Pittsburgh, PA – The Pitt Poetry Series at the University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce the finalists and semifinalists for the 2027 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize:   Finalists:  Julia Edwards, The Royal You,  Alain Jules Hirwa, Butare  Lucas Jorgensen, The Bureau of Yes  Lorraine Rice, Acres of Said  Melanie Tafejian, A Sound Like Rain  Semifinalists:  Jo Blair Cipriano, Two Truths and a Lie  Chris Ketchum, Interpreted World  Robert Laidler, Glass Letter  Max Lasky, Against Adieu  Malia Maxwell, Wrong Rituals  Cleo Qian, Vinegar Ceremony   Rob Shapiro, Human Nature The winner, selected by Tiana Clark, will be announced on November…

The University of Pittsburgh Press announces changes to two longstanding series. Natalia Milanesio took over as Series Editor of the Pitt Latin American Series from Catherine Conaghan on July 1, 2026. Conaghan has been involved with the series since 1995 and served as the sole Series Editor since 2016. Milanesio is Professor of Modern Latin American History at the University of Houston. She is the author of Destape: Sex, Democracy, and Freedom in Postdictatorial Argentina (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019) and Workers Go Shopping in Argentina: The Rise of Popular Consumer Culture (University of New Mexico Press, 2013). Spanish translations…

The Pitt Poetry Series at the University of Pittsburgh Press continues its tradition of publishing the finest contemporary poetry by announcing the forthcoming publication of the following collections in the Spring 2027: Gravity Archives: The Revised and Expanded Edition by Andrew Motion Andrew Motion’s new collection gives a moving account of the friction and interplay between past and present. (On sale 2/23/27) Nothing to Write Home About by Oksana Maksymchuk An exploration of war and eros; numbness and sensuality; home and the various forms it takes when the material home is abandoned, compromised, or destroyed.   (On Sale 2/23/27) The Ninth…

Winner, Shelley Memorial Prize (Poetry Society of America): Joan Naviyuk Kane, author of with snow pouring southward past the window Winner, NACCS Book Prize: Welcome to Oxnard by Cristina Herrera Winner, Foreword INDIES – Short Stories: A Place in the World by Bill Gaythwaite Winner, Sheila Margaret Motton Prize (New England Poetry Club): A Gaze Hound That Hunteth by the Eye by V. Penelope Pelizzon Finalist, PEN Open Book Award: No Rhododendron by Samyak Shertok Finalist, Norma Farber First Book Award: The Same Man by Bobby Elliott Finalist, Norma Farber First Book Award: What God in the Kingdom of Bastards…

The Pitt Poetry Series at the University of Pittsburgh Press continues its tradition of publishing the finest contemporary poetry by announcing the forthcoming publication of the following collections for Fall 2026. Desire Path by Migwi Mwangi, winner of the 2026 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, selected by Terrance Hayes. Desire Path is a sweeping exploration of nationhood and small communities across cultural landscapes and national boundaries. In praise of community, these poems are invested in examining everyday life through personal narratives, oral tradition, and collective memory. (On sale September 8, 2026) retrovirology by John Bonanni, winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize…