Conduit Books & Ephemera
Conduit Books & Ephemera
Conduit Books & Ephemera is an independent press, publishing a biannual literary journal as well as prize-winning poetry books. Beginning with its first publication in 1993, Conduit was founded by editor-in-chief William Waltz. Both the journal and the book subdivision are currently headquarted in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1] Each issue contains original poetry from a mix of distinctive literary voices as well as interviews conducted by Conduit staff. Past interviews have included discussions with astronomers, ethno-botanists, artists, historians, and more.[2]
In 2018, Conduit launched a book publishing subdivision, Conduit Books & Ephemera. Books published by Conduit Books & Ephemera include winners of Conduit’s Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize and the Minds On Fire Open Book Prize, as well as works by other notable poets such as Dara Barrois/Dixon.[3]
In addition to print publication, Conduit also hosts a quarterly poetry reading called Minds On Fire Live, which showcases the work of poets that have previously been published by Conduit.[4]
List of published authors
Since its’ first issue in 1993, Conduit has published the work of many notable poets and writers such as Rick Alley, Lee Upton, Jenny Boully, Bob Hicok, George Kalamaras, Noelle Kocot, Tomaž Šalamun, Mary Jo Bang, Michael Teig, Dean Young, Albert Goldbarth, María Negroni, Oksana Maksymchuk, James Tate, and John Ashbery.[5]
Book prizes
With the launch of Conduit’s book publishing subdivision, Conduit Books & Ephemera, they also launched two annual book prizes: The Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize and the Minds On Fire Open Book Prize. The Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize is awarded annually to a poet writing in English who has not yet published a full-length poetry book. The Minds On Fire Open Book Prize is awarded annually and open to any poet writing in English, regardless of previous publication record, the prize seeks to represent the best contemporary writing in high quality editions of enduring value.[6]
Minds On Fire Open Book Prize Winners
- 2025: Where Is Everyone! By Elizabeth Zuba
- 2024: Bright Life, Animal Heart by Laura Minor
- 2023: Autoblivion[7] by Trey Moody
- 2022: Thunderbird Inn[8] by Collin Callahan
- 2021: The World to Come[9] by David Keplinger
- 2020: Sacrificial Metal by Esther Lee
- 2019: The Last Note Becomes Its Listener by Jeffrey Morgan
Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize Winners
- 2025: Ghost In the Archive by Jennifer Loyd
- 2024: Beneath All Water by Zackary Medlin
- 2023: The Art of Bagging by Joshua Gottlieb-Miller
- 2022: The Birthday Of the Dead[10] by Rachel Abramowitz
- 2021: Present Tense Complex by Suphil Lee Park
- 2020: The Miraculous, Sometimes[11] by Meg Shevenock
- 2019: Animul/Flame[12] by Michelle Lewis
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- ↑ Press, Black Lawrence (2013-02-12). "Conduit - Black Lawrence Press". Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "About". Conduit. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "Small Press Points: Conduit Books & Ephemera". Poets & Writers. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "Conduit Books & Ephemera, Minds on Fire Live, Poetry Reading". Conduit. 2026-02-15. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "Archive". Conduit. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ Submittable. "Conduit Submission Manager". conduit.submittable.com. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "Author Q&A: Poet Trey Moody on AUTOBLIVION (Conduit Books) | Seminary Co-op Bookstores". www.semcoop.com. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ ihlrmail (2022-12-12). "Interview with Collin Callahan". ihlr. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ Kelly (2021-09-14). "The World to Come: An Interview with David Keplinger". Rain Taxi. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "Rachel Abramowitz". The Yale Review. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "The Miraculous, Sometimes by Meg Shevenock". www.publishersweekly.com. Invalid date. Retrieved 2025-11-03. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "On Animul/Flame by Michelle Lewis". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
