Maria Mazziotti Gillan Receives National Prize for Literature

The literary prize of the city of Cetraro, Italy has been given to the poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan. As the newspaper headline there says, "Assegnato alla poetessa Maria Mazziotti Gillan il Premio letterario della città di Cetraro.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan is the poet who this year was awarded the National Prize for Literature which takes its name from the City of Cetraro , a review now in its fourth edition which once again confirms the cultural centrality that the municipality with the port is having on the entire area of ​​the Tyrrhenian Sea in Cosenza.

A world-famous author, Gillan, an Italian-American of Cilento origin, is a weaver of verses in which the authenticity of the moment is eternalized in the density of feelings evoked by straightforward suggestions, fleetingly recalled by words calibrated with the utmost care.

see the article and video at www.lacnews24.it/cultura/assegnato-a-maria-mazziotti-gillan...

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Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow, and the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings.
Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.

Carriage House Virtual Reading by Maria Mazziotti Gillan May 7

2023 marks the 25th year since the Carriage House Poetry Series was established. After the COVID-driven hiatus, the series will ease back into scheduling with a Zoom reading featuring Maria Mazziotti Gillan.

The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 7th at 2 PM. 

Here's the link. Just click on it and follow the directions. 

Established by poet Adele Kenny in 1998, the Carriage House Poetry Series features readings by distinguished poets. 

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Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow, and the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings.
Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.

An Evening with Maria Mazziotti Gillan

El Gigante presents an evening with Maria Mazziotti Gillan. This virtual poetry reading is supported in part by Poets & Writers and is a Sacramento City College program.

Friday, May 5, 2023, 9:30 pm ET

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/9348057923
(open mic to follow)

Maria Mazziotti Gillan is the winner of the 2014 George Garrett Award for Outstanding  Community Service in Literature from AWP, the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers, and the 2008 American Book Award for her book, All That Lies Between Us. She has also received The Clara Lemlich Award for Social Activism (May 2022), and a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award from the Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Salem State University (March 2020). She is the Founder/Executive Director of the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, editor of the Paterson Literary Review, and Professor Emerita in creative writing at Binghamton University—SUNY. She has published 23 books, including her latest book, When the Stars Were Visible (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2021).

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Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow, and the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings.
Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.

Labor Arts Clara Lemlich Awards for Social Activism

LaborArts presents powerful images to further an understanding of the past and present lives of working people. Their events and contests expand on this effort. The Clara Lemlich Awards for social activism celebrate the lives of incredible women whose decades of activism have made real and lasting changes in the world.

The 2022 ceremony was held virtually and Maria Mazziotti Gillan was one of the award winners. This video of the ceremony will begin with Maria's portion of the program.

For 2023, the awards program is back to an in-person event at the Museum of the City of New York on 

Friday, May 19 at 4pm.

 

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Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow, and the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings.
Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.

A Reading Celebrating the Publication of the Winner of the Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award

On April 29, 2023, a reading will be held celebrating the publication of Man at the Railing (NYQ Books, 2023) by Edwin Romond, winner of the 2022 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan was the final judge for this inaugural award.

The event will be held at the Poetry Center at PCCC in the historic Hamilton Club in Paterson, New Jersey. (directions)

Also reading at the event will be the five finalists for the award: Tony Gloeggler, Lisa Nicolaou, Svea Barrett, Carole Stone, and Jennifer Poteet.

The event will include a catered reception at noon and the readings starting at 1 pm. The celebration is free and open to the public.