Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Irvine, California — June 30, 2026 River Paw Press is pleased to announce the Winner, Finalist, and Semi-Finalist of the 2026 Silent River Poetry Prize (Chapbook). This year’s competition brought together a remarkable collection of poetry chapbooks, each offering a distinct voice, perspective, and artistic vision. After careful reading, multiple…
River Paw Press is pleased to announce the Longlist for the 2026 Silent River Poetry Prize. The following manuscripts have been selected for the 2026 Longlist in recognition of their literary merit and their distinction within this year’s submission pool: The judging process remains ongoing, and the shortlist will be announced soon, following the completion…
The 2026 Earth Amulet Poetry Prize is open for submissions. River Paw Press invites poets from around the world to submit poems that engage with nature, the environment, climate, ecology, and our relationship with the Earth. Cash prizes and publication opportunities with River Paw Press. Deadline: July 31, 2026 Submit via Submittable or Duotrope. Learn…
On Earth Day, we’re pleased to reveal the cover of Elemental, the 2025 “Earth Amulet Poetry Prize” anthology, presented and published by River Paw Press. The anthology, edited by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis features the work of 30 poets, including award-winning and honorable mention poems, along with a selection of notable works that engage with the environment,…
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE River Paw Press is delighted to announce the publication of Dead Boys I Have Known, a poetry chapbook by Joanna Grant, a Semi-Finalist at the 2025 Silent River Poetry Prize. River Paw Press offers a special pre-sale discount on this award-winning chapbook for a limited time. We invite readers, educators, libraries,…
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE River Paw Press is delighted to announce the publication of Hutsulka a poetry chapbook by Nicole Yurcaba. Hutsulka, a 2025 Silent River Poetry Prize Finalist, is a fierce and intimate sequence of odes written in the shadow of Russia-Ukraine war. Rooted in ancestral memory of the author and shaped by present-day events,…
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE River Paw Press is delighted to announce the publication of One Thousand Origami Paper Cranes Fly Away, a poetry chapbook by Martin Willitts Jr., winner of the Silent River Poetry Prize (2025). One Thousand Origami Paper Cranes Fly Away is a profound poetic tribute to the victims and survivors of the atomic…
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.
