Sunrise of September

by Olivia Loftis August 31, 2026

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Events

REMOTE, KB: Saturday, September 12

Starting: 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain, 12 PM Pacific

Featuring: Laura D. Weeks, Leslie Monsour, Terrence Culleton, and Kasey Jones

With special guests: Anne Sandor, Bob Ambrose, Dara-Lyn Shrager, Ellen Girardeau Kempler, Karen Warinsky, Marianne Brems, Richard Waring, Sam Aureli

We invite anyone who is interested in poetry to attend this event to hear readings from these Kelsay Books authors. Learn more and register here.

ONTARIO, CANADA: Thursday, September 3, 7:00 PM

CAMBRIDGE, MA: Sunday, September 6, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

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REMOTE, KB: Sunday, September 27, 12 – 4 PM CT

By invitation only. Please email me for the registration links!

12 PM M.F. Drummy presents Defensible Spaces

2 PM Sandra Brodkin Dreis presents Dry-Docked in New Jersey

Reviews & Features

Recently, Suzanne Cottrell has built exciting momentum on Goodreads. Nature Calls Outside My Window now holds a 4.99 average rating from 112 readers, and her books have been placed across 10 Goodreads Listopia lists, including Best Collection of Poems by Living Authors, Poetry by Women, and Books for the Soul, reaching 6 distinct reader communities simultaneously. Scarred Resilience is gaining particular traction on healing poetry and resilience-themed lists.

The Hemlock Journal published a review of Preludes to Lethe by Frank William Finney in Issue 10

Ann Chinnis reviewed Neolithic Imaginings by Loralee Clark for Compulsive Reader

Lisa Lois reviewed Defensible Spaces by MF Drummy for Compulsive Reader

Lansing City Pulse featured Mary Fox on page 12 of their August 12, 2026 issue

Storyteller Poetry Review featured My Father's Sky by Rose Mary Boehm

Following her well-attended launch party, Jen OConnor has received glowing reviews

R.G. Pagano (center-left) gave a book signing at Barnes & Noble in Dedham, MA

Book of the Month

Opportunities

CALIFORNIA: Submissions for the California Book Awards are open until November 15, 2026.

TEXAS: The UNT Rilke Prize seeks books published between November 1, 2025 and October 31, 2026, with a November 30, 2026 deadline.

WISCONSIN: Submissions for the Wisconsin Writers Awards are open until January 8, 2027.

MARYLAND: The Gaithersburg Book Festival seeks poets with books published between May 2026 and May 2027, until January 31, 2027.