We are ecstatic to announce that Kaya Press poet Koon Woon has been awarded a 35th annual American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation for his collection Water Chasing Water. The American Book Award aims to recognize a set of books and people for outstanding literary achievement with a focus on multiculturalism and free expression. […]
Come celebrate Kaya Press’s 20th year with a slew of events, and visit us at our interactive booth at AWP 2014 in Seattle, this Thursday February 27th to March 1. AT THE CONFERENCE LAUNCH YOUR BOOK AT AWP14 w/ KAYA PRESS AND WRIT LARGE PRESS Visit Kaya Press and Writ Large Press at the AWP14 […]
Kaya Press and Kundiman are joining forces at this year’s AWP Conference to bring you ENTER THE POET: Newly Published Writers Celebrate Bruce Lee — a reading and party featuring a diverse group of writers with new books in Seattle’s historic International District — Lee’s home turf. This party is also to celebrate Kaya Press’s […]
Recently, the Poets & Writers blog featured a post by Kaya author Koon Woon, in which he writes about how poetry kept him afloat as he dealt with mental illness. You can read an excerpt from the post below: It might sound like a stretch, but poetry saved my life—along with the care of psychotherapists, […]
Kaya authors read at the world-renowned Elliott Bay Bookstore in Seattle on Thursday April 18th, 5 – 6 p.m., but first, join Kaya for a picnic and historic walk at Lake View Cemetery, originating at Bruce Lee’s grave!
