EVENTS AND NEWS
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YellowJacket Press supports emerging and established poets in Florida with an annual chapbook contest, chapbook publications, and public readings. YellowJacket Press creates a means for poets to share and promote their work and nurtures a sense of community among poets and audiences across the state.
YJP has become known for publishing superior quality poetry in simple, yet beautiful, individually designed chapbooks. YJP currently publishes two books a year and sponsors readings statewide for its poets.
YJP is a 501c3 non-profit organization and a member of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).
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Poet, writer, editor and teacher Gianna Russo, has pursued a life-long calling to poetry and writing. A supporter of the literary arts and artists for almost 30 years, she is active in a number of literary endeavors in Tampa and across Florida. Russo is the author of the full-length poetry collection, Moonflower (Kitsune Books, 2011), winner of a Florida Book Award bronze medal, Florida Publishers Association Presidents’ Award silver medal, and an Eric Hofer First Horizons finalist award.
Our 10th anniversary anthology of YellowJacket Press poetry, Glass Bottom Sky.
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