West Virginia native author Meredith Sue Willis is teaching Novel Writing (WRIT1-CE9357) at the New York University School of Professional Studies, Spring 2026. The class is by Zoom on 10 Wednesdays, February 4 – April 15, 2026, 6:30p.m. to 8:50 p.m. Get more information and sign up here: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/courses/WRIT1-CE9357-novel-writing.html For more information about Meredith Sue Willis, […]
Winner of the 2025 Anhinga Prize: “dumb” by Betsy Johnson
December 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Winner of the 2025 Anhinga Prize: “dumb” by Betsy Johnson Betsy Johnson’s manuscripts have been finalists in the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize, the National Poetry Series Competition, and the University of Wisconsin Poetry Prizes. Her work has appeared in the Kenyon Review, the Iowa Review (online), Boulevard, Prairie Schooner, and Alaska Quarterly Review. She lives in Minnesota and […]
“More than Half Way Home: A Story of Accompaniment in the Shadows of Incarceration” by Dustin Feddon
September 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
More than Half Way Home: A Story of Accompaniment in the Shadows of Incarceration (2025, Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY) by Dustin Feddon is a transforming journey. Father Dustin Feddon’s memoir of accompanying prisoners since 2013 is powerful and necessary at a time when grace and mercy have worn thin. Immigrants, students, and the homeless are […]
Gale Massey interviews Les Standiford, Writers In Paradise Conference Co-Director; & Marina Pruna, Conference Coordinator
July 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Writers In Paradise is widely considered one of Florida’s preeminent annual writer’s conferences. It is consistently held on the pristine campus of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. This conference was initially founded in 2005 by Dennis Lehane and Sterling Watson. Les Standiford serves as Co-Director along with Dennis Lehane, and Marina Pruna is the […]
Effigies and Incantations at Johns Creek Books July 26, 2025
June 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Associate Editor, Dawn Major, will be appearing for the launch of the anthology, Effigies and Incantations, put out by D.C. Phillips on July 26th at John’s Creek in Georgia. Come meet her diabolical doll, Lil’ Softee, as well as other Southern authors ranging from traditional hauntings to the Southern Gothic.