Spotlight Stories with St. Louis County Library

Spotlight Stories with St. Louis County Library

We are thrilled to partner with the St. Louis County Library to host Spotlight Stories during the St. Louis Storytelling Festival!

2022 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize Winners

2022 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize Winners

december is honored to present audio recordings from our winner and honorable mention for this year’s poetry contest.

haiku society: an interview with Ben Gaa

haiku society: an interview with Ben Gaa

Ben Gaa, a haiku poet, rings a pair of handbells at readings between each of his poems. Besides helping listeners catch their mental breaths, the chiming reinforces the spell that Gaa casts with his words:

2022 Jeff Marks Poetry Prize Winners and Finalists

2022 Jeff Marks Poetry Prize Winners and Finalists

With much excitement, we announce the winners and finalists of our 2022 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize. The poems we received for our contest were exceptional (as always) and our […]

2022 Curt Johnson Prose Awards Judges

2022 Curt Johnson Prose Awards Judges

december is thrilled to announce Laura Dave (Fiction) and Taté Walker (Nonfiction) will judge our 2022 prose awards. We couldn’t be more excited and full of gratitude that these amazing […]

Grace Cavalieri will Judge the 2022 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize

Grace Cavalieri will Judge the 2022 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize

It is with deep appreciation and much excitement that we announce Grace Cavalieri as our next poetry contest judge! Cavalieri will select the winner, honorable mention, and finalists for our […]

2021 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize Winners

2021 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize Winners

december is honored to present audio recordings from our winner and honorable mention for this year’s poetry contest. These poems are featured in Vol. 32.1; to purchase or subscribe click here. John Okrent — […]

Check us out in the “Friday Findings”

Check us out in the “Friday Findings”

What a beautiful review/tribute. Thank you for recognizing what we’re trying to do: present “real life for most people.” That’s what december has always been about. https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/friday-findings-december-magazine?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

2021 Jeff Marks Poetry Prize Winners and Finalists

2021 Jeff Marks Poetry Prize Winners and Finalists

We are excited to announce the winners and finalists of our 2021 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize. The poems we receive for our contest were exceptional (as always) and our […]

an interview with marvin bell and three poems

an interview with marvin bell and three poems

A Note From The Editor: Our advisory editor Marvin Bell passed away on Dec. 14 at his home in Iowa City, surrounded by his family and with Chet Baker’s “You’d Be […]