PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release River Paw Press Announces the Bilingual Edition of Bare Soul in English and Ukrainian Irvine, CA, USA — February 1, 2026: River Paw Press proudly announces the publication of Bare Soul: Оголена Душа, a bilingual poetry collection by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis (Калпна Сінг-Чітніс), translated into Ukrainian by Ihor Pavlyuk (Ігор Павлюк)—People’s…
River Paw Press is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Silent River Poetry Prize, recognizing poetry chapbooks marked by depth, literary excellence, and quiet strength.
River Paw Press is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Earth Amulet Poetry Prize, recognizing poets whose works demonstrate artistic excellence, ecological consciousness, and a resonant poetic vision.
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Kalpna Singh-Chitnis Awarded at the 30th Poseidonia–Paestum International Poetry Prize in Italy Paestum, Italy — May 20, 2025 — Renowned Indian-American poet, filmmaker, and literary activist Kalpna Singh-Chitnis has been awarded First Prize (Foreign Poets Section) at the prestigious 30th Poseidonia–Paestum International Poetry Prize for her poem “Lipstick,”…
Los Angeles, CA — March 29, 2025 — The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Los Angeles featured a powerful and thought-provoking panel titled “Poetry of Empathy and the Art of Resistance & Dissent” on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The session took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Presented by River Paw Press, the panel brought together acclaimed literary voices who explored the transformative power of poetry in times of social and political crisis.
“The Hryhorii Kochur Literary Award is a major state honor in Ukraine that celebrates excellence in poetic translation and has traditionally been awarded for translations of classical works into Ukrainian. This is the first time a work by a contemporary poet, translated by a fellow poet and soldier, has received this recognition—a significant milestone for both the author and the translator.”
PRESS RELEASE Greater Los Angeles, California, USA. October 23rd, 2023 Press Release — For Immediate Release It is with immense joy and anticipation we at River Paw Press announce the birth of Uyava Chronicle, a landmark initiative of a visionary biannual journal of Ukrainian poetry in Hindi and English, founded by Indian-American poet, writer, and…
River Paw Press is thrilled to announce that ‘Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava’ a poetry collection by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, with its Ukrainian translation by Volodymyr Tychuck, has been named a Finalist in the Contemporary Poetry category at the esteemed International Book Awards presented by the American Book Fest.
Greater Los Angeles, California, USA. June 26, 2023 Press Release — For Immediate Release “Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War, Resistance, Hope and Peace,” a remarkable collection of Ukrainian poetry curated and edited by Indian-American poet Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, has been shortlisted at the 17th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards (NIEA). On this occasion, we want to…
Greater Los Angeles, California, USA. March 11, 2023. Press Release — For Immediate Release Book Release: Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis Releases“Fresh on the heels of editing the wide-ranging and necessary anthology, “Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War, Resistance, Hope and Peace,” poet Kalpna Singh-Chitnis has responded with impassioned verses of empathy…
