Congratulations to Pacific Northwest writers and editors who were honored with Foreword INDIES 2023 awards. Thousands of books are entered each year, and over 100 librarians and booksellers take part in the judging process, narrowing down a group of finalists in 55 categories to Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners that truly represent the best in …
Soul Jar: Thirty-one Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors, edited by Annie Carl, Forest Avenue Press, was selected by attendees as the winning title in the BuzzBooks contest at the 2023 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Tradeshow, held last week, in Portland, OR. Punch cards were handed out to booksellers and librarians who then visited supporting exhibitors for quick-pitches …
Yes, you heard that right, folks: Tsunami Press, the publisher related to Eugene, OR’s Tsunami Books, is urging readers to buy their beautiful hardcover copies of Cronies by Ken Babbs so they can eventually print a paperback with a cover that gives the Kens their pants back. The book is available through independent bookstores everywhere …
Grace Campbell of Olympia and Laura Stanfill of Portland met at Mineral School in Mineral, Washington, during a 2018 parent residency week. Grace Campbell is the Fiction Editor at 5×5 Literary Magazine. Her roots are in flash/microfiction, where she has been published in journals like Brevity, Hobart, Joyland, and Midway. Her work has been featured …
Congratulations to Seattle-based author Don Mee Choi for winning the National Book Award for Poetry for her book DMZ Colony, which was published by Seattle-based Wave Books. Woven from poems, prose, photographs, and drawings, Don Mee Choi’s DMZ Colony is a tour de force of personal and political reckoning set over eight acts. Evincing the power …
