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Analicia Sotelo Wins Inaugural Jake Adam York Prize

… We are pleased to announce that Analicia Sotelo is the inaugural winner of the Jake Adam York Prize for a first or second collection … to honor Jake ’s name and legacy with a top-tier, ethical book prize that offers not just publication, but also … We are pleased to announce that Analicia Sotelo is the inaugural winner of the Jake Adam York Prize for a first …
Authors / News

Rest in Peace, Tim Robinson

Milkweed Staff
… coronavirus this morning in London. He was 85. Robinson is the author of numerous books, most notably his two-volume study of the … 2006, and we are incredibly honored to have released  the book to an American audience last year in September. … this morning in London. He was 85.  Robinson is the author of numerous books, most notably his two-volume …
Awards & Prizes

Courtney Bush Wins 2022 National Poetry Series

Milkweed Staff
… thrilled to announce that Courtney Bush has been named one of five winners  of the 2022 National Poetry Series. Her manuscript I Love … 2019), and the full-length poetry collection Every Book Is About The Same Thing (Newest York Arts Press, 2022). … that Courtney Bush has been named one of five winners  of the 2022 National Poetry Series. Her manuscript  I Love …
Authors

My thoughts on why Milkweed Matters

… message and share a writer’s perspective. Tolstoy said the purpose of poetry is to infect the world with feeling and so induce a … that oppress us individually and as a society. Does a book of essays, poems, or a novel seem small in influence … message and share a writer's perspective. Tolstoy said the purpose of poetry is to infect the world with feeling and …
Roundup

#ireadindie: Books that Celebrate Diversity

… that Celebrate Diversity Roundup We’re proud to be part of the independent publishing community, promoting titles … Noble | Amazon Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini … We're proud to be part of the independent publishing community, promoting titles that …
Nonfiction / SF/F

Robert Macfarlane : Is a River Alive?

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 06/26/2025
… with Robert Macfarlane. A polyvocal deep dive into the mysteries of words and rivers, of speech acts as spells, whorls as … a lichen scientist. Natalie Diaz, who read from Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings. Richard Powers, reading W. S. … with Robert Macfarlane. A polyvocal deep dive into the mysteries of words and rivers, of speech acts as spells, …
Poetry

Megan Fernandes : I Do Everything I’m Told

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 06/19/2023
… with poet Megan Fernandes we look at questions of poetics and aesthetics in relation to capitalism and … how we might create kinship across difference both on the page and in one’s life, creating a sense of shared living … the Robert Pinsky Global Fellow in Portugal, has been a book reviewer for the Harriet Books blog at the Poetry …
Awards & Prizes

Brooke Matson Wins Jake Adam York Prize

Milkweed Staff
… Matson’s collection In Accelerated Silence as winner of the next Jake Adam York Prize, presented in partnership by … of this universe far beyond our grasp.” Matson is a poet, book artist, and the 2016 recipient of the Artist Trust GAP … Matson’s collection In Accelerated Silence as winner of the next Jake Adam York Prize, presented in partnership by …
News / Awards & Prizes

Milkweed Editions Announces Regional Poetry Prize Expansion and 2019 Judge

…   Milkweed Editions is pleased to announce that the Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry, the largest regional … offer expanded eligibility, adding Michigan to the list of eligible states of residence for entrants in the upper … $10,000 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize , the most lucrative first book poetry prize in the country, made possible by the Alan …