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 Father. Tyrone’s book, a collection of poetry, is titled The Hero Project of the Century. Both are distributed by SPD.
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” which is a collection of her poems and of the noted Plains poet and writer, Linda Hasselstrom.
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: A Plains Duet” will be heard for a long time. Thank-you both, we are so blessed.” John Dofflemyer
Thanks, John for kind words. You can purchase Dirt Songs from Amazon.
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 collection will be available in March, 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.
Fire up your Kindle devices, dedicated readers, The Backwaters Press has taken another cautious step into the digital world by making Brent Spencer’s Rattlesnake Daddy available as an e-book, exclusively through Amazon.com.
While, for the time being, all books of verse will continue to be available exclusively in print edition, we are beginning to make our prose publications available in an e-book format. We are excited by the possibilities, and the new channels of distribution e-books open up to the press. Please, download Brent’s powerful memoir, and let us know if you like seeing our books in a digital format.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011, Backwaters Press author, J.V. Brummels will be reading at the Nebraska Arts Council for the Braided River series.
Time: 12 noon.
Place: Fred Simon Gallery, Nebraska Arts Council 1004 Farnam St, Plaza Level, Omaha, NE 68102
We hope the public will join us to celebrate one of Nebraska’s finest writers.
We are pleased by the reactions to Brent Spencer’s memoir, Rattlesnake Daddy, published in 2011 by The Backwaters Press.
Read New Reviews
David Atkinson’s observations at Gently Read Literature
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