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Knowledge is something you acquire so you can
share it, not keep it.
Issue 17 - Editor John Dunne
February 2001
ISSN - I 466-756J
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Your Letters
Top Selling Books In January
Tip of the Week
Editorial
Features
Latest Market info
Stories
Competitions
LINK TO ARCHIEVED ISSUES
In time all of these pages will be achieved and formatted in the same fashion and there will be a search feature to each article and market - whichever issue it appears in. This takes time however, so things look a bit raw right now. Keep coming back regularly to see how things improve.
December 18 1999 January 6 2000 February 29 2000 March 14 2000 June 1 2000 July 6 2000 August 1 2000
Februery 2001 April 2001 May 2001 Your Letters and News
Hi John, I received a mail from a friend saying that your site was providing biographical data on its writers, and it was suggested I contact you with something usable.I am living in Dublin. I am married, writing full time, have recently finished a book of short stories called Key Elements in Being Nice, Playing Fair, and Getting Places, and am working on a novel at the moment.I really don't know what else to put in that starts sounding like padding.If you think that's ok, or want something different, let me know.Thanks, Oran Ryan(ED:If we have published your stories, poems or features in any ofour printed publications or email newsletters and you would likeyour bio
included please send us the details. You can check outall the bios at:http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/contributors.html )#################################
Dear John Dunne, Greetings from the other side [of the world] where it is high summer andhot [today]. Thank you for details of competition,which I intend to enter.However I have been looking for some indication as to your Voyage magazine.Is the magazine available in New
Zealand?Gerry Leaper(ED: Voyage and all our publications can be bought by credit card fromour website at
http://members.fortunecity.com/regentbooks/RPindex.html and shipped to anywhere in the world. However if you wish to buy fromyou local bookstore or newsagents give them our email address and askthem to contact us. We will do our best to arrange a delivery for you)###########################
Do you sent in one or two IRCs with your story for a responsewhen you're outside of the UK? Thank you! Autumn Palumbo
(ED: It depends on the size of your story, but generally for 8 sheets ofA4 paper it take 3IRCs to Europe, 4IRCs to the US and Canada and elsewhere. Why not save money and email us your submission)################################
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To see for yourself why everyone is so excited about our new books
and website check them out at Regentbooks---------------------------------------------------
Top Selling Books in January
Visions of Johanna - Ron Phillips(The definitive novel about the 60's)
Dragon Slayer - David Gibson (20th century crime thriller)
2001 Voyages of Discovery - selected authors and poets from 5 countries*************************************************************
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Tip of the Week
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We recently surveyed over 200 independent bookstore owners about
what they look for in buying books by new writers.One of the most
influential selling points is a Log Line that captures the essence,
tone, and overview of your story.It’s important to express the
events of your story as well as how these events will affect the
characters.Keep these three rules in mind; 1) keep it short,
2) set the scene, 3) capture the story’s tone.Here’s a sample of
these three rules at work.
“A story of Nick's unrequited love for the mysterious Anna
unfolds against the backdrop of social and political revolution,
Vietnam and a baby boomer generation just coming into its own.”
The objective is to motivate a Buyer to want to read your material.
This example from Ron Phillips new books Visions of Johanna
has shot it to the top of the best seller list in just three weeks.
Use provocative nouns and verbs that invoke the emotion you’re
trying to capture (i.e. Vietnam, Baby boomers, unrequited love).
Do not use words that brag about your story by claiming it is
exciting! amazing! action-packed! will be a big hit! etc.
Most buyers will judge your work by the Log Line, so take the
time and get it right.
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Editorial
Revealing the Mystery behind publishing schedules.Have you ever had a story, poem or feature accepted by a print or online magazine,been told it would appear in the January or march or whichever issue and then beenleft wondering what happened when it was not published on schedule? If you have ever had anything accepted
by Voyage, Colonies SF, or New MillenniumNovels then the answer is almost certainly Yes.The same thing often happened to me during my years as a freelance writer. Mostoften it was fiction and poetry magazines and usually the bread and butter variety;those paying small fees and with relatively small circulations. There can be many reasons for a publication not being produced on time and 9 timesout of 10 it is not because they are about to fold. On the contrary, it could simply bethat one of their other publications is doing very well and like every good business the publisher pays more attention to the one which is putting food on the table and payingthe staff.Where computers and printing equipment are involved breakdowns are inevitable.
Even large publishers have this problem but they have the financial clout to be swapprinters, buy new equipment as and when they want etc. Small publishers rarelyhave this option being forced to wait until the problem is resolved.Slow Sales - few small fiction and poetry magazines make a profit. Less than1 per cent of the people who submit to Voyage magazine ever actually buya copy. There is very little advertising available for this type of magazine sowhere does the money come from to pay our contributors? It can only comefrom extending the time between issues and generating more sales. This mayseem hard on the writer but the alternative would be to continue publishing atthe usual times and face closing in the long run. Overseas magazines can often take a considerably variable amount of time to reach their destination.
Colonies SF magazines has many US subscribers,ten who live within 100 miles of each other in California. You would think aftera 6000 mile journey from the UK they would all arrive within a day or two of eachother, but we have found delivery times varying by up to a month. Next time a magazine does not arrive on time with your carefully crafted storyin it, by all means query the editor but bare in mind that he/she is probably nottrying to rip you off and will already have had a very bad day.
Don't forget to send us your letters, questions or responses.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
John Dunne
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Last issue we looked at the pay-per-view markets for writers that can giveyou a respectable secondary income stream from your writing. Like anythingelse though, it takes some work to generate a steady flow. There are anincreasing number of people on the net who are writing
exclusively for thesesites and commit everything they have to posting new articles and promoting themeveryday. I am not advocating that, rather that you could spare three or four hours a week.If you can post two or three articles each week that should take less than an hourthen the rest of the time can be spent on promotion. The easiest way is throughthe many online forums, some of which are dedicated to one or more of these sitesand other which are more general announcement lists.There are hundreds to chose from so here are just a few.
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welovewriting@egroups.comI would advise opting for the daily digest version where possible as some of thesegroups are very active. The rules for each vary so take your cue from theintroductory message and learn from the people who use them regularly.you will soon get the hang of it. In part 3 we will look at some of the more traditional-type sites on the Internetwhere you can get paid a flat fee for your writing related articles, stories or poems.
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2 - Feature Extra
The Tetractys — a new verse form
A short form of verse the tetractysYou pronounce it to rhyme with malpractise It seems that Euclid, the mathematician of classical times, considered the numberseries 1,2,3,4 to have mystical significance because its sum is 10, so he dignifiedit with a name of its own - Tetractys. This suggested a new form of syllabic verseconsisting of five lines, the first of which contains a single syllable, the second two, the third three, the fourth four and the last ten syllables. If centred, the form gives a pleasing triangular shape:
Fat Man Walking
Bulk
teeters
gracefully
on tiny feet -as any ballerina, light and neat Turn the tetractys on its head and you get the reverse tetractys: As windblown, random, as subject to
chance,
our short days drift
- on thin threads
helpless
dance.[N.B. Although these particular examples rhyme and alliterate,tetractyses do not have to do so.]The tetractys could be Britain's answer to the haiku. Its challenge isto express a complete thought, profound or comic, witty or wise,within the narrow compass of twenty syllables.Or forty.
Top one tetractys with another, and we get... LifelinesLife
depends
on a strand
as frail as fine
as a migrating spider's silken line.As windblown, random, as subject to chance,
our short days drift -
on thin threads
helpless
dance. ...a double tetractys.There are another three possible shapes for a centred double tetractys.Of course, you don’t need to centre the tetractys; it can also be left- orright- justified. These shapes, too can be inverted and combined, whichopens up further possibilities... I leave you to work them out for yourself.If you’re really ambitious you could write a tetractys series, but for thecompetition only single and double tetractyses are acceptable.
The Perfect Tetractys
The perfect tetractys would satisfy all the following criteria:
1. the correct syllable count,
2. meaningful words (e.g. not the, a , an) in the single-syllable line,
3. line breaks that make sense, ie. conform to normal syntax, notseparating words that quite obviously form a unit of meaning. (If 2 and 3 did not apply, writing a tetractys would merely involve takinga twenty-syllable line and chopping it arbitrarily into the requisite lengths— it doesn’t take a poet to do that!)
In addition to these the normal criteria for good poetry apply:
4. effective use of imagery,
5. effective choice of words,
6. appeal to the ear, certainly by rhythm, possibly by use of other soundeffects (rhyme, alliteration etc),
7. and lastly, and most importantly, appeal to the intellect and the emotions;moving the reader to laughter, tears, deep thought, anger...It’s a difficult form.
Somebody, I forget who, said "If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.
"In writing a tetractys it is essential to satisfy at least the first and last of thecriteria. To satisfy most of the rest is highly desirable. Manage to satisfy allseven... Well, we all aim for perfection, but usually have to settle for mereexcellence.The tetractys is a challenging but rewarding short form. It takes a great dealof ingenuity and requires some patience to work your deathless thought intothe prescribed format, but isn’t it densityof expression and verbal dexteritythat distinguishes poets from other writers? [If you’d like to see more examples of tetractyses and you’re on the web,have a look at http://daedalian.co.uk ]See below for Tetractys Competition Details
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NEW LAUNCH- West 47
Submissions Sought For Galway Literary/Arts Quarterly
Galway Arts Centre are to publish a new quarterly literary/arts journal,
West 47, which "is designed to host literary debates, new and established
writing, discourse on visual arts and performance as well as reviews and
critique." The editor will apparently be happy to consider unsolicited work
in different genres, both visual and literary. Subscriptions will be £10 per
annum for 4 issues. No more than 3 poems and/or 2 stories should be
submitted. Sae should be enclosed. Further information from: Galway Arts
Centre, 47 Dominick Street, Galway. Tel. 091 565886/Fax. 091 568642. Email:
gac@indigo.ie Or contact the website: www.galwayartscentre.ie###########################
NEW LAUNCH - F+P Magazine
A new international Fiction and Poetry magazine accepting all genres
and styles. Fiction up to 5000 words poetry upto 60 lines. For full
guidelines and subscription details
voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=F+PGuides
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RENAISSANCE: A NEW BEGINNING
Nature poems, But also those focusing on physical and
emotional renewal. Most interested in poems exhibiting an "old world" or
traditional renaissance flavor, although more contemporary poetry will be
included as well. To have your work considered for this issue, please submit
poetry prior to March 1, 2001at Buzzy@eBookAd.com
and be sure to includeRoyal Scribe Poetry Submission in your subject line. The actual submission
guidelines are found at http://www.romfort.org/rs/.############################################
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Colonies Scifi magazine
A unique new concept in SF magazines. developing new stories into series
which can be adapted for TV
Urgently needs short stories 1000 - 4000 words.
Guidelines: Based around 2300 AD, within the solar system, no transporters,
warp drives or jump gates. People who lead in technology and discovery
are important, but don't forget the ordinary man and woman in the street -
although that street may be on any planet, moon, asteroid or space station.
Don't create fictional planets, your science must be right, or easily extrapolated
or we can't use it. Illustrations on spec. There are several serialised stories
which artists might be able to produce artwork for. Payment on Publication
Editor John Dunne
e-mail submissions only. voyagemag@zyworld.com
Please take the time to study the magazine carefully before submitting.
Over the last year only one story has been accepted from somebody
who had not read a copy. We have very strict guidelines because we
have very specific aims. Colonies has already drawn the attention of
TV and film producers in the States.
Definitely NO Simultaneous Submissions
############################################New Millennium Novels
NMN issue 3 out now serialising 7 excellent novels,including two Booker
Prize nominees and two novelswhich have gone into production.If you have
a novel which deserves to be published contact:
voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=NMNdetails############################################
PIFmagazinePrestigious magazine seeks fine
stories, micros, poetry, translations, interviews, essays, memoir &
hypertext. 4000 words max. Payment to $1000. Submit electronically at:
http://pifmagazine.com/submit OR http://www.pifmagazine.com OR
editor@pifmagazine.com
############################################Jump: For Girls Who Dare to be Real
seeks nonfiction on how-to, new product, general interest,interview/profile and personal experience. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Pays on publication. Length: 1,500 to
2,000 words. Query (letters@jumponline.com) with published clips.===##################################
Daily Mail's Web site
about London (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk) requires
a journalist with experience in both news and features. Must have a flair
for working on the Web. Send resume to Human Resources, This Is London, 60
Charlotte St., London W1T 2NU, U.K.===########################################
Petroleum Argus (http://www.petroleumargus.com), the international energy
information agency, is seeking an Asia Editor for its busy Singapore
bureau. The successful candidate will have at least five years experience
of business journalism and will spearhead coverage of the entire Asian
region. The job offers a competitive salary and extensive travel opportunities.
Knowledge of the region, experience in energy and relevant language skills
are preferred, but not essential. Send resume to Euan Craik
(asiaeditor@petroleumargus.com), Managing Editor or write to Petroleum
Argus, 93 Shepperton Road, London N1 3DF, U.K
.###########################################Suite 101.com ~Contributing Writer/Editors
Suite 101.com (http://www.suite101.com), is seeking to replace the
contributing editor/writers for the following existing topics:
>African American Literature and Poetry
>African American Women's Literature
>Multicultural Literature
>Poetry Book ReviewDescriptions of and links to these current topics can be found online
(http://www.suite101.com/topic_page.cfm/4221/2236). If you are interested
in applying for one of these topics, please follow the link on that page to
"Become an Editor." Feel free to contact Irene Taylor (gitaylor@suite101.com)
with questions, but please do not send a resume. All prospective contributors
must complete the online application form.==#####################################
iBoost.com (http://www.iBoost.com),
a Web site focused on providing high
quality information and services toonline businesses, is looking for writers to
cover topics relevant toeCommerce. Potential topics might include: a look at the
current ad climate,how and where to setup an affiliate program, which ad software
should I use?,etc. Articles should be around 1,500 words, and topics should be
cleared througheditor first.
Pays $50/article, on acceptance, plus a link to author's information and
Web site. When we find a writer we like, he/she will be published
frequently and receive great exposure. E-mail (nlindsey@iboost.com) with
qualifications and topic ideas.##############################################
FacetsOnline publication
seeks original fiction, nonfiction & poetry. Submit
storiesof 5000 words max or 3-5poems. Payment: $5 per story, $3 per poem.For
a prospectus send an SASE to: Facets, Box 382015, Cambridge MA 02238 OR
facetsmagazine@aol.com#############################################
BECOME A COMMUNITY HOST OR COLUMNIST FOR eBOOKNET
Lively opinion columns and community discussion are two of eBookNet's
biggest draws. We're counting on you to help us keep these features going!Due to budget cutbacks, eBookNet recently lost the excellent community
management services which were provided by Participate.com. That means we
need your help. We need a few good volunteers to help us monitor our
message boards, seed the boards with provocative conversation-starting
entries, and tell us about the most interesting conversations so we can
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you are interested in standing up for ePublishing and helping to nurture
eBookNet's community discussions, please write to volunteers@ebooknet.com.
Tell us which discussion(s) you might be interested in hosting. Thanks!Also, as the re-launched site heads into its second year, we're looking
for new columnists to submit monthly essays on the eBook-related themes
that interest them most. Are you a writer at heart? Got something to say?
Looking for a platform that reaches tens of thousands of readers every
week? Send a proposal for a column to managing editor Wade Roush at
editor@ebooknet.com.
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SCI FICTION at SCIFI.COM
SCI FICTION is looking for literate, strongly plotted
science fiction and fantasy stories between 2,000 and
17,500 words--on a variety of subjects and themes.
We want to intrigue our readers with mind-broadening,
thought-provoking stories. Characterization is crucial.
Payment is 20 cents a word. Originals only; no reprints.URL: http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/
GL: http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/submit.html
################################RANT (http://1rant.homestead.com/index.html)
A web based publisher that pays for outstanding Poetry
and Short Story submissions. RANT compensates $25.00US
to one contributor, as selected, and voted on, by all
RANT staff from the pool of all the current month's
submissions. This featured work is then spotlighted on
the RANT web site under the title of "Most Toxic"
submission. GL: http://1rant.homestead.com/guidelines.html
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PROTOONER magazine P.O. Box 2270, Daly City,
CA 94017-2270 PH (650)755-4827/FAX (650)994-4131
E-mail: protooner@earthlink.net
ATTN: Ladd A. Miller/Art Director Seeking freelance writers
who can reflect their writing in a humorous content.
LENGTH: 500-2,000 words. Accompanied with B&W
illustration (optional).Typed, double-spaced No e-mail submissions,
please. SASE an absolute must, if expected reply.Subject must
pertain to the cartooning or gagwriting field, or humorously themed.
AVOID: Politics, celebrity or wife-bashing themes.
PAYS = Negotiated/On Acceptance.
Joyce Miller, Editor PROTOONER magazine
CONTACTS:PROTOONER P.O. Box 2270 Daly City,
CA 94017-2270PH: (650)755-4827E-mail:< protooner@earthlink.net>
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The Symposium is spiritual--but not the way you might think. The magazine
publishes personal stories from people who are examining their choices,
looking for meaning, and seeking out the experiences that make life worth
living. The Symposium offers cash prizes for top contributions. Reviews,
interviews, poetry, photography, and art are also accepted. Submissions and
inquiries may be sent to Anna Skorupa at anna@selfknowledge.org, or by snail
mail to: Self Knowledge Symposium, 101-3 Bryan Center,Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
For more about The Symposium, submissions guidelines, and back issues,
please see www.selfknowledge.org/symposium/symposium.htm.
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Now available from our webshop
2001 Voyages of Discovery - 10 short stories and 10 poems selected
from the 2000 Voyage short story & Poetry Competition. After just 3 weekssales
have almost equalled those of last years anthology which was last yearsbest
selling book. Details on our website next week.Visions Of Johanna
by Ron PhillipsRecently described by one reviewer as "The Difinitive Novel
About The 60's"This is the story about teenage life and loves set against a
background ofprotests and civil unrest. Details on our website next week
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££££££££££££££££££££$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$££££££££££New Book Launches
Wagon Trails 60 Poems 25 Illustrations
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Debonair Rhymes 90 poems 30 illustrations
Blithe Musings 70 poems 20 illustrations
More Blithe Musings 70 poems 20 Illustrations
The Temperate Bard 70 poems 20 Illustrations
Carefree Rambles 70 poems 20 Illustrations
Jaunty Rovings 70 Poems 20 Illustrations
Bodleigh Feldon 70 Poems 20 Illustrations
Tranquil Moments 70 Poems 20 Illustrations
Voices In The Harp 70 poems 20 IllustrationsExquisitely crafted poetry from internationally acclaimed poet
Roy Gaveston Knight. Acclaimed as 'The Warwickshire Poet'
and winner of The Poets Prize at the International Society of
Poets in 1995 RGK is a prolific quality poet who won 9 prizes
last year alone.See our website for samples of his work.Regentbooks
All ebooks £4 (US$7) payment by cheque, money order or Credit Card.
Do you write book reviews for magazines and newspapers?Would you
like to review any of these books? Yes?Email us now and we will send
you free copies in return for your reviews.According To Frank 23 short stories including two prize winners from
James McKinty winner of the Voyage International Short Story competition
1999.
NB. According To Frank the winning story which gives the anthology its
title was originally posted on Themestream, but it was banned due to its
explicit, raunchy style. We will soon be on Regentbooks
Selected stories from this anthology will soon be available in an email
serial.Voyages of Discovery - 10 short stories and 10 poems selected
from the 1999 Voyage short story & Poetry Competition. Launched just
10 weeks ago it is our current best seller and has won widespread acclaim.
Read selected stories and poems at: To Be announced.
(If you would like us to send you details when they are available please email us)
OUT NOW-Amanda The True Story - by Tony & Amanda Harrington
This is the story the News of the World turned down for fear of getting sued.
Parental Abuse, rape, torture, Amanda suffered at the hands of every adult male
she came into contact with from the age of 4, her mother even lay in the same
bed as her boyfriend raped Amanda. Then Tony comes on the scene and tries to
bring some stability and love into her life, but that love develops in a way nobody,
least of all Tony and Amanda, expected. This is the true story, told in often
graphic detail from an abused child's viewpoint. The incompetence of social
services and the police who failed to get the whole story and left her at the
mercy of her mother and her numerous male partners, and how even then the
child lied to protect her mother.
For details of how to order send an email to
mailto:voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=booksales
or see our website Regentbooks Examples of Roy Gaveston Knights
humorous observations on nature
can be read at
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=65529
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4 - Fiction NEW -
This month we have three stories from James McKinty's
awardwinning anthology According to Frankhttp://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=296741
Affair on the Bridgehttp://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=295523
A Touch on the Tiller
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=296773
BreakdownFancy reading the other 20 stories in the Anthology?
According to Frank is available from Regent Books website
Colonies SF magazine is the unique new sensation taking the SF world by storm.
Designed to generate the type of stories and characters that will one day create anew
TV SF series. Already it has attracted the attention of editors at Babylon 5.Read some
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5 - Competitions+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Not won a competition yet ? Need a boost to your success rate ?
Did you know there are video training courses available that can help?
Check these out and be amazed at the results. We were.
: http://www.vtcenter.com/video/11250
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Roy Gaveston Knight International Poetry Competition 2000
Deadline Extended to March 1 2001
Internationally acclaimed award winning poet Roy Gaveston Knight has
sponsored a competition to find the best poetry reflecting a love for and
wonderment of the world around us -people, places, nature, wildlife.
The winner will receive £50, a ten volume (700 poems & 240 Illustrations)
of Roy's award winning poems, have an anthology of their poetry published
and receive a years subscription to Voyage short story & poetry magazine.
There are also 20 runners up prizes.
To find out more about Roy and his poetry go to his Profile page
For an entry form voyagemag@zyworld.com?subject=RGKform
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCPoetry London Competition
The judge for this year's Poetry London Newsletter competition is Ruth
Padel, who won the 1997 National Poetry Competition. First prize is £1000,
Second £500, and Third £200, as well as four commendations of £75. The usual
entry rules apply. Poems must be unpublished and a maximum of 80 lines in
length. For non-subscribers to Poetry London, the entry fee per poem is
£4stg. cheque/PO (made payable to Poetry London). The closing date is
Wednesday 14 February 2001. Winners will be notified on 10 April. First,
Second and Third prizewinners will be published in the Summer 2001 issue of
Poetry London Newsletter. No email entries will be accepted, but entry forms
may be printed off from the Poetry London website:
www.poetrylondon.co.uk
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Strokestown Poetry Prize Reminder
There is still time to enter the Strokestown Poetry Competition. First Prize
for an unpublished poem in English is £3000, Second is £1000 and Third is
£500, as well as nine prizes of £50 for runners up. There are also prizes in
a separate category for poems written in Irish, and a Strokestown Political
Satire Prize offering backhanders of as much as £300, delivered in that
essential politician¹s accessory, the brown paper bag. Closing date for
entries is 23 February. Prizes will be awarded at The Strokestown Poetry
Festival, running from the 4th to the 7th May. Full details and entry forms
are available from: www.strokestownpoetryprize.com
Or write with an SAE to: Strokestown Poetry Festival, Bawn Street,
Strokestown, Co Roscommon. Tel. 078 33759. Email: twiggezvous@eircom.netCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Verse PressVERSE PRIZE
$1000 + publication given annually for
unpublished book-length collection of poetry. Any poet writing in
English is eligible. Submit poetry manuscript of 40-70 pages. Fee
$20. SASE: Verse Press, Verse Prize, English Dept, Univ of Georgia,
Athens GA 30602 OR http://www.versepress.orgCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Tallgrass Writers GuildWRITING CONTEST
$1000 for single-page poetry, short
fiction, and essays to 2500 words. Theme is Romantic
Love. Complimentary anthology to published contributors. SASE:
Tallgrass Writers Guild c/o Outrider Press, 937 Patricia, Crete IL
60417 OR OutriderPr@aol.comCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Tetractys - Competition Rules
Entries should be sent to the address below, and must have beenposted before 1 May 2001.
Poems must satisfy the definition of thetetractys given above.
A double tetractys counts as a single poem.
>-Each tetractys, or double tetractys, should have a title and should besubmitted on a separate sheet of A4 paper, typed or written in a clear hand.There should be nothing else on these sheets.
>-Submissions should be accompanied by a separate A4 sheet with the author’sname and address and a list of titles.
>-Submissions must be accompanied by the correct fee. Cheques or postal ordersshould be made payable to West Essex Literary Society.Entry fees are as follows:£5.00 for up to three poems, £10.00 for up to ten poems, 75p for each poem inexcess of ten.
>-The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence about the results willbe entered into
.>-Entries cannot be changed once received, nor can they be returned, so pleasekeep copies!To get notification of results, please enclose a stamped and self-addressedenvelope marked "Results" Results will also be available on-line athttp//:www.daedalian.co.uk
Send entries to:Lesley MalcolmTetractys Competition Secretary213 Shakespeare CrescentLondon E12 6NA
If you wish to have confirmation that your entries have been received, pleaseenclose a postcard or sae marked "Receipt".About the judges:
John Steer edits AsWELLas, chairs West Essex Literary Society,
organises theHarlow Young Poets’ Festival, is on the committee of
the Essex PoetryFestival and has numerous publications in poetry
magazines. He won Ottokar’s
Chelmsford ‘99 Competition
Ray Stebbing, deviser of the tetractys, is co-editor of AsWELLas, He
has beenpublished in Acumen, Envoi, Iota, New Welsh Review, Staple,
Quantum Leapand other magazines and in collections by Eastern Arts,
Headlock, QuantumLeap Press, Ware Poets and Approach Poets.CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Serpentine
4TH ANNUAL SHORT STORY CONTEST $1000, $200, $50x6 +
publication in special online edition. . Fee $18 per ms. 10,000 words
max. Contact: Serpentine, 1761 Edgewood Rd, Redwood City CA 94062 OR
http://www.serpentinia.com OR contest@serpentinia.comCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Poetry Life
18th Open Poetry Competition Closing date March 31 2001
1st prize £500Details to or entry forms from POETRY LIFE,
1 Blue Ball CornerWater Lane, Winchester, Hampshire. SO23 0ER.
http://freespace.virgin.net/poetry.life/CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Writers’ Brew Press
Poetry OnlyClosing date 20th April for the first competition.
(Title:- Voice Of The Crowd)
ISBN 0 5936727 6 X
Open Poetry Competition
For All Types Of Poetry
Closing Date April 20th 2001
Your Vote - Your Choice - Your Win!
Formats accepted
Floppy Disc for Word 97 or text file (accompanied by a printed
copy)
Email OpenPoetry@writers.brew.clara.net
Paper submissions, typed or printed on one side of A4
Hand written poetry must be printed in block capitals.Prizes 1st £50 - 2nd £25 - 3rd £15 and two prizes of £5
(these are the minimum prizes we will expect to give to the
winners. (see rules 9 & 10 above) Entry fee for the first poem £5 -----
-for each poem after £1.504 Haiku per page only Entry fee the same as
above per 4 entries.Unlimited entriesPublication date - August 2001 for
the first issue of Poetry
Only.All votes must be sent in by October 15th.
Second competition Closing date July 2001.Publication date of the second
competition and the announcement of the last winners November 2001.Post
to - Writers’ Brew Press, P O Box 241, Oakengates, TF2 9XZSSAE only if
you want your poetry returned.CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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Global Competitions Newsletter
Volume 2 Issue 1, Jan 2001 Out next week
New FREE e-mail newsletter providing news of upto 50
competitions each month, How To Win competitions
features plus your letters, hints and tips.
To Subscribe put GCN in subject of e-mail to
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