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16 Ways to Not Win a Poetry Contest: Guest Post by Miriam Sagan | WritersDigest.com Please welcome our guest blogger Miriam Sagan, who has read thousands and thousands of poems submitted to a variety of national and local poetry contests Continue reading Trusted Links for Writers and Poets
Every creative writer will tell you…there is no money in poetry…but there is money, publication and the possibility to get your finest work seen by your poetic community. If you’re going to enter and ultimately win or place in a poetry contest you need Continue reading 7 Tips for Poetry Contest Success
A3 Review Postcard Theme: https://writingmaps.submittable.com/submit/62657/contest-36-feb-2017-postcards For inspiration, read Charles Simic’s “The Lost Art of Postcard Writing.”
One of my goals for the year is to submit more creative work. Last year I submitted a grand total of five poems, way off where I’d like to be. So I’ll be posting more this year when I find a writing, essay Continue reading Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest