SPOTLIGHT: Douglas W. Milliken

Douglas W. Milliken, author of Longing V. Worth“, published in our Winter 2026 issue, has news to share! His book Any Less You is a finalist for the Maine Literary Award for Memoir!

Any Less You is the cumulative struggle of an artist to piece together a fractured whole, a family portrait and a broken mirror, even when what’s revealed might best be left in the dark.

RSVP info for the May 28th event in Gardner, Maine (for both in-person and Zoom attendance) is below!

Douglas W. Milliken is a queer composer, artist, and writer based in Saco, Maine. He is the author of several books as well as a founding member of the post-jazz chamber septet The Plaster Cramp. His honors include a Pushcart Prize and awards from the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, Glimmer Train, and RA & Pin Drop Studios, among others.