The African Poetry Book Fund in partnership with Prairie Schooner, the quarterly literary journal at UNL, is offering a new prize through the generosity of poet and literary philanthropist Glenna Luschei. Starting this year, the Glenna Luschei Prize will be awarded to a collection by an African poet published in the previous year, thus making […]
UNL’s internationally recognized literary journal, Prairie Schooner, will continue recent innovations by making print issues available on Kindle starting with the summer 2012 issue. The issue mailed in mid-June. This transition to Kindle puts Prairie Schooner in company with top literary magazines, such as the Atlantic and the New Yorker, which are available in an […]
The Department of English, the Creative Writing Program, Prairie Schooner and the University of Nebraska Press will host the 2010 Prairie Schooner Book Prize Symposium, Feb. 15 and 16 at UNL. Recent Prairie Schooner book prize winners Paul Guest, Anne Finger, Mari L’Esperance and Kara Candito will read from their winning collections and participate in […]
Prairie Schooner has announced the winners and runners-up for its annual awards for books of short fiction and poetry. The winners were chosen from 1,100 submissions from around the world. Winners receive $3,000 and publication by the University of Nebraska Press. Runners-up receive $1,000. The winner of the 2009 Prairie Schooner Book Prize in short […]
Prairie Schooner, a quarterly literary magazine published at UNL, has announced the recipients of its 2008 writing prizes. Awards included: Marilyn Chin of La Mesa, Calif., won the Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award ($1,500) for “Fables.” Paul Eggers of Forest Ranch, Calif., won the Lawrence Foundation Award ($1,000) for the story, “Won’t You Stay?” Eggers […]
Poet Paul Guest, winner of the 2006 Prairie Schooner poetry prize, will give a reading from his book, “Notes for my Body Double,” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Great Plains Art Gallery. A reception and book signing will follow the reading. The event is sponsored by Prairie Schooner, the national literary journal published […]
Prairie Schooner and the University of Nebraska Press have announced the winners and runners-up for their annual awards for books of short fiction and poetry. The winners were chosen from almost 2,000 submissions from around the world. The winner of the 2008 Prairie Schooner Book Prize in short fiction is Anne Finger for her manuscript, […]
