A beautiful new cookbook with excellent recipes from their chef Cindy (who I adore), plus work by former Ucross residents (including me). Order it here.
Author Archives: Papaya Thief
New short story in Puerto del Sol: “Flight Delay”
I have a new short story up in Puerto del Sol, the literary journal at New Mexico State University. https://www.puertodelsol.org/single-post/brendan-basham-flight-delay
James Welch Prize Reading & Conversation
“Catch our first inaugural James Welch Prize reading Sept 16 @ 6 PM MDT — prizewinner Brendan Shay Basham @papayathief reads with judge Sherwin Bitsui @SherwinBitsui as part of the Montana Book Festival @MTBookFest , also presented by Beargrass Writing Retreat @BeargrassWrite REGISTER HERE!
Winner of the James Welch Prize
Honored to receive such a prize this year! And humbled to be next to all these other wonderful writers. You can download a broadside from Poetry NW here.
Diné Author Brendan Basham Talks Ucross Writing Fellowship, New Work | WPM
An interview with Wyoming Public Media (January 2021): Diné Author Brendan Basham Talks Ucross Writing Fellowship, New Work | Wyoming Public Media
Diné poet, short-story writer to release debut novel – Navajo Times
A write up in the Navajo Times!
Brendan Shay Basham 