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BOA Editions, Ltd. is pleased to announce that James R. Gapinski of Portland, Oregon is the winner of the 14th annual BOA Short Fiction Prize for their collection, The Museum of Future Mistakes. BOA Publisher Peter Conners selected the winning manuscript.

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...