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We're a national literary journal and young writers' conference at Washington College in Chestertown, MD

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Good morning from Cherry Tree!

Tonight our 2nd Cherry Tree faculty reading features Susan Muaddi Darraj and Jason Fagone will read from their fiction and nonfiction. 6:30 pm ET live-streamed here: www.youtube.com/@literaryhou...

Tonight at Cherry Tree! @j9joseph.bsky.social & Raul Palma take the mic to read from their work at 6:30 PM ET. Catch the livestream at www.youtube.com/@literaryhou...

All scholarship applicants have been notified! And we have hit our maximum number of participants! We're blown away by the talent of these young storytellers, poets, & journalists. A registration waitlist is available at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yro...

One week left to apply for a full-ride scholarship to the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference, a 4-day literary extravaganza for high school students. More info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

The fabulous @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social is leading a FREE poetry workshop for younger LGBTQIA & nonbinary writers! June 22, 1-3pm ET / Zoom. The workshop is ideal for high school juniors & seniors, but undergrads welcome too. More details: writerscenter.org/calendar/lgb...

Sweet World: A Generative Poetry Workshop for Young LGBTQIA+ and Nonbinary Writers with Dustin Brookshire (via Zoom) | Hudson Valley Writers Centerwriterscenter.org We’ll start our workshop with participants sharing a poem they love written by another poet. Each person that shares will be asked to identify 2-3 reasons why the poem makes […]

There are 2 weeks left to apply for a full-ride scholarship to the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference, a 4-day literary extravaganza at Washington College that takes place July 16-19. More info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

At Cherry Tree, we fervently believe that writing can move the world. Check out this interview with fiction faculty leader Susan Muaddi Darraj, conducted by the American Writers' Museum: americanwritersmuseum.org/in-their-own... And to learn more about Cherry Tree, visit: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

Check out this review of Susan Muaddi Darrel's novel Behind You Is the Sea in The New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... Darraj will lead one of our Fiction Workshops this summer at Cherry Tree! For more info about the conference, please visit www.washcoll.edu/ywc

Susan Muaddi Durraj will lead a Fiction Workshop at Cherry Tree, July 16-19 on the Washington College campus. More info is available online at www.washcoll.edu/ywc

Tonight is the announcement of the 57th Sophie Kerr Prize! We're so excited for the finalists, one of whom will walk away with $77,000. You can livestream the announcement online starting at 7:30 PM ET: youtube.com/live/E_1aNvn...

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Bishop's poem "Crusoe in England," spoken by a repatriated Crusoe, ends: "And Friday, my dear Friday, died of measles/ seventeen years ago come March." The poem mourns Lota de Macedo Soares. Had she lived one more March, the couple would have been together 17 years. breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com

Read an excerpt from Raul Palma's novel, A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens. The LA Times raves: “From laugh-out-loud moments to chilling imagery, Palma’s novel reflects on the specters that haunt us—both real & metaphorical.” Palma will helm a Fiction Workshop at Cherry Tree. Info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

We're thrilled to welcome Raul Palma to the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference (July 16-19) this year! Raul will lead one of our 2 Fiction Workshops. More info about the conference--including our full-ride scholarships--can be found online at www.washcoll.edu/ywc

Cherry Tree Poetry Faculty Member @j9joseph.bsky.social co-wrote this performance to honor healthcare workers. It definitely shows a poet's sense of sound and structure! www.youtube.com/watch?v=klYA... More info about the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference can be found at www.washcoll.edu/ywc

Read @j9joseph.bsky.social's poems, Stephanie Burt says, "and you’ll find rare intelligence" as well as "syntactic verve ... at almost every imaginable speed." Janine will lead a Poetry Workshop full of verve & intelligence at Cherry Tree this year, July 16-19. For more info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

The poetry workshop at the Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference this year (July 16-19) will be led by @j9joseph.bsky.social. Watch Janine read her searing poem, "Everything Signed and Filed": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu8r... For more info about the Conference, please visit: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

The Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference (July 16-19) offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and journalism. Here's a spotlight on the Poetry Workshop, led by Janine Joseph @j9joseph.bsky.social For more info about the Conference schedule, fees, and registration, please visit www.washcoll.edu/ywc

Need advice on writing nonfiction book pitches? Jason Fagone, Cherry Tree journalism workshop leader, has written 3 books: The Woman Who Smashed Codes; Horsemen of the Esophagus; & Ingenious. Listen here (15 mins) to pitch-advice via his podcast, Kill Fee. www.iheart.com/podcast/256-...

Kill Fee | iHeartwww.iheart.com A podcast about writing and editing, with a focus on the practical side of creative relationships and making a living in media. Author and journalist Jason Fagone talks with reporters, editors, fictio...

Here's a moving essay by Cherry Tree Conference Journalism Faculty member @jfagone.bsky.social that is guaranteed to give you all the feels. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202... For more info on the conference: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

The Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference offers high school writers workshops in poetry, fiction, & journalism. More info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc In our Journalism workshop, led by @jfagone.bsky.social, students will report on a 1979 nuclear meltdown as if it were happening in real time.

Are you or do you know a high school writer who'd benefit from a 4-day literary extravaganza that includes workshops, craft talks, readings, open mics, and an admissions essay session? The Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference takes place July 16-19, 2024. For more info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

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They do and they enrich my life and everyone else’s. Happy TDOV, which is also every day.

Much love and solidarity on Transgender Day of Visibility! In this time of trans moral panic and fascist reaction, it's vital we all stand together to say, "Yes, trans people belong here and deserve to thrive, and no, we will not budge one inch for your bullshit."

The Cherry Tree Young Writers' Conference is a four-day extravaganza includes workshops in fiction, poetry, & journalism--as well as a letterpress demo, open mics, craft talks, evening activities, & an admissions essay workshop. July 16-19. Scholarships available! More info: www.washcoll.edu/ywc

Help us launch this ducking issue next Thursday 2/29 at 7pm ET on zoooooom. 1-min readings by Issue 10 contributors, led off by Diane Seuss. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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So I went a little nuts at AWP. Got books from @ruthjoffre.bsky.social, @ferrifrigida.bsky.social, @wendyoleson.bsky.social, @audrakerrbrown.bsky.social, @mooncitypress.bsky.social, @littlepusspress.bsky.social, @splitlippress.bsky.social, @cherrytreelit.bsky.social, @passagesnorth.bsky.social!

Swim on up for our Issue 10 Reading Launch! Feb 29th, 7pm ET to 8pm ET. 1-min-max readings by contributors, kicked off by Diane Seuss, 2022 Pulitzer Prizewinner for Poetry.

AWP KCMO folks! Stop by the Cherry Tree booth #617. We've got letterpress broadsides, paperback anthologies, and the best ducking swag ever.

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