I’ve been asked by a few people now for a list of contests for published poetry books, so thanks to Bernadette Geyer for putting one together! These contests do have entry fees, as most do, but they also have sizable awards. If you have a poetry book published […]
This is my first collaboration poem to be published! Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen and I set to writing this piece together. You can read more of Shiffler-Olsen’s poetry in Quarterly West and Rust + Moth. We’re honored to have “Three atheists and a Mormon walk into a café” published in […]
This is my first collaboration poem to be published! Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen and I set to writing this piece together. You can read more of Shiffler-Olsen’s poetry in Quarterly West and Rust + Moth. We’re honored to have “Three atheists and a Mormon walk into a café” published in […]
The Literary Whip is a new podcast where editors of literary magazines speak to rejections–specifically, pieces that almost, but not quite, made the grade. They’ll also share where pieces worked, but more importantly, where they went wrong. I wondered how and why this podcast came to be, so I asked […]
Onward and upward. I don't recall all of the Longfellow poem, “Excelsior” but I do know it deals with a young man, who in face of bad weather continues onward and upward into the Alps with a flag emblazoned with the word, “Excelsior!” The Italian Alpine society was […]
Onward and upward. I don't recall all of the Longfellow poem, “Excelsior” but I do know it deals with a young man, who in face of bad weather continues onward and upward into the Alps with a flag emblazoned with the word, “Excelsior!” The Italian Alpine society was […]
The kind and helpful folks at Winning Writers are happy to announce the publications of their subscribers in each free email newsletter. This month’s includes the announcement of my chapbook Footnote and features one of the poems included, “Reconstructed Happiness,” which is a found poem from Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s […]
The kind and helpful folks at Winning Writers are happy to announce the publications of their subscribers in each free email newsletter. This month’s includes the announcement of my chapbook Footnote and features one of the poems included, “Reconstructed Happiness,” which is a found poem from Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s […]
This article by Tom McAllister up at The Millions addresses a common question among writers–are print literary magazines going to survive? Are they still relevant? The article includes McAllister’s own experience with submitting, links to a handful of well-designed online lit mags, and the what, how, and why […]
Beneath the Rainbow is a weekly publication of short stories, poems, and essays from today’s contemporary authors. The site was founded and is run by author Steven Burton along with a staff of three dedicated indie authors. I wondered how and why this lit mag came to be, so […]
