News and Events
July 2018 Newsletter
Hi, All, I’m Taylor D. Waring, and I’ll be the managing editor for Willow Springs Books during the 2018-2019 production cycle. I’m a poet / musician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. During my undergrad, I majored in English Lit. and minored in Philosophy. I spent the next few...
Presenting Canese Jarboe’s dark acre
Willow Springs Books enthusiastically introduces Canese Jarboe, author of our newest addition to the ACME Poetry Series. Jarboe’s chapbook, dark acre, will officially be released the week of March 12th, and we couldn't be more excited to share this...
Dariel Suarez-Winner of the 2017 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
Willow Springs Books is excited to announce the winner of the 2017 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, judged by Molly Giles: Dariel Suarez for his collection, A Kind of Solitude! Dariel Suarez is a Cuban-born writer who immigrated to the United States with his...
Presenting Jaclyn Watterson’s Ventriloquisms
Willow Springs Books is thrilled to announce that Jaclyn Watterson’s Ventriloquisms, 2016 winner of the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, has officially released today, Oct. 1st! "One of the great joys of being an avid reader of fiction is coming across a writer...
Jaclyn Watterson- Winner of 2016 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
Willow Springs Books is excited to announce the winner of the 2016 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, judged by Alexis Smith: Jaclyn Watterson for her collection, Ventriloquisms! Jaclyn Watterson received her PhD from the University of Utah, her MFA from Oregon...
Glori Simmons: Winner of the 2015 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction!
Willow Springs Books is excited to announce the winner of the 2015 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, judged by Sharma Shields: Glori Simmons for her collection, Suffering Fools! Glori Simmons attended the University of Washington and received her MFA from the...
Presenting Serena Crawford’s Here Among Strangers
Willow Springs Books and Lost Horse Press are excited to announce that Serena Crawford’s Here Among Strangers, winner of the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, will be released March 1st! “Crawford’s great skill and restraint are on display … she strikes that...
Nightbird Books hosts Molly Giles
On December 12th, Molly Giles read in Fayetteville, Arkansas to promote her new short story collection, All the Wrong Places, published by Willow Springs Books. Nightbird Books, the local independent bookstore, proudly welcomed Giles back to Fayetteville, who although...
Sherril Jaffe reading “You Are Not Alone”
Listen to Sherril Jaffe read from her collection You Are Not Alone & Other Stories
A conversation with Molly Giles
Molly Giles appeared on the Newbies Writer Podcast as a guest speaking, have just released All The Wrong Places. Giles is an award-winning author and her contribution on this show is obvious. Listen to her wit and banter.
Giles on Michael Krasny’s FORUM
Bay Area author Molly Giles joins Michael Krasny on his radio show, FORUM to discuss her newest short-story collection, "All the Wrong Places." A "wild and adventurous read," the stories' settings range from Hawaii to Ireland. Giles' debut collection "Rough...
Giles featured in San Francisco Chronicle
Molly Giles is an intricate part of the San Francisco literary scene. Read her comments in “The San Francisco Chronicle.”
Larissa Szporluk at The Winter Wheat Festival
Larissa Szporluk will be reading at The Winter Wheat Festival in Ohio on November 23rd.