The Elk in the Glade earned 2nd Place in Contemporary Poetry at BookFest 23, and was a finalist in Narrative Poetry in the American BookFest Best Book Awards.

Available at bookstores and Amazon (15 five star reviews), or Bookshop.org.

Bruce E. Whitacre Nebraska Tour of THE ELK IN THE GLADE included 7 cities in April, 2023

Coincided with “Jennie Fitch Hicks: Paintings and Poetry” at the Dawson County Historical Society Museum in Lexington, Nebraska.

Nebraska Tour, April 2023

Thanks to all these wonderful hosts for making the tour such a success.

·      April 4: Kearney Public Library, 2020 1st Avenue, Kearney. Noon workshop: “Exploring narrative and poetry in The Elk in the Glade.”

·     April 6, 5pm: Francie and Finch Bookshop, 130 South 13th Street, Lincoln. Reading and Book Signing.

·      April 13, 7pm: Dawson County Historical Society Museum, 805 N. Taft Street, Lexington. Reading and Book Signing 

·      April 17, 1pm: Red Cloud Opera House Gallery, 413 N Webster Street, Red Cloud, Reading and Book Signing,

·      April 20, 7pm: Museum of the High Plains, 421 Norris Ave, McCook, Reading and Book Signing  Museum of The High

·      April 22, 2pm: South Pointe Barnes & Noble, Lincoln. Reading and Book Signing 

·      April 23, 1pm: The Bookworm, 2501 So. 90th St., Ste. 111, Omaha. Reading and signing