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Catherine Esposito Prescott selected as winner of the 2022 Spacks Prize

August 23, 2022

Congratulations to Catherine Esposito Prescott! Her manuscript Accidental Garden was selected by Danusha Laméris as the winner of the 2022 Barry Spacks Poetry Prize.

Finalists include: Grant Clauser, Temporary Shelters; Sara Eddy, Ordinary Fissures; Emily Hockaday, Blood Music; Dan Murphy, Estate Sale; Julia Paul, Table with Burning Candle; Jessica Smith, Redress; Sarah Sousa, In Her Black Boundaries; and SM Stubbs, Apocalyptych. The editors thank all the contributors for the opportunity to read their work. Special thanks to Danusha Laméris for her support and keen eye. Read more here.

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