Cornerstone Press

05/31/2026

Congratulations to Stephen Tuttle, whose story collection, WE SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE BY NOW (Cornerstone Press 2025), has been named a finalist in the short story collection category in this year's Association for Mormon Letters Awards! UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

https://www.associationmormonletters.org/2026/05/2025-aml-award-finalists-1-poetry-and-short-fiction/

05/30/2026

Congratulations to Colleen Alles, whose story collection, CLOSE TO A FLAME (Cornerstone Press 2025), has been named a finalist in literary fiction at the 2026 Midwest Book Awards! UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

https://www.mipa.org/midwest-book-awards/2026-finalists/

05/30/2026

Congratulations to Heidi Seaborn, whose poetry collection, tic tic tic (Cornerstone Press 2025) won the silver medal at this year's Nautilus Book Awards! UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

https://www.nautilusbookawards.com/2026-winners-21-29

05/26/2026

We are reviving our Heritage with three new releases! Grab your copies at the link in our bio 💜

05/18/2026

Congratulations to Thomason whose debut poetry collection EVEN THE SKY (Cornerstone Press 2025) was named an honorable mention title in poetry at this year's Eric Hoffer Book Awards! UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

https://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-winners.html

05/18/2026

Congratulations to Jamey Gallagher, whose debut fiction collection AMERICAN ANIMISM (Cornerstone Press 2025) was named the Best Academic Press Book at this year's Eric Hoffer Book Awards! UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

https://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-winners.html

05/12/2026

Congratulations to K.P. Davis, whose story collection TRUST ISSUES (Cornerstone Press, 2025) has been named a category finalist in fiction at the Eric Hoffer Book Awards! UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

05/12/2026

Congratulations to Barry Pearce, whose collection THE PLAN OF CHICAGO (Cornerstone Press, Nov. 2025) has been shortlisted for the prestigious William Saroyan International Prize for Writing! Awarded biennially, the Saroyan Prize is intended to encourage new or emerging writers, rather than to recognize established literary figures. Barry's book is listed alongside books from major imprints and publishing houses, including Penguin, Viking, Norton, Hachette, Grove Atlantic, and Little Brown. UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

https://library.stanford.edu/news/shortlist-announced-2026-william-saroyan-international-prize-writing

05/08/2026

Check out this great interview with our author, Patricia Henley!

BONUS EPISODE: Patricia Henley, author of APPLE & PALM by Writers on Writing on Patreon. Join Writers on Writing's community for exclusive content and updates.

05/07/2026

Congratulations to Michael Martone, whose memoir TABLE TALK & SECOND THOUGHTS has been named a finalist at the 2025 BIG OTHER Book Awards! UW-Stevens Point UWSP College of Letters and Science UWSP Department of English

https://bigother.com/2026/05/07/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2025-big-other-book-award-for-nonfiction/