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Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry

… Poetry Milkweed Editions Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry The Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry supports outstanding poets … 2023 Judge: Maggie Smith Maggie Smith is the author of the national bestsellers Goldenrod and Keep Moving: Notes … Flight is an attentive but effulgent but joyously aching book.” —Jos Charles, 2021 Judge When Return Flight asks …

Jackson Holbert

… Jackson Holbert Jackson Holbert is the author of Winter Stranger . He was born and raised in eastern Washington. His poems have appeared in Narrative, The Nation , and Poetry . He received an MFA in Poetry from … Jackson Holbert is the author of Winter Stranger . He was born and raised in …

Bapsi Sidhwa

… Bapsi Sidhwa Bapsi Sidhwa has been widely celebrated as the finest novelist produced by her country—the New York Times called her “Pakistan’s finest English-language novelist.” She is the author of several novels, including Cracking India , The Crow Eaters …

Miriam Karmel

… journalist and freelance writer, Miriam Karmel is the author of Being Esther . Her work has been published in AARP The Magazine , Minnesota Women’s Press , Bellevue Literary … journalist and freelance writer, Miriam Karmel is the author of Being Esther . Her work has been published in …

Sheila Fischman

… novels from French to English, including Larry Tremblay’s The Orange Grove and other works by Anne Hébert, Gaétan … for her translations and for her life’s work, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation, the … Award (twice). In 2000, she was invested into the Order of Canada and, in 2008, into the Ordre national du Québec. …

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Jorie Graham : To 2040

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 08/09/2023

… Milkweed Editions Jorie Graham’s first appearance on the show in 2021, to discuss her collection Runaway , is one of the most relistened to episodes in the show’s history, a … Jorie Graham’s first appearance on the show in 2021, to discuss her collection Runaway , is one …

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Crafting with Ursula / Fiction / Poetry / SF/F

Crafting with Ursula : Molly Gloss on Writing the Clear, Clean Line

David Naimon, Milkweed Editions — 02/10/2022

… Crafting with Ursula : Molly Gloss on Writing the Clear, Clean Line Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … / SF/F David Naimon, Milkweed Editions Today’s guest on the second episode of Crafting with Ursula , Molly Gloss, the acclaimed writer … Today’s guest on the second episode of Crafting with Ursula , Molly Gloss, the …

Our Story

… Play Video Donate Now Milkweed’s Purpose Just as the common milkweed plant is the site of metamorphosis for monarch butterflies, Milkweed Editions … When an editor from Milkweed Editions rediscovered the book at the library, he contacted Rhodes’ agent to learn …

Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry winners

… My Beloved’s Red Bronco , selected by Tyehimba Jess for the Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry, is an aching tribute to the power and precarity of queer love. Learn more about Short Film Starring My …

Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors

… American and Pacific Islander Authors Nonfiction World of Wonders Aimee Nezhukumatathil 04/15/2024 Beloved author … Learn more about House of Caravans Poetry Ask the Brindled Noʻu Revilla 08/08/2022 Ask the Brindled is an … folklore, and Turkish proverbs—this winner of the American Book Award explores the entangled myths that accompany the …