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BWP Authors at AWP

By Kevin Flatowicz-Farmer | Published: February 12, 2012

The Backwaters Press is pleased to announce that two of our authors will be signing books at the Associated Writing Programs 2012 conference in Chicago. Brent Spencer and Tyrone Williams  are signing copies of their books at the Small Press Distribution table Friday afternoon, March 2. Brent’s book, a memoir, is Rattlesnake Daddy: A Son’s Search for His [...]

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Twyla Hansen Reading in Omaha

By Kevin Flatowicz-Farmer | Published: February 3, 2012

Come on over to the Nebraska Arts Council offices, Wednesday, February 8,  to hear one of the most widely-known and admired poets not only in Nebraska but in the Great Plains– Twyla Hansen. As well as other work, Twyla will be reading from her new book from The Backwaters Press, “Dirt Song: A Plains Duet” [...]

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Dirt Songs Review

By Kevin Flatowicz-Farmer | Published: January 28, 2012

John Dofflemyer at the Dry Crik Review has a glowing review of our collection Dirt Song: A Plains Duet, by Twyla Hansen and Linda Hasselstrom. “There is no false romanticism, no floaty nature poetry, no weak pieces here from either poet, each one a study and delight for me to read, reassured now that “Dirt Songs: [...]

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Real Indian Junk Jewelry to be released March, 2012

By Kevin Flatowicz-Farmer | Published: January 24, 2012

The Backwaters Press is pleased to announce the publication of a new collection of poetry by Trevino L. Brings Plenty. This collection of poems is an examination of  ”Native survival in the face of modern American displacement,” according to Adrian C. Louis. The  raw-boned poems contain the same beauty we occasionally find in desolation and ruin. The [...]

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Spencer Recognized in New England

By Kevin Flatowicz-Farmer | Published: January 19, 2012

Brent Spencer’s memoir, Rattlesnake Daddy, was recognized at the runner-up in the Autobiography and Biography category of the New England Book Festival. Congratulations Brent. We couldn’t be more pleased. We invite you to enjoy the book in print or in pixel from Amazon.

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