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Lake Song Awarded
GRACE PALEY PRIZE

“This book dazzles and surprises, from line to line,
page to page, and decade to decade over the course
of these finely wrought characters’ lives.”
—Deesha Philyaw, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

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Lesley Bannatyne is the author of Lake Song, out from Mad Creek Books/OSU Press in September, 2025. Her debut short story collection Unaccustomed to Grace was published by Kallisto Gaia Press in 2022. Lesley writes extensively on Halloween, especially its history, literature, and contemporary celebration. MORE


BOOKS


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Halloween Nation Halloween History Halloween Reader Witches Night Before Halloween

Lesley Bannatyne on ACADEMIA.EDU | POETS & WRITERS.ORG