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About YellowJacket Press

Established at Blake School of the Arts in Tampa, which boasts the most extensive public high school creative writing program in Florida, the YellowJacket Press Chapbook Contest for Florida Poets acknowledges and supports adult poets across the state and provides a means for student writers to interact with established, reputable poets, writers, and the literary community. One of the only, if not the only, state-wide chapbook presses, YJP has quickly become known for publishing superior quality poetry in beautiful, individually designed chapbooks. The press was founded by editor, poet and teacher Gianna Russo in 2005. YJP runs the annual chapbook contest and currently published two books a year. YJP is in the process of becoming a member of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).

About the Editor

Poet, writer, and teacher Gianna Russo, has pursued a life-long calling to poetry and writing. A supporter of the literary arts and artists for almost 30 years, she is active in a number of literary endeavors in Tampa and across Florida and currently serves as an Artist-Advisor to the Hillsborough County Arts Council. A teacher of creative writing and English for over 20 years, she also was the administrator of the Florida Suncoast Writers Conference and the founding director of the YMCA Writers’ Voice in Tampa. She co-directs the creative writing program at Howard W. Blake School of the Arts in Tampa.