Join the Day Eight community for an afternoon of celebration as we launch our new book, A Future Sea – 2025 writing by Day Eight youth and faculty, Sunday, October 19, from 1:30–3:00 pm at the Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Avenue NW. This event will include reading by youth and adult contributors. “A Future […]
Category Archives: Publishing
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Day Eight is pleased to announce that poet Monica Perez-Nelson has been awarded the 2025 Luce Prize. The Luce Prize recognizes an exceptional poet in their first four years of professional publication and is selected by an editor of Day Eight’s literary magazine, the Mid-Atlantic Review. Reflecting on her award, Perez-Nelson wrote, “I am blown […]
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On Sunday, May 4, 2025, attendees of the 2025 DC Poet Project culminating reading at the Anacostia neighborhood library selected Malachi Byrd the 2025 winner. Byrd performed alongside finalists Addy Lugo and Micki Topham to a large and appreciative audience. The image above shows the winner with family, friends, and fans after the event. 2025 […]