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Join authors Michelle Alfano, Lucia Cascioli, Lillian Conti, Darlene Madott, Gianna Patriarca, and Giovanna Riccio for an evening in celebration of Italian Heritage Month. Registration is free: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdeGqrTktGNCIY0KnCnrzOSrH28J-x9o1 More
I'm very excited to announce that my debut novel, The Transaction, has won silver at the 2021 IPPY Awards! Congratulations to all the medalists! In particular, I'd like to give a shoutout to the other medalists in my category: Ethel Rohan, and Douglas Stuart, whose debut novel, Shuggie Bain, was a... More
Hello, I am excited to announce that Demeter Press will publish my first book this November! Please see the link below. Best and thanks, Jesse https://demeterpress.org/books/visiting-africa-a-memoir/ More
I am thrilled to announce the pending publication of DYING TIMES (EXILE EDITIONS). The Pre-Publication Purchase LINK https://www.exileeditions.com/shop/dying-times at discount is available until the end of this June, for this beautiful book. Far from sombre, the novel is told with a visceral, wry... More
AN INTIMATE, HAUNTING, AND HOPEFUL TALE OF TRAGEDY, BY CATHERINE GOURDIER - In the fall of 2009, my entire family was happily gathering for a surprise horror themed birthday party for our youngest sister, Julie, when the unthinkable happened. That evening as Julie and my parents were walking home... More
I'm the editor of a new visual poetry anthology that features the work of 36 women around the world, essays and an interview. Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry celebrates women who are making visual poetry today, pays homage to those of the past and will inspire those of the future. It can be... More
Article on Grove by David Richard Beasley in Prairie History: The Journal of the West No 4 winter 2021 More
Join the BC and Yukon Book Prizes as they present the Storied Series: Discussions on Books, Publishing and the Creative Process.On Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021, featuring a conversation with Patti Flather and Leonard Linklater. In 2020, Patti and Leonard won the 2020 the Borealis Prize: The... More
My book of nonficition Fuse, a series of mosiac essays on mixed-race identity and mental illness, was released on May 1, 2021 by Guernica Editions' MiroLand Imprint. Fuse probes and explores the documented prevalence of mental health issues in bi-racial women. Fuse has elements of memoir, but does... More
Island life carries on while a beautiful woman lies in a coma surrounded by friends and lovers. Thyme clings, high / and away from the grazing and scents / the air. "These are understated poems grounded in imagism, snapshots of a life, where the poet speaks quietly to her reader with precision... More
