"Boyish" by Emily Black (@threnody.bsky.social) appears in our newest issue, which is available now. Read the full story, which won the 2024 Lawrence Foundation Award, on our website: prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi... Order the new issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...

Nadeem Zaman's story "Special Registration" appears in our newest issue, available now. Read the full story on our website: prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/spec... Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...

This Saturday night (9/20) at 7 PM in the shop, poet Gbenga Adesina will be reading from his debut poetry collection, Death Does Not End at the Sea, winner of the Raz/Shumaker @prairie-schooner.bsky.social Book Prize in Poetry. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow.

The Nightmare Sequence is out now in the US through Nightboat Books. Here’s an excerpt of Safdar’s art - one of his sequences is called “genocide culture”. NB: All artist royalties will be donated to Palestinian aid nightboat.org/book/the-nig...

Brittany Perham's essay "Lock & Key" appears in our latest issue, which is available now. Read excerpts from the issue and order a copy here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...

"Sonnet with Skateboards and Tide Pools" by Robert Thomas appears in our latest issue, which is available now. Read more excerpts from the issue and order a copy here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...

Rachel Ephraim's short story "With Relative Ease" appears in our latest issue, which is available now. Read excerpts from the issue and order a copy here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...

they’re saying i did something good. all of my self worth is exogenous so i can’t outright agree, but it would surely be rude of me to argue. so, i guess all i can do is give you the link. ⬇️ prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...

We're pleased to share the winners of our annual literary awards for work published in Prairie Schooner in 2024. Winners include @threnody.bsky.social for the Lawrence Award and @mlynxqualey.bsky.social for the Virginia Faulkner Award. Read more on our blog: prairieschooner.unl.edu/digital-scho...

Congratulations to 2024 Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize winner Gbenga Adesina on making the Longlist for the National Book Award in Poetry! His collection, Death Does Not End at the Sea, is now available from @univnebpress.bsky.social. www.nationalbook.org/2025-nationa...

i’ve wanted to be in prairie schooner since i was killing time in undergrad and prowling the stacks in the library and here i am.

Our newest issue is now available for purchase! Featuring work by @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social, @nadeemzaman.bsky.social, @mlynxqualey.bsky.social, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social, @abbiekiefer.bsky.social, @riggstah.bsky.social, and more. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...

Happy book birthday to my lil debut poetry collection, Earthly Gods ✨ Can’t quite believe it has been a year already since this entered the world, I can’t wait to witness the rest of this book’s little life @gameoverbooks.bsky.social

Now available: the 2024 winners of the Raz-Shumaker Book Prize in Fiction and Poetry, published by @univnebpress.bsky.social! Invitation: Stories by Mi Jin Kim: prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize/i... Death Does Not End at the Sea by Gbenga Adesina: prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize/d...

Tonight! A reading and conversation with Oluwaseun Olayiwola and Lynne Thompson at Chevalier’s Books!

Still reeling from the news from @prairie-schooner.bsky.social & all the more delighted to announce that my second poetry collection, PYRRHIC SYMPHONY, will be published by @univnebpress.bsky.social almost exactly one year from today! Can't wait to share the book with you next September!

Congratulations to the winners of the Raz-Shumaker @prairie-schooner.bsky.social‬ Book Prizes: Adam O. Davis (@cubistoctopus.bsky.social‬) and @micahdeanhicks.com‬

To mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we're sharing @emtran.bsky.social's essay "Miss Saigon," originally published in our Spring 2017 issue. Read the full essay along with E.M. Tran's reflection on our blog: prairieschooner.unl.edu/digital-scho...

Lorna Knowles Blake reviews Blood Wolf Moon by Elise Paschen @redhenpress.bsky.social: 1/2 The desire for a name that connects to ancestry is a central preoccupation…[The final three] poems are written in a form of Paschen’s devising: three columns of Osage, phonetic translation and English.

Congratulations to the finalists of the 2025 Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction and Poetry! The competition runs from Jan. 15 to March 15 annually. Learn more about the book prize here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize/

“Ofrenda for a Family Friend” by Catalina Ocampo Londoño appears in our latest issue along with “Ventana” and “Shooting Weekend”. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

🦻❤️ A memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action, The Quiet Ear is a groundbreaking and much-needed examination of deafness in the world, from award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

"Ecogodliness" by Felicia Zamora is a true stunner of a poem. What a gift it is to receive it—read and listen to it (we highly recommend both!) at the link in our bio. kenyonreview.org/piece/ecogod...

Congrats to UNL creative writing faculty member Hope Wabuke on her new poetry collection, coming Fall 2026 from @boa-editions.bsky.social! We can't wait!

I spy two copies of our sold out Summer 2015 issue alongside plenty of good company!

Guest judges, Rowan Ricardo Phillips and Hilda Raz, praises @cubistoctopus.bsky.social's Pyrrhic Symphony, winner of the 2025 Raz/Shumaker Book Prize in poetry, which @univnebpress.bsky.social will publish. Visit our blog to read more about the manuscript: prairieschooner.unl.edu/digital-scho...

Congratulations to the Schooner's editor in chief Timothy Schaffert on earning the University of Nebraska's Outstanding Research and Creativity Award! engl.unl.edu/news/schaffe...

here's the poem where the book gets its title, published in @prairie-schooner.bsky.social FUSION issue, curated by @lenakt.bsky.social 💜

digital ARCs for my debut full-length collection THE HUNGERING YEARS are available soon - please let me know if you'd like a copy! would really love to see people write about/chat w/ me/otherwise engage with the book <3

Guest judges, Eric Wat and DeMisty Bellinger, praises @micahdeanhicks.com's Vulture Gold, winner of the 2025 Raz/Shumaker Book Prize in fiction, which @univnebpress.bsky.social will publish. Visit the Schooner Blog to read more on the winning manuscript: prairieschooner.unl.edu/digital-scho...

This is just to say I have eaten a whole lot of sweet corn like a whole lot of corn is in my body right now yes it's possible I had it for breakfast and lunch Forgive me, body, it was delicious so sweet so juicy and the corn season up here lasts only forty-seven minutes on average.

"Joseph the Worker" by Sonja Livingston appears in our latest issue. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

Congratulations to Micah Dean Hicks for winning the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction! ! I can't wait for everyone to read “Vulture Gold." Such a solid collection of short stories. @prairie-schooner.bsky.social

Beyond delighted that my poetry collection, Pyrrhic Symphony, won the Raz/Shumaker prize from @prairie-schooner.bsky.social! Deepest, deepest thanks to the editors & readers!

I have a book of short stories coming out with the University of Nebraska Press, and I am unbelievably excited!

We're excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Raz/Shumaker Book Prize! In poetry, Adam O. Davis (@cubistoctopus.bsky.social) is the winner for Pyrrhic Symphony. In fiction, Micah Dean Hicks (@micahdeanhicks.com) is the winner for Vulture Gold. Read more: prairieschooner.unl.edu/digital-scho...

Our Assistant Fiction Editor Kasey Peters recently interviewed author River Selby about their debut memoir, Hotshot. Read their conversation here in @barrelhouse.bsky.social www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/compass...

Glad to have two of my poems published in the latest issue of Prairie Schooner. A big thank you to the editors. You can click the link below to purchase the issue and read the poems. Thank you.

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including @andchangepoetry.bsky.social @ecotheo.bsky.social @prairie-schooner.bsky.social @brinkliterary.bsky.social @collagehead.bsky.social & more

"Premonition" by John Kinsella appears in our latest issue. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

“[panther]” by ire’ne lara silva appears in our latest issue along with “is the beautiful body ever truly naked”. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

"The Opposite of Tragedy" by Divya Mehrish appears in our latest issue. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

"Outdoor Education" by Dana Fang appears in our latest issue. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

Today is the FINAL day to submit to our Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest! Send us essays up to 5,000 words for a chance to win $1,000 and publication. This year's contest will be judged by @nezhukumatathil.bsky.social. prairieschooner.submittable.com/submit

so pleased to be in the same issue as Lena Khalaf Tuffaha. 💚

Our latest issue is now available for purchase! Featuring work by @bcar.bsky.social, @lenakt.bsky.social, @ninacpelaez.bsky.social, @pagestar.bsky.social, @preetivangani.bsky.social, @michaelimossan.bsky.social, and more. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/fall-2...

Our Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest is coming to a close on August 1st! Read our interview with guest judge Aimee Nezhukumatathil (@nezhukumatathil.bsky.social): prairieschooner.unl.edu/digital-scho... Find guidelines & submit your work here: prairieschooner.submittable.com/submit

Our upcoming issue is getting some love! It will be available for purchase on our website very soon.

Invitation by Mi Jin Kim is now available for preorder through @univnebpress.bsky.social! Winner of the 2024 Raz/Shumaker Book Prize in Fiction, Kim's collection of stories will be published this September. Preorder here: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496244345/invitation/

Death Does Not End at the Sea by Gbenga Adesina is now available for preorder through @univnebpress.bsky.social! Winner of the 2024 Raz/Shumaker Book Prize in Poetry, Adesina's debut collection will be published this September. Preorder here: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...