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✨Two weeks left to enter The 2026 Orison Prizes in Fiction & Poetry!✨ Margot Livesey and Leila Chatti will judge. The winner in each genre will receive $1,500 and publication by Orison Books. duotrope.com/duosuma/submit…

Here's a link to the essay which is available with a subscription. I must also thank @OrisonBooks's Luke Hankins, whose invitation to give a talk last year inspired me to organize my thoughts on this subject! porticoquarterly.com/essay/form-fol…

There's still time to sign up for this Saturday's virtual class on comparative language in poetry with Jane Zwart! Sign up today at orisonbooks.com/product-page/g…

We won't be at the AWP conference, but some of our authors will, including our two latest poets, Jane Zwart and Haley Hodges!

✨Study with poet Jane Zwart!✨ This generative workshop will focus on comparative language—that bedrock of poetic expression. Register at orisonbooks.com/product-page/g…

A little cover update for ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.🎉 Congratulations to Vishwas R. Gaitonde on being longlisted for The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection!! Order your copy today at orisonbooks.com/product-page/o…

Come out to Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville this Sunday to hear Orison Books poet Haley Hodges as well as fiction writers Holly Beth Pratt and Elliot Reed! Register at malaprops.com/event/2026-02-…

Announcing a virtual author class with Jane Zwart!✨ orisonbooks.com/product-page/g…

If you're in the Asheville area, come out this Sunday for a reading featuring Orison Books author Haley Hodges! Free registration required at malaprops.com/event/2026-02-…

Sunday Feb. 8th at 4pm, The HOT L Poets Series presents Rebecca Aronson & Wayne Miller at @birdinhandcafe & the reading includes the best open mic in town! You'll have time to watch sports later. #poetry #smartishpace #poetrycommunity @coppernickel @Milkweed_Books @OrisonBooks

Come out to Malaprop's Bookstore in AVL on 2/15 to hear Orison Books author Haley Hodges read from her debut chapbook, EROS REX! She'll be joined by fiction writers Holly Beth Pratt & Elliot Reed. Sponsored by The Great Smokies Writing Program. Register at malaprops.com/event/2026-02-…

📣The 2026 Orison Prizes in Fiction & Poetry are open for submissions!📣 Margot Livesey and Leila Chatti will judge. The winner in each genre will receive $1,500 and publication by Orison Books. Find complete details at duotrope.com/duosuma/submit…

Mark your calendars for these upcoming author events with Jane Zwart! Register for the virtual book launch on 2/3 at secure.givelively.org/event/orison-b…

We're pleased to announce that Luke Hankins has selected "No Sudden Bright Way" by @KnightSonntag, as the winner of The 2025 Orison Chapbook Prize. The Runner-Up, "Each Time You Carry Me This Way" by Jennifer K. Sweeney, will also be published. orisonbooks.com/post/results-o…

Join Orison Books on Feb. 3 for a virtual book launch for two exciting debut poetry collections, Jane Zwart's ODDEST & OLDEST & SADDEST & BEST and Haley Hodges' EROS REX! Free registration required at secure.givelively.org/event/orison-b…

1/ Congrats to my good friend & excellent poet Jane Zwart, who doesn't hang out on this site anymore. Her first collection is forthcoming from @orisonbooks -- another powerful contribution to American letters by Orison publisher @LukeHankins2. Click thru for a link to purchase!!

We're pleased to announce a new poetry collection by beloved author and educator Richard Chess! Pre-order THE LONELIEST MONK today at orisonbooks.com/product-page/t…

The 2026 Orison Prizes in Fiction & Poetry are open for submissions! Margot Livesey and Leila Chatti will judge. The winner in each genre will receive $1,500 and publication by Orison Books. Find complete details at duotrope.com/duosuma/submit…

We're thrilled to announce that ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN by @weareji has been longlisted for @PENamerica's PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection! 🎉🎉 pen.org/announcing-the…

🎉Now available for pre-order!🎉 Haley Hodges’ scintillating debut poetry chapbook, EROS REX “[A] bold and electric debut, sparkling with music, metaphysical seeking, and carnal yearning.” —Gabrielle Bates Pre-order today at orisonbooks.com/product-page/e…