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BOA Editions Author, Renia White, at Château de Lavigny: A Transformative Residency
Renia White, an accomplished poet and creative non-fiction writer based in Brooklyn, NY, recently experienced a month-long residency at the Château de Lavigny in Switzerland, from May 28 to June 24, 2024. Renia, who has a BA from Howard University and an MFA from Cornell University, is the author of the poetry collection Casual Conversation (BOA Editions Ltd., 2022), which was selected for the Blessing the Boats award. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as NO NIIN, The Recluse, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series. Anticipation and Arrival Renia’s excitement for the residency was palpable...
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BOA Editions Receives 2024 Amazon Literary Partnership Poetry Fund Grant
BOA Editions, Ltd. is thrilled to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 Amazon Literary Partnership Poetry Fund grant. This prestigious grant will support BOA Editions’ ongoing efforts to foster readership and appreciation of contemporary literature through our Blessing the Boats Selections initiative.
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Danielle Cadena Deulen Wins 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Outstanding Bisexual Poetry
BOA Editions is thrilled to announce that Danielle Cadena Deulen's poetry collection, Desire Museum, has won the 2024 Lambda Literary Award (Lammy) for Outstanding Bisexual Poetry. This prestigious accolade was awarded during the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards ceremony held on June 11, 2024, at Sony Hall.
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Keetje Kuipers Awarded Isabella Gardner Poetry Award for Forthcoming Collection - Press Release
BOA Editions is excited to announce that Keetje Kuipers has been awarded the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award for her collection Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, which is forthcoming from BOA in Spring 2025. This prestigious award underscores Kuipers' exceptional contribution to contemporary poetry.
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BOA Editions Announces Call for Submissions for Blessing the Boats Selections - Press Release
BOA Editions, Ltd. is now accepting submissions for Blessing the Boats Selections, spotlighting poetry collections by women of color. The selected poet will receive book publication in Fall 2026 and a $5,000 honorarium.
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