One of the few independent bookstores left in the country, The York Emporium, located in York, Pa. not far from where I am, is sponsoring a science fiction writing contest. The owner, Jim Lewin, has asked me to help him get the word out.
The title of all stories, plays, and poems entered in the contest [...]
I don’t enter many contests. I generally consider them a waste of time and money. But I might consider entering Best New Poets 2009, for which there is now an open manuscript call.
Contest sponsors have been accepting nominations from writing progams and magazines until now. But I just recently received an announcement that open submissions [...]
The Internet has made self publishing a whole lot easier. In many respects that’s a good thing. Were it not for the ease of use of capable technology, financial accessibility of the platform, and the internal drive to pursue it, I would not be able to write and publish this blog. All poetry bloggers owe [...]
In response to my question “Who decides whether a piece of literature is good or not“, Poetic Republic is sponsoring a new twist on the poetry contest – a democratic twist.
The contest is characterized by rounds where 12 participants vote on each other’s poems and the winners move on to the next round. Those who [...]
I rarely enter contests. I just think there is something degrading about bearing the soul to strangers for a fee. Because there is always a contest entrance fee.
But when I’d heard that Dorianne Laux was to judge The Smoking Poet contest – the first annual – and the entrance fee was only $5, I decided [...]
The Bookhabit Poetry Contest is accepting submissions. This is a weekly contest with three rounds:
Round 1: Ends November 2, 2008. 50 winners each week will proceed to round 2.
Round 2: Registered Bookhabit users will select 50 finalists to move on to round 3.
Round 3: A judging panel will pick the final winners – 1st, 2nd, [...]
Best of the Web 2008. Congratulations.
I downloaded this .pdf document from Penguin Group USA that tells poets how to do Internet marketing. Haven’t read it yet. I’ve skimmed it a little and from what I’ve seen there appears to be a basic understanding of the subject, but incomplete. It’s free and I do recommend it. [...]
Sorry I missed my post yesterday. I was afraid that would happen. I was at the Dover Public Library in Dover, Pa. and they closed on me. Evidently, they close at 1 p.m. on Friday.
Today I’m posting from The Emporium in York, Pa. The reason I’m in York today is because it’s YorkFest, the annual [...]
Cool, rare find: War poet’s diary.
The Mars Bar poet.
The Longfellow Student Poetry Awards.
Battle of the Poets.
The lost Dylan poems.
Don Share on slow poetry.
Here’s a good review. And it makes me want to read the book.
Introduction to sci-fi poetry.
The Wergle Flomp winner.
PoemTalk (John Ashbery)