1455’S 5TH ANNUAL YOUNG POETS CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Fifth Annual 1455 Young Poets Contest. The theme for this year’s contest is Connection, and the guidelines requested the poems to reflect on or react to the contemporary sociopolitical and cultural environment (including...
WHAT WRITERS TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PERSEVERANCE
The first rule of writing is to understand, and eventually embrace the fact that there are no rules. There are also no short-cuts. (Sorry, posers.) Writing, like life, is ultimately all about balance. And how well you can maintain it. Or, how well you attempt to...
1455’S MOVABLE TYPE ISSUE 15 READING
1455’s annual State of the Art issue was an absolute mic drop: packed with content, insight, and art. If you’ve not yet reviewed this issue, set aside a few hours and dig in: you’ll discover fresh insights from Jon Madof, who has not only deftly...
1455 Author Series Featuring Ben Purkert
1455’s Author Series continues with Ben Purkert, who will read from The Men Can’t Be Saved. EVENT DETAILS AUGUST 15 | 7:00 PM EST | FREE VIRTUAL EVENT 1455’s Founding Director Sean Murphy will speak with Ben about this book and the craft of fiction, followed...
1455 PRESENTS: A CONVERSATION WITH W. DAVID HUBBARD, POET & POLYMATH
lt was not officially Spring until we decided it was, and we decided it was the other weekend with another live event, and another installment of our Wine and Words Series collaboration with Kalero Vineyard. It’s always a special joy to chat with a local...
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