The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, awarded annually to one living US poet with an award of $100,000 in recognition of their outstanding lifetime achievement, was awarded to three poets anthologized in Black Fire This Time, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez and Haki Madhubuti. The award was extended to 11 recipients for this year. The critically acclaimed anthology … Continue reading Ruth Lilly Prize Awarded to Black Fire This Time Poets
LitFest2018 Debuts in New York!
LitFest is coming to New York! Our national LitFest will take place Saturday, June 2, 2018 starting at 7 p.m. at Cassava House, 2270 1st Avenue in East Harlem. The event will feature poetry readings, a book fair and live music. Since 2012, LitFest has appeared in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Minneapolis and Los Angeles. … Continue reading LitFest2018 Debuts in New York!
Fulbright Fellow Releases Novella
Chantal James, Willow Books contributor, is now a Willow Books author. She has released a novella, Fes is a Mirror (2025). James received a Fulbright fellowship in creative writing that allowed her to live in Morocco researching and writing this work. James learned the local Arabic dialect to conduct interviews from eyewitnesses to its political events for … Continue reading Fulbright Fellow Releases Novella
Willow Books to Publish Fulbright Scholar
WILLOW BOOKS SIGNS FULBRIGHT FELLOW FOR NOVELLA National Book Critics Circle Nominee Writes of Experience in Morocco Washington, DC--Poet, fiction writer, essayist, and book reviewer Chantal James has been signed by Willow Books for her novella Fes is a Mirror. James received a Fulbright fellowship in creative writing that allowed her to live in Morocco … Continue reading Willow Books to Publish Fulbright Scholar
Our Return to Idlewild
After some years, our press is returning to Idlewild, Michigan for the 2nd annual conference. Every year since we first appeared there, people have been asking when we would return. We were waiting for the right time, and the time is now. Take a look at the words of one of our registrants from the … Continue reading Our Return to Idlewild
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