Oh my fellow creative souls!<\/p>\n
Happy National Poetry Month! Bonus points if you have read these poets:\u00a0 Armantrout, Gibson, Lasky, Manguso, Schomburg, Wier, Collins, Kaminsky, Lyalin, Phillips and Spicer. If you haven’t — get on it! Being a good reader helps you be the best writer.<\/p>\n
Life just seems to constantly remind us that everything that has happened — ever turn, every hill or valley, each choice at the fork in the road has brought us to this point. At this point, I can feel the electricity of Spring and all the creative energies that have been bound up all cold and stormy winter are ready to come shooting out through the earth in our souls and bursting out and blooming into an explosion of colorful treats.<\/p>\n
What dirt and dust will you brush away in your writing? Will you work to make it beautiful? If you want to reach new literary peaks this year come join us Sunday at the North Bend Library Meeting Room at 3 p.m. for our regular work session. \u00a0You will need to bring a piece you’ve done from one of the prompts — Again, you can find them all on the Web site blog or under the Notes section on our Facebook page. I really want to spend time on the critiquing process Sunday. Oh, you’ll write, so don’t forget the journal and pen or power cord and lappie (either is acceptable). <\/strong>Do please RSVP —<\/strong> so I may plan accordingly. For instance, if we have 5 people I will schedule our time differently than if there is 15 of us — make sense?<\/p>\n *********<\/p>\n This week’s prompt comes to you from my personal month-long Noir film festival. Write a poem or a story from this phrase: \u00a0A stranger came to town…<\/strong><\/p>\n Besides our Sunday work session, you can use those poems and stories to enter\/submit to the following:<\/p>\n Spring<\/strong> <\/strong>Garden<\/strong> Press Poetry Award.<\/strong> Prize is $500. Deadline is\u00a0April 15<\/em>. See submission requirements at\u00a0www.springardenpress.com\/spg\/contests\/html<\/a><\/p>\n Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women is pleased to announce the Tenth Annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize judged by award-winning poet Sidney Wade.\u00a0 The contest runs from March 1 to\u00a0May 31, 2011<\/em>.\u00a0 First prize is $300 and publication in the journal.\u00a0 Complete guidelines are available online at\u00a0http:\/\/www.calyxpress.org\/Cranstonprize.html<\/a><\/p>\n Aesthetica Creative Works Competition<\/strong> <\/strong> The Crazyhouse\/Tupelo Press Award<\/strong> – Prize is $3,000 and publication.\u00a0Deadline April 15<\/em>. See\u00a0www.tupelopress.org<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Nimrod Literary Awards. Prize $2,000. Deadline is April 30. See submission details at\u00a0www.utulsa.edu\/nimrod<\/a><\/p>\n And for those who want something light-hearted and fun:<\/em><\/p>\n By\u00a0April 15<\/em> get your entries into\u00a0The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Award<\/strong> is “a pittance.” Your submission should be a single, unpublished (bad) sentence — strongly recommend to not be longer than 50 to 60 words. Multiple entries OK. See submission details at\u00a0www.bulwer-lytton.com<\/a> And now your moment of Writing Zen:<\/p>\n “The aim of literature … is the creation of a strange object covered with fur — Casondra Brewster “But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Oh my fellow creative souls! Happy National Poetry Month! Bonus points if you have read these poets:\u00a0 Armantrout, Gibson, Lasky, Manguso, Schomburg, Wier, Collins, Kaminsky, Lyalin, Phillips and Spicer. If you haven’t — get on it! Being a good reader helps you be the best writer. Life just seems to constantly remind us that everything … Continue reading Weekly Writing Prompt — April 6, 2011 Edition<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The 2011 Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is now open for entries! Aesthetica Magazine is inviting all artists, photographers, writers and poets to submit their work into the Creative Works Competition. Now in its fourth year, the competition is dedicated to celebrating and championing creative talent across the disciplines and welcomes entries from poets and writers working in short fiction!
\nThe Competition has three categories, Artwork & Photography, Poetry and Fiction.
\nWinners and finalists are published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.
\nWinners of each category receive \u00a3500 prize money (apx. $800) plus other prizes.
\nEntry to the Creative Works Competition is \u00a310 (apx. $16).
\nThe entry fee allows the submission of 2 images, 2 poems or 2 short stories.
\nThe deadline for submissions is the\u00a031st August 2011<\/em>.
\nMore guidelines on how to submit can be found online at\u00a0http:\/\/www.aestheticamagazine.com\/submission_guide.htm<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nwhich breaks your heart.
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\n\u2014\u00a0Donald Barthelme<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWhat did you Write today?
\n~Casz<\/p>\n
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\nFalling, like dew upon a thought, produces
\nThat which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.” ~ Lord Byron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"