LBP intern, Graham Kelly, is a senior at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is double majoring in English and History as well as earning a minor in Women and Gender Studies. He is currently the vice president of Duquesne’s Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, and he will be an intern for Lefty Blondie Press for the fall 2026 semester.

Congratulations to Nelle Yvon whose debut chapbook manuscript, Field Notes from a Cult, was selected by this year's judge, Diana Khoi Nguyen for the Lefty Blondie Press 2026 First Chapbook Award!

Congratulations to Emma Johnson-Rivard whose poem, "Cicada," will be made into a limited-edition handset broadside by letterpress designer, Ryan Kaune!