by McKenzie | Sep 30, 2015 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Hi all! Just in case you haven’t heard elsewhere, my wedding night poem, “Undress,” is up at Thank You for Swallowing today, alongside my all-awesome, only-for-Thank-You-for-Swallowing duckface. Dear Editor, thank you so much for this...
by McKenzie | Feb 5, 2015 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog, Literary Scene
Everyone! Wonderful news: I have plans for you for your Friday night! As a part of the Greater Kalamazoo Art Hop, the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts will be hosting a reading for their art exhibit, Second Sight/Insight II, which is in its second year of...
by McKenzie | Oct 15, 2014 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Wonderful news! My chapbook (or chapbook-length poem), Dear Earth / There Are Birds, received an Honorable Mention in this year’s Celery City Chapbook Contest. Here is the list of Winners and Honorable Mentions: CJ Giroux, Destination, Michigan, Winner...
by McKenzie | Mar 13, 2014 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Great news! My poem, “Domesticity,” just received an Honorable Mention in the 2014 Western Michigan University Creative Writing Contest, in the graduate level division of poetry. Thank you, Adam Clay, for judging and for your recognition of my poem!...
by McKenzie | Apr 23, 2012 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Saturday evening, in conjunction with Jim Daniels’ reading, was the IU South Bend student writing awards and the first reveal of the 2012 Analecta. Since I was unable to attend, I just picked up my copy, and I’ve spent the past hour or so flipping through...
by McKenzie | Oct 17, 2011 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
This past week—Tuesday, October 11—42 Miles Press was mentioned in IU South Bend’s student newspaper, The Preface. In the article written by Maria Hubbard, 42 Miles Press, its publications, the office and our expanding library of resources are discussed to give...