Cedric Tillman's Blog - Posts Tagged "press-53"
Thanks to Pleiades, University of Akron Press, and now Press 53
I want to say thanks to these presses for acknowledging my work this year. I was named a semifinalist for the Pleiades & Akron Prizes earlier this year, and found out today that I was named a finalist for the Press 53 Poetry prize.
I am so happy to see this manuscript get some love. I remember after finishing my MFA how I thought my thesis was so ready to go - thank God LILIES didn't see the light of day for 9 years. I sent it everywhere and got a couple of nice letters, but didn't place anywhere. This is the 6th semi/finalist placing for IN MY FEELINGS in the last 2 years (finalist for Akron last yr!), and it's cool to see the work pay off- but even more than that, it's cool feeling as if maturity and knowing what I want to put out in the world has improved my work in the eyes of unbiased observers.
I'm very happy to see a press from home (Winston stand up!) recognize this work. Hoping to come back to this space soon with news of some press taking a chance on this thing...
Cedric
I am so happy to see this manuscript get some love. I remember after finishing my MFA how I thought my thesis was so ready to go - thank God LILIES didn't see the light of day for 9 years. I sent it everywhere and got a couple of nice letters, but didn't place anywhere. This is the 6th semi/finalist placing for IN MY FEELINGS in the last 2 years (finalist for Akron last yr!), and it's cool to see the work pay off- but even more than that, it's cool feeling as if maturity and knowing what I want to put out in the world has improved my work in the eyes of unbiased observers.
I'm very happy to see a press from home (Winston stand up!) recognize this work. Hoping to come back to this space soon with news of some press taking a chance on this thing...
Cedric
July 20 reading with Malaika King Albrecht
I'll be reading with Malaika King Albrecht on Sunday, July 20 from 4-5:30 p.m. I'm grateful to (poet) Cal Nordt for inviting me and for the chance to read with Ms. Albrecht, who I feel like I must've met before now...
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Malaika King Albrecht served as the inaugural Heart of Pamlico Poet Laureate from 2018-2021. She's the author of four poetry books, including most recently The Stumble Fields (Main Street Rag 2020), which was a finalist in the 2021 Eric Hoffer Award. Her book What the Trapeze Artist Trusts (Press 53) won honorable mention in the Oscar Arnold Young Award and was a finalist in 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Her chapbook Lessons in Forgetting (Main Street Rag) was a finalist in the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and received honorable mention in the Brockman Campbell Award.
An award-winning metal artist, she’s also the founding editor of Redheaded Stepchild, an online magazine that only accepts poems that have been rejected elsewhere. With https://www.redheadedmag.com, Malaika has hosted weekly book launches online since March 2020, and over 150 videos are available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@malaika888).
Zoom in:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89382608967...
Malaika King Albrecht served as the inaugural Heart of Pamlico Poet Laureate from 2018-2021. She's the author of four poetry books, including most recently The Stumble Fields (Main Street Rag 2020), which was a finalist in the 2021 Eric Hoffer Award. Her book What the Trapeze Artist Trusts (Press 53) won honorable mention in the Oscar Arnold Young Award and was a finalist in 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Her chapbook Lessons in Forgetting (Main Street Rag) was a finalist in the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and received honorable mention in the Brockman Campbell Award.
An award-winning metal artist, she’s also the founding editor of Redheaded Stepchild, an online magazine that only accepts poems that have been rejected elsewhere. With https://www.redheadedmag.com, Malaika has hosted weekly book launches online since March 2020, and over 150 videos are available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@malaika888).
