ProseThe Idle Class Podcast, Episode 5: Elle NashFayetteville author Elle Nash is getting a lot of press for her novel Animals Eat Each Other including a glowing review by Publishers Weekly...byKody FordJul 2, 2018
PoetryArkatext Literary Festival slated for Feb. 19 – 23 at the University of Central ArkansasThe University of Central Arkansas creative writing program will host the ArkaText literary festival, the annual celebration of Arkansas wri...byKody FordFeb 14, 2018
EventsInaugural C.D. Wright Women’s Writers Conference takes place at the University of Central ArkansasWORDS & PHOTOS / CALEB SAWYER PATTON Dozens of women gathered on a foggy, November morning at the University of Central Arkansas to part...byKody FordNov 6, 2017
Prose2017 Porter Fund Literary Prize Awarded to Padma Viswanathan PHOTO / KAT WILSON Arkansas novelist and playwright Padma Viswanathan is the recipient of the 2017 Porter Fund Literary Prize. The Por...byKody FordJul 11, 2017
ProseBooks in Bloom Brings Writer Amy Stewart to Eureka SpringsINTERVIEW / JENNY VOS PHOTO / KODY FORD Each year the Books in Bloom literary festival in Eureka Springs brings a bevy of authors to Northw...byKody FordApr 27, 2016
PoetryWriters’ Colony at Dairy Hollow offering three fellowshipsThe Writers’ Colony in the Victorian arts village of Eureka Springs, Arkansas is offering three fellowships that include a two-week stay f...byKody FordMay 21, 2015
PoetryBooks in Bloom marks their 10th year with a fantastic festivalWORDS & PHOTOS / KODY FORD Those who declare print dead, should have been at 10th annual Books in Bloom Literary Festival in Eureka Spri...byKody FordMay 20, 2015
PoetryBooks in Bloom celebrates 10 years in Eureka SpringsWORDS / CHELSIE MARTIN Come rain or shine, the Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation will sponsor its 10th Books in Bloom Literary F...byKody FordMay 10, 2015
ProseEric Shonkwiler talks about his new novel “Above All Men”INTERVIEW / SCHULER BENSON Eric Shonkwiler is an extensive nomad, having lived and worked in every contiguous U.S. time zone, and finding hi...byKody FordAug 28, 2014
ProseJUST SHORT OF ESCAPE VELOCITY: Reflecting on the life of Charles PortisWORDS / JAY JENNINGS ILLUSTRATION / CHAD MAUPIN Very few Arkansans go away and stay away. Sam Walton stuck around even as his retail operati...byKody FordJun 26, 2014