Saturday, July 8, 2023

2023 Broadside Lotus Press Naomi Long Madgett Book Award Winner

       Detroit's Broadside Lotus Press is happy to announce the 2023 book award winner.

                                                               Joshua Myers

Winner of the 2023 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award

Broadside Lotus Press


Dr. Joshua Myers has won the 2023 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award of Broadside Lotus Press, with a stunningly beautiful manuscript entitled, Holy Ghost Key.  Dr. Myers lives in Silver Spring, MD.  The author of three books and multiple articles on African American culture and politics, Dr. Myers is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Howard University. His poems have appeared in Obsidian:  Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora, and in the anthology, Doors, Burning House Press, December, 2018.  The annual NLM Award includes publication of the winning manuscript and a prize of $500.  Broadside Lotus Press will publish Holy Ghost Key in February, 2024. The next deadline for submission of manuscripts is March 15, 2024.  Send submissions to Broadside Lotus Press, 10463 San Juan Drive, Detroit 48238.