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The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize Judge Announcement!
TRP is excited to announce that Michael Martone will be the final judge of the 2023 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize.
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The 2023 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize
TRP seeks submissions of poetry manuscripts for The 2023 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize
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New Release: Jane V. Blunschi, Mon Dieu, Love
Set in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mon Dieu, Love is the story of Elise and Carrie Briggs, a pair of sisters stuck in a non-stop loop of relationship mistakes, attempts at sobriety from drugs, alcohol, and general lesbian drama, and accidental, unwelcome emotional growth.
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The 2022 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize Winner
TRP is excited to announce that our final judge Renee Gladman has selected Mon Dieu, Love by Jane V. Blunschi as the winner of the 2022 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize.
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Richard “Clay” Reynolds (1949-2022)
TRP would like to honor the life of Clay Reynolds, who passed away on April 14, 2022.
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New Release: Deirdre Danklin, Catastrophe
At fourteen, two schoolgirls slit their palms with safety scissors and promised to be in each other’s lives forever.
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2021 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize, Winner
Congratulations to Deirdre Danklin who won the 2021 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize for her novella Catastrophe!
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New Release: Cecilia Pinto, Imagine the Dog
Ricky Rudolph experiences a revelation that causes him to believe that he has been called by God to imitate Jesus, literally…
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