Oregon Authors

"The Life Poetic iPoem Contest" deadline November 1

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:21:35 PDT

Sage Cohen, author of Writing the Life Poetic: An Invitation to Read and Write Poetry (Writer's Digest Books, 2009) invites you to submit up to three poems that express the spirit of "the life poetic" to "The Life Poetic iPoem Contest" by November 1. Sage will be choosing 365 poems for inclusion in an iPhone app that features a poem a day for a year.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Poem specs:

Please submit up to three unpublished poems.
Each poem should have NO MORE THAN 20 lines.
Poems should express the poet's interpretation of the theme "The Life Poetic."

Submissions specs:

Submission should be a single Word doc that includes: cover letter + one poem per page (for a maximum total of four pages).
Please include your name, email address, phone number and birthday (Month and day) on every poem.
Cover letter should include one URL you'd like to appear as a bio credit after your name.
Please name Word doc with your first/last name. For example, mine would be: sagecohen.doc.
Send submissions to: Sage(at)sagesaidso(dot)com. You will receive confirmation within 48 hours of receipt.
One submission of up to three poems per poet, please.

Deadlines:

NEW DEADLINE: Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. PST on November 1, 2010.Â
Winners will be announced by January 1, 2011.

Â For more information please visit the Writing the Life Poetic website: http://writingthelifepoetic.typepad.com/writing_the_life_poetic/

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The 41st Annual Willamette Writers Conference August 6-8, 2010

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:03:23 PDT

"You cope all year with the creative isolation that's part of the writer's journey. Our annual conference is an opportunity for you to meet and exchange ideas with hundreds of other writers, to hone your craft, find expert advice, sell your work and get your creative juices flowing. Inspiration is what it's all about, and the inspiration you gain during the Willamette Writer's 2010 conference this August will help fire you up and carry you through the winter months - and work - ahead.

This year's workshops will be so good you will wish you had a clone before it's over. Choose from nearly 100 workshops conducted by seasoned pros in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, manuscript editing, publishing, pitching, entering writing contests, research and business. Whether you write self-help books, historic fiction, blockbuster Hollywood screenplays, mysteries, romance, magazine articles, sci-fi, plays, children's books, humor, or simply need help marketing yourself as a professional, you'll find helpful guidance and keen insights at the 2010 Willamette Writer's Conference."

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