Truchas, where one gets dramatically important views: at the gorgeous mountains, at the clarity of the desert, and at one’s own writing. You will stand on a balcony with a glass of wine, overseeing the most beautiful sunset of your life. You will sit in the center of the library, surrounded by thousands of books, … Read more
North Adams, Mass. — Award-winning publisher Tupelo Press is pleased to announce the release of a new book of poetry, Kill Class, by Nomi Stone. Kill Class will be published February 1st, 2019 in trade paper (ISBN: 978-1946482198, 98 pages, $17.95) and is available in bookstores, Amazon, Small Press Distribution, and through Tupelo Press’s website … Read more
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the Tupelo Truchas Poetry Conference, a writer’s retreat at Truchas Peaks Place in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. This destination offers each participant a spacious adobe-style hacienda, panoramic views, astonishing 12,000-book library, and sumptuous decor and cuisine. Faculty this year are Jeffrey Levine, … Read more
We asked former Dorset Prize Winners to share their tips on “Making Your Dorset Manuscript.” Here, Amaud Jamaul Johnson, 2004 Dorset Prize Winner, shares his honest advice: Maybe you’ve been at your desk for three semesters or the better part of a decade, and you are exhausted or excited or numb. Maybe you are afraid to let it go, … Read more
We asked former Dorset Prize Winners to share their tips on “Making Your Dorset Manuscript.” Here, Joshua Corey, 2008 Dorset Prize Winner and author of “Severance Songs“ (Tupelo Press, 2011), shares his advice: Here’s my tip for producing a prize-worthy manuscript: DON’T GIVE UP. By the time I got around to sending the manuscript of Severance Songs to Tupelo, it … Read more
We asked former Dorset Prize Winners to share their tips on “Making Your Dorset Manuscript.” Here, Thomas Centolella, 2015 Dorset Prize Winner and author of “Almost Human” (Tupelo Press, 2017), shares his advice on moving beyond the self to make long-lasting art: At the end of a 15-page meditation on art, a poem called “Ars Longa,” I say: Leave … Read more
We asked former Dorset Prize Winners to share their tips on “Making Your Dorset Manuscript.” Here, Lauren Camp, 2014 Dorset Prize Winner and author of “One Hundred Hungers” (Tupelo Press, 2016), shares her daring advice to complete your manuscript: Spanish poet Antonio Machado wrote, “… there is no path, paths are made by walking.” In your manuscript, have you … Read more
We asked former Dorset Prize Winners to share their tips on “Making Your Dorset Manuscript.” Here, Mario Chard, 2016 Dorset Prize Winner and author of “Land of Fire” (Tupelo Press, 2018), shares his “impractical” advice: Everything I read about writing and publishing the first book was useful, even the tips I ignored. I wanted the poems to … Read more
We asked former Dorset Prize Winners to share their tips on “Making Your Dorset Manuscript.” Here, Sandra Meek, 2006 Dorset Prize Winner and author of “Biogeography” (Tupelo Press, 2008), shares her encouraging advice on beginning, ending, and letting go of your poetry manuscript: If you’re reading this, you’ve likely been here before, casting your manuscript into the … Read more
We asked former Dorset Prize Winners to share their tips on “Making Your Dorset Manuscript.” Here, Ilya Kaminsky, 2002 Dorset Prize Winner and author of “Dancing on Odessa” (Tupelo Press, 2004), shares his laconic advice on curating your poetry manuscript: My advice is simple: make a very short book wherein every single poem works. Think of it … Read more