Founded in 1996, Bear Star is committed to publishing the best writing it can attract from the Mountain and Pacific time zones, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. The west abounds in first-rate writers, and we are proud to be part of the poetry renaissance occurring here now. Each year we award the Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize ($1,000 and publication) to a writer from the region.

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		Woodnote by Christine Deavel [Full Details] Read more about Woodnote and Christine Deavel: Review of Woodnote - The Volta Review of Woodnote - Crosscut NW Book Lovers interview National Book Critics Circle blog

Coming in Spring 2012 The Farther Shore by Rob Davidson

There are many things you can do to help sustain small presses such as Bear Star. For starters, try to avoid shopping the chains, which are far less likely than independent bookstores to champion new writers and small presses. Give books as gifts. Spread word of our annual competition to other poets. Send us a few stamps. It all helps!
Try to avoid shopping the chains