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SUNDAY POESY: Opportunities, Events and Other News

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EMERGENCY RELIEF

WRITERS EMGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) for established writers with credentials that are the same as those required for membership in the ASJA.  These are not grants to fund writing projects. They are to provide help  when needed due to advanced age, illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis make the writer unable to work. A writer need not be a member of ASJA to qualify for a grant. Details HERE.

THE INTERNATIONAL WRITERS PROJECT of Brown University “provides assistance to writers who ace personal danger and threats to their livelihood in nations throughout the world  each academic year, the Project sponsors a resident fellowship for one writer who feels unable to pactice free expression at home.”  Details HERE.

CONTESTS/COMPETIONS

Opportunity Knocks

THE GREAT BREAK SHORT STORY WRITING CONTEST of The Writer magazine. “Frame a short story using any nuance, definition or understanding of the word “break.” Write 2,000 words of fiction and submit it to The Writer.” Deadline April 25. Details HERE.

THE GLIMMER TRAIN VERY SHORT FICTION CONTEST “The Very Short Fiction Award is open to all writers. Any story that has not appeared in a print publication is welcome. Word count range: 300 – 3,000. PRIZES:1st place wins $2000, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 10 copies.2nd place wins $500 or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies.3rd place wins $300 or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies.Deadline April 30. Details HERE.

THE GLIMMER TRAIN SHORT STORY AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS “is open only to writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Entries must not have appeared in print, but previous online publication is fine.) Most entries run from 1,500 to 5,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 are welcome.” 1st place: $2,500 | publication in Glimmer Train Stories | 10 copies; 2nd place: $500; 3rd place: $300. Deadlines June 30 and October 31 Details HERE.

*Or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue

THE FLORIDA REVIEW 2016 EDITORS’ AWARDS for fiction, essay and poetry. $1,000 plus publication. Deadline March 31. Details HERE.

THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS PRIZES Since 1934, the Academy of American Poets has provided visibility and financial support to poets demonstrating artistic excellence. Guidelines and entry forms are provided, where applicable. All poets who receive an Academy of American Poets Prize are strongly promoted, including features in American Poets magazine, on social media, and, of course, on Poets.org.  There are a number of different award programs.  Details HERE.

APRIL, CELEBRATING POETRY

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NATIONAL POETRY MONTH (April) of the Academy of American Poets is celebrated with a Poem in Your Pocket, Dear Poet project, a Poem-a-Day and other activities. You can also send for a free poster for your classroom or office. Details HERE.

Thirty ways to celebrate HERE.

Send for the Academy’s free poster to display at work or school HERE.

interNATIONAL POETRY MONTH is a tradition at The BeZine. The April issue will be devoted to celebrating poets and poetry.

EVENTS

April 14- 17: ARKANSAS LITERARY FESTIVAL at Little Rock

October 20-13: THE GERALDINE R. DODGE POETRY FESTIVAL, America’s largest and most prestigious poetry festival to be held this year in Newark, New Jersey.

100,000 POETS FOR CHANGE is a global initiative in support of world peace, sustainability and social justice.  The next worldwide event is September 26.  If you plan to organize an affiliated event in your area, register with 100TPC HERE. Join The Bardo Group Beguines on September 26 to participate in The BeZine virtual 100TPC. Reader participation invited. Details in future posts.

PUBLICATIONS

ON THE ROAD: FOLLOWING KEROUAC ACROSS THE U.S. with Lonely Planet, feature article

The March issue of The BeZine comes out on the 15th. The theme this month is “The Joys of Nature: Wilderness, Gardens and Green Spaces (Priscilla Galasso leads).”

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SAVE THE DATE: THE NEXUS CAFE™ ~ In conversation with Natasha Head about online poetry connections and community

THE NEXUS CAFE™

logoJoin us for a chat about online poetry connections and community … and THE POET BY DAY: for everyone who eats, sleeps and breathes poetry and wishes poetry was their day job …

On 28 February 2016, Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. ET

3 p.m. AT – 1 p.m. CT – 12 p.m. MT – 11 p.m. PT

THE POET BY DAY is in the process of reinvention, transitioning to an information hub on all things poesy with special – but not exclusive – light on:

  • global poetry initiatives for peace, sustainability and social justice
  • she-poets
  • minority poets
  • poets just finding their voices in maturity

The complete Mission for The Poet by Day is in the blogroll to your left.

My thanks to Natasha Head (Tashtoo Parlour) and Roger Allen Baut (Chasing Tao) for the opportunity talk about community building and what this particular site has to offer you.

THE CREATIVE NEXUS™ produces two Internet radio shows: Blue Sky Highway™ and the Nexus Cafe™ on Blog Talk Radio. Blue Sky Highway is also available on Soundcloud. Past episodes of both shows are archived at Blog Talk Radio and Soundcloud. Roger and Natasha tell me that a separate Nexus Café Soundcloud account is in the works.

“The Creative Nexus is NOT just about sharing your own work with the world…it’s about sharing everyone else’s! We are a group of artists, writers, artisans, musicians and more. Many of us have to reconcile the real world with our passions, and it’s nice to know you’ve got a supportive community behind you when one of those real world wrenches steals time from your online promotion and sharing of your work.

“Together we will reach higher than we have ever dreamed, and in that same mission, we ask YOU to share us with YOUR world. Please feel free to use the logo below and post to your site or space with a link back to us. It’s a huge good karma wheel we hope to get rolling, and in the spirit of the NWCU we welcome you as a spoke in that wheel.”

Natasha Head and Roger Allen Baut

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Blue Sky Highway, “Valentines, Hearts and Epiphanies” on Blog-Talk Radio and Sound Cloud

Thanks to poet and photographer Roger Allen Baut (Chasing Tao) for sharing this announcement with you and me. Roger does some very fine work that brings a broad diversity of artists together in support of one another under the banner of The Creative Nexus™. More on Roger, The Creative Nexus and Blue Sky Highway will feature here soon. J.D.

(c) Frank Webster http://fwebster.com
(c) Frank Webster

The Creative Nexus™ is pleased to announce that Season Two, [episode 004] of the Blue Sky Highway [BSH], entitled Valentines, Hearts & Epiphanies, will première at 2:00 p.m. ET, on BlogTalkRadio [BTR] and at 2:15 p.m. ET, on Sunday, February 14, 2016, on SoundCloud [SC] HERE .”

The latest episode continues in its ‘contemplative’ theme with alternative, ambient, contemporary, experimental, indie forms of music, mashups and more, as well as spoken word, vocals, and soundscapes.

Each episode of the BSH is designed to be without an excessive amount of talking, and/or comments, so the listener will ‘not’ be distracted from the various tracks and artists, that compose the show. The focus of the BSH continues to be placed upon the music, the artist, and their creative endeavors, and to encourage creative folk, everywhere, to work together and promote each others endeavors for the mutual benefit of all humanity, and the planet. If we are going to survive, advance, and succeed as a species we need to start working together as soon as possible.

– The Creative Nexus

c Frank Webster
c Frank Webster