News
February 2025
- The Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize will be announced in February. We are down to the top 20.
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From January 27 – February 28, 2025 there is an exhibit in the Morrison Gallery features recent artwork by Instructor Lawrence Reid and Assistant Professor Barry A. Williams. Reid creates multi-media masks that embody the Jungian Shadow Archetype and explore emotions that might normally be concealed. Williams works in a variety of media and this exhibit features recent watercolor paintings of places at or near ECTC campuses. Williams' piece are for private sale and interested parties can contact him: https://the-other-barry-williams.square.site/ . Proceeds from the sale benefit this journal!
- We'll have an Poetry Reading, Open Mic, and Art Walk on April 2 at Student Center
dining area from 4-6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is also
free. On the campus map, find the Student Center Building: https://elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/about/campuses/ectc-campus-map.aspx.
Here's a summary of 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
