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Tag: Poetry

Iron Pen Contest 2022 – Selections Announced, Awards Reading Sat. 3/12

Posted on 03/10/202203/28/2022 by Ryan Collins

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in Iron Pen 2022. We received many terrific entries from writers across a record 16 states, and our judges had difficult decisions to make in their evaluations with such strong and various work in each category. Without any further ado, here are the winners of the 2022 Iron Pen Contest, by category:

Get MWC Press New Releases & Give the Gift of Terrific Writing this Holiday Season!

Posted on 11/17/202101/20/2022 by Ryan Collins

MWC Press has been busy this year, with 4 new releases since August when issue 16 of THE ATLAS came out. Now, the 2020 Anthology THESE INTERESTING TIMES and the first series of Foster-Stahl Chapbooks just arrived–grab your copies today & give the gift of terrific writing to your friends & family this holiday season…

SPECTRA Reading Series 11/11 at Rozz-Tox: Foster-Stahl Chapbook Release

Posted on 11/03/202112/08/2021 by Ryan Collins

Join us at Rozz-Tox on November 11 as we celebrate the release of the first two chapbook published as part of the Foster-Stahl Chapbook Series, started in 2020 by MWC Press. Both chapbooks will be available for purchase ($10 each or $15 for both).

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