Author Spotlight: Maxwell Pearl

Maxwell Pearl in his garden at home. He is a Black man with a goatee and a broad smile. He is wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt.

There are no “shoulds” in writing With several titles under his belt, Maxwell Pearl returns with The Artifact, his new young adult science fiction novel. Set mostly on a world divided by traditional faith and technological future, The Artifact follows Melinda as she finds something that turns her religious, luddite upbringing upside down. Available May…

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Author Spotlight: Sossity Chiricuzio

fairer-skinned queer person with brown hair pulled up, wearing a heart-shaped necklace, a pink overshirt with black hearts, and black undershirts. she/they are standing in front of fir trees.

Courting my muse With the release of their new chapbook from Echobird Press, bouquet of thorny rose (you can check it out and order here…you won’t be sorry!), we asked Sossity to answer some of our favorite author questions. She’s a fat femme outlaw poet, performer and storyteller living in Portland, Oregon. We are so…

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Author Spotlight: Courtney Winterborne

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Nothing Like Victory to Whet Your AppetiteorMore Balls Than Brains As we ramp up towards April’s National Poetry Month, here’s another of Echobird Press’ poets: Courtney Winterborne. She’s been writing and performing poetry since she was a teen. Courtney is now a hair/wig, makeup and special effects designer for film, Broadway and opera and lives…

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Author Spotlight: Katrina Kaye

Katrina Kaye

Pen and paper all the way In our first author spotlight, we will be highlighting Katrina Kaye, a celebrated Albuquerque poet and writing teacher. We asked her some questions about her writing and her practice and how that feeds her soul. When was the first inkling that you’d be a writer? Honestly, I can’t remember…

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