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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

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If you’re interested in having me do a reading or workshop, or if you’d just like to drop me a line, you can reach me at joe.robert.wilkins@gmail.com. Or find me on Substack.

Upcoming Events

  • Firecracker Awards Ceremony June 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZSyYIeEyRG-NdvZmd2tKig Join us on June 25 at 6 PM ET for the twelfth annual Firecracker Awards Ceremony, held virtually, where we’ll celebrate this year’s finalists and announce the winners in the categories of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry and the best literary magazines in the categories of debut and general excellence. The Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature are given to honor books and magazines that make…
  • The Studio Series with Featured Reader Joe Wilkins July 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Ross Island Grocery & Cafe, 3502 S Corbett Ave, Portland, OR 97239, USA
  • Every Sky at Home Book Tour: Powell's Books, in conversation with Leah Sottile September 9, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Joe Wilkins at the Dallas Public Library September 24, 2026 at 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St, Dallas, OR 97338, USA
  • Every Sky at Home Book Tour: A Reading with the Spring Creek Project January 21, 2027 at 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts - PRAx, 470 SW 15th St, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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