Doritt Carroll was recently nominated by the editors of Beltway Poetry Quarterly for Best of the Net in 2018. The Best of the Net award recognizes poetry that was first published online. Congratulations, Doritt!
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Behind the Scenes of Daingerfield Island
John Adam Wasowicz, author of Daingerfield Island, recently revealed to The Connection that a beloved character had a different fate in an earlier draft of the book.
[Reading Daingerfield Island now? ! SPOILER AHEAD !]
David Reece was initially destined to die, but early readers of the novel had objected to his death so much that Wasowicz says he rewrote the scene and saved him. Wasowicz now calls Reece a “principal player” in the upcoming sequel to the thriller.
Read more at The Connection.
Kathi Wolfe Recently Featured in the New York Times
Kathi Wolfe’s poems “Memento Mori” and “Slow News Day in July” were recently featured in the New York Times opinion piece “Poetry Is a Way of Being in the World That Wasn’t Made for Us” by Jennifer Bartlett. Congratulations, Kathi!
Kathi Wolfe is the author of The Uppity Blind Girl Poems, the 2013 winner of the Stonewall Chapbook Competition. Kathi is also a contributor to the Washington Blade.
Open Call for Submissions – Wicked Woman Book Prize Competition
The Charlene Kushner Wicked Woman Book Prize is now open for submissions.
The WWBP is looking for book-length poetry collections thematically connected by the “wicked woman” theme. Both “wicked” and “woman” can be interpreted in many ways; poet’s choice.
The judge for this inaugural competition is noted poet, Rose Solari. Competition closes January 1, 2019.
Learn more here, or head straight to Submittable to submit.
Charlene Kushner Wicked Woman Poetry Prize
Brickhouse Books announces the Charlene Kushner Wicked Woman Poetry Prize!
We are looking for a full-length (42-64 pp.) poetry manuscript about a woman (or women) who challenged expectations or broke the mold. Our judge is noted poet, Rose Solari. The prize is publication plus $250. The contest opens for submissions in September.
Rose Solari is the author of three full-length collections of poetry, The Last Girl, Orpheus in the Park, and Difficult Weather; the one-act play, Looking for Guenevere; and a novel, A Secret Woman. She has lectured and taught writing workshops at many institutions, including the University of Maryland, College Park; St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland; Arizona State University, Tempe; and The Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Oxford in England. Her awards include the Randall Jarrell Poetry Prize, an Academy of American Poets’ University Prize, The Columbia Book Award, and an EMMA award for excellence in journalism. She is currently at work on a second novel.
Roughly Speaking Podcast Features Dolores C. Peck
Roughly Speaking, hosted by Dan Rodricks, recently featured author and honorary BHB family member, Dolores C. Peck. Peck discussed her newly released memoir, A Gifted Life Cut Short: The Jeffrey Peck Story, and the circumstances that led her to tell her son’s important story. You can listen to the podcast at baltimoresun.com. A Gifted Life Cut Short: The Jeffrey Peck Story is available in paperback through Amazon.
Memorial Day Weekend Signings with John Adam Wasowicz
John Adam Wasowicz appeared at the Island Bookstore’s Corolla location on May 26th, alongside local celebrity and bookstore regular Sputnik (in the bandana).
John Adam Wasowicz (top left) and Island Bookstore (Corolla location) employees show off their favorite books, and pose beside celeb dog and bookstore regular Sputnik (bottom middle). Photo courtesy of Island Bookstore.
John will be at the Island Bookstore (Scarborough Faire Shops) in Duck, NC for another signing of Daingerfield Island tomorrow! June and July signings will be announced soon. See our Events page for more information.
