COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Emily Hockaday's poetry book, Blood Music, was published by Small Harbor on February 20, 2025. Through pregnancy and birth, a father’s illness and death, and a ... [Read More]
New & Noteworthy
We are honored to have supported these writers through grants, fellowships, and awards.
The Dry Season
Visiting Fellowship Scholar of Note Melissa Febos' memoir, The Dry Season, will be published by Penguin Random House on June 3, 2025. Learn more and pre-order your copy HERE. ... [Read More]
A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nishant Batsha's novel, A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart, will be published by ecco/HarperCollins in July 2025. This project received recognition as a previous ... [Read More]
You Must Take Part in Revolution
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Melissa Chan graphic novel, You Must Take Part in Revolution, co-authored with Badiucao will be published by Street Noise Books on March 4th, 2025. A powerful and ... [Read More]
You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Patrick Strickland's nonfiction book, You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave, will be published by Melville Press on April 8, 2025. Learn more and preorder your copy! ... [Read More]
What I Mean to Say
American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Ian Williams was the recent CBC Massey Lecturer. His book, What I Mean To Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time, is a compilation of those lectures and is ... [Read More]
The Nutcracker Chronicles
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Janine Kovac's fairytale memoir, The Nutcracker Chronicles, was published by She Writes Press on November 12, 2024. Learn more and order your copy! ... [Read More]
Bloom
COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Leah Whitcomb's poetry collection, Bloom, was published by Starclay Publishing on June 11th, 2024. Learn more and purchase your own copy! ... [Read More]
TRESPASS: Portraits of Unhoused Life, Love and Understanding
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Kim Watson's debut story collection, TRESPASS: Portraits of Unhoused Life, Love and Understanding, was published by Broadleaf Books on May 14th, 2024. Learn more and ... [Read More]
Apocalypse Still (Stories)
COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Leah Whitcomb's debut story collection, Apocalypse Still, was published by Starclay Publishing on March 13th, 2024. Learn more and purchase your own copy! ... [Read More]
Permafrost
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Gary V. Powell's poetry book Permafrost was published by Finishing Line Press in June 2023. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]
Poems for Employees
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Morris McLennan's debut poetry chapbook, Poems for Employees, was published by Bottlecap Press in January 2024. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]
In a Body
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Emily Hockaday's poetry book, In a Body, was published by Small Harbor Publishing in October 2023. Learn more and order your copy HERE ... [Read More]
Map of Future Ruins
LANDO Grantee Lauren Markham's nonfiction novel, A Map of Future Ruins, was published by Riverhead Books on February 13th, 2024. Learn more and purchase your own copy! ... [Read More]
to be in & of
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Joshua Aiken's debut poetry chapbook, to be in & of, was published by Palette Poetry on August 7th, 2023. Learn more and order your copy HERE ... [Read More]
Mtama Road
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Linda Musita's book, Mtama Road, was published by down river road on August 4th, 2023. Learn more and order your own copy HERE. ... [Read More]
membery
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Grant Awardee Preeti Kaur Rajpal's debut book of poetry, membery, was published by Tupelo Press on November 1, 2023. Learn more and order your copy HERE ... [Read More]
The Birthright of Sons
COURAGE to WRITE Grantee, Jefferey Spivey's short story collection, The Birthright of Sons, was published by Texas Tech University Press on January 9, 2024. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]
Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn’t Enough
American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Dina Nayeri's book, Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough, was published by Catapult in March 2023. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]
The Naked Don’t Fear the Water
American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Matthieu Aikins brings his reporting from Afghanistan to touch on the critical humanitarian refugee crises in his book, The Naked Don't Fear the Water, ... [Read More]
The Family Chao: A Novel
Visiting Fellow Lan Samatha Chang’s The Family Chao: A Novel was published by W.W. Norton & Company in February 2022. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]
How Strange a Season: Fiction
Visiting Fellow Megan Mayhew Bergman’s How Strange a Season: Fiction, was published by Scribner in March 2022. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]
Call Us What We Carry
Writer in Residence Amanda Gorman's book of poetry, Call Us What We Carry was published on December 7th, 2021 by Viking Books. It became a NY Times instant bestseller! Learn more and purchase your ... [Read More]
The Arsonists’ City
Visiting Fellow Hala Alyan’s family epic, The Arsonists’ City, was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on March 9th, 2021. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]