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SUMMARY:2026 AWP Conference
DESCRIPTION:9 am – 5 pm Thurs-Sat March 5\, 6 and 7 \n\n\n\nCome see us at AWP! Stop by table #538 at the bookfair to meet some of our authors and editors\, and take advantage of deep discounts on many of our books and subscriptions. \n\n\n\nWe have three opportunities for book signings this year at AWP. On Thursday from 1-3 PM\, meet poet Shirley Brewer\, author of A Little Breast Music. On Friday\, from 1-2 PM\, meet Morgenthau Prize Winner Mark Elber\, signing his poetry collection\, Headstone. On Saturday\, from 12-1 PM\, meet Moira Egan\, author of Hot Flash Sonnets. \n\n\n\n\n\nUnsure about the full conference? AWP offers Saturday-only passes for $25!
URL:https://passagerbooks.com/events/awp-conference/
LOCATION:Baltimore Convention Center\, 1 W Pratt St\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry at the Pratt Street Ale House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a cozy evening of great eats\, drinks\, and poetry! Writers from Passager and Bracken magazines will combine for a poetic back-and-forth of their newly published work. Conversation and Q&A with the writers and editors to follow. AWP attendees can find us right across the street from the conference center. \n\n\n\nFeaturing:John BiggsSarah BrowningWes CarringtonJulie ChoffelMichael DenneyJoanne DurhamRobbie GambleKari Gunter-SeymourAnya KirshbaumJulia LisellaLouhi PohjolaDiana Whitney \n\n\n\nAppetizers and some beverages provided; cash bar available. \n\n\n\nThis is a FREE event but registration is required. \n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://passagerbooks.com/events/poetry-at-the-pratt-street-ale-house/
LOCATION:Pratt Street Ale House\, 206 W Pratt St\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
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SUMMARY:2026 Passager Journal Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online reading of the new issue of Passager! Featuring poets and fiction writers from the 2026 Winter Issue\, alongside cover artist Harriet Livathinos. \n\n\n\nLively Q&A and conversation with the writers to follow. \n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://passagerbooks.com/events/save-the-date-2026-passager-journal-reading/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:80,Readings
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SUMMARY:A Passager Memoir Workshop
DESCRIPTION:4 sessions to help you tell your story Led by Passager Editor Rosanne Singer \n\n\n\n12-2 pm Sundays April 12\, 19\, 26 & May 3 \n\n\n\nDuring this 4-week in-person course\, you’ll discuss memoir selections by Passager authors as models for your own writing\, enjoy tailored writing exercises\, develop your own memoir and offer constructive feedback to your peers.Join us for creativity\, craft and community in a supportive environment. \n\n\n\nMATERIALS\n\n\n\nThis course uses memoir selections by Passager authors as models for your own writing. All materials are provided. \n\n\n\nTIME REQUIREMENTS\n\n\n\n2 hours per week outside of class \n\n\n\nWHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP?\n\n\n\nThis class is designed for generating writing—ideal for beginning writers\, and experienced writers looking to spark new work. By the end of the series\, writers will have drafted a several-page memoir that could be a stand-alone piece or part of a larger work. \n\n\n\nNo prior writing experience is necessary—open to anyone age 50 and older who loves to write or wants to get started. Class size is limited to 10 participants to ensure an engaging experience.  \n\n\n\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR\n\n\n\nRosanne Singer joined the Passager staff in 2019 and learned first-hand what goes on behind the scenes at a small press. And not just any small press\, but Passager\, where she has been part of the careful and loving process of reading and choosing material for the twice-yearly journals and individual collections. Rosanne spent 25 years as a teaching artist in the Maryland schools and was part of small arts teams working with wounded warriors and their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and with pediatric patients at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington\, DC. In May 2025 she completed an MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts at University of Baltimore and produced a collection of her poetry titled Home Theater. Poetry and memoir work of hers appears in Allium\, Grist\, The Baltimore Fishbowl and Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine. She has facilitated memoir workshops at Roland Park Place since 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://passagerbooks.com/events/a-passager-memoir-workshop/
LOCATION:Baltimore Hebrew Congregation\, 7401 Park Heights Ave.\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21208\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: In Other Words: A Passager Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:5 sessions with Passager poets Shirley J. Brewer and David Bergman \n\n\n\nAn in-person class designed to help you explore your imagination\,surprise yourself\, and polish your craft. \n\n\n\nAt this time\, this class has been postponed until further notice. Please check back soon for updates.   \n\n\n\n2:30 – 4:30 pm Saturdays April 18\, 25\, May 2\, 9\, & 16 \n\n\n\nDuring this 5-week course\, you will discuss poems by other poetsas models for your own writing\, enjoy engaging in creativity exercises\,free-write from prompts\, and share your own writing among peers in awarm and supportive environment. \n\n\n\nJoin Shirley and David for creativity\, craft\, and community. \n\n\n\nMATERIALS\n\n\n\nThis course uses a mix of selections by Passager writers and other poets as models for your own writing. All materials are provided. \n\n\n\nTIME REQUIREMENTS\n\n\n\n2 hours per week outside of class \n\n\n\nWHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP?\n\n\n\nNo prior writing experience is necessary—open to anyone age 50 and older who loves to write or wants to get started. Class size is limited to 10 participants to ensure an engaging experience.  \n\n\n\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS\n\n\n\nDavid Bergman is a Professor Emeritus of Towson University where he taught writing and literature for over 40 years. The author or editor of 20 books (mostly recently Plain Sight)\, his scholarly work has been recognized for its vigor\, clarity\, and humor. He is the winner of several literary awards\, including the George Elliston Prize for his first book of poetry\, Cracking the Code; a Lambda Literary Award for editing\, Men on Men 2000; and the Passager Poet Prize in 2022. He lives quietly in Charles Village with John Lessner.  \n\n\n\nShirley J. Brewer serves as resident poet at Carver Center for the Arts in Towson. Her award-winning poems garnish Barrow Street\, Gargoyle\, Loch Raven Review\, Poetry East\, Tar River Poetry\, among other journals and anthologies. Her poem\, “My Movie Monsters\,” won 3rd Prize in the Beullah Rose Poetry Contest\, 2025\, sponsored by Smartish Pace. Shirley’s first book of poetry\, A Little Breast Music\, was published by Passager in 2008. Her fifth book\, Goddess of Swizzle\, is forthcoming from Apprentice House in April 2026. A four-time Pushcart Prize nominee\, Shirley was interviewed in January 2020 by Maryland poet laureate\, Grace Cavalieri\, for her long-running series “The Poet and the Poem” at the Library of Congress in Washington\, DC\, where Shirley’s poems are now archived and\, thanks to the Lunar Codex program\, are currently on the moon!! Website: shirleyjbrewer.com
URL:https://passagerbooks.com/events/in-other-words-a-passager-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:The Village Learning Place\, 2521 St. Paul Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21218\, United States
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