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  • - 2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, "Still Water Saints"
    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    POETRY
    February 1, 2021 April 30, 2021

    Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize & 2021 Contest Opening

    Open for submissions February 1 - April 30, 2021

    $20 per manuscript via Inlandia’s Submittable page: 

    https://tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize

     

    Regional Hillary Gravendyk Prize winner Jonathan Maule is the winner of the 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest at Cal Poly, SLO. His first book of poetry, 'Dog Star', was published by Big Yes Press, and his work has also appeared in Askew, Talking River, Rain Taxi, RHINO Reviews!, Spillway, and Phoebe. He lives and teaches in Twentynine Palms, CA.

     

    Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Inlandia Institute are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

     

    About the 2021  Judges

    Margaret Ronda is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of California-Davis, where she teaches American poetry and environmental theory and literature. She is the author of two books of poems, 'Personification' (Saturnalia Books, 2010) and 'For Hunger' (2018), and a critical study, 'Remainders: American Poetry at Nature’s End' (Stanford University Press, 2018).

    Megan Gravendyk-Estrella is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Poet. Megan is a two time winner of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the author of the Seattle Young Playwrights prize winning short play “Good Evening Mrs. Gerfella”. Megan lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Jose and his daughter, Sofia. Hillary and Megan wrote together their entire lives and most recently attended the Napa Valley Writers Workshop. Prior to Hillary’s passing, the sister’s work-shopped poetry and short fiction together, including many poems in Hillary’s book, 'Harm'.

    "Still Water Saints"

    "Still Water Saints"

    COMMUNITY BOOK READ
    March 1, 2021 March 31, 2021

    ONE COMMUNITY, MANY VOICES:

    A community read and discussion project spanning two years and two books and celebrating the voices of queer writers of color who live or work in – or write about – the Inland Southern California region. The project launched last fall with There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, and continues this spring with Still Water Saints by Inland Empire writer Alex Espinoza.

    FREE copies of Still Water Saints will be available throughout the month of March from the following library partners (while supplies last):

    • Riverside Public Library System (all branches except Main)
    • Riverside County Library System (Sun City, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Robidoux)
    • San Bernardino Public Library (Rowe, Villaseñor, Inghram, and Feldheym)
    • San Bernardino County Library System (Fontana, Chino Hills, Highland, Hesperia, Apple Valley)
  • - 2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, "Still Water Saints"
    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    POETRY
    February 1, 2021 April 30, 2021

    Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize & 2021 Contest Opening

    Open for submissions February 1 - April 30, 2021

    $20 per manuscript via Inlandia’s Submittable page: 

    https://tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize

     

    Regional Hillary Gravendyk Prize winner Jonathan Maule is the winner of the 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest at Cal Poly, SLO. His first book of poetry, 'Dog Star', was published by Big Yes Press, and his work has also appeared in Askew, Talking River, Rain Taxi, RHINO Reviews!, Spillway, and Phoebe. He lives and teaches in Twentynine Palms, CA.

     

    Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Inlandia Institute are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

     

    About the 2021  Judges

    Margaret Ronda is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of California-Davis, where she teaches American poetry and environmental theory and literature. She is the author of two books of poems, 'Personification' (Saturnalia Books, 2010) and 'For Hunger' (2018), and a critical study, 'Remainders: American Poetry at Nature’s End' (Stanford University Press, 2018).

    Megan Gravendyk-Estrella is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Poet. Megan is a two time winner of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the author of the Seattle Young Playwrights prize winning short play “Good Evening Mrs. Gerfella”. Megan lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Jose and his daughter, Sofia. Hillary and Megan wrote together their entire lives and most recently attended the Napa Valley Writers Workshop. Prior to Hillary’s passing, the sister’s work-shopped poetry and short fiction together, including many poems in Hillary’s book, 'Harm'.

    "Still Water Saints"

    "Still Water Saints"

    COMMUNITY BOOK READ
    March 1, 2021 March 31, 2021

    ONE COMMUNITY, MANY VOICES:

    A community read and discussion project spanning two years and two books and celebrating the voices of queer writers of color who live or work in – or write about – the Inland Southern California region. The project launched last fall with There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, and continues this spring with Still Water Saints by Inland Empire writer Alex Espinoza.

    FREE copies of Still Water Saints will be available throughout the month of March from the following library partners (while supplies last):

    • Riverside Public Library System (all branches except Main)
    • Riverside County Library System (Sun City, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Robidoux)
    • San Bernardino Public Library (Rowe, Villaseñor, Inghram, and Feldheym)
    • San Bernardino County Library System (Fontana, Chino Hills, Highland, Hesperia, Apple Valley)
  • - 2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, "Still Water Saints"
    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    POETRY
    February 1, 2021 April 30, 2021

    Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize & 2021 Contest Opening

    Open for submissions February 1 - April 30, 2021

    $20 per manuscript via Inlandia’s Submittable page: 

    https://tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize

     

    Regional Hillary Gravendyk Prize winner Jonathan Maule is the winner of the 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest at Cal Poly, SLO. His first book of poetry, 'Dog Star', was published by Big Yes Press, and his work has also appeared in Askew, Talking River, Rain Taxi, RHINO Reviews!, Spillway, and Phoebe. He lives and teaches in Twentynine Palms, CA.

     

    Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Inlandia Institute are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

     

    About the 2021  Judges

    Margaret Ronda is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of California-Davis, where she teaches American poetry and environmental theory and literature. She is the author of two books of poems, 'Personification' (Saturnalia Books, 2010) and 'For Hunger' (2018), and a critical study, 'Remainders: American Poetry at Nature’s End' (Stanford University Press, 2018).

    Megan Gravendyk-Estrella is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Poet. Megan is a two time winner of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the author of the Seattle Young Playwrights prize winning short play “Good Evening Mrs. Gerfella”. Megan lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Jose and his daughter, Sofia. Hillary and Megan wrote together their entire lives and most recently attended the Napa Valley Writers Workshop. Prior to Hillary’s passing, the sister’s work-shopped poetry and short fiction together, including many poems in Hillary’s book, 'Harm'.

    "Still Water Saints"

    "Still Water Saints"

    COMMUNITY BOOK READ
    March 1, 2021 March 31, 2021

    ONE COMMUNITY, MANY VOICES:

    A community read and discussion project spanning two years and two books and celebrating the voices of queer writers of color who live or work in – or write about – the Inland Southern California region. The project launched last fall with There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, and continues this spring with Still Water Saints by Inland Empire writer Alex Espinoza.

    FREE copies of Still Water Saints will be available throughout the month of March from the following library partners (while supplies last):

    • Riverside Public Library System (all branches except Main)
    • Riverside County Library System (Sun City, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Robidoux)
    • San Bernardino Public Library (Rowe, Villaseñor, Inghram, and Feldheym)
    • San Bernardino County Library System (Fontana, Chino Hills, Highland, Hesperia, Apple Valley)
  • - 2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, "Still Water Saints", Adventures in Chronologyland with Dr. Carlos Cortés
    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    POETRY
    February 1, 2021 April 30, 2021

    Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize & 2021 Contest Opening

    Open for submissions February 1 - April 30, 2021

    $20 per manuscript via Inlandia’s Submittable page: 

    https://tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize

     

    Regional Hillary Gravendyk Prize winner Jonathan Maule is the winner of the 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest at Cal Poly, SLO. His first book of poetry, 'Dog Star', was published by Big Yes Press, and his work has also appeared in Askew, Talking River, Rain Taxi, RHINO Reviews!, Spillway, and Phoebe. He lives and teaches in Twentynine Palms, CA.

     

    Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Inlandia Institute are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

     

    About the 2021  Judges

    Margaret Ronda is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of California-Davis, where she teaches American poetry and environmental theory and literature. She is the author of two books of poems, 'Personification' (Saturnalia Books, 2010) and 'For Hunger' (2018), and a critical study, 'Remainders: American Poetry at Nature’s End' (Stanford University Press, 2018).

    Megan Gravendyk-Estrella is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Poet. Megan is a two time winner of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the author of the Seattle Young Playwrights prize winning short play “Good Evening Mrs. Gerfella”. Megan lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Jose and his daughter, Sofia. Hillary and Megan wrote together their entire lives and most recently attended the Napa Valley Writers Workshop. Prior to Hillary’s passing, the sister’s work-shopped poetry and short fiction together, including many poems in Hillary’s book, 'Harm'.

    "Still Water Saints"

    "Still Water Saints"

    COMMUNITY BOOK READ
    March 1, 2021 March 31, 2021

    ONE COMMUNITY, MANY VOICES:

    A community read and discussion project spanning two years and two books and celebrating the voices of queer writers of color who live or work in – or write about – the Inland Southern California region. The project launched last fall with There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, and continues this spring with Still Water Saints by Inland Empire writer Alex Espinoza.

    FREE copies of Still Water Saints will be available throughout the month of March from the following library partners (while supplies last):

    • Riverside Public Library System (all branches except Main)
    • Riverside County Library System (Sun City, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Robidoux)
    • San Bernardino Public Library (Rowe, Villaseñor, Inghram, and Feldheym)
    • San Bernardino County Library System (Fontana, Chino Hills, Highland, Hesperia, Apple Valley)
    Adventures in Chronologyland with Dr. Carlos Cortés

    Adventures in Chronologyland with Dr. Carlos Cortés


    March 31, 2021

    In partnership with Riverside Public Library, Inlandia returns for a new season of "Adventures in Chronologyland," a creative writing workshop with Dr. Carlos Cortés. Free and open to the public, it meets every other Wednesday through May 26.
  • - 2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, Redlands Creative Writing Workshop for Seniors with Mae Wagner Marinello, National Deaf History AND Poetry Month Double Feature: Meg Day and Ryan Fingerle
    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    POETRY
    February 1, 2021 April 30, 2021

    Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize & 2021 Contest Opening

    Open for submissions February 1 - April 30, 2021

    $20 per manuscript via Inlandia’s Submittable page: 

    https://tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize

     

    Regional Hillary Gravendyk Prize winner Jonathan Maule is the winner of the 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest at Cal Poly, SLO. His first book of poetry, 'Dog Star', was published by Big Yes Press, and his work has also appeared in Askew, Talking River, Rain Taxi, RHINO Reviews!, Spillway, and Phoebe. He lives and teaches in Twentynine Palms, CA.

     

    Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Inlandia Institute are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

     

    About the 2021  Judges

    Margaret Ronda is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of California-Davis, where she teaches American poetry and environmental theory and literature. She is the author of two books of poems, 'Personification' (Saturnalia Books, 2010) and 'For Hunger' (2018), and a critical study, 'Remainders: American Poetry at Nature’s End' (Stanford University Press, 2018).

    Megan Gravendyk-Estrella is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Poet. Megan is a two time winner of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the author of the Seattle Young Playwrights prize winning short play “Good Evening Mrs. Gerfella”. Megan lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Jose and his daughter, Sofia. Hillary and Megan wrote together their entire lives and most recently attended the Napa Valley Writers Workshop. Prior to Hillary’s passing, the sister’s work-shopped poetry and short fiction together, including many poems in Hillary’s book, 'Harm'.

    Redlands Creative Writing Workshop for Seniors with Mae Wagner Marinello

    Redlands Creative Writing Workshop for Seniors with Mae Wagner Marinello


    April 1, 2021

    Virtual Winter Workshops on Zoom

    Registration required. 

    Our Redlands workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Thursday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Zoom links will be sent by the workshop leader after registration confirmation.

    In partnership with the Joslyn Senior Center and the City of Redlands. To register: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2021CWW.

    National Deaf History AND Poetry Month Double Feature: Meg Day and Ryan Fingerle

    National Deaf History AND Poetry Month Double Feature: Meg Day and Ryan Fingerle


    April 1, 2021

    On Thursday, April 1, at 7:00 PM, Inlandia at Home + Virtual Arts Walk with Riverside Public Library will be celebrating National Deaf History – and Poetry! – Month with a very special poetry event featuring nationally acclaimed poet Meg Day and local poet and Riverside City College MUSE editor Ryan Fingerle. The winners of the National ASL Story Signing contest from Riverside’s California School for the Deaf will also be ‘taking the stage’ to share their work! Don’t miss it!

    The presentation will be followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. ASL interpreters and closed captioning will be available.

    This online event is free and open to all, but an RSVP is required. Please respond here: https://tinyurl.com/NDHMPoetry

  • - 2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize
    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    POETRY
    February 1, 2021 April 30, 2021

    Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize & 2021 Contest Opening

    Open for submissions February 1 - April 30, 2021

    $20 per manuscript via Inlandia’s Submittable page: 

    https://tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize

     

    Regional Hillary Gravendyk Prize winner Jonathan Maule is the winner of the 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest at Cal Poly, SLO. His first book of poetry, 'Dog Star', was published by Big Yes Press, and his work has also appeared in Askew, Talking River, Rain Taxi, RHINO Reviews!, Spillway, and Phoebe. He lives and teaches in Twentynine Palms, CA.

     

    Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Inlandia Institute are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

     

    About the 2021  Judges

    Margaret Ronda is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of California-Davis, where she teaches American poetry and environmental theory and literature. She is the author of two books of poems, 'Personification' (Saturnalia Books, 2010) and 'For Hunger' (2018), and a critical study, 'Remainders: American Poetry at Nature’s End' (Stanford University Press, 2018).

    Megan Gravendyk-Estrella is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Poet. Megan is a two time winner of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the author of the Seattle Young Playwrights prize winning short play “Good Evening Mrs. Gerfella”. Megan lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Jose and his daughter, Sofia. Hillary and Megan wrote together their entire lives and most recently attended the Napa Valley Writers Workshop. Prior to Hillary’s passing, the sister’s work-shopped poetry and short fiction together, including many poems in Hillary’s book, 'Harm'.

  • - 2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize
    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    2021 Hillary Gravendyk Prize

    POETRY
    February 1, 2021 April 30, 2021

    Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Hillary Gravendyk Prize & 2021 Contest Opening

    Open for submissions February 1 - April 30, 2021

    $20 per manuscript via Inlandia’s Submittable page: 

    https://tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize

     

    Regional Hillary Gravendyk Prize winner Jonathan Maule is the winner of the 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest at Cal Poly, SLO. His first book of poetry, 'Dog Star', was published by Big Yes Press, and his work has also appeared in Askew, Talking River, Rain Taxi, RHINO Reviews!, Spillway, and Phoebe. He lives and teaches in Twentynine Palms, CA.

     

    Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Inlandia Institute are given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. resident and a poetry collection by a poet residing in Inland Southern California, including Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and any non-coastal area of Southern California, from Death Valley to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by April 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

     

    About the 2021  Judges

    Margaret Ronda is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of California-Davis, where she teaches American poetry and environmental theory and literature. She is the author of two books of poems, 'Personification' (Saturnalia Books, 2010) and 'For Hunger' (2018), and a critical study, 'Remainders: American Poetry at Nature’s End' (Stanford University Press, 2018).

    Megan Gravendyk-Estrella is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Poet. Megan is a two time winner of the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize and the author of the Seattle Young Playwrights prize winning short play “Good Evening Mrs. Gerfella”. Megan lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Jose and his daughter, Sofia. Hillary and Megan wrote together their entire lives and most recently attended the Napa Valley Writers Workshop. Prior to Hillary’s passing, the sister’s work-shopped poetry and short fiction together, including many poems in Hillary’s book, 'Harm'.