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They acquire work, and they publish it. In nearly every case, the common denominator was editor Jeff Shotts. The  publisher and the executive editor of Minneapolis’ Graywolf Press will receive the 2017 Editors Award from … “These are poets who have something to say about what we’re trying to do as human beings. His green-ink notations are merely suggestions. “I’ve done significant edits, from title changes to cutting individual poems to resectioning books — the organization of a poetry book is extremely important,” he said. You can unsubscribe at any time. Our Board of Directors has between twenty and twenty-five members and provides fiduciary oversight of Graywolf’s operations.

What was I, 12, 13 years old, reading the heights of Victorian verse in the middle of Kansas. We are proud to partner with Moon Palace Books to provide book sales for this event. Do they write in prose blocks? His forthcoming collection, Fugitive Atlas, will be published in October 2020. Our Board of Directors has between twenty and twenty-five members and provides fiduciary oversight of Graywolf’s operations. Is their syntax fairly open and readable and accessible, or is it contorted and tortured and loud?”, He works with writers by e-mail and phone call and sometimes by fax; he works with them for years and knows their work thoroughly. The awards will be presented in March at a celebration in New York City. Josh Ostergaard, Development Officer, stewards Graywolf’s major donors, including members of our National Council, and manages fundraising events. Graywolf Press is a literary press that publishes about thirty books annually, mostly collections of poetry, memoir, essays, novels, and short stories. Fiona Mccrae, Graywolf’s publisher and director, and Jeff Shotts, executive editor, will share the award, which is given to editors who have made outstanding contributions to the publication of poetry or literary prose over time. He is also the editor of African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song, appearing September.

We have had a wonderful editorial conversation that has lasted almost two decades. Laurie Hertzel is senior editor for books at the Star Tribune, where she has worked since 1996. That’s why writers everywhere should be heartened by the success of Graywolf Press, an independent publisher in Minneapolis that has been taking chances on new work often overlooked by editors in New York—and reaping big rewards. Naomi Kritzer's "Catfishing on CatNet" just won a Minnesota Book Award, too. “I’ll hold onto his conversations for months.”, Both poets praised his tact, as well as his keen eye. In the past five years, authors published by Minneapolis’ Graywolf Press have won just about every major literary award there is: The Pulitzer Prize.

NATALIE DIAZ is the author of Postcolonial Love Poem, a finalist for the Forward Prize, and When My Brother Was an Aztec, winner of an American Book Award. “I can’t say for sure that Jeff is the best because there are other fine editors I know, but for me, he’s absolutely the best.”, St. Paul poet Leslie Adrienne Miller appreciates Shotts’ thoughts throughout the process. RSVP for the 2020 Graywolf Literary Salon: Conversations at Home, to take place on Zoom on October 8, 2020. But when he talks about his job, it’s all about the poetry. Shotts did leave Kansas, to attend Macalester College in St. Paul, where he studied Classics and English, but he didn’t return home. Recent Graywolf collections have dealt with race, terrorism and living in a post-9/11 world. It might be, because that tonal register shift can be a huge pleasure, too.”, He looks at how the poem appears on the printed page, and how the left-hand page looks in relation to the right-hand page. Sounds Like Home Friday-Sunday: Don’t feel guilty if you can’t afford a virtual tip for this one: The musicians are actually getting paid. Short, Winifred Smith, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb, Marilynn Alcott, Betsy Atwater, Ann Bitter, Page Knudsen Cowles, Sally Dixon, Colin Hamilton, Diane Herman, Ed McConaghay, Katherine Murphy, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Kay Sexton, Margaret Telfer, Melinda Ward, John Wheelihan, Margaret Wurtele, Maura Rainey McCormack (chair), Catherine Allan, Susan Anderson, Betsy Atwater, Marion Brown, Kelsey Cerovac, Edwin Cohen, Page Knudsen Cowles, Ellen Flamm, Vicki Ford, Lee Freeman, Paul Griffiths, John Michael Hemsley, James Hoecker, Barbara Holmes, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Jacqueline Jones LaMon, Guy Lampard, Shawn Liu, Chris LaVictoire Mahai, Kevin Martin, Elise Paschen, Shahina Piyarali, Bruno Quinson, Susan Ritz, Marita Rivero, Paula Roe, Eunice Salton, Salvatore Scibona, Gail See, Sushma Sheth, Stephanie Stebich, Louise Steinman, Kathryn B. Swintek, Kate Tabner, Margaret Telfer, Nancy Temple, Diane Thormodsgard, Glyn Vincent, Joanne Von Blon, Kristin Walrod, Tappan Wilder, Shirley Zanton, Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. “We’re not interested in throwing books down a well,” Shotts said. He landed an internship at Hungry Mind Review, and then, in 1996, a job as editorial assistant at Graywolf. Horn's work has appeared in various literary journals and in 2016 they translated the publication, Ateliers & Studios for the Canadian Academy of Arts. According to a release issued by the press, Horn’s collection of essays employs water and aquatic life forms as a starting point to reflect upon the human body and gender, sexuality, transmasculinity, and illness, as well as faith, the arts, and whiteness. He pulls a sheaf of typescript from his work bag and spreads the pages across the dining room table. Jeff Shotts, Executive Editor, is responsible for Graywolf’s poetry list; he also acquires literary nonfiction and criticism titles. He left to earn an MFA in poetry from Washington University in St. Louis, but in 2002 McCrae asked him to come back as poetry editor. Chantz Erolin, Editorial and Production Associate, supports Katie Dublinski and Jeff Shotts, manages poetry submissions, and acts as in-house copyeditor. Griggs wore a bolo tie and a straw hat under the hot prairie sun, and he always solemnly chewed and spat a sample of wheat before passing his judgment. The names of the writers vary and their tones range from lovely to enraged, but in each case one thing was the same: Shotts was their editor. “If I’ve gotten an author to the point where they can define that line, I feel that’s perfect.”. “Jeff is devoted to Graywolf’s poets, and they know it,” said publisher Fiona McCrae. Security firm effort to protect Minn. polls gets quick response, Citing safety, judge rules Chauvin can live out of state, Federal judge: Minn. congressional race is back on for November, Trump restarting campaign with White House, Florida events, More scrutiny for Rep. Jim Hagedorn, this time over campaign office rent, Deputy shoots, kills suspect on I-35 after Grand Casino Hinckley incident, pursuit, Eden Prairie opens fast, defeats Minnetonka 34-7, Edina renames park to honor Black pioneer family, Regents save outdoor track but cut three sports that will leave 'a scar for the rest of eternity', Minnesota COVID-19 surges seep into long-term care facilities, Construction is underway on first phase of Champlin riverfront revival, Poets and prose writers win Minnesota State Arts Board Grants, Art on the move! Mattan Comay, Sales and Operations Coordinator, manages reprints and award submissions, monitors book sales, and processes Graywolf’s accounts payable.
Join Graywolf Press and four of our outstanding writers as they welcome us into their homes for an evening of conversations about place and imagination during this unprecedented moment in history. Poets and Writers also announced the winners of its 2017 Barnes & Noble Writers Award. “The type moves and dances across the page—and it’s very much a book about sound on the page.” Max Porter talks about the unique typesetting in his second novel, Lanny (Graywolf Press, 2019), which is featured in Page One in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers … “Do they write in lines? Please share this opportunity with your friends and fellow book lovers! PW “All Access” site license members have access to PW’s subscriber-only website content. Steven has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Is this the right word? Graywolf Press publishes about 30-35 books annually, mostly poetry, memoirs, essays, novels, translations, and short stories. Griggs had hoped that Jeff would go off to college and then come back to Kansas, perhaps to work with genetically modified crops. “I think the first thing that drew me was just the sense that somebody was going to be listening to me,” Powell said. How We Got the Electoral College and Why It’s Bad for Democracy in America.

He uncaps his green pen — green, because it is a more soothing color than fierce and angry red. “The author is the only one who can ever be right.”, He looks at the manuscript both as its parts, and as a whole. Books, even slender books of difficult poetry, are written to be bought, and read. These days, it’s tough for an editor to take a chance on writing that is risky, experimental, or hard to define. KEVIN YOUNG is the author of thirteen books of poetry and prose, including The Grey Album: On the Blackness of Blackness, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, and Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts & Fake News, longlisted for the National Book Award.

She has received many honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Fellowship, a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Artist Fellowship, and a United States Artists Fellowship. KHALED MATTAWA is the author of five collections of poetry and is the translator of eleven books of contemporary Arabic poetry. Working with Shotts “is like having a second brain,” he said. Previously, she was a writer and editor at Minnesota Monthly magazine and at the Duluth News-Tribune. Parts of this site are only available to paying PW subscribers. Our editors are looking for high quality literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that combine a distinct voice with a distinct vision. Leslie Johnson, Managing Director, oversees finance, HR, and technology, and works with the Board of Directors. The National Book Critics Circle Award. “In the early stages, he’s really trying to give you a sense of what he finds most valuable, so you can do more of it,” she said. Awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the PEN Foundation and the Lannan Foundation. “I don’t know that he even knew what he was doing, giving me that book. Some of his green marks Alexander agreed with, some she did not. We have awarded Board Emeritus status to former board members who have …
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