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Cynthia Manick

@cmanick.bsky.social

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Poet, Editor, & Curator 📙No Sweet Without Brine (HarperCollins-Amistad, 2023) 🚀The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, & Superhero Poetry (Blair Publisher, 2021) 🙌Blue Hallelujahs (Black Lawrence Press, 2016) www.cynthiamanick.com

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I’m excited to be a part of the 12th annual Bay Area Book Fest this year! I’ll be speaking on #NoSweetWithoutBrine via @amistadbooks.bsky.social 🔥Sunday 5/31, 4pm on the Poetry Stage in Downtown Berkeley #BABF2026. If you're in Cali, I'd love to see you!💫

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be speaking at the 2026 #GaithersburgBookFestival on May 16! I'll be there w/ #nosweetwithoutbrine via Amistad Books, and doing a panel at 2:15pm. Hope to see you there! gburg.md/GBF #GBF2026 #BookFestival

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Come thru, Sat. 11/8 5pm for No, Dear (Re)Present Reading Series. Each reader will give flowers 💐to a NY voice that has passed but also left their mark on our poetry💫The event is free & we'd love to see you! tinyurl.com/52spcbw3 @robleswrites.bsky.social @sashabursh.bsky.social #nycpoetryreading

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

@blairpub.bsky.social & I are proud to announce the ⭐️ Polaris Poetry Series!⭐️ Featuring collections of Afrofuturistic and Afrofuturism-adjacent poetry! Submission is open for the month of July! #bookpublishing #poetrybooks #afrofuturism #opensubmissions #writers #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Happening tomorrow at Word Up bookstore @7pm tinyurl.com/yc6mrkac We'll be celebrating the lovely Nadia Alexis & her collection Beyond the Watershed!⭐ #nadiaalexis #nycbooklaunch #wordupbooks #cynthiamanick #debutpoetrybook #poetrylovers #blackwomenpoets #washingtonheights #harlem #buyblackbooks

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Official ⏰to #AWP25 in LA😍 I'll be signing copies of #nosweetwithoutbrine via @poetshouse.bsky.social, supporting @stevenleyva.bsky.social new collection, & doing a panel on writing about the body. Come through for a hug, head nod, or shared space! linktr.ee/cmanick #poetrycommunity #writingcommunty

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