Poet, writer, editor in chief of @poetswritersinc. Coauthor of The Poets & Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer @AvidReaderPress

Joined September 2014
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Kevin Larimer retweeted
#ICYMI: Watch this Poets & Writers event with novelist @GarthGreenwell and frequent Poets & Writers Magazine contributor @briangresko in a reading and discussion of Greenwell’s new book of fiction, Small Rain. #ClipOfTheDay: at.pw.org/GreenwellAndGresko
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Both of these writers have already contributed so meaningfully to the magazine. I'm thrilled to have an opportunity to work with them in this capacity!
Poets & Writers Magazine welcomes two new contributing editors to the masthead: Destiny O. Birdsong (@destinyoshay) and Ananda Lima (@anandalima). at.pw.org/3JxjCId
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Happy pub day to @crystalhanak, whose exquisite novel The Stone Home is out today. I can't wait for subscribers of @poetswritersinc to read her essay in the May/June 2024 issue, out soon!
THE STONE HOME is out today. Thank you, everyone. I can’t wait to hear what you think. 🪽
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For any publisher who was being distributed by SPD, the @CLMPorg is doing an emergency session to advise and strategize about next steps tomorrow, even if you aren't a member.
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We're hosting an emergency session tomorrow, March 29, at 12 PM ET for presses previously distributed by SPD to hear advice and discuss next steps. We'll be joined by Nicole Baxter of @BookmobilePrint. Learn more and register: clmp.org/event/emergency-ses…
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Kevin Larimer retweeted
Small Press Distribution will close its doors after fifty-five years in business. Read more in Daily News: pw.org/daily_news. The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (@CLMPorg) will hold an emergency session for affected publishers to discuss next steps.

28 Mar 2024
We're hosting an emergency session tomorrow, March 29, at 12 PM ET for presses previously distributed by SPD to hear advice and discuss next steps. We'll be joined by Nicole Baxter of @BookmobilePrint. Learn more and register: clmp.org/event/emergency-ses…
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Kevin Larimer retweeted
28 Mar 2024
We're hosting an emergency session tomorrow, March 29, at 12 PM ET for presses previously distributed by SPD to hear advice and discuss next steps. We'll be joined by Nicole Baxter of @BookmobilePrint. Learn more and register: clmp.org/event/emergency-ses…
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Kevin Larimer retweeted
The inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction announces longlist, the National Book Awards open to non-citizens, Chill Subs challenges Submittable…catch up on these and other top stories in this week’s Daily News: pw.org/daily_news
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Our new issue is here! Check out our profiles of Sloane Crosley (@askanyone), Diane Seuss (@dlseuss), and @TanyaMcKinnon1, and read about author tours, book sanctuaries, and collaborative novels! at.pw.org/MarApr2024
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A new fiction imprint at @KentuckyPress, a new BIPOC Poetry Series at @HubCityPress, N. Scott Momaday dies at age 89...catch up on these and other top stories in this week’s Daily News: pw.org/daily_news
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Calling all poets! The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation @_EKF invites poets writing in Bulgarian or English to participate in a 5-day poetry conference, “Endangered Nature,” June 14 to 18 in the historic town of Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria. An amazing opportunity! ekf.bg/open-calls

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New York City, during the holiday season, is always the best! Traveled with my rockstar @northwesternup colleagues and we got it done! Thanks to our friends and partners, including @poetswritersinc @dramabookshop, @BNBuzz, @lithub, @shipman_agency, and more for hosting us!🗽❤️
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Introducing this year’s debut poets: @ina_carino, @shieh_simon, @amandathegunn, @CHotchandani, @lesannsai, @kwxkuu, @athenek, @joshuaburton23, @mznieboer, and @ShainaPhenix! at.pw.org/DebutPoets2024
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New issue, new features! At the heart of this issue: Essays from Lidia Yuknavitch, @miciahbay, @brendashaughnes, @LauraSpenceAsh, and Camille T. Dungy to inspire magic in your writing, and our annual celebration of debut poets! at.pw.org/JanFeb2024
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Join us next Thursday, December 7, @ 7PM EST for a virtual reading and celebration of our latest cohort of 5 Over 50 authors: @Writer_Alma @dinewatson @leechinsun @metzlab & Tommy Archuleta! They will be in conversation with our EIC @KevinLarimer! Details: at.pw.org/5Over50Reading23
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A surreal moment for me as a writer! I’m thrilled to be on the cover of the new @poetswritersinc issue, with a beautiful profile written by Renee Shea, alongside an excerpt from HOW TO SAY BABYLON. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the piece, now available in print. 💚
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Kevin Larimer retweeted
Announcing our November/December issue! In it we feature our annual #5Over50 roundup; a special section on university presses, small press book contests, lit mags, and Substacks; a Q&A with @nytimesbooks editor @gilbertcruz; and more: at.pw.org/NovDec2023
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Congratulations to the @Center4Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize shortlisted authors: @acevedowrites, Christine Byl, @sqorio, @lionesstales, @trosepeyton, @nativemindstate, and Esther Yi! Find out more about these authors, their titles, and the award: at.pw.org/FirstNovelPrize
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The newest issue of @poetswritersinc has arrived with MCW alumni & faculty member Roger Reeves on the cover! Plus, an interview by @bird_songoftheyear with Reeves on his just-out book of #prose, DARK DAYS: FUGITIVE ESSAYS. Head to the link in our bio for the full issue!
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“Any good poem will have some gleam of uncertainty in it….” For our latest issue, Jane Hirshfield, the author of The Asking: New and Selected Poems, discusses her “allegiance to not knowing, to hunting new questions to ask” through her poetry. #PrintOnly at.pw.org/SeptOct2023
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Don't miss @destinyoshay's stunning cover story on Roger Reeves, author of DARK DAYS (out now), in the Sep/Oct issue of @poetswritersinc ✨✨ pw.org/content/septemberocto…
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