Many in the Friends of Writers network saw their efforts realized in the second half of 2023 with new book publications. Congratulations to those listed below. While celebrating these wonderful projects, be sure to check out our digest of awards, literary magazine publications, and other celebrations.
Joan Aleshire’s novel, Belfield, was published by Green Writers Press in October.
Subhaga Crystal Bacon’s collection of poems, Transitory, was published by BOA Editions Ltd. in November.
Julia Nunnally Duncan’s collection of essays, All We Have Loved, was published by Finishing Line Press in November.
Lauren Groff’s novel, The Vaster Wilds was published by Penguin Random House in September.
Joy Manesiotis’ collection of poems, Revoke, was published by Airlie Press in October.
Kevin McIlvoy’s collection of fiction, Is It So? Glimpses, Glyphs, & Found Novels was published by WTAW Press in November.
Sebastian Merrill’s book of poetry, Ghost :: Seeds, was published by Texas Review Press in November.
Leslie Contreras Schwartz’s collection of essays, From the Womb of Sky and Earth, was published by C&R Press in September.
Ross White’s collection of poems, Charm Offensive, was published by Eyewear Publishing in July.
Brian Teare’s collection of writing, Poem Bitten by a Man, was published by Nightboat Books in September.
Jan Worth-Nelson’s collection of newspaper columns, That’s My Moon Over Court Street: Dispatches from a Life in Flint, was published by SemiColon Press in June.
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