnesota’s finest writers who have published a new work in the previous year. Featuring Lara Mimosa Montes, Chris Santiago, and Sun Yung Shin, these gifted poets explore language, meaning, and identity in new and compelling ways with their new work.
Events
Milkweed at #AWP17
Join Milkweed Editions at #AWP17 in Washington, DC from February 8–11! At the largest annual conference for writers and publishers in the U.S., join us for author signings, special discounts and giveaways, over 25 panels featuring Milkweed staff and authors, and to talk submissions, internships, and more. Don’t miss our full schedule of activities»
Minneapolis, MN
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Book Lovers Extravaganza!
Milkweed Books is teaming up with Reading Group Choices, an organization that recommends books for reading group discussion, for a celebration of reading groups. All are welcome to this evening of fun giveaways, drinks and snacks, and rounds of author speed-dating with Hala Alyan, Emily Fridlund, Marina Benjamin, Ashley Shelby, Heather Harpham, Deepak Unnikrishnan, Jamie Harrison, and Milkweed author Beth Dooley. After snacking and chatting, authors will be available to sign copies of published books as well as galleys of forthcoming titles. Milkweed Books always offers discounts for books…
Minneapolis, MN
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It Starts With Hope: A Poetry Benefit for the Center for Victims of Torture
To begin the new year with hope, action, and poetry, Milkweed Books is hosting a reading in support of the Center for Victims of Torture. Headquartered in St. Paul, the Center for Victims of Torture is an international nonprofit dedicated to healing survivors of torture and violent conflict. The CVT works toward a future where torture ceases to exist and its victims have hope for a new life. Milkweed Books is honoring the CVT’s work with an evening of readings on the theme of hope from poets Patricia Kirkpatrick, James P. Lenfestey, Wang Ping, Chris Santiago, and Katrina Vandenberg. Gather…
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THANK YOU for being part of our 2016
“Gratitude compels the recognition that we exist because of the gifts of others, that we are all connected. And gratitude reminds you that you already have everything you need, and is thus a restraint on consumption. Practicing gratitude in a consumer society is a powerful act of resistance.” —ROBIN WALL KIMMERER
In many respects, 2016 feels like a year that has mostly taken: from the notable artists we’ve lost—including two of our own, Max Ritvo and Phebe Hanson—to the countless assaults on the bodies and fundamental rights of our brothers and sisters, our environment, and our democracy. At this moment, when the losses are so tangible and when consumerism is at its height, we offer our deepest gratitude for all you have given in 2016.
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