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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · 18d

HUUUUUGE congratulations to Lit House Associate Director Roy Kesey for winning this prestigious prize for his new book, LORE, out from Sarabande in May 2027.

Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · 18d

Congratulations to Roy Kesey (@roykesey.bsky.social)
whose collection LORE was selected by Ed Park as the 2025 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction winner and is scheduled for publication in May 2027!! Learn more here: www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...

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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · 21d

Tomorrow night, 9/23 at 6pm, @wileycash.bsky.social reads from his fiction, followed by a conversation with the Starr Center's own, Dr. Pat Nugent.
Stream it live here: www.youtube.com/live/KAMn1Wn...

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · 23d

Two weeks left to submit to Cherry Tree! Check out our guidelines at

cherrytree.submittable.com

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Aug 27

When she's not reading submissions, CNF Editor Sufiya Abdur-Rahman is reading recent books by Rachel L. Swarns @rachelswarns.bsky.social and by CT 9 contributor Kristin Keane.

Cherry Tree is open for submissions til October 1 at cherrytree.submittable.com/submit

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Aug 16

We asked our editors to name 2 books they're reading (when they're not reading Cherry Tree submissions). Fiction Editor extraordinaire @sarahblackman.bsky.social recommends books by former CT contributor @alvinlu.bsky.social and by Thalia Field.

We're open til Oct 1!
cherrytree.submittable.com

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Aug 13

We asked our editors: what are 2 books you're reading when you're not reading Cherry Tree submissions?

Poetry Editor Alyse Bensel's answer: Rara Avis by former CT contributor @blasfalconer.bsky.social & Anelise Chen's Clam Down.

Cherry Tree is open til October 1
cherrytree.submittable.com

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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Jul 29

Cherry Tree relies on partners like the Kent Cultural Alliance, The Needle's Eye Academy, @stephaniefowler.bsky.social & Salt Water Media, Talbot Arts, Choptank Arts & Culture Exchange, Dixon Valve, the Antioch Poets Group (which sponsors the Grace Cavalieri poetry scholarship), and the Harwood Fund

Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Jul 29

"What I Did This Summer" -- check out this story about conferences for high school students at Washington College, including the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference!
www.washcoll.edu/live/news/20...

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Jun 17

Today is the last day to apply for a scholarship to attend the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference (July 15-18 on the @washcoll.bsky.social campus).

More info at www.washcoll.edu/ywc

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Breaking Form: A Podcast of Poetry & Culture @breakingformpod.bsky.social · Jun 13

We join Edmund White's partner, Michael Carroll, as well as the legion of Ed's & admirers in mourning his passing. We had the privilege of interviewing Ed, & we're glad his voice will continue to be heard.

He made queer life more possible.

breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com/1865753/epis...

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Jun 11

The 10th annual Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference deadlines are approaching!

Registration closes June 25.

Scholarship application deadline is June 17.

More info at www.washcoll.edu/ywc

The conference takes place July 15-18 on the serene Washington College campus.
@washcoll.bsky.social

An info graphic features the Faculty for Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference which takes place July 15-18: fiction writer Bushra Rehman, nonfiction writer Matt Davis, fiction writer Raul Palma, and poet Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello. Deadline to register is June 25; scholarship deadline is June 17.
The conference is a literary extravaganza for high school writers and it takes place on the campus of Washington College in Chestertown, MD.
More info at www.washcoll.edu/ywc.

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · May 7

Scholarships available!

Find your voice & your writing kindred at the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference for high school students (rising sophomores, juniors, & seniors). July 15-18.2025 on the @washcoll.bsky.social campus.

More info at www.washcoll.edu/ywc

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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Apr 17

We join our community in mourning Robert Earl Price, and celebrating his life & poetry. Here's an interview & reading Robert Earl did with Grace Cavalieri on The Poet and the Poem: www.gracecavalieri.com/images/Rober...

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Apr 10

FAQ: What's a literature discussion like at the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference?
A: Here's Dr. Courtney Rydel, Chair of Washington College's English Dept., leading a discussion about what medieval stories can teach us about modern craft.

More info can be found online at www.washcoll.edu/ywc

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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Apr 9

Award-winning novelist Andy Mozina is coming to the Lit House tonight, Wednesday, April 9th for a fiction reading at 6:00PM! Please join us for this inspiring event.

Books and broadsides will be available after the event and available for signing courtesy of our friends at The Bookplate.

Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Apr 5

Tonight, Denise Duhamel is going to serve up poems that will make you laugh, and poems that will make you cry and laugh again. Maureen Corrigan joins after for a Q&A.

More info and free tix: www.kentculture.org/poetryfest

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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Apr 4

Award-winning novelist Andy Mozina is coming to the Lit House next Wednesday, April 9th for a fiction reading at 6:00PM! Please join us for this inspiring event.

Books and limited-edition broadsides will be sold by our friends at The Bookplate!

Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Mar 31

We're so excited for the 16th annual Kent County Poetry Festival this weekend, April 4-6, headlined by the incomparable Denise Duhamel and featuring three days of INCREDIBLE & FREE events!

Secure your free tickets at kentculture.org/poetryfest/

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Breaking Form: A Podcast of Poetry & Culture @breakingformpod.bsky.social · Mar 31

New on Breaking Form, we super-gay talk about the new super-gay anthology SUPER GAY POEMS, edited by @notquitehydepark.bsky.social and out tomorrow from @harvardpress.bsky.social

Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever you get super, gay.

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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Mar 13

The Lit House is a proud co-sponsor of the Kent County Poetry Festival! Join us for FOUR fabulous events April 4-6, 2025. Events are free but some require tickets (because space is limited), which you can get at kentculture.org/poetryfest/

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Mar 12

The Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference is open for registration & scholarship apps. Write your truth with us this summer on the idyllic @washcoll.bsky.social campus!

Scholarships available! More info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Mar 6

If you missed last night's fire 🔥launch party, it's now up on YouTube

youtu.be/9ZbfUHjc4bc

Subscriptions and submission guidelines always available at www.washcoll.edu/cherrytree

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Mar 3

Please join us this Wednesday, March 5 for the Cherry Tree Issue 11 launch on zoom (7p ET). There'll be very brief readings by contributors to hear selections of our poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and Literary Shade!

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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CherryTreeLit.bsky.social @cherrytreelit.bsky.social · Feb 27

Join us Wednesday, March 5th at 7:00PM on Zoom for a live reading of Cherry Tree Issue 11! With readings from our contributors, this is sure to be a great start to the spring season.

Register for the Zoom here: washcoll.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Rose O'Neill Literary House @ Washington College @literaryhouse.bsky.social · Feb 27

TONIGHT, come see Phaedra Scott '14, who will be speaking about writing professionally for the page and the stage in Tawes Theater at 4:30PM. Right after this talk, race to the Lit House for a generative workshop at 6:00PM with Christopher Tilghman!

It's sure to be a great time!