News
December 2024
- The Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize closed on Nov. 8. We are reading now.
- Open Call in Creative Nonfiction entries have been judged. Those who will be published in the Spring issue have been noticed.
- Open Call fiction are still in processing because there's more. Those who will be published in the Spring issue have been noticed.
- Fall 2024 issue - Expected back from the publisher around December 13 and then it will go in the mail to our contributors!
- For anyone who purchased an ebook in June (and discovered that it started on page 24), please contact us.
- We are also working on some exciting changes for the new year!
Here's a summary of summary FY23-24:
- 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
- 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
