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Vote for the Next Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula

books poetry lit December 16, 2014 Leave a comment

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You can vote now for the next Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula! Nominees were publicly chosen and are being publicly voted for on the Great Lakes of Commonwealth Letters website.

Nominees are (sample poems linked): Marty Achatz, Elinor Benedict, Eric Gadzinski, Kathleen Heideman, Jonathon Johnson, Beverly Matherne, Janeen Rastall, Ron Riekki, Jillena Rose, Andrea Scarpino, and my talented friend Saara Myrene Raapana.

You can vote for anyone, but for the record, you should vote for Saara.

Vote now!

How to Find Literary Open Submission Periods and Calls for Poetry, Art, Fiction Submissions

books poetry lit, creativity November 13, 2014 Leave a comment

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1. Keep endless lists of literary journals. Mark which ones actually publish your style, and archive the rest. Note open submission periods per year.

2. Follow LitMagNews on Twitter, where Jonathan Crowl posts and retweets calls for submissions from literary journals.

3. Join the Facebook Group for Poetry, Fiction, and Art Calls for Submissions. It’s approve-only but it’s fairly easy to get approved.

Submit!!