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Joe Wilkins has a big, true, highway-running American voice. When you see a new book of his, you should celebrate. Just buy it, put down the window, and let the music blow back your hair. It's nothing but alive. -Luis Alberto Urrea

Month: March 2010

Memoir (and)

Posted on March 17, 2010 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

My poems “Anniversary” and “Oblivion” have won the Issue 6 Grand Prize at Memior (and). They’ll be in the print and online magazine, and I’ve got $500 coming my way!

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National Magazine Award

Posted on March 17, 2010March 17, 2010 by joe.robert.wilkins in News
 
The Ellie Trophy

Wow. My essay “Out West,” orginally in Orion last fall, has just been nominated for a National Magazine Award (also known as an “Ellie”). And I’m up against Garrison Keillor, Mitch Albom, and Michael Pollan!

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“Crow Road” to Appear in Berkeley Fiction Review

Posted on March 6, 2010 by joe.robert.wilkins in News

Got word last week my short story “Crow Road” will appear in the upcoming issue of Berkeley Fiction Review. Glad to get some short fiction out there again!

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