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News from BOA Editions

New Feature: BOA Author Audio and Video

Dan Albergotti, author of [The Boatloads] has been awarded a Pushcart Prize for his poem "What They're Doing." Congratulations, Dan!

BOA is proud to announce the release of two more poetry titles for spring 2008: [The Fortieth Day] by Kazim Ali and [Elephants & Butterflies] by Alan Michael Parker. Both books are available through all booksellers or through BOA's secure online bookstore [Here].

BOA Editions congratulates National Board Member Robert Hass on winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection Time and Materials. Click [Here] for an article on the prize.

BOA is proud to announce the release of our first two titles for spring 2008: [Nomina] by Karen Volkman and [The Boatloads] by Dan Albergotti. Both books are available through all booksellers or through BOA's secure online bookstore [Here].

Jennifer Kronovet is the 2008 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize winner for her first collection of poems, Awayward. Jean Valentine selected this manuscript from 17 semi-finalists and will write a Foreword to the published collection. Kronovet will receive a $1,500 honorarium and book publication by BOA Editions, Ltd. in March, 2009, in the A. Poulin, Jr. New Poets of America Series. Click [Here] for the complete press release and advance details about next year's contest.

[Janice N. Harrington] has been awarded the 2008 Kate Tufts Discovery Award for her debut poetry collection, [Even the Hollow My Body Made is Gone]. Established in 1993, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award is presented annually for a first book by a poet of genuine promise. The award will be presented by Claremont Graduate University Presents at 6:30 p.m. on April 15 at Thayer Hall, The Colburn School of Music in Claremont, CA. All are invited to come and hear the authors read from their award winning works. The ceremony will be followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase on site.

BOA poet [Lucille Clifton] was awarded the 2007 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Established in 1986 and presented annually by the Poetry Foundation, the award is one of the most prestigious given to American poets, and at $100,000 is one of the nation's largest literary awards. BOA gives a hearty Congratulations to Lucille on this well-deserved honor!

BOA Season Sampler chapbooks are a wonderful way to see what the publishing season has in store. The Fall/Winter 2007 Sampler has work by Nin Andrews, Christopher Kennedy, X.J. Kennedy, G.C. Waldrep, and a translation of the work of Moikom Zeqo. The Spring/Summer 2008 Sampler features the writing of Dan Albergotti, Kazim Ali, Daniel Grandbois, Alan Michael Parker, Karen Volkman, and a translation of Syrian poet Adonis. Just print, fold, and enjoy!