Holly Lyn Walrath

Coming in 2021 from Clash Books:

The Smallest of Bones

Full-Length Poetry Collection

Numinose Lapidi

New from Kipple Press

Le lapidi che Holly Lyn Walrath costruisce poeticamente sono intrise di una presenza sacrale, potente e maestosa che attira e terrorizza. Sono pietre tombali sacre che servono alla poetessa per celebrare, piangere, urlare e, infine, accettare la morte.

"The gravestones that Holly Lyn Walrath poetically builds are imbued with a sacred, powerful and majestic presence that attracts and terrifies. They are sacred tombstones that serve the poet to celebrate, cry, scream and finally accept death."

Now Available for Purchase in Italian

GLIMMERGLASS GIRL

WINNER OF THE SFPA ELGIN AWARD

FOR BEST SPECULATIVE CHAPBOOK

"Suggests an intelligence that retaliates through showing the beauty, complexity, and tragedy of modern womanhood -- a butterfly that can haul 40 times its own weight seems an apt metaphor for the unifying strength and delicacy of femininity we still struggle with."
--The Coil

"Seductive, soft to the touch, yet stabbing."
--Rag Queen Periodical

". . . an intersection between ethereal loftiness, humorous speculation, and poignant consideration. . . a collection of poetry and images that encourage readers to be more than they perceive themselves to be." --VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts

News & Updates

8/31/20 - The Best Speculative Poetry Engages in Experimental Forms

8/15/20 - Check out my Fall 2020 Workshops for writers

8/15/20 - My Poetry Barn Resistance/Erasure workshop is now available self-paced for $99

8/11/20 - I have a new poem up at Twisted Moon Mag - We Hold Up Eternity

7/31/20 - I have a new poem in the latest Star*Line - "Dear Future"

7/8/20 - Erasure of the Harper's Cancel Culture Letter

6/22/20 - I'm writing a queer poem a day on Instagram for Pride Month, follow along!

6/22/20 - New poem at Liminality - Acacia

6/1/20 - New story at Curious Fictions - Tarot of the Animal Lords

6/1/20 - New poem up at Write Wild - She Learns How to Disappear (Excerpt from Glimmerglass Girl)

6/1/2020 - New article up at Write Wild - Are Writing Contests Worth Entering?

5/4/20 - New story at Curious Fictions - knick knack, knick knack

4/28/20 - New article up at Write Wild - My Favorite Poetry Writing Prompt is Also the Simplest

4/16/20 - New story at Curious Fictions - We Never Are What We Intend

4/16/20 - New article up at Coffeelicious - "Creatives, You Need to Slow Down."

4/15/20 - I have a new poem up at Eye to the Telescope - "Now the Patient Recounts the Houses in Her Mind."

4/15/20 - Thanks to Kendall Reviews for this write-up of the Coppice & Brake Anthology, featuring my story "The Red Shoes"

4/2/20 - New Story up at Curious Fictions - Stardust

3/28/20 - Support local zinesters from Zine Fest Houston!

3/23/20 - I have a new poem in Liminality - Daughters Saving Mothers

3/11/20 - I have review copies of the Coppice & Brake Anthology featuring my story "The Red Shoes" if anyone wants them!

3/9/20 - "The Mining Town" was nominated for a Rhysling Award

3/9/20 - Navigating AWP in a Wheelchair

2/10/20 - The Hardest Part of Being an Editor

2/1/20 - A Haiku Love Poem a Day

2/1/20 - I have two poems forthcoming in Analog: Science Fiction and Fact -- "So Many Blank Moons" and "Yes, Antimatter is Real"

1/26/20 - Crafting a Small Poetry Collection

1/19/20 - Instapoems from my new chapbook: Numinose Lapidi

1/15/20 - New Medium post at Coffeelicious: On the Loss of Cursive

12/26/19 - What I Published This Year (Awards Eligibility Post)

12/18/19 - New post on Medium: My NaNoWriMo was a Mess, But I Wrote Anyway, So Who Cares?

12/1/19 - I'm once again offering a NaNoWriMo editing deal. Sign up here.

11/28/19 - New post at Bulletproof Writers: The End of the Year Sometimes Sucks for Creatives

11/27/19 - New post at Writing Hacks: Tricking Yourself into Writing

11/26/19 - My newest chapbook, "Numinose Lapidi" will be published in Italian by Kipple Press in 2020

11/15/19 - I have a poem in the Space Cowboy Books Presents: Simultaneous Times Podcast! Listen to it here.

10/31/19 - New post for Curious Fiction Subscribers: Handmade Rebellion: Dispatches from Zine Fest Houston and Women’s Radicalism

10/31/19 - Happy Halloween! Read my poem, "We Have Always Lived," an erasure of Shirley Jackson

10/28/19 - I have a new poem up at Apparition Lit: Belly of the Beast

10/24/19 - Burn the Map: Read my article on NaNoWriMo rebellion

10/18/19 - My poems "The Fox and the Forest," and "The Mining Town" won the short and long category of the SFPA poetry contest.

10/15/19 - New Medium Article: Does Publishing Short Stories Matter?

10/8/19: New Medium Article: "Yesterday" as a Metaphor for the Creative Process

9/30/19 - Glimmerglass Girl is the winner of the 2019 SFPA Elgin Award!

9/15/19 - I am teaching two Writespace Workshops in October. Check out my appearances page for more info.

9/9/19 - I wrote a review of the 2019 SFPA Elgin candidates over at Medium.

9/4/19 - I have a new article up at Medium: The Writing Life: An Infographic

8/28/19 - I have a new article up at Medium: 40 Writing Milestones to Celebrate

8/21/19 - I have a new article up at Medium: Queries, Contributors, and Common Terms: An A-Z glossary for submitting writing

8/19/19 - I'll be teaching an online class "Writing Life 101" at Gemini Ink starting Oct. 7. Sign up here

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