We’re happy to announce that Water’s Edge Press nominated work from these three outstanding writers for a Pushcart Prize. Congratulations to Kathryn Gahl (The Velocity of Love), Jeff Elzinga (The Distance Between Stars), and Karl Elder (Alpha Images).
Now taking pre-orders for Elder’s Alpha Images
Pre order your copy of Karl Elder’s Alpha Images: Poems Selected and New. $24 at https://www.watersedgepress.com/shop
Karl Elder, Lakeland University’s Fessler Professor of Creative Writing, has gathered the best of his poetry in Alpha Images: Poems Selected and New. This 270 page volume includes over 50 new or previously uncollected poems.
Noted for exceptional range—his work in open, closed, and invented forms—Elder’s verse is similarly multifaceted in his choice of subject matter.
Says David Lehman of The Best American Poetry series, “Karl Elder is a poet of rich imagination and high intelligence, whose work I have admired for many years.”
Elzinga signs The Distance Between Stars
Observing Covid-19 safety, Jeff Elzinga met with interested readers at Literatus & Co. yesterday and personally inscribed copies of The Distance Between Stars. If you missed this event, you can still buy copies at the store. And, of course, you can always order from us. Use coupon code HAPPY until December 14 to save 10% on your order from Water’s Edge Press on Jeff’s book (and all of our books).
Support Literary Artists and Small Business
With the holidays quickly approaching (and with Covid keeping us all close to home), you are likely making your gift-giving list early. Books are the perfect 2020 gifts, inducing couch-cozy snuggling safely at home.
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Award Winner: Kathryn Gahl
When we agreed to publish Kathryn Gahl’s poetic memoir, The Velocity of Love, we knew Gahl was an exceptional writer. With her recent dual awards–poetry and fiction–from Door County Pulse, the coveted Hal Prize, we’re even more proud of our partnership.
You can read her winning fiction and poetry online.
The Velocity of Love is available now. We hope you’ll order from us, but the book is available to order wherever books are sold. Libraries are also beginning to shelve this book, but if yours has not, we hope you will ask them to do so.
Columbia University School of the Arts Features ‘The Distance Between Stars’
Jeff Elzinga’s novel The Distance Between Stars was featured on the website for Columbia University School of the Arts on September 17, 2020 in an article by Nicole Saldarriaga. Elzinga is an 1978 alum of the university.
We’re happy to see news of Jeff’s excellent novel reaching a wider audience.
Pre-Order The Velocity of Love
We’re excited to announce we are taking pre-orders for Kathryn Gahl’s moving poetic memoir The Velocity of Love. We expect to ship in October.
Signed copies of The Distance Between Stars
Starting July 15, 2020, we are offering copies of The Distance Between Stars signed by the author, Jeff Elzinga.
Order yours today before our supply sells out. This offer is available only at Water’s Edge Press.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The Distance between Stars, a story about DUTY, RACE, and national IDENTITY.
In an African country quickly sliding towards civil war, an American diplomat adrift in his personal life searches for an investigative reporter who has gone missing in the bush.
The Distance Between Stars highlighted on Lakeland University blog
Retired Lakeland professor has first novel published
Jun. 1, 2020
We are excited to share that Lakeland Professor Emeritus Jeff Elzinga has published his debut novel, “The Distance Between Stars,” through Water’s Edge Press.
Stitching Earth to Sky reviewed in Portage Magazine
Ashley Ehman’s full review in Portage Magazine
Excerpt: “Much like the dandelion seeds on the cover, sometimes only beautiful things can come from the death of something else. This collection touches on life lessons, memories had, and the chance to grow as individuals in the wake of something seemingly negative, like death. Stitching Earth to Sky does a wonderful job at creating an introspective look at the reader’s own mortality through the experiences of the PaperBirch Poets.”
