• Patrick is very pleased to announce that he is currently being represented by the Unter Literary Agency in New York. His agent, Jennifer Unter, is shopping his first novel around. Happily, his second novel, The Commandant of Lubizec, is nearing completion. He hopes to return to Poland this coming summer to conduct research in Warsaw and at Treblinka.
If you're around, Patrick will be reading his work at the AWP Conference in Chicago on March 2, and he is also conducting a workshop with Jim Reese for "Phryme Time on the Prairie" in Akron, Ohio on April 14.
• Patrick's first novel, The Missing of Juniper
Falls, is finally complete and it's currently under review with various
presses. Also, his edited collection of poetry, A Harvest of Words,
has been listed as a finalist for the High Plains Literary Award....check
out the link here
• His interview with Iraq War vet, Brian Turner (author of Here,
Bullet and Phantom Noise), will be featured in the Summer issue of The
Missouri Review. Thanks TMR for picking it up.
• Patrick will be a featured author at the South Dakota Festival of
Books. Come by and see him, October 7-9. He will also be reading at the
High Plains Book Festival in Montana on October 13-16.
• A feature article on Patrick recently appeared
where he discussed his latest novel, Auschwitz,
and what it means to write about the Holocaust. (Read it HERE)
• He will be reading at the University of South Dakota on February 24, Saint John's University on March 1 and March 2, Zandbroz Books on March 3, University Center on March 4, and Galway City Hall on March 25 (Ireland). If you're around, stop in and say hello.
• One of Patrick's short stories, "The Background
Actor" will be appearing in Beloit Fiction
Journal and his essay, "At Auschwitz: 65 Years Later", will be published
in the next issue of Paddlefish. Two of
his previously published poems, "The Kiss that Saved My Life" and "Nose
Cone", have been included in new anthologies due out soon. Thanks much
to these editors for their support...it's hugely appreciated.
• Patrick will also be at the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Washington, DC. He'll be reading, hanging out, signing books, and he will also---he's a little stunned by this quite frankly---he will be the guest of honor at the Norwegian Embassy. He's looking forward to hobnobbing with the Norwegian Ambassador and enjoying a state dinner.
• Patrick's novel, The Missing of Juniper
Falls, is now complete and he will be shopping it around to agents
shortly. Stay tuned for a sneak peak at the opening chapter. Thanks again
to the good people at the Bush Foundation for the travel grant to Poland.
• Do you have a long drive ahead of you and don't know what to listen
to? Podcasts of his published stories will soon be available for download.
Feel free to zap a few stories onto your iPod. Coming soon...
• A Harvest of Words: Contemporary South
Dakota Poetry will be published in September 2010 and it's a featured
book at this year's South Dakota Festival of Books. Patrick edited this
collection-the first of its kind-and it features the award-winning work
of such nationally known poets as: David Allan Evans, Lee Ann Roripaugh,
Lydia Whirlwind Soldier, Jeanne Emmons, Allison Hedge Coke, Debra Nystrom,
Leo Dangel, Jim Reese, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Dennis Sampson, Patrick Hicks,
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Christine Stewart-Nuñez, and Linda
Hasselstrom. Available soon at fine bookstores near you...
• The following stories have been published (or will shortly be published)
in the following literary journals: "Living with the Dead" in New
Ohio Review, "Buster" in The Dalhousie
Review, "The Missing" in North Dakota
Quarterly, "Shamrocks on the Prairie" in The
Midwest Quarterly, "Leaving the Hospice" in Paddlefish,
and "The Collector of Names" in Briar Cliff Review.
Many thanks to the editors for believing in these stories and bringing
them to the light of day. It's appreciated!
• His article on why he wrote "57 Gatwick" will be reprinted in the
next issue of the Glimmer Train Newsletter.
It goes out to 70,000 people and it's a wonderful tool if you teach creative
writing. Feel free to ignore Patrick's article completely but please do
consider checking out this great resource because it's chock full of interviews
with famous writers.
• If you'd like to see Patrick read from his work or just want to
say hi to him, you'll find him at these upcoming events...
John G. Neihardt Center, Bancroft, NE, Saturday,
September 12 at 2.00
South Dakota Festival of Books, September 25
at 11.00, Orpheum Theatre
South Dakota Festival of Books, September 25
at 3.00, Holiday Inn, Embassy Lecture Room III
University Center, Sioux Falls, SD, October
1 at 4.00
Rain Taxi Twin Cities Book Festival, Minneapolis,
MN, 16 October (time TBD)
Marshall Festival of Writing, Marshall, MN,
28 October at 1.00
Lutheran Festival of Writing, Decorah, IA, 30
October (time TBD)
Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD,
11 December at 11.00
AWP, National Convention in Washington DC, 3
February 2011 (time TBD)
Galway City Hall, Galway, Ireland, 25 March
2011 at 7.00pm (Guinness afterward at the King's Head Pub)
• He has had stories accepted for the spring issues of Briar
Cliff Review, Paddlefish and Platte Valley
Review.
• Patrick is currently on sabbatical and devoting himself to rewriting
his novel, The Missing of Juniper Falls. The
opening chapter has been accepted by North Dakota
Quarterly and will be appearing soon.
• In April 2010, he will be reading This London
at the AWP Conference in Denver.• In March 2010, he will be a state
judge for Poetry Outloud!sponsored
by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• Patrick has just been named editor of a new collection of contemporary
South Dakota poetry, which is tentatively titled, The Kingdom of Grass.
It will be published in late 2010.
• The first draft of his novel, Juniper Falls, is nearing completion.
Check back later for PDF samples of the first chapter as well as Publication
Description.
• One of Patrick's stories has been nominated for Best
American Short Stories2009 (edited
by Richard Russo).
• Patrick’s latest collection of poetry,
This London, has been accepted by Salmon
Poetry for publication in 2011. Here is an early peek at the
back cover description:
Two thousand years ago a tiny village was founded
on the marshy banks of the River Thames. Since then, this outpost of
a crumbling Roman Empire has become an international city, a magnetic
intersection between cultures and histories. London was the capital
for millions of colonized people around the globe, including—for
nearly 200 years—a land that would eventually become the United
States. For good or bad, our tongues move with words and ideas that
bubbled up from this mighty city. In this new collection, Patrick Hicks
explores connections between history and place, colonialism and language,
visiting and belonging, and he points out the hidden streets and personalities
of a city that changed the world.
• He was recently named a recipient of a 2009
DCC Grant from the Bush
Foundation. This will be used to support research on his
first novel, which is about Auschwitz. The novel’s working title
is Juniper Falls and he hopes to have
it completed by Fall 2010.
• Stories, articles, and/or poems forthcoming in: The
Connecticut Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Descant, Natural
Bridge, Glimmer Train, The Writer, The Normal School, and North Dakota
Quarterly.
• Speaker at the “Thought Leader Forum”
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 12, 2009. In television studio
later that day for live 30-minute discussion.
• Reading at South Dakota State University on
October 5, 2009 (7pm, location TBA).
• Reading at Northeast Community College on
September 16 as part of the “Great Plains
Writers’ Tour” Series (7pm in the Student Center).
• Yankton Federal Prison (Reading and Workshop).
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. 5 May 2009.
If you're around, Patrick will be reading his work at the AWP Conference in Chicago on March 2, and he is also conducting a workshop with Jim Reese for "Phryme Time on the Prairie" in Akron, Ohio on April 14.
• Patrick's first novel, The Missing of Juniper Falls, is finally complete and it's currently under review with various presses. Also, his edited collection of poetry, A Harvest of Words, has been listed as a finalist for the High Plains Literary Award....check out the link here
• His interview with Iraq War vet, Brian Turner (author of Here, Bullet and Phantom Noise), will be featured in the Summer issue of The Missouri Review. Thanks TMR for picking it up.
• Patrick will be a featured author at the South Dakota Festival of Books. Come by and see him, October 7-9. He will also be reading at the High Plains Book Festival in Montana on October 13-16.
• A feature article on Patrick recently appeared where he discussed his latest novel, Auschwitz, and what it means to write about the Holocaust. (Read it HERE)
• He will be reading at the University of South Dakota on February 24, Saint John's University on March 1 and March 2, Zandbroz Books on March 3, University Center on March 4, and Galway City Hall on March 25 (Ireland). If you're around, stop in and say hello.
• One of Patrick's short stories, "The Background Actor" will be appearing in Beloit Fiction Journal and his essay, "At Auschwitz: 65 Years Later", will be published in the next issue of Paddlefish. Two of his previously published poems, "The Kiss that Saved My Life" and "Nose Cone", have been included in new anthologies due out soon. Thanks much to these editors for their support...it's hugely appreciated.
• Patrick will also be at the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Washington, DC. He'll be reading, hanging out, signing books, and he will also---he's a little stunned by this quite frankly---he will be the guest of honor at the Norwegian Embassy. He's looking forward to hobnobbing with the Norwegian Ambassador and enjoying a state dinner.
• Patrick's novel, The Missing of Juniper Falls, is now complete and he will be shopping it around to agents shortly. Stay tuned for a sneak peak at the opening chapter. Thanks again to the good people at the Bush Foundation for the travel grant to Poland.
• Do you have a long drive ahead of you and don't know what to listen to? Podcasts of his published stories will soon be available for download. Feel free to zap a few stories onto your iPod. Coming soon...
• A Harvest of Words: Contemporary South Dakota Poetry will be published in September 2010 and it's a featured book at this year's South Dakota Festival of Books. Patrick edited this collection-the first of its kind-and it features the award-winning work of such nationally known poets as: David Allan Evans, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Lydia Whirlwind Soldier, Jeanne Emmons, Allison Hedge Coke, Debra Nystrom, Leo Dangel, Jim Reese, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Dennis Sampson, Patrick Hicks, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Christine Stewart-Nuñez, and Linda Hasselstrom. Available soon at fine bookstores near you...
• The following stories have been published (or will shortly be published) in the following literary journals: "Living with the Dead" in New Ohio Review, "Buster" in The Dalhousie Review, "The Missing" in North Dakota Quarterly, "Shamrocks on the Prairie" in The Midwest Quarterly, "Leaving the Hospice" in Paddlefish, and "The Collector of Names" in Briar Cliff Review. Many thanks to the editors for believing in these stories and bringing them to the light of day. It's appreciated!
• His article on why he wrote "57 Gatwick" will be reprinted in the next issue of the Glimmer Train Newsletter. It goes out to 70,000 people and it's a wonderful tool if you teach creative writing. Feel free to ignore Patrick's article completely but please do consider checking out this great resource because it's chock full of interviews with famous writers.
• If you'd like to see Patrick read from his work or just want to say hi to him, you'll find him at these upcoming events...
John G. Neihardt Center, Bancroft, NE, Saturday, September 12 at 2.00
South Dakota Festival of Books, September 25 at 11.00, Orpheum Theatre
South Dakota Festival of Books, September 25 at 3.00, Holiday Inn, Embassy Lecture Room III
University Center, Sioux Falls, SD, October 1 at 4.00
Rain Taxi Twin Cities Book Festival, Minneapolis, MN, 16 October (time TBD)
Marshall Festival of Writing, Marshall, MN, 28 October at 1.00
Lutheran Festival of Writing, Decorah, IA, 30 October (time TBD)
Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD, 11 December at 11.00
AWP, National Convention in Washington DC, 3 February 2011 (time TBD)
Galway City Hall, Galway, Ireland, 25 March 2011 at 7.00pm (Guinness afterward at the King's Head Pub)
• This London is now for sale at Salmon Poetry. Click here for more details.
• He has had stories accepted for the spring issues of Briar Cliff Review, Paddlefish and Platte Valley Review.
• Patrick is currently on sabbatical and devoting himself to rewriting his novel, The Missing of Juniper Falls. The opening chapter has been accepted by North Dakota Quarterly and will be appearing soon.
• In April 2010, he will be reading This London at the AWP Conference in Denver.• In March 2010, he will be a state judge for Poetry Outloud!sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• Patrick has just been named editor of a new collection of contemporary South Dakota poetry, which is tentatively titled, The Kingdom of Grass. It will be published in late 2010.
• The first draft of his novel, Juniper Falls, is nearing completion. Check back later for PDF samples of the first chapter as well as Publication Description.
• One of Patrick's stories has been nominated for Best American Short Stories 2009 (edited by Richard Russo).
Two thousand years ago a tiny village was founded on the marshy banks of the River Thames. Since then, this outpost of a crumbling Roman Empire has become an international city, a magnetic intersection between cultures and histories. London was the capital for millions of colonized people around the globe, including—for nearly 200 years—a land that would eventually become the United States. For good or bad, our tongues move with words and ideas that bubbled up from this mighty city. In this new collection, Patrick Hicks explores connections between history and place, colonialism and language, visiting and belonging, and he points out the hidden streets and personalities of a city that changed the world.
• He was recently named a recipient of a 2009 DCC Grant from the Bush Foundation. This will be used to support research on his first novel, which is about Auschwitz. The novel’s working title is Juniper Falls and he hopes to have it completed by Fall 2010.
• Stories, articles, and/or poems forthcoming in: The Connecticut Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Descant, Natural Bridge, Glimmer Train, The Writer, The Normal School, and North Dakota Quarterly.
• Speaker at the “Thought Leader Forum” in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 12, 2009. In television studio later that day for live 30-minute discussion.
• Reading at South Dakota State University on October 5, 2009 (7pm, location TBA).
• Reading at Northeast Community College on September 16 as part of the “Great Plains Writers’ Tour” Series (7pm in the Student Center).
• Yankton Federal Prison (Reading and Workshop). Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. 5 May 2009.
• AWP (National Convention) 13 February 2009.