We have exciting news for those following the news on These Wilds: Owl Light Literary No. 2.
After careful deliberation, we have chosen our contributors!
These Wilds will feature written works from fourteen talented authors, as well as gorgeous artwork by two artists.
Together, these pieces paint a picture of New York State; a line connecting us from forests to cities, through lakes and fields, memories and history alike, all brought together by one uniting feature: Wilderness.
In July, there will be a public reading and book release celebration with the invited authors and artists (place and time to be announced)! Please follow along here and on Facebook as we move closer to publication, and finalize celebration plans.
If you want to pre-order, click the owl below.
Thank you to all who submitted for consideration. It was an honor to go over every single piece, and challenging to choose from so many wonderful stories, poems, and artworks! As such, we added four additional writers and an additional artist.
Congratulations to the selected contributors!
Writers are (in alphabetical order): Nina Alvarez, Melissa Betrus, Catherine Bileti, Ann Bruns, Nicole Hebdon, Sheila Hess, George Guida, Rachael Ikins, Suzanne Morgan, Gloria Osborne, Kevin Palotti, Alana Pedalino, Anne Ruflin, Heidi Spitzig.
Artists are: Erin H. Green (cover art and interior images) and Amber Hanselman (interior images).
Owl Light Literary is now accepting sponsorships from community members, businesses and organizations, with all sponsorships going directly to the 16 chosen contributors, for honorariums and recognition. All sponsors will be referenced in the back of the book in thanks. Sponsors of $100. or more get a comp copy of the journal. While we cannot offer advertisements within the journal itself due to postal restrictions, sponsors giving $125. or more can have a linkable post at owllightnews.com – from the date of their sponsorship through August 2025.
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A special thank you to Little Lakes Community Center for including These Wilds as part of their Voices Across Lakes initiative and to Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for Inspiring Community and making Voices Across Lakes possible.
