News
January 2025
- The Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize will be announced in February. We are down to the top 20.
- The Fall 2024 issue was mailed before Christmas and is available on Amazon. Many thanks to our contributors.
- We'll have an Open Mic event on April 2 at the college Univeristy Center from 4-6 p.m. We'll be celebrating Mick Kennedy, our founder, and his recent book of poetry.
Here's a summary of summary FY23-24 July to July:
- Read over 500 total poems inc JBB and the open call, 110 pieces of fiction, 100 pieces of creative nonfiction = 710 + pieces of work read
- Staff of 10 regular volunteers
- Printed 2 anthologies (fall and spring)
- The Spring '24 edition was the first ebook.
- Received entries from 27 different states and 20 countries
- Joy Bale Boone is the only contest with a fee; others are still free.
Shout Outs
- The Baird's Corner Writing Group, found by Robert Villanueva, is an online writing group hosted which has existed since 2002. https://thebardscorner.wixsite.com/tbcwg
- To the following websites for promoting our competitions free of charge:
- Congrats to Alessio Zanelli with his new book!
Special Thanks to
Larry Reid for introducing us at his art class!
our new sponsor! The Fleck Law Firm
