Three Contests
What a georgeous day! One of those moaning summer Tuesdays -
Congratulations to Sachi Nag, new editor on the Writers Block. There are some nice comments posted regarding my retirement - I am touched by them.
77 Sunset Beach, the new forum on The Waters, is a place for those wanting to try their hand at writing a poem a day - for one week. Comments only, no critique. The leaves the Poetry forum open for more in-depth critique and comment which seems to be wanted by our poets. Coming soon will be our Fall Challenge, and we are considering starting up a forum for discussion on Theory and Craft. What will we call it? Any thoughts are welcome. Maybe the Shipyard. hmmm.
Contests contests contests. I have put together a manuscript and am considering entering it in the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry Competition, the Cider Press Review Poetry Award and maybe - oh, ok, I'm going to enter once again the CBC Radio Literary awards. They shortlist 35, so that alone could be a bit of spirit leaven. I know I thought I wouldn't bother this year, but it's kind of a tradition for me and helps me get organized each fall. Each of these contests offers a cash prize as well as publication. Each also requires about $25 entry fee, but that's ok by me.
I had a nice email waiting for me last night. A Canadian magazine, 4am, sent me an invitation to submit. Here I am looking for magazines to submit to, and a magazine actually invites me to submit to them. Is this common? It didn't look like a form letter. And, what poems should I send? What if they don't like any of them? That would be a bit uncomfortable wouldn't it? I have poems that are, well, weird. I'd love to see if anyone wants them. They sit in a special place on my little bruised hearth. I wonder if this is the time to give them their chance. Or would that be taking advantage of the kind editor at 4am.
Congratulations to Sachi Nag, new editor on the Writers Block. There are some nice comments posted regarding my retirement - I am touched by them.
77 Sunset Beach, the new forum on The Waters, is a place for those wanting to try their hand at writing a poem a day - for one week. Comments only, no critique. The leaves the Poetry forum open for more in-depth critique and comment which seems to be wanted by our poets. Coming soon will be our Fall Challenge, and we are considering starting up a forum for discussion on Theory and Craft. What will we call it? Any thoughts are welcome. Maybe the Shipyard. hmmm.
Contests contests contests. I have put together a manuscript and am considering entering it in the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry Competition, the Cider Press Review Poetry Award and maybe - oh, ok, I'm going to enter once again the CBC Radio Literary awards. They shortlist 35, so that alone could be a bit of spirit leaven. I know I thought I wouldn't bother this year, but it's kind of a tradition for me and helps me get organized each fall. Each of these contests offers a cash prize as well as publication. Each also requires about $25 entry fee, but that's ok by me.
I had a nice email waiting for me last night. A Canadian magazine, 4am, sent me an invitation to submit. Here I am looking for magazines to submit to, and a magazine actually invites me to submit to them. Is this common? It didn't look like a form letter. And, what poems should I send? What if they don't like any of them? That would be a bit uncomfortable wouldn't it? I have poems that are, well, weird. I'd love to see if anyone wants them. They sit in a special place on my little bruised hearth. I wonder if this is the time to give them their chance. Or would that be taking advantage of the kind editor at 4am.
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