Chicago raised poet Chyrel J. Jackson wins the 2026 POTY Book Award (Non-Fiction–Poetry) for Unsung Canaan Ballads, her first Sisters Roc’N’Rhyme solo.

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New Poetry Collection Gives 23 Suicides the Reckoning the Obituaries Never Did

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What Several Years of Suicide Intervention Taught a Counselor About Silence

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Ink of Ages Fiction Prize 2027

Edge & Busby invites writers to submit for our anthology contest focusing on psychological horror. Join us for anthology submissions and win prizes!

Emma L. Sembly, a passionate storyteller and educator, has dedicated her life to weaving narratives that impart valuable lessons. With a rich background in psychology and reading, she creates child…

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NIR HIMI – Unsplash.com Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing! This picture is of dead trees in a dry desert landscape in Sossusvlei, Namibia. The earth-toned colors o…

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I met with Sarah Merritt Ryan recently to discuss her upcoming book My Soul to Keep. Have a listen or watch and listen. Podcast About the Book My Soul to Keep is a deeply personal and spiritually r…

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From June 25 to August 04*, we are open for short story submissions for issue #12, AGAIN! We are looking for stories of any genre that respond to our title and/or cover art. Selected writers will rece...

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It’s time to CELEBRATE the Release of Reflections of a Woman’s Life Join us on June 27 at 3 p.m. EST as we gather to celebrate this beautiful collection. Learn more about this chapbook …

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From 2019: A poet writes deafness as a form of dissent against tyranny and violence.

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Peculiar Perspectives Book Cover Twenty-four glimpses into the absurd, the tender, and the beautifully human. These twenty-four short poems are personal rather than political, reflective rather tha…