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The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Florida Water by aja monet and I’ll Tell You When I’m Home by Hala Alyan.
The Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program offers a six-month residency from January to June to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer at the historic Concord Free Public Library (CFPL) in Concord, Massachusetts. The writer-in-residence is given a $10,000 stipend with the expectation that they will spend an average of eight hours a week at the library for the duration of the program and will develop public programming and social opportunities for the CFPL community.
Concord Free Public Library Writer-in-Residence Program, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742. (978) 318-3383. Ricky Sirois, Assistant Library Director.
Based in North Carolina, the independent publisher Blair champions local narratives, overlooked stories, and perspectives outside of traditional publishing. The press publishes ten to twelve books yearly in poetry, nonfiction, and fiction.
The 2025 Off Topic Writers’ Conference will be held online on August 9 and August 10. The conference features craft talks, panels, and workshops for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poet, fiction writer, and creative nonfiction writer Murgatroyd Monaghan and fiction and creative nonfiction writers Finnian Burnett and Chanel M. Sutherland. Poet Duncan Mercredi and fiction writer Michelle Butler Hallett will deliver the keynote addresses. The cost of the conference is $120 (or can be priced on a sliding scale based on financial need).
Off Topic Writers’ Conference, 10 Marble Avenue, Paradise, NL A1L 0T3, Canada. Marion Lougheed, Off Topic Publishing Founder and Editor.
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,118); publication by Southword Editions, Munster Literature Centre’s publishing imprint; and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry
