May 10Remembering the Legacy of Michael Heffernan: Poet, Professor, and Porter Fund Prize RecipientMichael Heffernan, Man of Letters 1942-2024 The poet, Michael Heffernan has died. He was 81 years old. Attended by family, he was...
Mar 15Patricia Spears Jones Awarded Lifetime Achievement Poet and playwright Patricia Spears Jones, a native of Forrest City, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Porter Fund, an...
Aug 8, 20232023 PORTER FUND AWARD TO JAY JENNINGSArkansas non-fiction writer Jay Jennings is the recipient of the 2023 Porter Fund Literary Prize. The Porter Prize is presented annually...