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Laura Woollett Named 2015 Summer Nonfiction Contest Winner
Prairie Schooner is pleased to announce that Laura Woollett is the winner of the 2015 Summer Nonfiction Contest, judged by Rigoberto González, for her essay “Working Girl.” Woollett will receive a prize of $250, and her essay will appear in the Spring 2016 edition of Prairie Schooner. Laura Elizabeth Woollett lives in Melbourne, Australia. She …
“An Ecstatic, Cerebral Jab”: Q&A with Chigozie Obioma
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Alberta Clipper 9/29/15: “Well, Millstone, Cistern, Cliff (1892)” by Steve Lautermilch
Fall 2015 Edition of Prairie Schooner Debuts
The Fall 2015 edition of Prairie Schooner introduces poetry, prose, essays, and reviews from both new and well-known writers. Among the featured poets is longtime contributor Floyd Skloot, author of eight poetry collections; his most recent, Approaching Winter, debuts this month. Sandra M. Gilbert has three poems in this issue, which are drawn from a …
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Three Poems Published in Prairie Schooner Selected For The Best American Poetry 2015
Three poems first published in Prairie Schooner will appear in this year’s edition of The Best American Poetry, a long-standing annual anthology of American poetry, as selected by critically acclaimed author and poet Sherman Alexie. Alexie selected Candace G. Wiley’s poem “Dear Black Barbie,” Rajiv Mohabir’s “Dove,” and “The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, …
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