Thea Prieto, Sadie Hoagland, and Beth Gilstrap all listed as Foreword Indie Awards finalists!
Date: March 17, 2022
News & Reviews
News:
Carl Marcum’s poetry featured in WPSU!
Date: March 8, 2022
Poetry Moment on WPSU is a program featuring the work of contemporary Pennsylvania poets. Host Shara McCallum is this year’s Penn State Laureate.
EVERYTHING NEVER COMES YOUR WAY poems featured in Poetry in Sounds contest!
Date: March 3, 2022
Nicole Stellon O’Donnell’s poems were selected as part of the Poetry in Sound project from Navier records, a monthly contest that invites musicians worldwide to make a song inspired by […]
Carol Becker Interviewed for Los Angeles Review of Books!
Date: March 1, 2022
THIS IS THE 56th in a series of dialogues with artists, writers, and critical thinkers on the question of violence. This conversation is with Carol Becker, professor of arts and dean […]
Charles Harper Webb guest wrote for Psychology Today!
Date: February 24, 2022
My first memory of kindergarten is when I’d made an airplane by crossing two thin cylinders of modeling clay. As I “flew” my plane around the room, a bigger boy with a […]
Thea Prieto featured in CRAFT!
Date: February 22, 2022
Eleanor Wilner interviewed for Harvard Review Online!
Date: February 15, 2022
Eleanor Wilner, recipient of the 2019 Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement from the Poetry Society of America, published her first book of poetry when she was forty-two. She has […]
Diane Thiel interviewed for DailyLobo.com!
Date: February 15, 2022
In a digital age, classic romantic gestures can go a long way, especially during the month of love. Two University of New Mexico creative writing professors sat down with the Daily […]
Andrew Lam’s BIRDS OF PARADISE LOST in a study in Studies in the American Short Story
Date: February 10, 2022
In Andrew Lam’s “Birds of Paradise Lost” and Viet Thanh Nguyen’s “The Immolation,” the act of self-immolation is perceived differently by members of the first-generation and second-generation Vietnamese Americans. In […]
Joan Nockels Wilson is a guest on Speaker’s Forum!
Date: February 3, 2022
This episode of Speakers Forum centers around three very different experiences of childhood sexual abuse. However, all three guests consider the responsibility of caregivers to prevent abuse and the difficulty […]
Reviews:
Lit Reactor loves Sex World!
Date: October 15, 2014
Brian McGackin, writing for Lit Reactor, recently reviewed Ron Koertge's new flash fiction collection, Sex World, and had nothing but praise for the book: "I've enjoyed a lot of books […]
The Bellingham Herald Praises If Not For This
Date: October 9, 2014
Barbara Lloyd McMichael of The Bellingham Herald had great things to say about Pete Fromm's latest novel. She praised the strong, heroic characters that he wrote, and had this to […]
The American Book Review Praises Andrea Scarpino’s Once, Then
Date: October 8, 2014
In its May/June 2014 issue, the American Book review had some great things to say about Andrea Scarpino's new poetry collection, Once, Then. "In the book, Scarpino investigates that liminal […]
Bookczuk Praises Ellen Meeropol’s On Hurricane Island
Date: October 8, 2014
Bookczuk gave a great review of Ellen Meeropol's On Hurricane Island, which will be released next Spring. The reviewer applauds Ellen's ability to induce a reader's self-examination through the text: […]
Monologging Reviews Interrobang!
Date: October 8, 2014
Kendra Bartell has given a wonderful review on Jessica Piazza's Interrobang in Monologging. She mentions how Jessica is able to use traditional poetic form and still be accessible to a […]
Shelf Awareness Loves Sex World
Date: October 8, 2014
Nancy Powell from Shelf Awareness praises Ron Koertge's Sex World in a recent review: "Sex World will simultaneously shock, tickle the funny bone, provoke grief and inspire hope with some […]
Missoula Independent Applauds Pete Fromm’s If Not For This
Date: September 12, 2014
Jo Deurbrouck, from the Missoula Independent, gives If Not For This a wonderful review. In the piece, she commends Fromm on his technique of showing the strength of his characters, […]
Michelle Newby Praises Amy Schutzer’s Spheres of Disturbance
Date: September 12, 2014
In a recent review from Monkeybicycle, Michelle Newby applauds Amy Schutzer's new novel and her ability to pull readers into the world she creates within the text: "As for Spheres […]
Joy Horowitz reviews Andrew Lam’s Birds of Paradise Lost
Date: September 3, 2014
Joy Horowitz, of the Los Angeles Review of Books, praises Lam's collection of short stories in its ability to elucidate the struggles of Vietnamese immigrants. "'HOW DIFFICULT IS IT,’” Andrew […]
The SunBreak raves about Elissa Washuta!
Date: August 13, 2014
In a recent review, Chris Burlingame, writing for The SunBreak heaped praise upon Elissa Washuta's "unforgettable" book, My Body Is a Book of Rules. "It feels like you’re learning about […]