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Terry Ann Carter Nominated for Acorn-Plantos Award!
Black Moss Press *AWARD NEWS* Black Moss Press would like to congratulate author Terry Ann Carter for her award nomination as well as all the other authors up the this prestigious award! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Acorn-Plantos Committee is pleased to announce the short list of those authors under consideration for the 2013 Award for... Read more »
Continue readingJohn Wing Descends on Windsor!! Wed. Oct. 23 @ 7pm
JOIN JOHN WING this Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 7pm in the Katzman Lounge, Vanier Hall on the University of Windsor! Let John make you laugh so hard your sides hurt…or worse! Come and congratulate Wing on his HUGE SUCCESS on America’s Got Talent! And darn it, just tell him how great he is, okay?!... Read more »
Continue readingApril Bulmer’s “Women of the Cloth” Gets Reviewed!
Congratulations to one of our newly published authors April Bulmer on her book of poetry entitled Women of the Cloth. It has been reviewed here: Review by Andreas Gripp More to come on April’s book launch!
Continue readingPoets Laureate Take Windsor by a Storm of Words
Over several days, Poets Laureates from across Canada came to Windsor to read and inspire crowds. Hosted by the Cultural Affairs Office of the City of Windsor, Black Moss Press, and welcomed by the University of Windsor, Herman High School, Catholic Central High School and St. Joseph’s High School, Windsor’s own Poet Laureate Marty Gervais... Read more »
Continue readingPoetry At The Manor Vol. 2 – This Thursday, October 3rd
Just a friendly reminder that Poetry at the Manor, Volume 2 will take place this upcoming Thursday, October 3, 2013! Please visit our Facebook Event page and let us know if you’ll be joining us!
Continue readingBruce Meyer’s Book Launch – ‘The Obsession Book of Timbuktu’ – Oct 2013
Congratulations to Bruce Meyer for his upcoming Black Moss Press release: The Obsession Book of Timbuktu!
Continue readingChad Norman’s ‘Masstown’ Releasing October 2013!
Congratulations to Chad Norman for his upcoming Black Moss Press release of “Masstown”! Check out where he’s launching!!
Continue readingGervais’ ‘People of Faith’ Sells out at Launch!
Hot of the Black Moss Press comes Marty Gervais’ “People of Faith – The Story of Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital 1888 – 2013”. Hundreds of people lined up this morning and afternoon on the front lawns of Hotel Dieu Hospital to celebrate this first-of-its-kind history publication. The launch was such a huge success – the books... Read more »
Continue readingPoetry At The Manor – Volume 2
Poetry at the Manor was a tremendous success last fall, and to keep the success alive, Poet Laureate Marty Gervais and the City of Windsor have partnered again to bring us Poetry at the Manor VOLUME II! WHEN: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 @ 7PM – 9PM WHERE: Willistead Manor This year at the manor the... Read more »
Continue readingYou Can Always Eat the Dogs: Reviewed by Dr. Don Morrow
John B. Lee, You Can Always Eat the Dogs: The Hockeyness of Ordinary Men. Windsor, Ontario: Black Moss Press, 2012, 88 pages. Reviewed by Dr Don Morrow, Western University Canada, London, Ontario, Canada. John B. Lee is no stranger to the world of sport literature and to members of the Sport Literature Association. Lee is... Read more »
Continue readingMasstown Readings Coming Fall 2013
Take a tour to old, rural Nova Scotia with Masstown. Masstown is a 64/10 poetry collection that follows the lives of Bert and Gladys and their struggles of dealing with a family-owned farm, all while raising several families. – October 15- Dalhousie Agricultural College, Truro Campus, Truro, NS, 7pm – October 19- Tatamagouche Public Library,... Read more »
Continue readingTalking Derby Makes the News
Check out this article from the Windsor Star about Kate Hargeaves’ experience writing Talking Derby.
Continue readingKeith Inman’s An Unfinished War: Reading Events
Keith Inman will read from An Unfinished War, Black Moss Press, at the following venues: May 26, 11-6pm, Grey Borders’ Niagara Literary Arts Festival at Stratus Winery June 8, 10-2pm, the Welland Book Fair at the Wellness Centre June 22, 2-4pm, the Pelham Festival Book Fair at Fonthill Library. July 6th, 10am-5pm & July 7,... Read more »
Continue readingDouble Launch on Camera
April 10 – Black Moss Press launched two exciting books with the University of Windsor’s publishing and editing 2012/2013 practicum. Whisky Sour City and Talking Derby pulled a crowd of over 300 people to Windsor, Ontario’s Caboto Club.
Continue readingNew BMP video – Peter Hrastovec
Check out this new video of Black Moss Press author Peter Hrastovec as he reads from In Lieu of Flowers!
Continue readingThe Practica: A Video
This video shares the student experience of UWindsor’s publishing & editing practica. These students worked hard on Black Moss Press’s Talking Derby and Whisky Sour City, taking a pair of raw manuscripts and turning them into beautiful books.
Continue readingBrand New Videos from Black Moss Press!
Black Moss will be releasing a couple exciting new books in the fall. Here’s a trailer for the Windsor-focused poetry collection, Whisky Sour City Whisky Sour City Trailer The second is Talking Derby: Stories from a Life on Eight Wheels, by Kate “Pain Eyre” Hargreaves, a book that follows her adventures and misadventures as a... Read more »
Continue readingWendy Morton Poem Becomes a Video
Port Alberni’s Centennial Committee has released this video featuring one of Black Moss poet Wendy Morton’s poems. Check it out here.
Continue readingTwo Black Moss Titles Make the Re-Lit Poetry Longlist!
The Re-Lit Longlist was recently announced, and we are pleased to congratulate two Black Moss authors, Cornelia Hoogland and Karen Mulhallen, whose books made the poetry list. Cornelia’s book Crow (Black Moss, 2011) and Karen’s book The Pillow Books (Black Moss, 2011) will compete with a long list of other titles for the Re-Lit award.... Read more »
Continue readingAn Unfinished War: Featured on Numero Cinq Magazine
Douglas Glover’s Numero Cinq Magazine has released a feature on Black Moss’ new anthology, An Unfinished War, edited by John B. Lee, which features some of Glover’s work. Check out the full article here.
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