Happy New Year! Let's work together to leave the world and our nation and our neighborhoods better than we found them! To that end, help us start 2026 strong: gofund.me/4374ff98f Another way to help is to REGISTER EARLY for our 2026 conference May 9-16! longleafwritersconference.com

As a poet, it is kind of expected that we suck at selling our own books. My pitch: this book looks great on a table and I don't use big words! 😀 If in CO, please purchase here: payhip.com/BooksbySethB... Amazon sucks. Please help small publishers survive by buying direct: 3-a-taos-press.square.site

Hello friends! I have a new book out! We are trying to funnel fans to the publisher page--so please support small presses by buying direct--this is how they make the most from their investment in the arts! 3taospress.com/authors/seth... COLORADO BUYERS AND FANS: payhip.com/BooksbySethB...

We closed out our announcements of our fellows with our veteran fellowship, so lets begin our scholar announcements with our Celia Baker Veteran Scholar: please join us this May to work alongside the incredible Katherine Witt! longleafwritersconference.com/fellows-and-...

Next up is the first of our St. The St. Joe Company Joes Community Foundation Scholars, Nari Kirk! Join our fellows and scholars by registering now!

Our Marilyn Harris Teaching scholarship is our newest offering and we are proud to announce that Liz Ross has that honor this year! As you can see, our fellows and scholars are incredible writers all on their own. Register now! #writersconference #poetry #fictionwriter

Are you looking for an educational and inspirational beach retreat? Our registration is open! Only TWO WEEKS LEFT for scholarships (no book published yet) and fellowships (one to two books published) applications! Everything but your travel is covered! longleafwritersconference.com/financial-aid/

We lounge with movies over the holidays—completely shut down the teaching and creative brain and veg out. Tuesday series ( with our pal John Cady): Crazy heart with Jeff bridges, deliverance, and Rushmore, then today A Complete Unknown (and were blown completely away)!! ALL THE AWARDS

I have visited this site trying to decide if it is worth it—so far I can’t tell who anyone is and the feed seems to just be random—any advice for me?