“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does.” Allen Ginsberg
Don’t forget this past WEDNESDAY WRITING PROMPT. It’s an important one. You have until Monday night at 8 p.m. PST to respond. All are welcome to participate and the work shared on theme will be published here on Tuesday, November 7th.
The next Wednesday Writing Prompt will post as usual on November 8th.
Sunday Announcements will return on November 12th.
The BeZine deadline is coming up:
THE BeZINEcall for submissions
The November 2017 issue – themed Hunger, Poverty and Working-class Slavery – is now open and the deadline is November 10th. Send submissions to me at bardogroup@gmail.com. Publication is November 15th. Poetry, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos or essays), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration. No demographic restrictions.
Submissions of work on your country and its history and culture are welcome no matter your citizenship, national origin, first language, religion or lack thereof. The more diverse the representation, the better. English only or accompanied by translation into English. Please read at least one issue and the Intro/Mission Statement and Submission Guidelines. We DO NOT publish anything that promotes hate, divisiveness or violence or that is scornful or in any way dismissive of “other” peoples.
The BeZine is a gift of life and love and an entirely volunteer effort. It is not a paying market but neither does it charge for submissions or subscriptions.
I do consider previously published work if you hold the copyright and I encourage submissions from beginning and emerging poets and writers as well as pro. / J.D.
The BeZine fosters understanding through a shared love of the arts and humanities and all things spirited; seeks to make a contribution toward personal healing and deference for the diverse ways people try to make moral, spiritual and intellectual sense of a world in which illness, violence, despair, loneliness and death are as prevalent as hope, friendship, reason and birth. Actively supports peace, environmental sustainability, social justice and a life of the spirit.
THE BeZINE NEWS:
The October music issue of The BeZineis available for reading.
HEADS-UP ON THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF The BeZine: the theme is Spirituality (Spiritual Paradigms, Awakenings, Miracles). Deadline: December 10.
Beginning January 2018, we’ll move to a quarterly format with themes and – possibly – sub-themes. Your suggestions for sub-themes are welcome. Email me at bardogroup@gmail.com
APEX MAGAZINE is an “online prose and poetry magazine of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mash-ups of all three. Works full of marrow and passion, stories that are twisted, strange, and beautiful. Creations where secret places and dreams are put on display.” While it does not accept unsolicited submission of poetry, it is open for submission of original short fiction, reprint fiction,nonfiction and artwork. Details HERE.
BREAK THE PARENTING MOLDfor parents with special needs children seeks: “Stories about advocating for your child; Stories that lift up parents with children who have special needs; Aha! Moments; Why having a special need can be a gift; HUMOR!; Activities; DIY therapy ideas and tips on building language and motor skills; Recipes that address food allergies.” Will consider previously published work. Details HERE.
DYING DAHLIA REVIEW seeks previously unpublished work by women writers and artists and welcomes submissions of poetry, flash fiction and art. Editor Abbie Coleman and team are on break but encourage continued submissions. Details HERE.
GREAT WEATHER FOR MEDIA has an open call for poetry, short stories, flash fiction, dramatic mono glue and creative nonfiction for an anthology. There is no theme but their focus is on”te earless, the unpredictable, and experimental.” Deadline: January 15. Details HERE.
OFFBEAT, a literary journal affiliated with the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Culture at Michigan State University has an open call for “the thought-provoking, humorous, and quirky” and welcomes submissions of fiction, nonficton, poetry and sequential art. “Show us writing that falls off the beaten path.” Submission fees: $3. Details HERE.
PØST contemporary poetry will announce the opening of its call for submissions for issue two. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter to know when their next call for submissions opens, which should be sometime in the Spring. Visit their website HERE.
WISING UP PRESS, WRITERS COLLECTIVE has an open call for submissions to its 2018 anthology, Surprised by Joy. Prose and poetry. No submission fee. Payment in copies. Deadline: February 1, 2018. Details HERE. Scroll down on the page.
WISHING UP PRESS, WRITERS COLLECTIVE has an open call for second or their novels or short-story collections. “Books need to fall under one of the subject areas the press focuses on: Creative Acculturation; Pluralism in Families; Social and Psychological Resilience; Illness and Meaning; Creative Aging; Listening Across Faith Traditions; Social Justice and Inclusion; Citizen-Scholars. ” No submission fees. Details HERE.
SLAB, Sound & Literary Art Book is open for submission until the end of December. Interest is in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and text-based graphic art. Details HERE.
THE BeZINEcall for submissions
The November 2017 issue – themed Hunger, Poverty and Working-class Slavery – is now open and the deadline is November 10th. Send submissions to me at bardogroup@gmail.com. Publication is November 15th. Poetry, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos or essays), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration. No demographic restrictions.
Submissions of work on your country and its history and culture are welcome no matter your citizenship, national origin, first language, religion or lack thereof. The more diverse the representation, the better. English only or accompanied by translation into English. Please read at least one issue and the Intro/Mission Statement and Submission Guidelines. We DO NOT publish anything that promotes hate, divisiveness or violence or that is scornful or in any way dismissive of “other” peoples.
The BeZine is a gift of life and love and an entirely volunteer effort. It is not a paying market but neither does it charge for submissions or subscriptions.
I do consider previously published work if you hold the copyright and I encourage submissions from beginning and emerging poets and writers as well as pro. / J.D.
The BeZine fosters understanding through a shared love of the arts and humanities and all things spirited; seeks to make a contribution toward personal healing and deference for the diverse ways people try to make moral, spiritual and intellectual sense of a world in which illness, violence, despair, loneliness and death are as prevalent as hope, friendship, reason and birth. Actively supports peace, environmental sustainability, social justice and a life of the spirit.
THE BeZINE NEWS:
The October music issue of The BeZineis available for reading.
HEADS-UP ON THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF The BeZine: the theme is Spirituality (Spiritual Paradigms, Awakenings, Miracles). Deadline: December 10.
Beginning January 2018, we’ll move to a quarterly format with themes and – possibly – sub-themes. Your suggestions for sub-themes are welcome. Email me at bardogroup@gmail.com
COFFEE, TEA AND POETRY dot net
Coffee, Tea and Poetryis a home for simple pleasures and features poets and their poems, specialty teas and coffees along with slow-carb grain-free recipes.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Send food poems and brief bio to Jamie Dedes for consideration – thepoetbyday@gmail.com with Coffee, Tea and Poetry in the subject line.
Encourages responsible sourcing and wholesome – not prefabricated – foods.
GLIMMER TRAIN PRESS Annual Family Matters CONTEST (1st place – $2,500) welcomes submissions through November and December. The call is for stories about families of all configurations. Most entries run from 1,000 to 5,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 are welcome. Details on this and other Glimmer Train Press contests HERE.
ROSE METAL PRESS Twelfth Annual Short-Story Chapbook Contest opens on November 1 and classes on December 1. Cash prize. $10 reading fee. Details HERE.
SCRIBES VALLEY PUBLISHING short story contest is open through November 30. Submission fee: $7. Cash award for top three. Details HERE.
Name: Essay Writing Competition 2017
Task: Write essay in fluent English and with depth on the topic
Kayla Ann (Kayla Ann – Write, Drink Tea, Live Life, Repeat –), an author who recently signed with a publishing house to write a non-fiction, scholarly book on human agency in The Hunger Games series, has opened a poetry contest on her site where she plans to offer writing tips to encourage other writers. She says, “Lately I have decided to host a Poetry Contest for two reasons. I love reading poetry and it helps me meet new people!”
Rules:
To be eligible for this competition you must be subscribed to my page (i.e. following and receiving emails.) Not subscribed yet? No worries! Go to my home screen and click FOLLOW (I’ll receive a notification when you do :D)
Leave your poem or a link to your chosen poem in the comments below.
I will be using a point system to chose the winner:
You will receive 5 points automatically for subscribing (everyone must subscribe to be eligible)
You will receive another 2 points for sharing the contest on your your own blog and linking back
Your poem will be rated on a 1-10 scale based on creativity, structure, content, and overall awesomeness. While we are near the holidays, you do not have to write a holiday poem (although you are welcome too as well!)
Technically someone can still win without sharing my contest, but sharing would provide additional points for any poems that are tied.
Because of the expected high volume of submissions, please keep your poem at a reasonable length. For sure no poems 3 pages +. If you have any questions regarding length, feel free to ask in the comment section!
You can only submit one poem per blogger.
Last date for submissions is November 20th!
Prizes:
The winner of this poetry competition will received two things
First: their poem and their blog/bio will be featured on my site. This will be a great chance for you to get some publicity on another blogger’s site.
Second: they will receive a copy of The Dazed Starling. This journal contains poetry and short stories (one of which is mine!)
NaNoWriMo
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
welcomes writers from anywhere in the world
November 1 – November 30, annually
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November and was initiated in 1999 by Chris Baty with just twenty-one participants in the San Franciso Bay Area. Now, billions of people (adults and youth) participate from all over the world. Children participate with their classmates and even multiple members of families participate. For several years, my daughter-in-law and I enjoyed this exercise and I recommend it for those of you play with prose as well as poetry.
Participants attempt to complete a 50,000 word manuscript between November 1 and November 30. Well-known authors write “pep-talks” to keep them motivated throughout the process. The website provides participants with tips for writer’s block, information on where local participants are meeting (usually coffee shops or libraries), and an online community of support. NaNoWriMo focuses on the length of a work rather than the quality, encouraging writers to finish their first draft so that it can later be edited at the author’s discretion.Details HERE.
The Poet by Day actively supports freedom of expression and we work and pray for the day when incarceration, torture and murder of poets and other artists is a thing of the past. Julian Hanover (My Poetic Side) brought this round-up by Joanne Jeffries to our attention: Behnd Bars: 61 Poets Who Went to Jail. Thank you Julian and Joanne.
Poets Speak Loud!, October 30, Monday, 7:30 pm EDT at McGeary’s Irish Pub, 4 Clinton Sq., Albany, New York 12207 This is the long-running open mic for poetry and spoken word with a featured poet every month. Hosted by Mary Panza. Sign up at 7:00 PM.
Alexander McCall Smith in Oakville, Ontario, November 7, Tuesday, 7 pm. Atrium, Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
JENNIFER TSENG reading from Not So Dear Jenny and The Passion of Woo & Isolde, November 20, 8 pm at the Blacksmith House Poetry Series, With Brionne Janae. $5.00 entry. Blacksmith House Poetry Series, Spiegel Auditorium, 56 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
SOFIA SAMATAR and CHRIS ABANI in conversation about memoir and the speculative in regard to their recent books—Samatar about Monster Portraits and Abani about The Face—at Women & Children First , May 17, Thursday, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public.Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
San Francisco Film Screening of Doctors Without Borders’ Exodus, a special screening of the award-winning documentary Exodus (KEO Films – 2015). This ground-breaking film features footage shot by refugees using smartphones to document their harrowing journey fleeing war and persecution to seek safety in Europe. Register to attend. This event is part of a traveling exhibition about the global refugee crisis: Forced From Home.
Accessible from anywhere in the world:
The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career (emerging or established) or status (amateur or professional). Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) will be published here on the following Tuesday.
The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week opportunity knocks for poets and writers.
THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be – always online HERE.
Beguine Again, daily inspiration and spiritual practice – always online HERE. Beguine Again is the sister site to The BeZine.
Well this is intimidating. 🙂
Super talented and smart: Solli Raphael, 12, Becomes Youngest National [Australia] Poetry Slam Winner. Thanks to Susanne Harford for this one.
And another:
Says young Solli: “I am very passionate about creating a life of harmony & equality. I cannot really understand inequality other than for one reason – and that is because it is a part of our past. “EMBRACE OUR DIFFERENCES” raises my view on inequality. I hope that you enjoy this poem :)”
KUDOS TO
Amy Barry for the publication of her poem Fall in the Fall 2017 issue of The Opiate
Sofia Kioroglou for the publication of her poem No tertium quid in Outlaw Poetry and her poem Like a Fallen Adam from Grace in Pages & Spine
Michael Lee Johnson on the occasion of his 139th YouTube poetry video (This one features his homage to Alexandra David-Neel.)
Sakina Minhaj Shikari for the lovely cover design for upcoming book, Adrift, Poems by Shyam
NEWS AND INFORMATION
Thanks to Michael Dickel (Meta/Phor(e)/Play) for the first two of these.
YOUR SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS may be emailed to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Please do so at least a week in advance.
If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:
nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
nothing violent or encouraging of violence
English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
though your book or other product doesn’t have to be available through Amazon for review here, it should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.
Often information is just that–information – and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often (generally) a means to generate income, publicity and marketing mailing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I rarely attend events anymore. Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.
A WANTON TEXT PRODUCTION, a freewheeling small press, accepts submissions of “visual and concrete poetry, art, photography, collage, asemic writing, blackout poetry, conceptual writing, flarf, found poetry, spam lit, flash fiction, mail art, typewriter art, computer/digital art …” on a rolling basis. Details HERE.
ANGRY OLD MAN (AOM), experiental art and poetry “accepts visual and concrete poetry, art, photography, collage, asemic writing, blackout poetry, conceptual writing, flarf, found poetry, spam lit, flash fiction, mail art, typewriter art, computer/digital art, etc…. Essays/non-fiction/journalism are (heartily) accepted (especially related to contemporary art/poetry). AOM indulges the non-mainstream. If you have something to say that bucks accepted (and acceptable) dogma (especially within so-called experimental circles), and is (probably) considered unpublishable by both mainstream and “experimental” outlets, please feel free to submit.” Details HERE. Published by A Wanton Text Production, a freewheeling small press.
FIRST LINE LITERARY JOURNAL is all about a “first line” writing prompt for fiction and nonfiction. The publication comes out four times a year. No submission fee. Paying market. DEADLINE: November 1, 2017.Details HERE.
FOUNTAIN MAGAZINE is published bimonthly and has an open all for submissions of articles on upcoming themes: – Violence: Root Causes and Solutions; Environmental Ethics and Spirituality; Internet and Society; Biomedical Science, Health, Technology and Society; Challenges and Opportunities for Interfaith Dialogue; Family and Society; Economic Crisis and Intolerance. Details HERE.
HORROR ADDICTS has an open call for its upcoming Crescendo of Darkness, A Horror Anthology edited by Jeremiah Donaldson. The theme is music. Fiction from 2,000 to 5,000 words is welcome for consideration. If accepted the payment is $10 and a digital contributor copy. The deadline is October 31, 2017. Details are HERE.
NINTH LETTER is a collaborative arts and literary project of the Creative Writing Program and School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. It is edited by faculty and students. Ninth letter has an call for submissions of fiction (closes November 30) and poetry (through February 28). Details HERE. This publication hosts an annual competition which begins in March. Watch the site for announcements.
PALOOKA is an international press and online lit mag that publishes “many voices, forms, and styles. Please send your best fiction, poetry, nonfiction, graphic narratives, comic strips, artwork, and photography.” $2.50 submission fee for poetry, fiction and nonfiction. No submission fee on graphic narratives and comic strips, photography and art. Details HERE.
READER’S DIGEST accepts proposals for feature articles. Details HERE.
SEQUESTRIUM, Literature and Arts publishes on a rolling basis – “about every two weeks” – is a paying market for short fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual arts. Will consider unsolicited manuscripts. Details HERE.
THE BeZINEcall for submissions
The November 2017 issue – themed Hunger, Poverty and Working-class Slavery – is now open and the deadline is November 10th. Send submissions to me at bardogroup@gmail.com. Publication is November 15th. Poetry, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos or essays), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration. No demographic restrictions.
Submissions of work on your country and its history and culture are welcome no matter your citizenship, national origin, first language, religion or lack thereof. The more diverse the representation, the better. English only or accompanied by translation into English. Please read at least one issue and the Intro/Mission Statement and Submission Guidelines. We DO NOT publish anything that promotes hate, divisiveness or violence or that is scornful or in any way dismissive of “other” peoples.
The BeZine is a gift of life and love and an entirely volunteer effort. It is not a paying market but neither does it charge for submissions or subscriptions.
I do consider previously published work if you hold the copyright and I encourage submissions from beginning and emerging poets and writers as well as pro. / J.D.
The BeZine fosters understanding through a shared love of the arts and humanities and all things spirited; seeks to make a contribution toward personal healing and deference for the diverse ways people try to make moral, spiritual and intellectual sense of a world in which illness, violence, despair, loneliness and death are as prevalent as hope, friendship, reason and birth. Actively supports peace, environmental sustainability, social justice and a life of the spirit.
THE BeZINE NEWS:
The October music issue of The BeZineis available for reading.
HEADS-UP ON THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF The BeZine: the theme is Spirituality (Spiritual Paradigms, Awakenings, Miracles). Deadline: December 10.
Beginning January 2018, we’ll move to a quarterly format with themes and – possibly – sub-themes. Your suggestions for sub-themes are welcome. Email me at bardogroup@gmail.com
COFFEE, TEA AND POETRY dot net
Coffee, Tea and Poetryis a home for simple pleasures and features poets and their poems, specialty teas and coffees along with slow-carb grain-free recipes.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Send food poems and brief bio to Jamie Dedes for consideration – thepoetbyday@gmail.com with Coffee, Tea and Poetry in the subject line.
Encourages responsible sourcing and wholesome – not prefabricated – foods.
Anhinga Press, 2017 Rick Campbell Chapbook Prize, 18-14 pages of poetry that may include previously published works. Entry free. Cash award and publication. Deadline: December 17, 2017. Details HERE.
READERS DIGEST 100 WORD STORY COMPETITION, a competition for a true story. Monthly. $100 award, No entry fee. Details HERE.
MINOTAUR BOOKS/MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA FIRST CRIME NOVEL COMPETITION Deadline January 12, 2018. Details HERE.
THE TONY HILLERMAN PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST MYSTERY SET IN THE SOUTHWEST 2018 Contest. Deadline: January 2, 2018. Details HERE. Scroll down.
THE POETRY NOOK, Poetry for Every Occasion collects classic poems, famous poems, love poems, and your poems. Sponsors a weekly poetry contest. $150 for the winning poem, $15 for honorable mentions, free entry, prior publication is okay. Each contest ends on Sunday with results published on the following Sunday. Registration required. Details HERE. Winners and honorable mention are eligible for inclusion in anthologies.
LIFE OF WRITERS was established in 2013 as “the place where you as a writer can meet equals and discuss the journey of getting your work such as a poem, short story, novel or screenplay published. This is a place where you can get inspired by others, or even inspire others yourself. For the time spend here, in return you will get new ideas, thoughts and tools that you may not have thought about before. We hope that you find our website a fun and productive place to meet fellow writers.” Those with self-published books can post info. This site hosts a themed short-story contest each month. No fees. Registration required. Details HERE.
THE FOUNTAIN MAGAZINE hosts an annual essay contest. 1,500 – 2,500 words. The current them is How to face a disaster?: “Hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes … More and more, humans are being affected by natural disasters. But life’s challenges do not come only in the form of natural disasters – individuals have to face all sorts of disasters in their personal lives. Sometimes it’s the loss of a loved one or a job, or even a loss of faith; it could be having to abandon one’s home due to war or persecution at the hands of a tyrant. Some disasters may seem smaller at first glance, but can feel just as consequential – a first gray hair, a failed class, getting passed over for a promotion … the list goes on and on.” Prize: 1st Place – $1,000, 2nd Place – $500, 3rd Place – $300, Two Honorable Mentions – $150 each. Deadline: January 31, 2018.
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS annually provides over $650,000 in cash grants to people pursuing artistic excellence in all forms, as well as a variety of artist-in-residence opportunities. Details HERE.
EVENTS
Nov. 12, Sunday, 1pm – 2:30 pm Rising from the Ashes. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 High St., Sebastopol, CA 95472 Sonoma County poets will gather to both honor the pain and celebrate the resilience of those who have been through so much from the disastrous fires. Organized by 100 Thousand Poets for Change and Susan Lamont, current Sonoma County Poet Laureate Iris Dunkle, former Sonoma County Poets Laureate Terry Ehret and Katherine Hastings and Rumi’s Caravan poet Larry Robinson
Willis and Tony Barnstone, Poets of the Bible, Nov. 13, Monday, 7 pm – 8 pm, Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA
Bao Phi, Button Poetry Live, November 6, Monday, 7 pm – 10:30 pm, Camp Bar, 490 Robert St. N., Saint Paul, Minnesota Details HERE.
Button Poetry at Icehouse V: Rudy Francisco Release Party, November 19, Sunday, 7 pm – 9 pm, 2528 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, MN $15 in advance. $20 at the door. Includes copy of the book. Details HERE.
A Verse Record: Poet’s Journals/Journal Poems – Master class with Stacy Szymaszek, October 26, Thursday, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, St. Mark’s Church, Parish Hall, NY, NY. $95 admission. For details email: info@poetryproject.org
GLOBAL DAY OF CLAY is a “worldwide celebration of ceramics in all its forms, connecting professional ceramicists, artists, academics and everyday ceramics lovers everywhere to explore new ideas, innovations and works that are shaping the future of the art form.” Details HERE. Hosted by 92Y in New York and NCECA
Accessible from anywhere in the world:
The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career (emerging or established) or status (amateur or professional). Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) will be published here on the following Tuesday.
The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week opportunity knocks for poets and writers.
THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be – always online HERE.
Beguine Again, daily inspiration and spiritual practice – always online HERE. Beguine Again is the sister site to The BeZine.
POETRY FLASH
POETRY FLASH, LITERARY REVIEW & CALENDAR FOR THE WEST builds community through literature, providing literary writing, access to literary activities, information, and inspiration to writers and the public through publishing and events. Publication is our primary expression, both online and in print. MORE
OTHER NEWS AND INFORMATION
The hugely talented and multi-award winning UK poet Anne Stewart’s Let It All Come to Us is available in English and Romanian in printas free download
POETS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN: Here is Anne zip-lining
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Poet Evelyn Augusto calls on you to invite her to your high schools to speak out on gun safety.(c) Elayne Mosher Campoli /event hosted by Elayne Moshr Campoli
“Rise and Resist For Sensible Gun Safety
We will have an information table for voter registration and letter writing campaign to our representatives.
Our program includes: Evelyn Augusto
Invitations have also been extended to the State and City Police
Maybe you!? (Email tcwcoalition@gmail.com to sign up)
Join in a series of Rise And Resist protests, drawing from movements including Indivisible and the Women’s March. Each month on the first Thursday we will gather to take a stand on an issue we are passionate about. We are looking to collaborate with other local groups to plan topics, please contact us for more info. Format includes open mic (sign up ahead), candlelight vigil and singing. We set up an informational table so folks can sign up to stay involved in the larger movement, get registered to vote, write letters to their representatives, and make posters.”
YOUR SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS may be emailed to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Please do so at least a week in advance.
If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:
nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
nothing violent or encouraging of violence
English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
though your book or other product doesn’t have to be available through Amazon for review here, it should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.
Often information is just that–information – and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often a means to generate income, publicity and marketing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I rarely attend events. Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POETRY publishes from 100-150 poets in each of its biannual editions. The editors are screening submissions for their fourth edition and are open to emerging and established poets and long poems and simultaneous submissions. $5 submission free for up to six poems. Details HERE.
LUXINE, We live off your creative impulses is a publication created by two students in Edinburgh who feature the work of students. Themes are color based and for issue five, the color is nude. Featured: art, articles, interviews and poems. Deadline: 25 October 2017. Details HERE.
HOWL, Where Writers Go to Read accepts submissions of fiction, non-fiction, graphic narratives, poetry, art, and drama. This is a lit art mag published by the students of Deitona High School in Deitona, Florida. Submission guidelines HERE. I love this:
“Mission Statement:Howl is the vanguard of education in the publishing of the literary arts for the perennial generations. Our goals are to publish great literature from around the world, promote the literary arts in our own community, and all the while educate young writers and editors to carry the “lit” torch into the 21st century.”
EDINBURGH REVIEW is in the process of reviewing a backlog of submissions and moving their offices. The editors will announce their reopening of submission calls on their Facebook page and through their Twitter account. Follow and stay tuned.
AGNI is an American literary magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, interviews, and artwork twice a year in print and biweekly online from its home at Boston University. Its editor is Sven Birkerts, the literary critic and essayist; its senior editor is William Pierce.”AGNI regularly features emerging writers and ‘among readers around the world . . . is known for publishing important new writers early in their careers, many of them translated into English for the first time” (PEN American Center). Most of what we publish is unsolicited. The print magazine appears twice yearly, in spring and fall. The website grows biweekly with postings of new online-onlyfiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and interviews. AGNI welcomes unsolicited manuscripts between September 1st and May 31st. Details HERE.
CALLALOO, A Journal of African Diaspora Arts and Letters “is a journal devoted to creative work by and critical studies of the work of African Americans and peoples of African descent throughout the African Diaspora. Visual art and studies of life and culture in the Black world are also published regularly in Callaloo, as is wide-ranging cultural criticism. Callaloo is published five times a year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Art, and Fall), and accepts original submissions of scholarly articles, book reviews, interviews, nonfiction essays, short fiction, poetry, and visual art.” Details HERE.
MOTHER JONES works mostly with writers with whom there is an established relationship but “will consider solidly reported, hard-hitting, groundbreaking news stories. We’re also open to thought-provoking, timely opinion and analysis pieces on important current issues.” Details HERE.
BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES, Literary Adventure Fantasy publishes “stories with a secondary-world setting and some traditional or classic fantasy feel, but written with a literary approach.” Word count limit: 14,000. Details HERE.
SEQUESTRUM “is a competitive, paying market which publishes high-quality short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts on a rolling basis. Recent contributors include Pulitzer Prize nominees, Guggenheim and NEA Fellows, award-winning novelists and poets, as well as many new and emerging voices. We’re committed to publishing the bulk of our publications from unsolicited manuscripts and are open to all stylistic schools and “isms,” including the occasional genre piece.” Details HERE.
THE BeZINE
THE BeZINE call for submissions for the November 2017 issue – themed Hunger, Poverty and Working-class Slavery – is now open and the deadline is November 10th. Send submissions to me at bardogroup@gmail.com. Publication is November 15th. Poetry, essays, fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos or essays), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration. No demographic restrictions.
Submissions of work on your country and its history and culture are welcome no matter your citizenship, national origin, first language, religion or lack thereof. The more diverse the representation, the better. English only or accompanied by translation into English. Please check out a few issues first and the Intro/Mission Statement and Submission Guidelines. We DO NOT publish anything that promotes hate, divisiveness or violence or that is scornful or in any way dismissive of “other” peoples.
I do consider previously published work if you hold the copyright. / J.D.
HEADS-UP ON THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF The BeZine: the theme is Spirituality (Spiritual Paradigms, Awakenings, Miracles). Deadline: November 10.
THE BeZINE NEWS: Beginning January 2018, we’ll move to a quarterly format with themes and – possibly – sub-themes. Your suggestions for sub-themes are welcome. Email me at bardogroup@gmail.com
CONTESTS
Opportunity Knocks
SEQUESTRUM New Writer Awards: Poetry deadline is October 15. $15 submission fee. Cash awards. Details HERE including those for Fiction and Nonfiction awards.
GLIMMER TRAIN PRESS Short Story Award for New Writers. Details HERE.
CLOUDBANK BOOKS: Vern Rutsala Book Prize $1,000 and publication, Deadline October 31. Reading Fee $25; the Cloudbank Poetry Prizes and Flash Prizes, $200. Deadline February 28, 2018. Reading Fee: $25. Details HERE.
TWO SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT WRITERS AND GRAPHICS ARTS DESIGNERS. Details HERE.
Asking yourself: What can I do about horrors like Las Vegas and Sandy Hook? Give your thoughts a platform, be apart of the solution…design our 2017 logo. Facebook friends, fans and followers will be the judges. Send entry to poetsout@gmail.com.
DEADLINE: December 1st, 2017
EVENTS
Who Reads Poetry: A Conversation with Fred Sasaki and Don Share, October 14, 3 pm – 4:30 pm CDT. The Seminary Co-op Bookstores, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago. Details HERE.
Poetry & Music: Stephen Alltop ad Josefien Stoppelenburg, October 10, 7 pm – 8 pm CDT, Poetry Foundation and Poetry Magazine, 61 W Superior St., Chicago. Details HERE.
Massachusetts Poetry Festival, May 4 and 5, poetry readings, workshops, lit fair,panels, and slams. Proposals deadline is October 30. Details HERE.
O, Miami Poetry Festival, April 1 – 30, community based. Details HERE.
14th Annual Palm Spring Poetry Festival, January 15 – 20, Delray Beach,Florida. Details HERE.
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The Poet by Day, Wednesday Writing Prompt, online every week and all are invited to take part no matter the stage of career (emerging or established) or status (amateur or professional). Poems related to the challenge of the week (always theme based not form based) will be published here on the following Tuesday.
The Poet by Day, Sunday Announcements. Every week opportunity knocks for poets and writers.
THE BeZINE, Be Inspired, Be Creative, Be Peace, Be, Vol. 4, Issue 1, theme: Music, will publish on October 15. This is our Four-Year Anniversary.
Introducing children’s books by Eva Petropoulou Lianou. available in Greece at Analogion – xylokastron, Adalakēs – xylokastron and other bookstores
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LET’S TALK ABOUT IT: Special for our Silicon Valley/South Bay friends, a workshop hosted by Jazz Singer Candice Hawley as part of a good works project: Let’s Talk About It, a free and open discussion of Anxiety and Depression, Chemical Imbalances and overall Mental Health. Candice says, “you’ll hear stories of lived experience, see a presentation by Tanya Pekker, MFT, on anxiety and depression, engage in a Q&A with all participants and more . . .” Saturday, October 28, 10 am – Noon, Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, Moldaw-Zaffaroni Clubhouse, 2031 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA. Register HERE.
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If you would like me to consider reviewing your book, chapbook, magazine or film, here are some general guidelines:
nothing that foments hate or misunderstanding
nothing violent or encouraging of violence
English only, though Spanish is okay if accompanied by translation
though your book or other product doesn’t have to be available through Amazon for review here, it should be easy for readers to find through your site or other venues.
DISCLAIMER
Often information is just that –information – and not necessarily recommendation. I haven’t worked with all the publications or other organizations featured in my regular Sunday Announcements or other announcements shared on this site. Awards and contests are often a means to generate income, publicity and marketing lists for the host organizations, some of which are more reputable than others. I am homebound due to disability and no longer attend events. Please be sure to verify information for yourself before submitting work, buying products, paying fees or attending events et al.
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