Awards & Prizes
Constant Laval Williams Wins the Tenth Annual Jake Adam York Prize
ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2025–26 JAKE ADAM YORK PRIZE!
Copper Nickel and Milkweed Editions are thrilled to announce that judge Patricia Smith has chosen Constant Laval Williams’ book Elegy with Beautiful Child as the winner of the 2025–26 Jake Adam York Prize. Elegy with Beautiful Child will be published by Milkweed Editions in January of 2027, and Williams will receive $2,000.
Constant Laval Williams received the Beau J. Boudreaux Poetry Award at the University of Southern California and holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He volunteers as a senior reader for Ploughshares, and…
Oak Bluffs, MA
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In Person: Dinner with Elizabeth Rush at The Sweet Life Cafe in Martha's Vineyard
Join Elizabeth Rush at The Sweet Life Cafe in Martha’s Vineyard.
Washington, DC
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Julie Schumacher at Politics and Prose in conversation with Michelle Brafman
Join Julie Schumacher at Politics and Prose in conversation with Michelle Brafman for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Patient, Female.
Minneapolis, MN
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Book launch for Julie Schumacher
Join Milkweed Editions as we launch Julie Schumacher’s new short story collection. The author will be joined by special guest Claire Lombardo for a reading and conversation.
St Paul, MN
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Julie Schumacher at Next Chapter Books
Join Julie Schumacher at Next Chapter Books for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Patient, Female.
Cambridge, MA
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Julie Schumacher at Harvard Bookstore
Join Julie Schumacher at Harvard Bookstore for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Patient, Female.
Iowa City, IA
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Julie Schumacher at Prairie Lights Bookstore
Join Julie Schumacher at Prairie Lights Bookstore for a reading and discussion of her latest work, Patient, Female.
Fort Worth, TX
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Alex Lemon at TCU Campus Bookstore
Join Alex Lemon at TCU Campus Bookstore for a reading and discussion of his latest work,
All Us Beautiful Monsters.
St Paul, MN
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Angela Pelster at The Hive Collaborative
Join Angela Pelster at The Hive Collaborative for a book launch for her latest work, The Evolution of Fire.