New Issues Poetry & Prose is a literary press associated with

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. It was founded by poet and Western Michigan University professor Herbert S. Scott. Editors have included poets William Olsen and

Nancy Eimers Nancy Eimers (born 1954 Chicago) is an American poet. Life She graduated from Indiana University with an M.A., from the University of Arizona with an M.F.A., and from the University of Houston with a Ph.D. She teaches at Western Michigan Universi ...

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has called New Issues Press one of fifteen small presses in the United States that "exemplify the best qualities of

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publishing tradition." After a two-week vote,

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readers named New Issues number one in the country among the fifteen small presses cited. The press publishes predominantly poetry, along with some fiction titles, including the AWP Award Series in the Novel. The press awards two poetry prizes each year, The New Issues Poetry Prize for a first book, and The Green Rose Prize for established poets. Winners of The New Issues Poetry Prize include Paul Guest,

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, Jason Bredle, Matthew Thorburn,

Bradley Paul Bradley Ormond Paul (born 1972, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American poet and screenwriter. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has appeared in ''American Poetr ...

, Malena Mörling, Heidi Lynn Staples, Louise Mathias, Marsha de la O, and Cynie Cory. Winners of The Green Rose Prize include Corey Marks,

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, Christine Hume, Martha Rhodes,

Hugh Seidman Hugh Seidman (1940 – November 9, 2023) was an American poet. Life Seidman was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1940. He was a graduate of Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he studied under Louis Zukofsky. His first book of poetry was pu ...

Ruth Ellen Kocher Ruth Ellen Kocher (born July 26, 1965, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is an American poet. She is the recipient of the PEN/Open Book Award, the Dorset Prize, the Green Rose Prize, and the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award. She has received fellowship ...

and

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. The press has also published a number of prominent Michigan poets through its Inland Seas Poetry Series, including

Jim Daniels James Raymond Daniels (born 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet and writer. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, the writer Kristin Kovacic. Life and work Daniels was on the faculty of the creative writing program at Carnegie Mello ...

, David Dodd Lee,

Anthony Butts Anthony Butts (born July 28, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet. Life He graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's degree, from Western Michigan University, with an MFA, and University of Missouri with a PhD. He taught a ...

, Lee Upton, John Rybicki, and Mary Ann Samyn. Other notable poets published by New Issues Press include Michael Burkard,

Khaled Mattawa Khaled Mattawa (born 1964) is a Libyan poet, and a renowned Arab-American writer, he is also a leading literary translator, focusing on translating Arabic poetry into English. He works as an Assistant professor of creative writing at the Univers ...

Claudia Keelan Claudia Keelan (b. 1959) is an American poet, writer, and professor. She received the Regents’ Creative Activities Award, at the University of Nevada, Los Vegas. Life Claudia Keelan is the author of seven collections of poetry, most recently ' ...

Lisa Lewis Lisa Lewis is an American poet and professor, born 1956 in Roanoke, Virginia. Biography Lewis is the author of six books of poetry and is the director of the creative writing program at Oklahoma State University. In 2011, she received an Individ ...

Brian Henry Brian Henry is an American poet, translator, editor, and literary critic. Biography Henry completed a B.A. at the College of William and Mary and an MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has published po ...

Jericho Brown Jericho Brown (born April 14, 1976) is an American poet and writer. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Brown has worked as an educator at institutions such as University of Houston, San Diego State University, and Emory University. His poe ...

Sarah Messer Sarah Messer (born 1966) is an American poet and author. She was raised in Marshfield, Massachusetts, in the Hatch Homestead, a house built in the 17th century that was the subject of her book ''Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate Account of New ...

Jon Pineda Jon Pineda (born Charleston, South Carolina) is an American poet, memoirist, and novelist. Life Jon Pineda was raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. He graduated from James Madison University and Virginia Commonwealth University. His work has appeared ...

, Donald Platt, Rebecca Reynolds, Martha Serpas, Gladys Cardiff, and Stacie Cassarino. All New Issues titles are designed through The Design Center by senior graphic design students in the Frostic School of Art at

, under the supervision of Art Director, Nick Kuder and Production Manager, Paul Sizer.

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