Springtime Selections
Introduction
With women's history month comes our annual Women's Poetry Contest. This year, we received over 190 submissions! Thank you to each poet who shared her work with us, our team, and to guest judge, Gail White, for your discernment and commentary. View the results here.
We hope everyone who went to LA for AWP enjoyed a safe, fun, and fabulous literary adventure. Although Kelsay Books was not available to attend, we are planning remote readings so we can make local connections from wherever we write.
Thank you for sending us your upcoming events. By the spring equinox, we had plenty of exciting news to share! We're grateful for the generosity of writers supporting writers.
Enter: National Poetry Month!
Events
In chronological order, by location:
Montpelier, VT: Scudder Parker and Angela Patten will share Natural Selections to benefit North Branch Nature Center. Click on the image to register.
Charlottesville, VA: David Anthony Sam has a reading April 5th, a book signing April 18th, and more on his events calendar.
Gardiner, ME: Bill Schulz celebrates the launch of Another Psalm on Sunday, April 6 (12:00-2:00 p.m.) at Stone Broke Bread and Books. With support from Mike Bove.
Kennesaw, GA: "Georgia Writers is thrilled to announce that the 15th Annual Red Clay Writers Conference will be held on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, at the Kennesaw State University Marietta Campus, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join us for a jam-packed day of inspiring workshops and panels that will provide you with the tools you need to revise your drafts, start new projects, and explore publishing possibilities. Get your tickets here!"
New York, NY: John Foy will feature at Carmine Street Metrics at Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village on Sunday, May 4th.
Opportunities
The Orchards: Kelsay Books' own journal, The Orchards, is open for submissions! Please read our guidelines here. Send us your finest for Summer 2025!
Poets House Showcase: Kelsay Books has sponsored authors' submissions to the Poets House showcase in the past to great success! The 30th annual Poets House showcase in December 2025 is open for submissions now.