Margaret Aldrich and Michelle Filkins co-edited "Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces," which won a 2025 Minnesota Book Award. Filkins is a librarian at Metro State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The anthology was published by Spout Press, for which Filkins is a founding editor.
The Minnesota Book Awards require 54 dedicated judges to read and review submissions. Judges are sought from across the state of Minnesota to reflect a variety of professional credentials, educational backgrounds, lived experiences, ethnicities, ages, and genders. Preliminary Round judges receive a $750 stipend for their efforts, while Final Round judges receive $500. Applications are due by September 15.
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