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If you've been debating whether or not to submit to the BOA Short Fiction Prize... it's time to pull the trigger. Submissions must be postmarked today! The winner receives publication by BOA Editions in the American Reader Series in Spring 2013 and a $500 Honorarium. All submissions will be read by BOA Publisher Peter Conners who will also make the final selection. Here are the complete guidelines: [BOA Short Fiction Prize] Good luck to those who submitted!

In a rave review, BOA poet Christopher Kennedy's Ennui Prophet is called "a bastion of cool," and "at times the literary equivalent of an unnerving smirk." The reviewer, Michael Costello, is writing for the blog We Who Are About to Die, and heaps heavy praise on Kennedy's latest volume of prose poems, which is set to launch in less than a week. "These are the surreal scenarios of a propheteering mind awash in the weariness expressed by the title," the reviewer muses, then also crediting Kennedy with both "graphic power and verbal economy a la Hemingway, but with his own inventiveness."...

  Recently, book reviewer Craig Santos Perez interviewed Barbara Jane Reyes about her poetic process and recent book, Diwata, for part of his series through Jacket2, Last Commentator In Paradise. They talk extensively and thoughtfully about many elements of her creative process and focus. They talk also about where she's been, as a writer, and where she's going next. When asked about the mythos of her writing, she talks about the complexities of storytelling and perspective, and her great love of traditional storytelling methods. Among many other things, she says, "I am always looking for someone other than myself to...

Although we posted before about BOA's first ever Pop-Up Poetry Reading at Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, back in April, we thought we'd share these beautiful pictures of the event. Bernadette Catalana, BOA Board Chair Jonathan Everitt, BOA Board member Jonathan reading, with Jack in the background Jack Langerak, BOA Board Member Bernadette talking with Jack Cindy Rogers, BOA Board Member All photographs courtesy of Will Ingalls. Future BOA Editions Pop-Up Poetry Events are in the works--check back here to find out more!

We want to extend a special congrats to BOA author Aracelis Girmay and translator Deniz Perin! Aracelis' forthcoming collection, Kingdom Animalia, has been chosen as the Rumpus Poetry Book Club Selection for August. The club makes copies of the book available one month prior to its publication date and also features interviews with selected authors. It's a wonderful way to spread the word about outstanding new poetry books and an auspicious start for Kingdom Animalia. Find out more about the Rumpus Poetry Book Club here: http://therumpus.net/the-rumpus-poetry-book-club/. Kingdom Animalia is being published in September as winner of BOA's 2011 Isabella Gardner Award....