THE BUSINESS ASPECT OF WRITING TAKES PATIENCE, PERSEVERANCE, AND ORGANIZATION!!
YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING LINKS IN ORDER TO SEND YOUR WORKS OUT TO THE THREE VENUES WHICH ACCEPT ELECTRONIC COPIES ONLY. FOR AERIE INTERNATIONAL YOU ALSO NEED TO INCLUDE A PHOTO OF YOURSELF IN JPEG FORMAT.
You may not double submit. Keep track of where you send what. Make individual files on your hard drive for each venue below. You must ensure that your poems are publishable. That means there are no spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors.
You are marked by your organization, attention to detail, getting the work sent out, choosing which poems to send where. DO YOUR RESEARCH. EACH VENUE LOOKS FOR SOMETHING UNIQUE. YOU'VE READ THE CLAREMONT REVIEW SO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY LIKE. READ POLYPHONY MAGAZINE AND AERIE MAGAZINE TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY LIKE.
DEADLINES ARE IN BOLD BELOW:
Jessamy Stursberg National Poetry for Youth Formally called the League of Can. Poets Youth Prize
This contest is one of the most prestigious of the bunch. Send two poems here. Choose poems that are easy to follow, offer surprise and use language uniquely. You can check their site to read previous prize winners to get an idea. They like phantoms, prose poems, poems about youth etc SEND THIS OFF TODAY.
http://www.mcps.k12.mt.us/highschool/bigsky/aerie/international/submissions.html
This magazine is published by a high school in Montana. They like short pieces which startle and delight. I have copies of the magazine for your perusal and they also have samples on their website. SEND THIS OFF BY TODAY.
Polyphony HS Magazine
Polyphony HS Magazine is published out of Polyphony High School in Chicago but their editors are students from high schools throughout the world. In fact, you can apply to become an editor if you LOVE to edit!! You must create an account on this site. Some of you will have accounts from last year so you'll need to remember your account info. SEND THIS OFF BY THURSDAY.
Claremont Review Contest: Submit 3 poems (hard copies) No name on your poems. Attach a contest entry form to your poems. Write neatly on the form. Attach a cheque made out to The Claremont Review for $25.00. These poems will be considered for the fall issue 2014. Save these poems under a file called Claremont Review Contest. HAND IN TO ME BY THURSDAY THIS WEEK.
Claremont Review Submission: Put your name on these poems. Attach a self-addressed envelope. I will put a stamp on them. I have envelopes. These poems will be considered for the spring issue. ENSURE THAT THESE POEMS HAVE NO ERRORS! GET YOUR FRIENDS TO READ AND READ AND RE-READ YOUR ENTRIES. CHECK FOR IT'S / ITS THEIR / THERE / THEY'RE Not having all caps at the beginning of each line. Dashes are dashes and hyphens are hyphens. a.m. and am can be distinguished. No bolded or underlined titles. All works are left justified. Titles are over the poems. Your name appears under the poem. You save these poems under the file Claremont Review Submission on your hard drive as they will ask you for an electronic version if they decide to publish you. HAND IN TO ME BY THURSDAY THIS WEEK.
BCTELA contest: Two poems. No name on the poems. Attach the BCTELA form to the poems. Check that there are no errors. Save these two poems under a file called BCTELA submission 2014. HAND IN TO ME BY THURSDAY THIS WEEK.
WED: Poet and Entrepreneur Wendy Morton will be in the school to teach us how to write poems for people.
I handed out the form below which must be completed and submitted by Thursday.
KEEPING TRACK: Read
slowly and carefully. Learn.
COMPLETE THE CHART AND SUBMIT TO ME BY
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NAME:
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TITLE OF VENUE
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WHAT THEY LOOK FOR
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TITLES OF MY SUBMISSIONS
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JESSAMY STURSBERG NATIONAL CONTEST FOR YOUTH
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2 poems, sent electronically. They look for language
poems, surprise, structure, pantoums, prose poems, villanelles, glosas, list
poems, or poems about youth or family or a rant
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1.
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2.
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THESE POEMS CAN BE THE SAME ONES YOU SEND TO BCTELA OR TO
POLYPHONY OR TO AERIE BUT NOT TO THE CLAREMONT REVIEW.
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Aerie International
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Submit electronically and include a photo in jpeg format.
Follow their directions carefully.
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2.
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THESE POEMS CANNOT BE THE SAME ONES YOU SEND TO POLYPONY
OR THE CLAREMONT REVIEW.
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Polyphony H.S. Magazine
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Edited by students. They are very picky. Send them the
poems which are absolutely clear and easy to follow. You must make an on-line
account to submit.
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1._____________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________
THESE POEMS CANNOT BE THE SAME ONES YOU SEND TO AERIE OR
THE CLAREMONT REVIEW.
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BCTELA CONTEST: PROVINCIAL
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DO NOT PUT YOUR NAMES ON THE POEMS. ATTACH THE POEMS TO
THE COVER SHEET I GAVE YOU. FILL IN THE SHEET NEATLY.
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1._______________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________
THESE TWO POEMS MAY BE THE SAME ONES YOU HAVE SENT
ELSEWHERE.
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CLAREMONT REVIEW SUBMISSION
FREE TO ENTER
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SEND 2 TO 4 POEMS
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY LIKE.
SEND A VARIETY OF STYLES AND SUBJECTS.
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THESE POEMS CANNOT BE THE SAME ONES YOU SEND TO AERIE OR
POLYPONY OR JESSAMY STURSBERG.
PUT YOUR NAMES ON THESE POEMS. FILL OUT THE SUBMISSION
FORM AND THE SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AND ATTACH IT ALL TOGETHER WITH A PAPER
CLIP. NO STAPLES.
1.__________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________
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CLAREMONT REVIEW CONTEST
$25.00 (FOR 3 POEMS, 1 STORY (WHICH WE WILL DO LATER)
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YOU GET A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
FOR ENTERING
HARD TO TELL WHAT THEY LIKE BECAUSE THE JUDGES ARE
DIFFERENT EVERY YEAR SO SEND A VARIETY.
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THESE POEMS CANNOT BE THE SAME ONES YOU SEND TO AERIE OR POLYPOHONY
OR JESSAMY STURSBERG.
DO NOT PUT YOUR NAMES ON THESE POEMS. ATTACH TO THE ENTRY
FORM.
1.
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2.
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3.
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