Join Spout Press as authors read from the new sudden fiction anthology Blink Again at Micawber’s Books 2238 Carter Ave. St. Paul, MN   Thursday, November 3 at 7pm Readings from contributors Dessa, Sun Yung Shin, Pat Cumbie, Maureen Aitken, and Lon Otto, and more! Continue reading »

Dear people of superhuman love, You must realize that the wait is nearly over – it’s almost time for Spoutstock. We quiver. For newcomers, Spoutstock is our annual fundraiser/cover song contest/good-time party. We get some of our favorite local rock stars to come down to the cool, thirsty basement of Mario’s Keller Bar and compete … Continue reading »

Last year, Spout Press poet Kirsten Dierking won a McKnight Fellowship for poetry. This year, Spout Press editor John Colburn is a recipient of a 2011 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, Loft Awards in Creative Prose. Learn more here. In addition to his writing and teaching, John is busy working with our other editors on … Continue reading »

Many great poets are also great teachers. This is certainly true of Kirsten Dierking, author of Spout Press title Northern Oracle and humanities instructor extraordinaire.  Kirsten’s article  “From Whitehall Palace to Burger King: Teaching the Humanities,” which appeared in the 2010 issue of Thought & Action, has been chosen by the NEA Thought and Action … Continue reading »

The Minneapolis publication Downtown Journal recently published an article about Bosso Poetry Company, a group that features Spout friends and contributors. Check it out! Continue reading »

Mark Polanzak and  Rachel Yoder are launching their draft journal blog site where they’ll post revision exercises, thoughts on the writing process, and other literary babble. Hope you’ll follow them (especially if you teach creative writing. They’d love for you to use this in the classroom). Also, if you have the hankering, check out their … Continue reading »

Give to the Max day is happening on November 16, 2010.  This “Great Minnesota Give Together” is a wonderful opportunity for you to give to your favorite non-profit, and double your dollars for 24 hours. If you can, Spout Press would really appreciate any gift in any amount. We can be found here.  As you … Continue reading »

We are thrilled for our friends at Coffee House Press, who today learned that the novel I,  Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita was nominated for the National Book Award! Read more here. We have long known that the Twin Cities is home to some of the finest literary publishers in the country. It is so … Continue reading »

Dear Persons of Extraordinary Taste, It’s time again. Spout Press invites you to our 8th annual Spoutstock, 8:30 Thursday September 30th at Mario’s Keller Bar, 2300 University Avenue NE in Minneapolis (lower level of the Gasthof). Spoutstock is our annual cover song contest/fundraiser/wild party. Local rock stars will perform surprise covers, our panel of celebrity … Continue reading »

Poets weigh in on the state of contemporary poetry, and about publishing, MFAs and the engines of poetry production and consumption. Worth checking out. Continue reading »