13 February 2012
Call for Stories and Poems Set in Asia/ Africa: Scape Zine (Paying Market)
Scape is currently open for fiction, poetry and art submissions.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Simply put, Scape is a fantasy, science fiction and horror e-zine with a young adult (YA) focus. We seek the best new short YA speculative stories, poetry and art. We also publish news and reviews on books, movies and trends in the speculative YA world.
STORIES AND POEMS
‘Scape’ for us means a lot of things. DreamScape, spaceScape, cityScape, mindScape, eScape…
All Scape fiction and poetry must contain a speculative component. We’re into sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, magical realism, hard sci-fi, cyberpunk, alternate history, supernatural, myth and legend, post-apocalyptic, dark, light and all shades in between. If you can imagine it, we’ll consider it. That being said, to catch our attention you’re going to need to bring something fresh and edgy if your story features well-worn ideas such as vampires or time travel.
Scape’s YA focus doesn’t mean we want ‘dumbed down’ or ‘censored’ stories. Quite the opposite. YA for us is broadly defined. It means fiction that is relevant, meaningful and of particular interest to young people. We’re not putting a specific age bracket on ‘young people’ and we aim for our publication to appeal to the ‘young’ and ‘young at heart’ alike. Obviously, we won’t publish stories containing gratuitous violence and/or sexual content. Equally, we are not a children’s literature outlet. We recognise that many themes relevant to young adults will acknowledge sexuality or aggression. We won’t discount stories with these themes as long as they are well written and the sensitive issues are dealt with intelligently.
We’re rather partial to two things:
1. Stories that make us think. Not stories that slap us in the face with a preachy, holier-than-thou message, but stories with subtext. Tales that we want to read twice or three times to really figure out. Well-realised characters facing situations that prompt us to question ourselves. Stories with something to say.
2. Unusual settings: unique worlds, fresh takes on the future, geographic and cultural contexts that aren’t often featured in fantasy and sci fi (eg. Asia, Africa, Oceania).
So, prepare to give us new settings to explore, 3D characters to love and hate, and plots and themes that push the envelope.
Still not sure? Check out Scape team member Morgan Dempsey’s article ‘What Makes YA?’ over at Broad Universe, or Pam Macintyre’s article ‘Speculation or Formula?’ in Issue 1 of Scape.
ART
We only publish art that is related to Scape fiction. We’re therefore always looking for artists, working in various media, who can illustrate Scape stories.
Images may be portrait or landscape orientated. However, all portrait images must have a 670 x 360 pixel section that is suitable for display on the Scape homepage. Images must be provided in jpg, gif or tiff file types.
If you are interested in illustrating for Scape, please e-mail our Art Director, Rebecca Ing, for further information, including a short bio and a link to examples of your work.
THE SPECIFICS
The following guidelines apply:
Short stories: Up to 8,000 words (no minimum word count). Bear in mind that the longer your piece is, the better it needs to be.
Poetry: Up to 100 lines (soft edges).
Art: We are looking for art across varied media to illustrate Scape stories. See above section for further details.
Reviews: If you wish to submit a book for us to review, please query Scape’s editor first, with ‘REVIEW REQUEST’ in the subject line. Please include author and publisher details in your query. If we are happy to proceed, we will provide you with a mailing address to where a review copy of the work can be posted.
All submissions must be your original work.
We do not accept fan-fiction or any works that are derivative in nature.
PAYMENT
All payments are paid on publication via PayPal only.
Short stories: One (1) cent U.S. per word for original short stories, with a U.S. $10 minimum payment.
Poetry: Flat rate of U.S. $25 per poem.
Art: Flat rate of U.S. $25 per illustration.
We hope to increase our rates in the future.
RIGHTS
For fiction and poetry, we claim first-printing English language world exclusive electronic rights for 90 days from publication. After the 90 days, you are free to sell your work elsewhere. We hope you will allow us to continue to display your work on the website, but this is not a requirement. You have the right to request your work to be removed from our site after 90 days.
For art, we ask for non-exclusive electronic rights. This means you are able to sell your work elsewhere at any time, as long as the buyer knows it is non-exclusive. Please note: art will remain displayed on the website in our issue archives.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
All stories and poems must be submitted in .doc or .docx format (we will accept .rtf though this is not our first preference) via e-mail to: submissions (at) scapezine (dot) com.
Submissions should be made in standard manuscript format, but we don’t mind if you use Times, Arial or other easy-to-read fonts.
Our maximum response time is 90 days, though it is usually less. We will also announce submission status updates on Twitter. Please query if you haven’t heard from us after 90 days from making your submission, or if we have indicated that all submissions past the date you submitted have been sent responses. We do our best but e-mails can sometimes go astray.
Sorry, no multiple submissions. That is, please send only one story or poem at once – make it your best.
Sorry, no simultaneous submissions. If you have already submitted your work elsewhere, please wait until you hear back from them before submitting to us.
We do not consider unsolicited reprints. However, we will occasionally seek to reprint stories that have specific resonance with our mission.
We regret that we cannot provide individual feedback/comments on all submissions. If we do not accept your work, it just means that it wasn’t appropriate for us at that particular time.
Please do not submit any new work until 7 days after you receive an acceptance or rejection.
Any submissions not adhering to the above guidelines will be deleted without response.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: submissions (at) scapezine (dot) com
For submissions: submissions (at) scapezine (dot) com
Website: http://scapezine.com
Read more
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Simply put, Scape is a fantasy, science fiction and horror e-zine with a young adult (YA) focus. We seek the best new short YA speculative stories, poetry and art. We also publish news and reviews on books, movies and trends in the speculative YA world.
STORIES AND POEMS
‘Scape’ for us means a lot of things. DreamScape, spaceScape, cityScape, mindScape, eScape…
All Scape fiction and poetry must contain a speculative component. We’re into sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, magical realism, hard sci-fi, cyberpunk, alternate history, supernatural, myth and legend, post-apocalyptic, dark, light and all shades in between. If you can imagine it, we’ll consider it. That being said, to catch our attention you’re going to need to bring something fresh and edgy if your story features well-worn ideas such as vampires or time travel.
Scape’s YA focus doesn’t mean we want ‘dumbed down’ or ‘censored’ stories. Quite the opposite. YA for us is broadly defined. It means fiction that is relevant, meaningful and of particular interest to young people. We’re not putting a specific age bracket on ‘young people’ and we aim for our publication to appeal to the ‘young’ and ‘young at heart’ alike. Obviously, we won’t publish stories containing gratuitous violence and/or sexual content. Equally, we are not a children’s literature outlet. We recognise that many themes relevant to young adults will acknowledge sexuality or aggression. We won’t discount stories with these themes as long as they are well written and the sensitive issues are dealt with intelligently.
We’re rather partial to two things:
1. Stories that make us think. Not stories that slap us in the face with a preachy, holier-than-thou message, but stories with subtext. Tales that we want to read twice or three times to really figure out. Well-realised characters facing situations that prompt us to question ourselves. Stories with something to say.
2. Unusual settings: unique worlds, fresh takes on the future, geographic and cultural contexts that aren’t often featured in fantasy and sci fi (eg. Asia, Africa, Oceania).
So, prepare to give us new settings to explore, 3D characters to love and hate, and plots and themes that push the envelope.
Still not sure? Check out Scape team member Morgan Dempsey’s article ‘What Makes YA?’ over at Broad Universe, or Pam Macintyre’s article ‘Speculation or Formula?’ in Issue 1 of Scape.
ART
We only publish art that is related to Scape fiction. We’re therefore always looking for artists, working in various media, who can illustrate Scape stories.
Images may be portrait or landscape orientated. However, all portrait images must have a 670 x 360 pixel section that is suitable for display on the Scape homepage. Images must be provided in jpg, gif or tiff file types.
If you are interested in illustrating for Scape, please e-mail our Art Director, Rebecca Ing, for further information, including a short bio and a link to examples of your work.
THE SPECIFICS
The following guidelines apply:
Short stories: Up to 8,000 words (no minimum word count). Bear in mind that the longer your piece is, the better it needs to be.
Poetry: Up to 100 lines (soft edges).
Art: We are looking for art across varied media to illustrate Scape stories. See above section for further details.
Reviews: If you wish to submit a book for us to review, please query Scape’s editor first, with ‘REVIEW REQUEST’ in the subject line. Please include author and publisher details in your query. If we are happy to proceed, we will provide you with a mailing address to where a review copy of the work can be posted.
All submissions must be your original work.
We do not accept fan-fiction or any works that are derivative in nature.
PAYMENT
All payments are paid on publication via PayPal only.
Short stories: One (1) cent U.S. per word for original short stories, with a U.S. $10 minimum payment.
Poetry: Flat rate of U.S. $25 per poem.
Art: Flat rate of U.S. $25 per illustration.
We hope to increase our rates in the future.
RIGHTS
For fiction and poetry, we claim first-printing English language world exclusive electronic rights for 90 days from publication. After the 90 days, you are free to sell your work elsewhere. We hope you will allow us to continue to display your work on the website, but this is not a requirement. You have the right to request your work to be removed from our site after 90 days.
For art, we ask for non-exclusive electronic rights. This means you are able to sell your work elsewhere at any time, as long as the buyer knows it is non-exclusive. Please note: art will remain displayed on the website in our issue archives.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
All stories and poems must be submitted in .doc or .docx format (we will accept .rtf though this is not our first preference) via e-mail to: submissions (at) scapezine (dot) com.
Submissions should be made in standard manuscript format, but we don’t mind if you use Times, Arial or other easy-to-read fonts.
Our maximum response time is 90 days, though it is usually less. We will also announce submission status updates on Twitter. Please query if you haven’t heard from us after 90 days from making your submission, or if we have indicated that all submissions past the date you submitted have been sent responses. We do our best but e-mails can sometimes go astray.
Sorry, no multiple submissions. That is, please send only one story or poem at once – make it your best.
Sorry, no simultaneous submissions. If you have already submitted your work elsewhere, please wait until you hear back from them before submitting to us.
We do not consider unsolicited reprints. However, we will occasionally seek to reprint stories that have specific resonance with our mission.
We regret that we cannot provide individual feedback/comments on all submissions. If we do not accept your work, it just means that it wasn’t appropriate for us at that particular time.
Please do not submit any new work until 7 days after you receive an acceptance or rejection.
Any submissions not adhering to the above guidelines will be deleted without response.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: submissions (at) scapezine (dot) com
For submissions: submissions (at) scapezine (dot) com
Website: http://scapezine.com
10 February 2012
Call for submissions: Superstition Review issue 9 (wordlwide)
Deadline: 1 April 2012
Superstition Review is now accepting submissions of art, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for Issue 9 to be launched April 1, 2012.
Guidelines
Superstition Review is published twice yearly in April and December. We only accept submissions during our two reading periods in fall (September and October) and spring (January and February). During our submissions period we welcome submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. No previously published works are accepted.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please alert Superstition Review to a piece's potential publication elsewhere. Superstition Review acquires one-time rights. All rights subsequently revert to author.
Fiction
One story of up to 5000 words, double-spaced may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements on the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 300 pixels.
Nonfiction
One essay of up to 5000 words, double-spaced may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements in the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 200 pixels.
Poetry
Up to 4 poems, single spaced, may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Please submit all poems in one file. Do not send previously published (either online or print) work. Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements on the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 300 pixels.
Contact Information:
For submissions: http://superstitionreview.submishmash.com/submit
Website: http://superstitionreview.asu.edu/n8/
Read more
Superstition Review is now accepting submissions of art, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for Issue 9 to be launched April 1, 2012.
Guidelines
Superstition Review is published twice yearly in April and December. We only accept submissions during our two reading periods in fall (September and October) and spring (January and February). During our submissions period we welcome submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. No previously published works are accepted.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please alert Superstition Review to a piece's potential publication elsewhere. Superstition Review acquires one-time rights. All rights subsequently revert to author.
Fiction
One story of up to 5000 words, double-spaced may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements on the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 300 pixels.
Nonfiction
One essay of up to 5000 words, double-spaced may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements in the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 200 pixels.
Poetry
Up to 4 poems, single spaced, may be submitted by an individual author per publishing period. Please submit all poems in one file. Do not send previously published (either online or print) work. Please include a 100-word bio highlighting literary, academic, and artistic achievements on the first page of the document. If your work is accepted, we will also request a high quality head shot photo of at least 300 pixels.
Contact Information:
For submissions: http://superstitionreview.submishmash.com/submit
Website: http://superstitionreview.asu.edu/n8/
Young writers media festival 2012 (Singapore)
Date: 18 - 19 February 2012
Come join us at the All In! Young Writers Media Festival and explore the creative and career opportunities for young writers in the new media. We have various sessions on social media, ebook publishing and ebook stores, writing, transmedia and much, much more!
Suitable for students from Sec 4 (age 16 and above), Junior College, ITE, Polytechnic or enrolled in any tertiary institution who aspire to write.
Theme: The Write Media for the Write Audience
Date: 18 & 19 February 2012
Time: 9.15am - 6.00pm
Venue: Rendezvous Hotel (Ballrooms 1, 2 & 3)
*Registration fee includes lunch and tea breaks
Who should attend: Students from Sec 4 (age 16 and above), Junior College, ITE, Polytechnic or enrolled in any tertiary institution who aspire to write.
Come join us at the All In! Young Writers Media Festival and explore the creative and career opportunities for young writers in the new media. We have various sessions on social media, ebook publishing and ebook stores, writing, transmedia and much, much more!
Hosted by: National Book Development Council of Singapore is a non-profit organisation that promotes storytelling, reading, writing and publishing through a variety of interesting and innovative programmes.
For more information, please click this link: All In! 2012 (18-19 Feb 12). For previous years' festivals information, please go to the website. Please click HERE to register. For more information, please email info@bookcouncil.sg.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@bookcouncil.sg
Website: http://www.bookcouncil.sg/_writers/all_in_ywf.php
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Come join us at the All In! Young Writers Media Festival and explore the creative and career opportunities for young writers in the new media. We have various sessions on social media, ebook publishing and ebook stores, writing, transmedia and much, much more!
Suitable for students from Sec 4 (age 16 and above), Junior College, ITE, Polytechnic or enrolled in any tertiary institution who aspire to write.
Theme: The Write Media for the Write Audience
Date: 18 & 19 February 2012
Time: 9.15am - 6.00pm
Venue: Rendezvous Hotel (Ballrooms 1, 2 & 3)
*Registration fee includes lunch and tea breaks
Who should attend: Students from Sec 4 (age 16 and above), Junior College, ITE, Polytechnic or enrolled in any tertiary institution who aspire to write.
Come join us at the All In! Young Writers Media Festival and explore the creative and career opportunities for young writers in the new media. We have various sessions on social media, ebook publishing and ebook stores, writing, transmedia and much, much more!
Hosted by: National Book Development Council of Singapore is a non-profit organisation that promotes storytelling, reading, writing and publishing through a variety of interesting and innovative programmes.
For more information, please click this link: All In! 2012 (18-19 Feb 12). For previous years' festivals information, please go to the website. Please click HERE to register. For more information, please email info@bookcouncil.sg.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@bookcouncil.sg
Website: http://www.bookcouncil.sg/_writers/all_in_ywf.php
Call for submissions: Pyrta's spring 2012 issue (guest editor: Sridala Swami)
Pyrta is a journal of poetry and other things based in Shillong. a small hill-station town in Meghalaya, India.
It aims to be a vibrant multicultural space - we'd like voices from all over to contribute quality work categorised broadly under Poetry, Photo Essays, Prose, Sketches and Local morsels.
For this issue, we're thrilled to have Sridala Swami as a special guest editor – she will be selecting & coordinating work for the poetry and photo essay sections of Pyrta.
Note from Sridala: "I'm looking for poems that are not disposable, that survive the first reading. I'm also looking for work that stands at the intersection of forms: if you're working with text and image, text and sound, visual poems, do send them in."
Bio note: Sridala Swami writes poetry, short fiction and books for children. Her first collection of poems, A Reluctant Survivor, was published by The Sahitya Akademi in 2007. She has written three books for very young children, which were published by Pratham in 2009. Her last exhibition of photography, Posting the Light: Dispatches from Hamburg, was a text and image experiment and opened at Kalakriti Art Gallery in November 2009. Swami was the 2011 Charles Wallace Writer-in-Residence at The University of Stirling, Scotland. She blogs at The Spaniard In The Works.
Rolling submissions, so no deadline. We're nice like that.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: pyrtasubmissions@gmail.com
For submissions: pyrtasubmissions@gmail.com
Website: http://www.pyrtajournal.com/
Read more
It aims to be a vibrant multicultural space - we'd like voices from all over to contribute quality work categorised broadly under Poetry, Photo Essays, Prose, Sketches and Local morsels.
For this issue, we're thrilled to have Sridala Swami as a special guest editor – she will be selecting & coordinating work for the poetry and photo essay sections of Pyrta.
Note from Sridala: "I'm looking for poems that are not disposable, that survive the first reading. I'm also looking for work that stands at the intersection of forms: if you're working with text and image, text and sound, visual poems, do send them in."
Bio note: Sridala Swami writes poetry, short fiction and books for children. Her first collection of poems, A Reluctant Survivor, was published by The Sahitya Akademi in 2007. She has written three books for very young children, which were published by Pratham in 2009. Her last exhibition of photography, Posting the Light: Dispatches from Hamburg, was a text and image experiment and opened at Kalakriti Art Gallery in November 2009. Swami was the 2011 Charles Wallace Writer-in-Residence at The University of Stirling, Scotland. She blogs at The Spaniard In The Works.
Rolling submissions, so no deadline. We're nice like that.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: pyrtasubmissions@gmail.com
For submissions: pyrtasubmissions@gmail.com
Website: http://www.pyrtajournal.com/
Call for submissions: children's poetry e-book anthology on sports
Deadline: 31 March 2012
On your marks, get set, write!
An independently published e-book anthology of children’s poetry dedicated to the wide world of sports is in the works.
ADULTS who write children’s poetry, including those who are emerging poets, are invited to submit their work.
We’re looking for original, unpublished poems, written in English, aimed at 5- to 12-year-olds that deal with various aspects of athletics:
Poets whose work is selected for the collection will receive a small honorarium.
We will contact you shortly after the deadline if we plan to include your poem in the anthology.
A portion of the anthology’s proceeds will be donated to Right to Play, an organization working with volunteers and partners to use sport and play to enhance child development in areas of disadvantage.
Please email poems to Carol-Ann Hoyte at kidlitfan1972@yahoo.ca.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: kidlitfan1972@yahoo.ca
For submissions: kidlitfan1972@yahoo.ca
Read more
On your marks, get set, write!
An independently published e-book anthology of children’s poetry dedicated to the wide world of sports is in the works.
ADULTS who write children’s poetry, including those who are emerging poets, are invited to submit their work.
We’re looking for original, unpublished poems, written in English, aimed at 5- to 12-year-olds that deal with various aspects of athletics:
- Olympics and other major international sports events (i.e., FIFA World Cup)
- winter/summer, individual/team sports
- winning and losing
- amateur/professional athletes
- sports fans and those behind the scenes (coaches, refs, etc.)
- equipment/uniforms and places where sports are played
- sports history and other miscellanea (halls of fame, records, trivia, etc.)
Poets whose work is selected for the collection will receive a small honorarium.
We will contact you shortly after the deadline if we plan to include your poem in the anthology.
A portion of the anthology’s proceeds will be donated to Right to Play, an organization working with volunteers and partners to use sport and play to enhance child development in areas of disadvantage.
Please email poems to Carol-Ann Hoyte at kidlitfan1972@yahoo.ca.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: kidlitfan1972@yahoo.ca
For submissions: kidlitfan1972@yahoo.ca
06 August 2011
Call for Submissions - Moonbathing: A Journal of Women's Tanka
Deadline: 15 December 2011, 15 May 2012
Moonbathing Issue 5 (editor: Pamela A. Babusciis) now accepting submissions. Moonbathing will publish two issues a year: (Northern) Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Submission deadlines:
No previously published tanka or simultaneous submissions; no tanka that has been posted on-line on a personal website/blog.
SUBMISSION ADDRESSES: Send your tanka IN THE BODY OF AN E-MAIL to: Pamela A. Babusci at moongate44@gmail.com. PLEASE NO ATTACHMENTS. E-mail submissions ONLY.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: moongate44@gmail.com
For submissions: moongate44@gmail.com
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Moonbathing Issue 5 (editor: Pamela A. Babusciis) now accepting submissions. Moonbathing will publish two issues a year: (Northern) Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- Moonbathing will feature only women poets.
- Send a maximum of 10 tanka per submission period.
Submission deadlines:
- Spring/Summer: In-hand Deadline: May 15th (spring/summer themes or non-seasonal only)
- Fall/Winter: In-hand deadline Dec. 15th (fall/winter themes or non-seasonal)
No previously published tanka or simultaneous submissions; no tanka that has been posted on-line on a personal website/blog.
SUBMISSION ADDRESSES: Send your tanka IN THE BODY OF AN E-MAIL to: Pamela A. Babusci at moongate44@gmail.com. PLEASE NO ATTACHMENTS. E-mail submissions ONLY.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: moongate44@gmail.com
For submissions: moongate44@gmail.com
A Word in Transit: Panel Discussion with Eric Tinsay Valles, Alving Pang and David Fedo (Kinokuniya Orchard, Singapore)
Date: 13 August 2011
Migrants are a hot-button issue in this nation of migrants. They were the subject of recent General Election speeches that fed the fear that migrants pose a threat to livelihoods and social cohesion in the grassroots. Certain government officials typically defended the importation of foreign talent as necessary. “Even the US needs to top up with talent,” recently retired Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said. “Singapore must do so or lose out.”
What positive contributions are migrants making to their adopted society? How vulnerable are they, particularly women, to xenophobia? Find out more and listen to views on migration and the creative rendering of the migrant experience in a panel discussion based on the book A World In Transit with academic/poet Eric Tinsay Valles, poet, writer and editor Alvin Pang and academic/poet David Fedo, the Executive Director of and Visiting Scholar at the Singapore branch of the Wheelock College (Boston, Massachusetts) Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation, at Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store on Saturday, 13th August at 2.00 p.m.
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Location: Kinokuniya Main Store (Ngee Ann City), Orchard Road, Singapore
RSVP here.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: call Kinokuniya at +65 6737 5021
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Migrants are a hot-button issue in this nation of migrants. They were the subject of recent General Election speeches that fed the fear that migrants pose a threat to livelihoods and social cohesion in the grassroots. Certain government officials typically defended the importation of foreign talent as necessary. “Even the US needs to top up with talent,” recently retired Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said. “Singapore must do so or lose out.”
What positive contributions are migrants making to their adopted society? How vulnerable are they, particularly women, to xenophobia? Find out more and listen to views on migration and the creative rendering of the migrant experience in a panel discussion based on the book A World In Transit with academic/poet Eric Tinsay Valles, poet, writer and editor Alvin Pang and academic/poet David Fedo, the Executive Director of and Visiting Scholar at the Singapore branch of the Wheelock College (Boston, Massachusetts) Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation, at Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store on Saturday, 13th August at 2.00 p.m.
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Location: Kinokuniya Main Store (Ngee Ann City), Orchard Road, Singapore
RSVP here.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: call Kinokuniya at +65 6737 5021
04 August 2011
Entries Invited for the 3rd Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize (India)
Deadline: 10 September 2011
Entries have been invited from the Srinivas Rayaprol Literary Trust and the University of Hyderabad for the 3rd Srinivas Rayaprol poetry prize for Indian poets writing in English. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a citation.
The applicants should be between 20-40 years and the entries should include three different and unpublished poems, proof of age and� contact information of the candidate, including phone number and e-mail. The candidates should not write their names on the works submitted.
Entries must be sent before September 10 to Dr. Aparna Rayaprol, convenor Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize, Director, Study India Program, UOH, Hyderabad-46. or� e-mail: rayaproltrust@gmail.com.
Via: ibnlive.in
Contact Information:
For inquiries: rayaproltrust@gmail.com
For submissions: rayaproltrust@gmail.com
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Entries have been invited from the Srinivas Rayaprol Literary Trust and the University of Hyderabad for the 3rd Srinivas Rayaprol poetry prize for Indian poets writing in English. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a citation.
The applicants should be between 20-40 years and the entries should include three different and unpublished poems, proof of age and� contact information of the candidate, including phone number and e-mail. The candidates should not write their names on the works submitted.
Entries must be sent before September 10 to Dr. Aparna Rayaprol, convenor Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize, Director, Study India Program, UOH, Hyderabad-46. or� e-mail: rayaproltrust@gmail.com.
Via: ibnlive.in
Contact Information:
For inquiries: rayaproltrust@gmail.com
For submissions: rayaproltrust@gmail.com
Women of Color Writers Community Poetry Writing Series (Brooklyn)
Date: 24 August 2011
WOC Writers' Community welcomes all women of color writers to our poetry writing series. Special guest artists: Patricia Spears Jones - renowned poet, editor, anthropologist and teacher; and Tara Betts - acclaimed poet, teacher, lecturer, and facilitator. Limited space. Acceptance on first come basis. RSVP to NYCWomenWriters@gmail.com, subject heading: WOC poetry registration.
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: 76-A Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, at IMANI HOUSE
Contact Information:
For inquiries: NYCWomenWriters@gmail.com
Website: http://www.wocwriters.com
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WOC Writers' Community welcomes all women of color writers to our poetry writing series. Special guest artists: Patricia Spears Jones - renowned poet, editor, anthropologist and teacher; and Tara Betts - acclaimed poet, teacher, lecturer, and facilitator. Limited space. Acceptance on first come basis. RSVP to NYCWomenWriters@gmail.com, subject heading: WOC poetry registration.
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: 76-A Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, at IMANI HOUSE
Contact Information:
For inquiries: NYCWomenWriters@gmail.com
Website: http://www.wocwriters.com
27 July 2011
Featured Poem: The Wandering Wisdom by Achla Grover
Hey you—
pompously anchored
smokestack crown,
with a low-lying
bulbous bow,
are you a wayfarer?
Or
did you plainly steer
away?
I strongly feel
you secretly planned
an elope.
Fashionably,
you adorn a tattoo
well, it’s bold
and loud.
I wonder who
gave you
these words of
W I S D O M?
You must be interesting
at heart
with metal-lined
long shiny corridors,
a warm fire place,
and a soft corner
for your guardian, who,
you quietly left behind,
while wandering
on the map.
How do you feel this side
of my quiet town?
Though you speak a little
less of yourself
I tell you, you
stole the front page,
pulled the crowd,
made me ponder
over my grades,
the Archimedes principle,
and his so discovered
buoyancy details.
My dear guest
do you see—
you gifted
a few lives
to the deep grey waters
driven in lust,
for a short-lived fame.
Boasting
innumerable flashes
a few
wonder-struck faces
I see,
this everyday grey shore
has come to life.
Note: WISDOM here is referred to the ship that wandered and landed accidentally at Mumbai's Juhu beach
ACHLA GROVER is an Indian, married, a fashion lingerie professional by occupation, and writes because she loves to. In addition to her writing passion, she mulls over music and enjoys dancing sessions. She loves music, reads a lot, fiddles with wax and articles for candle making once in a while, and generally likes to have her mind occupied.
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pompously anchored
smokestack crown,
with a low-lying
bulbous bow,
are you a wayfarer?
Or
did you plainly steer
away?
I strongly feel
you secretly planned
an elope.
Fashionably,
you adorn a tattoo
well, it’s bold
and loud.
I wonder who
gave you
these words of
W I S D O M?
You must be interesting
at heart
with metal-lined
long shiny corridors,
a warm fire place,
and a soft corner
for your guardian, who,
you quietly left behind,
while wandering
on the map.
How do you feel this side
of my quiet town?
Though you speak a little
less of yourself
I tell you, you
stole the front page,
pulled the crowd,
made me ponder
over my grades,
the Archimedes principle,
and his so discovered
buoyancy details.
My dear guest
do you see—
you gifted
a few lives
to the deep grey waters
driven in lust,
for a short-lived fame.
Boasting
innumerable flashes
a few
wonder-struck faces
I see,
this everyday grey shore
has come to life.
Note: WISDOM here is referred to the ship that wandered and landed accidentally at Mumbai's Juhu beach
ACHLA GROVER is an Indian, married, a fashion lingerie professional by occupation, and writes because she loves to. In addition to her writing passion, she mulls over music and enjoys dancing sessions. She loves music, reads a lot, fiddles with wax and articles for candle making once in a while, and generally likes to have her mind occupied.
25 July 2011
Tinfish Press and Kundiman Poetry Celebration at Revolution Books Honolulu
Deadline: 6 August 2011
Please come celebrate publications from Tinfish Press and the Kundiman Poetry Prize!
Readers Include:
A very special poetic debut starring poets and editors, Craig Santos Perez and Brandy Nalani Mcdougall!
Brandy Nalani Mcdougall is the author of 'The Salt-Wind: Ka Makani Pa'Akai' and edited the anthology, Effigies: An Anthology of New Indigenous Writing, Pacific Rim, 2009. She is assistant professor in American Studies at the University of Hawaii.
Craig Santos Perez is the author of several poetry collections, his most recent, 'from unincorporated territory [saina]' was published in 2010 and nominated by the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for poetry. He is assistant professor in English at the University of Hawaii.
Janine Oshiro is the 2010 winner of the Kundiman Poetry Prize. Her collection 'Pier' will be published by Alice James Books this September. She is a Kundiman fellow and teaches at Windward Community College.
Margaret Rhee's chapbook of poetry, "Yellow/ė øė/ė øė/Yellow will be released as part of Tinfish Press's Retro Chapbook series August 2010. She co-edited 'Here is a Pen' An Anthology of West Coast Kundiman Poets, with poets Ching-In Chen and Debbie Yee published by Achiote Press in 2009. She is a doctoral student in Ethnic Studies with designated emphasis in New Media and Gender Studies at the University of California Berkeley.
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Revolution Books Honolulu, 2626 South King Street
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.revolutionbookshonolulu.org
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Please come celebrate publications from Tinfish Press and the Kundiman Poetry Prize!
Readers Include:
A very special poetic debut starring poets and editors, Craig Santos Perez and Brandy Nalani Mcdougall!
Brandy Nalani Mcdougall is the author of 'The Salt-Wind: Ka Makani Pa'Akai' and edited the anthology, Effigies: An Anthology of New Indigenous Writing, Pacific Rim, 2009. She is assistant professor in American Studies at the University of Hawaii.
Craig Santos Perez is the author of several poetry collections, his most recent, 'from unincorporated territory [saina]' was published in 2010 and nominated by the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for poetry. He is assistant professor in English at the University of Hawaii.
Janine Oshiro is the 2010 winner of the Kundiman Poetry Prize. Her collection 'Pier' will be published by Alice James Books this September. She is a Kundiman fellow and teaches at Windward Community College.
Margaret Rhee's chapbook of poetry, "Yellow/ė øė/ė øė/Yellow will be released as part of Tinfish Press's Retro Chapbook series August 2010. She co-edited 'Here is a Pen' An Anthology of West Coast Kundiman Poets, with poets Ching-In Chen and Debbie Yee published by Achiote Press in 2009. She is a doctoral student in Ethnic Studies with designated emphasis in New Media and Gender Studies at the University of California Berkeley.
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Revolution Books Honolulu, 2626 South King Street
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.revolutionbookshonolulu.org
Consulate General of Japan 3rd Haiku Poetry Contest (Vietnam)
Deadline: 14 October 2011
The Japanese consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and Tuoi Tre have launched their third biennial haiku contest for Vietnamese and Japanese living in Vietnam.
Vietnamese participants in the “Vietnam – Japan Haiku Contest” can send up to six verses in either Vietnamese or Japanese, while Japanese can send up to three poems in Vietnamese to the consulate at 13 – 17 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, or to thithohaiku@gmail.com.
Entries will be received until October 14.
Launched in 2007 along with the University of Social Sciences and Humanity, the contest has become popular and unveiled many poetic talents.
Haiku, one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry, is a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
Since the poems are mainly about nature, each must contain a word for a season to indicate in which season it is set.
Donwload entry form >>
Via: tuoitrenews.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: thithohaiku@gmail.com
For submissions: thithohaiku@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hcmcgj.vn.emb-japan.go.jp/
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The Japanese consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and Tuoi Tre have launched their third biennial haiku contest for Vietnamese and Japanese living in Vietnam.
Vietnamese participants in the “Vietnam – Japan Haiku Contest” can send up to six verses in either Vietnamese or Japanese, while Japanese can send up to three poems in Vietnamese to the consulate at 13 – 17 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, or to thithohaiku@gmail.com.
Entries will be received until October 14.
Launched in 2007 along with the University of Social Sciences and Humanity, the contest has become popular and unveiled many poetic talents.
Haiku, one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry, is a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
Since the poems are mainly about nature, each must contain a word for a season to indicate in which season it is set.
Donwload entry form >>
Via: tuoitrenews.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: thithohaiku@gmail.com
For submissions: thithohaiku@gmail.com
Website: http://www.hcmcgj.vn.emb-japan.go.jp/
20 July 2011
Delhi London Poetry Foundation's International Poetry Competition
Deadline: 21 August 2011
The Delhi London Poetry Foundation and Theatre of Devas pleased to announce an international poetry competition in English on the following topics.
1. Just War?
2. Just Evangelisation?
The prizes will be € 1000 for the winner and € 500 for the runner up and €100 consolation prizes in EACH category.
The rules of the competition are as follows:
• Open to all
• No more than 16 lines
• Only in English
• Poems to be sent by email only to theatreinternational2011@yahoo.com
• Winning poems will take the connotation of the above subjects including the question marks
• Winning poems will be based on sympathies of the poets to the views of the majority of the people in the non western world as expressed in the website www.siddhivinayaksavesmumbai.com with subjects of recent plays and poems.
• All winning poems and consolation prize winners will be published in an anthology of new poems on the above subjects to be released in December 2011
Entry fee : FREE
Contact Information:
For inquiries: theatreinternational2011@yahoo.com
For submissions: theatreinternational2011@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.siddhivinayaksavesmumbai.com
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The Delhi London Poetry Foundation and Theatre of Devas pleased to announce an international poetry competition in English on the following topics.
1. Just War?
2. Just Evangelisation?
The prizes will be € 1000 for the winner and € 500 for the runner up and €100 consolation prizes in EACH category.
The rules of the competition are as follows:
• Open to all
• No more than 16 lines
• Only in English
• Poems to be sent by email only to theatreinternational2011@yahoo.com
• Winning poems will take the connotation of the above subjects including the question marks
• Winning poems will be based on sympathies of the poets to the views of the majority of the people in the non western world as expressed in the website www.siddhivinayaksavesmumbai.com with subjects of recent plays and poems.
• All winning poems and consolation prize winners will be published in an anthology of new poems on the above subjects to be released in December 2011
Entry fee : FREE
Contact Information:
For inquiries: theatreinternational2011@yahoo.com
For submissions: theatreinternational2011@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.siddhivinayaksavesmumbai.com
19 July 2011
WPYW National Day Writing Competition 2011 (Singapore)
Deadline: 10 August 2011
WPYW National Day Writing Competition 2011: WHAT DOES BEING A SINGAPOREAN MEAN TO ME?
Cash and prizes worth $1,200 in total are up for grabs in the WPYW National Day Writing Competition 2011!
In conjunction with the National Day celebrations, the competition aims to promote creative writing and enhance the sense of being a Singaporean amongst our youths.
The competition consists of an Essay category and a Poetry category. You can take part in one or both categories.
From 18 July to 10 August 2011, simply submit an essay/poem that you think best examplifies the topic “What Does Being a Singaporean Mean to Me?”
This competition is open to all Singaporeans aged between 13 and 30 years. Winners will be determined by a panel of esteemed judges and number of “Likes” on the WPYW Facebook.
Guidelines:
1. Topic
What Does Being A Singaporean Mean To Me?
2. Categories
2.1. This competition has two categories: (a) Essay, and (b) Poetry.
2.2. You may participate in one or both of the categories.
3. Eligibility
3.1. Singapore Citizens aged 13 to 30 years at the time of participation.
3.2. Members of the Organising Committee, WP Youth Wing Executive Committee, WP Central Executive Council, Competition Judges, and their immediate family members are ineligible to participate.
4. Guidelines on Essay & Poem
4.1. Your essay/poem must be written in English.
4.2. Your essay/poem must be submitted via the form provided in the WPYW website.
4.3. The word limit for an essay is 500 words. The word limit for a poem is 150 words. If an essay/poem exceeds the word limit, only the first 500 words (for essays) or the first 150 words (for poems) may be considered in the scoring.
4.4. Only your first submitted essay/poem will be accepted.
4.5. Organisers reserve the right to decide whether to post your submitted essay or poem to the WPYW Facebook page, in cases where the organisers deem the essays/poems are not suitable for posting.
5. Scoring
5.1. Judges’ Scores shall make up 60% of the total score of an essay/poem.
5.2. The number of Facebook ‘Likes’ shall make up 40% of the total score of an essay/poem.
6. How to Participate
6.1. Submit your completed essay/poem via http://wpyouth.sg/ nationalday2011 from 18 July 2011 to 10 August 2011.
6.2. The organisers shall post your submitted essay/poem to the Workers’ Party Youth Wing (WPYW) Facebook Page.
6.3. Encourage your friends to ‘like’ the WPYW Facebook Page. Only those who ‘like’ the page can ‘like’ your essay/poem.
6.4. Number of ‘likes’ for each essay/poem will be recorded on 23 August 2011, 0000hrs.
7. Prizes (for each category)
8. Collection of Prizes
8.1. Results will be announced in the WPYW Facebook Page and the WPYW website on 24 August 2011
8.2. Prize presentation session will be held on 27 August 2011, 2.30pm at WP HQ, 216-G Syed Alwi Road, #02-03.
8.3. All prize-winners and participants are invited to attend the prize presentation session.
Contact Information:
For submissions: submit online here (scroll down)
Website: http://wpyouth.sg/
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WPYW National Day Writing Competition 2011: WHAT DOES BEING A SINGAPOREAN MEAN TO ME?
Cash and prizes worth $1,200 in total are up for grabs in the WPYW National Day Writing Competition 2011!
In conjunction with the National Day celebrations, the competition aims to promote creative writing and enhance the sense of being a Singaporean amongst our youths.
The competition consists of an Essay category and a Poetry category. You can take part in one or both categories.
From 18 July to 10 August 2011, simply submit an essay/poem that you think best examplifies the topic “What Does Being a Singaporean Mean to Me?”
This competition is open to all Singaporeans aged between 13 and 30 years. Winners will be determined by a panel of esteemed judges and number of “Likes” on the WPYW Facebook.
Guidelines:
1. Topic
What Does Being A Singaporean Mean To Me?
2. Categories
2.1. This competition has two categories: (a) Essay, and (b) Poetry.
2.2. You may participate in one or both of the categories.
3. Eligibility
3.1. Singapore Citizens aged 13 to 30 years at the time of participation.
3.2. Members of the Organising Committee, WP Youth Wing Executive Committee, WP Central Executive Council, Competition Judges, and their immediate family members are ineligible to participate.
4. Guidelines on Essay & Poem
4.1. Your essay/poem must be written in English.
4.2. Your essay/poem must be submitted via the form provided in the WPYW website.
4.3. The word limit for an essay is 500 words. The word limit for a poem is 150 words. If an essay/poem exceeds the word limit, only the first 500 words (for essays) or the first 150 words (for poems) may be considered in the scoring.
4.4. Only your first submitted essay/poem will be accepted.
4.5. Organisers reserve the right to decide whether to post your submitted essay or poem to the WPYW Facebook page, in cases where the organisers deem the essays/poems are not suitable for posting.
5. Scoring
5.1. Judges’ Scores shall make up 60% of the total score of an essay/poem.
5.2. The number of Facebook ‘Likes’ shall make up 40% of the total score of an essay/poem.
6. How to Participate
6.1. Submit your completed essay/poem via http://wpyouth.sg/ nationalday2011 from 18 July 2011 to 10 August 2011.
6.2. The organisers shall post your submitted essay/poem to the Workers’ Party Youth Wing (WPYW) Facebook Page.
6.3. Encourage your friends to ‘like’ the WPYW Facebook Page. Only those who ‘like’ the page can ‘like’ your essay/poem.
6.4. Number of ‘likes’ for each essay/poem will be recorded on 23 August 2011, 0000hrs.
7. Prizes (for each category)
- 1st Prize: $200 cash
- 2nd Prize: $150 cash
- 3rd Prize: $100 cash
- 5 Merit Prizes: $30 Kinokuniya Vouchers
8. Collection of Prizes
8.1. Results will be announced in the WPYW Facebook Page and the WPYW website on 24 August 2011
8.2. Prize presentation session will be held on 27 August 2011, 2.30pm at WP HQ, 216-G Syed Alwi Road, #02-03.
8.3. All prize-winners and participants are invited to attend the prize presentation session.
Contact Information:
For submissions: submit online here (scroll down)
Website: http://wpyouth.sg/
Night of Poetry: Women Out Loud at The Substation (Singapore)
Deadline: 4 August 2011
Come be a part of the inaugural Women Out Loud, and listen to poetry, prose, and dialogue from 9 writers for whom the personal need not necessarily be private. The line-up includes readings from award-winning novelist, short-story writer and playwright Ovidia Yu as well as published author-artist Dana Lam.
This literary event is part of the second installment of ETIQUETTE, a multidisciplinary showcase of art, writing and film created by and about women. Addressing gender as a subject of discourse, it uses art as a tool to create spaces within which critical and creative conversations can take place. Featuring an all-female crew of 35 artists, writers, filmmakers and curators, this year’s event gets down and dirty with pertinent women’s issues that people would rather not discuss at the dinner-table.
Time: 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Substation, 45 Armenian Street, Singapore
Contact Information:
For inquiries: ExhibitingEtiquette@gmail.com
Website: http://www.etiquette.sg
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Come be a part of the inaugural Women Out Loud, and listen to poetry, prose, and dialogue from 9 writers for whom the personal need not necessarily be private. The line-up includes readings from award-winning novelist, short-story writer and playwright Ovidia Yu as well as published author-artist Dana Lam.
This literary event is part of the second installment of ETIQUETTE, a multidisciplinary showcase of art, writing and film created by and about women. Addressing gender as a subject of discourse, it uses art as a tool to create spaces within which critical and creative conversations can take place. Featuring an all-female crew of 35 artists, writers, filmmakers and curators, this year’s event gets down and dirty with pertinent women’s issues that people would rather not discuss at the dinner-table.
Time: 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Substation, 45 Armenian Street, Singapore
Contact Information:
For inquiries: ExhibitingEtiquette@gmail.com
Website: http://www.etiquette.sg
16 July 2011
Call for Submissions: Haiku & Haibun for 9-11 Anthology
Deadline: 1 August 2011
Call for haiku, senryu and haibun about 9-11: the day itself, the immediate aftermath, the decade since, etc. Traditional and modern styles encouraged. Must be in English.
Please send 1-10 haiku or senryu to haiku@18cards.com
Please send 1-3 haibun to haibun@18cards.com
Please put your work in the body of the email, and write "911 anthology" as the subject. Put your contact information (name, address, phone, email) in the body of the email too, and share a brief bio. Let us know if you are under 18.
Accepting previously published and new poems. (With previously published, please let me know what the poem has been published, and that you have the rights.) Translations are fine as long as you have permission to publish the translation.
Haiku will be accepted on a rolling basis. The deadline is August 1, 2011, but the sooner you send them, the better. Please feel free to share this with others. Deborah Finkelstein, Chair of the Editorial Committee.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: haiku@18cards.com
For submissions: haiku@18cards.com
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Call for haiku, senryu and haibun about 9-11: the day itself, the immediate aftermath, the decade since, etc. Traditional and modern styles encouraged. Must be in English.
Please send 1-10 haiku or senryu to haiku@18cards.com
Please send 1-3 haibun to haibun@18cards.com
Please put your work in the body of the email, and write "911 anthology" as the subject. Put your contact information (name, address, phone, email) in the body of the email too, and share a brief bio. Let us know if you are under 18.
Accepting previously published and new poems. (With previously published, please let me know what the poem has been published, and that you have the rights.) Translations are fine as long as you have permission to publish the translation.
Haiku will be accepted on a rolling basis. The deadline is August 1, 2011, but the sooner you send them, the better. Please feel free to share this with others. Deborah Finkelstein, Chair of the Editorial Committee.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: haiku@18cards.com
For submissions: haiku@18cards.com
13 July 2011
Featured Poem: After the Quake by Denver Ejem Torres
After the Quake
for Japan
The 8.9-magnitude temblor, which was centered near the east coast of Japan, killed hundreds of people, caused the formation of 30-foot walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfed entire towns, dragged houses onto highways, and tossed cars and boats like toys. Some waves reached six miles (10 kilometers) inland in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's east coast. - CNN
The
Supreme Artist
again sat
on His stool
and
started chipping
away the
unnecessary.
Thus,
once ridden of it
completely comes
beauty (this process,
we call disaster,
calamity,
catastrophe).
But
the artistic process
we do
not understand
completely.
DENVER EJEM TORRES has a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature Studies (AB ELLS) at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. Recently, he attended the 18th Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW) as a fellow for poetry in English and the 26th Annual Faigao Memorial Writers Workshop of the same category and genre. Three of his poems are upcoming in the INWW Anthology to be published by Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology by next year.
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for Japan
The 8.9-magnitude temblor, which was centered near the east coast of Japan, killed hundreds of people, caused the formation of 30-foot walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfed entire towns, dragged houses onto highways, and tossed cars and boats like toys. Some waves reached six miles (10 kilometers) inland in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's east coast. - CNN
The
Supreme Artist
again sat
on His stool
and
started chipping
away the
unnecessary.
Thus,
once ridden of it
completely comes
beauty (this process,
we call disaster,
calamity,
catastrophe).
But
the artistic process
we do
not understand
completely.
DENVER EJEM TORRES has a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature Studies (AB ELLS) at Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. Recently, he attended the 18th Iligan National Writers Workshop (INWW) as a fellow for poetry in English and the 26th Annual Faigao Memorial Writers Workshop of the same category and genre. Three of his poems are upcoming in the INWW Anthology to be published by Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology by next year.
Kavya Tamil Poetry Competition (India)
Deadline: 31 August 2011
Kavya Creative Media Pvt Ltd is conducting an Online Tamil Poetry competition . This Tamil poetry contest is open to all school /college going children world wide and open category ages 18 yrs old and above which will be judged by eminent Tamil Scholars with different background. Attractive prizes will be given to the winning participants. This competition will be categorized in two different groups, category 1 (ages 6 - 18) and category 2 (open > 18 yrs old).
Email your entries: admin@tamildigest.com
Entry Deadline: Entries should be submitted on or before August 31 st, 2011 before 5:00 pm Indian Standard Time or 2:30 am EDT. Winners will be announced on or before September 20th, 2011.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: admin@tamildigest.com
For submissions: admin@tamildigest.com
Website: http://www.tamildigest.com/
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Kavya Creative Media Pvt Ltd is conducting an Online Tamil Poetry competition . This Tamil poetry contest is open to all school /college going children world wide and open category ages 18 yrs old and above which will be judged by eminent Tamil Scholars with different background. Attractive prizes will be given to the winning participants. This competition will be categorized in two different groups, category 1 (ages 6 - 18) and category 2 (open > 18 yrs old).
Email your entries: admin@tamildigest.com
Entry Deadline: Entries should be submitted on or before August 31 st, 2011 before 5:00 pm Indian Standard Time or 2:30 am EDT. Winners will be announced on or before September 20th, 2011.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: admin@tamildigest.com
For submissions: admin@tamildigest.com
Website: http://www.tamildigest.com/
10 July 2011
New eBook: SHE'CHINATOWN by Eliyahu Enriquez
PunkTorah has selected a manuscript titled SHE'CHINⒶTOWN by Eliyahu Enriquez for publication in eBook format. Included in the collection scheduled for release in time for Hannukah 2011 are micro prose poems published in previous incarnations, courtesy of Asia Writes (Sunday July 18, 2010).
E2 is the author of GⒶY CⒶMP [Chipmunka Publishing, 2009]. He first received Honorable Mention in Fordham University at Lincoln Center's Robert Nettleton/Ully Hirsh Poetry Prize for his poem, Fu. Since then, he has worked in the Editorial Departments of A Gathering of the Tribes, The Asian American Writers' Workshop, Persimmon: Asian Literature, Arts, and Culture, as well as Creative Writing Instructor for The Philippine American Center. He was the Featured Playwright at The Consulate General of the Philippines - New York and The AAWW with selected readings from The Playground Trilogy [fLiPsIdErS, Salvaged, and Pearl's Kaddish].
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E2 is the author of GⒶY CⒶMP [Chipmunka Publishing, 2009]. He first received Honorable Mention in Fordham University at Lincoln Center's Robert Nettleton/Ully Hirsh Poetry Prize for his poem, Fu. Since then, he has worked in the Editorial Departments of A Gathering of the Tribes, The Asian American Writers' Workshop, Persimmon: Asian Literature, Arts, and Culture, as well as Creative Writing Instructor for The Philippine American Center. He was the Featured Playwright at The Consulate General of the Philippines - New York and The AAWW with selected readings from The Playground Trilogy [fLiPsIdErS, Salvaged, and Pearl's Kaddish].
31st Fernando Rielo World Prize for Mystical Poetry
Deadline: 15 October 2011
RULES FOR THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL AWARD OF THE FERNANDO RIELO WORLD PRIZE FOR MYSTICAL POETRY sponsored by Fernando Rielo Foundation
Fernando Rielo Foundation is pleased to announce the Thirty-First World Prize for Mystical Poetry, which shall be governed by the following rules:
1. Previously unpublished works of poetry originally written in either Spanish or English or translated into one of these two languages shall be eligible for the Fernando Rielo World Prize for Mystical Poetry.
2. Each entry must be presented by its author. The minimum length for entries shall be 600 lines not to exceed 1300. A given work of poetry may be presented only once for this yearly award; winning works or those submitted to the Prize and awaiting the decision of the jury may not be presented for consideration to other Prizes.
3. The Prize shall be awarded for mystical poetry expressing the profound religious significance of the human person’s spiritual values.
4. The Prize shall consist of 7,000 euros and the publication of the entry selected. The Prize shall be awarded for a single entry. It may not be awarded in the absence of a suitable work.
5. The rights of author of the first edition of the winning work will consist in the monetary prize plus 100 books of this work.
6. The Jury may propose selected poems with significant mystical content from among all the works presented with a view toward their publication in an anthology by the Foundation, if the latter deems it appropriate.
7. The cover or first page of entries shall bear the title of the work and the author’s name, street address, telephone number, and email address, where applicable. The use of pseudonyms is thus prohibited. The submission of the work will be done using a PDF format to premiomundial@rielo.com. Another format will not be admitted.
Those who are unable to submit their work via email will send them to the following address:
FundaciĆ³n Fernando Rielo
Jorge Juan, 82 - 1° - 6
28009 MADRID — Spain
In this case, a single bound copy of the work should be submitted, printed or typed. A copy of the work in disk or CD should be included as well, if possible.
8. The deadline for submitting entries shall be October 15, 2011, and all entries postmarked on or before this date shall be accepted.
9. The President of the Fernando Rielo Foundation shall constitute and chair the Jury.
10. The Jury’s decision shall be made on or before December 15, 2011, and both the winner and the media shall be immediately informed thereof.
11. There shall be no correspondence with the authors of entries. The entries themselves shall not be returned but shall be destroyed ten days after the Jury’s decision.
12. The decision of the Jury is final.
13. The submission of entries for consideration means full acceptance of these Rules.
I understand mystical poetry in two senses:
a) The specific or full sense, which consists of conveying, with sufficient poetic skill, the different modes of the soul’s intimate personal experience of union with God in love and pain. The Christian poet experiences this union in relation to the Most Blessed Trinity; the non-Christian poet, in relation to God alone. The fullest exclusive consecration to Supreme Love, insofar as possible in this life, is what distinguishes mystical poetry from other poetic genres. If religious poetry and, along with it, other poetic genres, are not formed by this union of love with the Absolute, they are reduced to a religere which is deformed, rather than merely formless. This deformation is the departure point for what I term “antimystical poetry” and “antireli-gious
poetry.” It is quite certain that this deformity cannot totally annihilate the transcendence which defines the poet: all poetry is openness to the mystery of suffering that is man.
b) The general or incipient sense, which consists of conveying, with supreme mastery, the intimate experience of love with the Absolute in the various modes of searching presented by the human being’s spiritual inquietum cor. In this regard, I consider mysticism to be open—that is, incipient in all human beings because of the ontological fact that, rather than rational, political, or symbolic animals, they are “mystical beings.” On account of their mystical or ontological status, human beings, from the first instant of their conception, are betrothed to God—that is, united, constituted, and related. Mystical life, in keeping with this definition of man, is the incrementing, by way of grace, of the immanent constitutive presence of the Divine Persons in
the human person. This is what the elevation of mystical life to its greatest possible intimacy consists of.
The aim of mystical poetry is to confess one’s faith. The human word, as the image and likeness of the divine word, with a mystical brushstroke must trace out a language of hidden perfumed essences, unevasively summoning up man’s heavenly destiny.
Mystical poetry is not at all reductive; eminently creative, it is capable of engendering new stylistic resources, new forms, and, in general terms, inexhaustible wealth for conveying the soul’s mystical union with the Creator by means of the aesthetic image. Mystical poetry is also a universal, transcendental vision of a humanity journeying towards its celestial goal. Nature and the cosmos are added to this mystical journey, offering themselves to human beings for the purpose of illuminating the noblest sense of their unitive experience of love.
Mystical poetry differs from religious poetry in that, unlike the latter, it possesses a vast horizon through which it passionately recreates the multiform values of human spirituality. So-called “religious poetry”—often confused with “antimystical or antireligious poetry,” which is ranting, brazen, condemnatory, and even blasphemous— generally exhibits the traits of searching and feeling on a cultural level, rather than creative inner experience. What poet has not posed the subject of religion, even if only tangentially? The property defining mystical poetry is not to deal with God as a topic, as an “existential” description, as a stylistic recourse, or as a kind of experimental choice, but rather to raise loving union with the Absolute to art, to such a degree that the constant of that poetry must evoke this mystical union in a most lofty manner.
The experience of the union of love with God is so intimate, so vital, and so definitive that the mystical poet, in contrast to the so-called religious poet, will never wonder about the existence or non-existence of God, not even as an aesthetic recourse, just as the existence or non-existence of the air one breathes is never questioned.
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RULES FOR THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL AWARD OF THE FERNANDO RIELO WORLD PRIZE FOR MYSTICAL POETRY sponsored by Fernando Rielo Foundation
Fernando Rielo Foundation is pleased to announce the Thirty-First World Prize for Mystical Poetry, which shall be governed by the following rules:
1. Previously unpublished works of poetry originally written in either Spanish or English or translated into one of these two languages shall be eligible for the Fernando Rielo World Prize for Mystical Poetry.
2. Each entry must be presented by its author. The minimum length for entries shall be 600 lines not to exceed 1300. A given work of poetry may be presented only once for this yearly award; winning works or those submitted to the Prize and awaiting the decision of the jury may not be presented for consideration to other Prizes.
3. The Prize shall be awarded for mystical poetry expressing the profound religious significance of the human person’s spiritual values.
4. The Prize shall consist of 7,000 euros and the publication of the entry selected. The Prize shall be awarded for a single entry. It may not be awarded in the absence of a suitable work.
5. The rights of author of the first edition of the winning work will consist in the monetary prize plus 100 books of this work.
6. The Jury may propose selected poems with significant mystical content from among all the works presented with a view toward their publication in an anthology by the Foundation, if the latter deems it appropriate.
7. The cover or first page of entries shall bear the title of the work and the author’s name, street address, telephone number, and email address, where applicable. The use of pseudonyms is thus prohibited. The submission of the work will be done using a PDF format to premiomundial@rielo.com. Another format will not be admitted.
Those who are unable to submit their work via email will send them to the following address:
FundaciĆ³n Fernando Rielo
Jorge Juan, 82 - 1° - 6
28009 MADRID — Spain
In this case, a single bound copy of the work should be submitted, printed or typed. A copy of the work in disk or CD should be included as well, if possible.
8. The deadline for submitting entries shall be October 15, 2011, and all entries postmarked on or before this date shall be accepted.
9. The President of the Fernando Rielo Foundation shall constitute and chair the Jury.
10. The Jury’s decision shall be made on or before December 15, 2011, and both the winner and the media shall be immediately informed thereof.
11. There shall be no correspondence with the authors of entries. The entries themselves shall not be returned but shall be destroyed ten days after the Jury’s decision.
12. The decision of the Jury is final.
13. The submission of entries for consideration means full acceptance of these Rules.
I understand mystical poetry in two senses:
a) The specific or full sense, which consists of conveying, with sufficient poetic skill, the different modes of the soul’s intimate personal experience of union with God in love and pain. The Christian poet experiences this union in relation to the Most Blessed Trinity; the non-Christian poet, in relation to God alone. The fullest exclusive consecration to Supreme Love, insofar as possible in this life, is what distinguishes mystical poetry from other poetic genres. If religious poetry and, along with it, other poetic genres, are not formed by this union of love with the Absolute, they are reduced to a religere which is deformed, rather than merely formless. This deformation is the departure point for what I term “antimystical poetry” and “antireli-gious
poetry.” It is quite certain that this deformity cannot totally annihilate the transcendence which defines the poet: all poetry is openness to the mystery of suffering that is man.
b) The general or incipient sense, which consists of conveying, with supreme mastery, the intimate experience of love with the Absolute in the various modes of searching presented by the human being’s spiritual inquietum cor. In this regard, I consider mysticism to be open—that is, incipient in all human beings because of the ontological fact that, rather than rational, political, or symbolic animals, they are “mystical beings.” On account of their mystical or ontological status, human beings, from the first instant of their conception, are betrothed to God—that is, united, constituted, and related. Mystical life, in keeping with this definition of man, is the incrementing, by way of grace, of the immanent constitutive presence of the Divine Persons in
the human person. This is what the elevation of mystical life to its greatest possible intimacy consists of.
The aim of mystical poetry is to confess one’s faith. The human word, as the image and likeness of the divine word, with a mystical brushstroke must trace out a language of hidden perfumed essences, unevasively summoning up man’s heavenly destiny.
Mystical poetry is not at all reductive; eminently creative, it is capable of engendering new stylistic resources, new forms, and, in general terms, inexhaustible wealth for conveying the soul’s mystical union with the Creator by means of the aesthetic image. Mystical poetry is also a universal, transcendental vision of a humanity journeying towards its celestial goal. Nature and the cosmos are added to this mystical journey, offering themselves to human beings for the purpose of illuminating the noblest sense of their unitive experience of love.
Mystical poetry differs from religious poetry in that, unlike the latter, it possesses a vast horizon through which it passionately recreates the multiform values of human spirituality. So-called “religious poetry”—often confused with “antimystical or antireligious poetry,” which is ranting, brazen, condemnatory, and even blasphemous— generally exhibits the traits of searching and feeling on a cultural level, rather than creative inner experience. What poet has not posed the subject of religion, even if only tangentially? The property defining mystical poetry is not to deal with God as a topic, as an “existential” description, as a stylistic recourse, or as a kind of experimental choice, but rather to raise loving union with the Absolute to art, to such a degree that the constant of that poetry must evoke this mystical union in a most lofty manner.
The experience of the union of love with God is so intimate, so vital, and so definitive that the mystical poet, in contrast to the so-called religious poet, will never wonder about the existence or non-existence of God, not even as an aesthetic recourse, just as the existence or non-existence of the air one breathes is never questioned.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: premiomundial@rielo.com or call (17 18) 526 36 94
For submissions: premiomundial@rielo.com
Website: http://www.rielo.com
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