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News & Events - updated 11/13/06
Hello There
Minnesota SLAM FANS!
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TWO SlamMN! Slams in November!
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Tuesday Nov 14th- Dirty Haiku's Strike BACK! That's right
the good
folks at SlamMN have decided the Twin Cities need another Dirty Haiku
battle! So let's get raunchy 5-7-5 style! Hot Possum! (or Opossum if
you're nasty) The Dirty Haiku round will be a bonus round in addition
to the regular slam you can sign up for one, both or just sit back
and watch the filth fly...
Tuesday Nov 28th-- You know the drill 12 poets, 3 rounds BUT
WAIT
THERE'S MORE this time we bring you the Twin Cities own
writer/performer Charlie Bethel! You might have seen
Charlie in this
year's Fringe Festival Hit "Sin Cities Seven" or any other number
of
events throughout town he's been everywhere and done it all and
SlamMN is tickled pink to have him. Last Chance to qualify
for Semi-
finals in December!
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Other/Upcoming Shows:
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Mon Dec 4th- Be sure to checkout our Sister
Slam at the Artist
Quarter in St. Paul the first Monday of every month
Dec 11th- Some of your Favorite Twin cities Slammers
Will be heading
south to a little Burg called LaCrosse WI. Why? To Slam the Pants off
some Milwaukee Poets ( or to have our pants slammed off either way
it'll be fun)! We'll be hanging out at the Bodega Brew Pub
in
Downtown LaCrosse at 7:30... more details in next Months letter
Dec 12th-- This is the semi-final Slam
featuring "Dem Cats" a spoken
word double threat from Milwaukee. The Semi-final bout winner will
represent us at the International World Poetry Slam in Vancouver
Canada! For more information visit www.poetryslam.com
Dec 19th--- Kieran Open Mic Five Minutes
of Fame! Celebrates the 4th
day of Hannukah with special guest host Anna Blyly-Strauss!
January 9th- The second half of the Kieran's Slam Season
begins with
the first ever Poetry Slam and Baked Goods Competition.
Get Ready to
BAKE....
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YOU and THE SLAM and your I-POD:
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Have you ever wondered what you could do to help Slam MN or at least
make it so you don't have to pay cover? You could spend a night as
our POD Master! Not only would you get in free but you could force
your musical taste on people between every poem. Just bring your MP3
Player and we'll plug on in. For more volunteer Opurtunities visit
www.slammn.org
Thanks and SEE YOU TUESDAY!
SlamMN
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SUBMISSION POSSIBILITIES
FROM RANDY JACOBS
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:59 am (PST)
WEST WIND REVIEW, Southern Oregon University1s literary anthology, seeks
poetry, short fiction, and essay submissions for the 2007 book. Deadline:
December 1. Selection by jury. Send MS with SASE to 1250 Siskiyou Blvd.,
Ashland, OR 97520. For more information, go to www.sou.edu/ english/westwind
<http://www.sou. edu/english/ westwind> .
POEMS ABOUT investing wanted for untraditional anthology. Think: stocks,
bonds, making money, losing money, the ever-changing stock market, and
philosophies (i.e., the 3human side2) of investing. Simultaneous submissions/
previously published poems are welcome. Leads are also appreciated. Deadline:
January 31, 2007. E-mail: poetryprojects@ yahoo.com.
POEMS ABOUT the Internet wanted for anthology. Web surfing; E-mail; SPAM;
viruses; blogs; online dating/networking; Google; instant messaging; E-commerce:
It1s all fair game. All styles are fine-rhymed or free verse, serious
or hilarious. Simultaneous submissions/ previously published poems are
welcome. Leads are also appreciated. Deadline: January 31, 2007. E-mail:
poetryprojects@ yahoo.com.
PLAIN VIEW PRESS, a 30-year-old independent publishing house, is accepting
manuscripts- high literary standards, collaborative process, activist
orientation, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction relevant to environmental
protection, peace, and gender, racial, economic justice. Spoken word and
print -offset, pod, E-books, CDs. For guidelines, E-mail sbright1@austin.
rr.com, or visit Web site: www.plainviewpress. net <http://www.plainvie
wpress.net> .
ROCK & SLING: A Journal of Literature, Art, and Faith seeks poetry,
fiction, creative nonfiction/memoir, art, critical reviews, and reportage
that brushes up against Christianity. We do not publish devotionals, testimonies,
or preachy tales. For guidelines, excerpts, and details on upcoming poetry
contest, visit www.rockandsling. org <http://www.rockands ling.org>
.
WORDTECH Communications LLC now reading poetry manuscripts for all imprints
(Cherry Grove Collections, CustomWords, David Robert Books, Turning Point,
Word Press, and Word-Tech Editions). Royalty contract. List includes Nick
Carbo, Philip Dacey, Rachel Hadas, Allison Joseph. No reading fees. Deadline:
December 31 postmark. For detailed guidelines, visit: www.wordtechcommuni
cations.com/ deadline- list.htm <http://www.wordtech communications.
com/deadline- list.htm> .
CALL FOR Submissions: the Alembic is accepting submissions of poems and
short fiction. Deadline: December 10. Include up to 5 poems and/or 15
pages of prose to Editors, the Alembic, English Dept., Providence College,
Providence, RI 02918.
THE CARDINAL Stritch University literary magazine, Clare, seeks short
fiction and poetry (3-5 poems). SASE. Deadline: March 1, 2007. Send to:
Barbara Wuest, Clare, Cardinal Stritch University, 6801 N. Yates Rd. Milwaukee,
WI 53217
COMSTOCK REVIEW celebrated 20 years of outstanding poetry in 2006. $9
for sample of either Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter Awards edition. Submit
6 poems, short bio for 2007 open reading period: January 1-March 15 postmark.
Early submissions encouraged! Interested in metaphor, fresh imagery, free
or formal verse. No E-mail submissions. Prefer no simultaneous submissions.
Replies: 6-8 weeks after end of reading period. Often comments. Check
Web site for extensive information, including growing links to online
poetry, prize-winning poems, editors1 poems, short book reviews, and downloadable
Poet1s Handbook. SASE for guidelines if necessary. Subscriptions: $16/1
year, $28/2 years. John M. Bellinger, Managing Editor, Comstock Review,
4956 St. John Dr., Syracuse, NY 13215. Web site: www.comstockreview. org
<http://www.comstock review.org> .
CRAFT AND originality are the keys to publishing your poetry in Freshwater1s
2007 issue. Deadline: December 15. Payment: 2 copies. Sample copy: $6.
Send 5 unpublished poems with bio, name, address, phone number, E-mail,
plus SASE for notification, to Freshwater, Asnuntuck Community College,
170 Elm St., Enfield, CT 06082.
Christian Science Monitor1s 11th Annual Young Poets Contest. Submit original
poems - any subject. Preschool through high school. Deadline Friday, Dec
1. For poetry tips and to read winning poems from previous years, visit
www.csmonitor. com/youngpoets <http://www.csmonito r.com/youngpoets>
. Winners published in early January. Send poems (no more than three)
to youngpoets@csps. com. Include your name, mailing address, grade in
school, e-mail address, and home phone number. For mailing information,
visit Web site.
DIVIDE: CREATIVE Responses to Contemporary Social Questions invites submissions
of poetry, fiction, essays, and visual artwork on the theme 3Sports and
Adventure: Finding the Extraordinary in the Subtle and the Momentous,2
August 1-December 1. Send with SASE: divide, University of Colorado, UCB
317, Boulder, CO 80309. Web site: www.colorado. edu/journals/ divide <http://www.colorado
.edu/journals/ divide> .
ECLIPSE, A LITERARY, seeks submissions of quality short fiction and poetry
from both new and established writers. Past contributors include Wanda
Coleman, Mary Crow, Dana Gioia, William Heyen, Allison Joseph, George
Rabasa, James Ragan, Richard Schmitt, and Virgil Suarez. Send manuscript,
SASE, and cover letter to Bart Edelman, Editor, Glendale College, 1500
N. Verdugo Rd., Glendale, CA 91208.
ECOTONE welcomes unsolicited works of creative nonfiction, fiction, and
poetry with a specific focus on place and borders, be them geographical,
interpersonal, sexual, spiritual, etc. Our audience appreciates literary
work that is vital, thorny, and alive. Submissions accepted August 15-April
30 only. See Web site for details: www.uncw.edu/ ecotone <http://www.uncw.
edu/ecotone> .
IRON HORSE Literary Review reads manuscripts August 15-April 15 each year.
We are looking for fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Payment:
$100 per prose piece, $40 per poem. For further information, please visit
www.english. ttu.edu/ih <http://www.english. ttu.edu/ih> .
THE MAD HATTER, an international journal of creativity by precollege students,
seeks poetry and b&w photography and art for 10th annual issue. Deadline:
February postmark. Issued: April of each year. Payment: 1 copy. Send work,
school or home-school affiliation, and SASE to Mad Hatter, 320 S. Seminary
St., Madisonville, KY 42431. Visit
the Web site for additional information: www.hopkins. k12.ky.us/ gifted/mad_
hatter.htm <http://www.hopkins. k12.ky.us/ gifted/mad_ hatter.htm>
.
NATURAL BRIDGE #18. Submit November 1-December 31. We are seeking poetry,
fiction, essays, and works in translation exploring the theme of Temptation,
in addition to our usual miscellany. Guest Editor: Steven Schreiner. No
previously published MSS Include SASE. Natural Bridge, Dept. of English,
The University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1 University Blvd., St. Louis,
MO 63121. For further details, visit www.umsl.edu/ ~natural <http://www.umsl.
edu/%7Enatural> .
WATER~STONE Review seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for
its Fall 2007 issue. Open to all styles; quality counts. Deadline: December
29. Submit, with sase, up to 5 poems, 20 pages total, or up to 5,000 words
of prose. Manuscripts will not be returned (recycled). Water~Stone Review,
Graduate School of Liberal Studies, MS-A1730, Hamline University, 1536
Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284.
1ST ANNUAL SMITH College Poetry Prize for Massachusetts high school girls
in 10th and 11th grades. Award: $500. Judge: Naomi Shihab Nye. No entry
fee. Submissions accepted October 1-December 1. Sponsored by the Poetry
Center at Smith College. For complete guidelines, eligibility, and required
entry form, please visit www.smith.edu/ poetrycenter/ highschoolprize.
html <http://www.smith. edu/poetrycenter /highschoolprize .html>
$50,000 AWARD for 1 woman writer of fiction. A Room of Her Own Foundation
is now accepting applications for the 2006-2007 Gift of Freedom award
for fiction. Deadline: February 1, 2007. Application fee: $35. Guidelines
and application at www.aroomofherownfo undation. org <http://www.aroomofh
erownfoundation. org
JANE KENYON Poetry Prize, presented by Water~Stone Review. Winner receives
$1,000 plus publication. $10 entry fee includes one-year subscription.
Deadline: December 29. Up to 3 unpublished poems, 10 pages total. Send
with SASE to Poetry Prize, Water~Stone Review, Graduate School of Liberal
Studies, MS-A1730, Hamline University, 1536
Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104-1284.
THE JOURNAL'S William Allen Creative Nonfiction Prize. Word limit: 6,500.
Prize: $500 and publication. Judge: Robin Hemley, director of the Nonfiction
Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Entries read anonymously. Deadline:
January 15, 2007 postmark. Send to: The Journal, 421 Denney, 164 W. 17th
Ave., Columbus, OH 43210. Web site: http://english. osu.edu/journals /the_journal.
MARVIN BELL and Perigee are accepting submissions to the 2006 Poetry Contest.
Marvin Bell serves as Finalist Judge (past judges include Judy Jordan
and Steve Kowit). $650 in cash prizes plus publication in the 2007 anniversary
issue. Submit 3 poems for only $7. Deadline: December 31. Results: February
15, 2007. Submit directly at www.perigee- art.com <http://www.perigee-
art.com> .
PASSAGER CONTEST for writers over 50. Send 5 poems, 35 lines max each.
Fee: $20, includes 1-year subscription. Send bio. SASE for results only.
Deadline: February 15, 2007. First prize: $300. Honorable mentions published.
Passager Contest, University of Baltimore, 1420 N. Charles St., Baltimore,
MD 21201-5779. Web site: www.passagerpress. com <http://www.passager
press.com> .
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New Publication
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Posted by: "michael salinger"
Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:26 am (PST)
I am proud to announce the publication of Outspoken - How to Improve
Writing and Speaking Skills Through Poetry Performance. By Sara
Holbrook and Michael Salinger
This book contains writing and performance exercises for use in the
middle and high school classroom and also contains a DVD that
chronicles our work with the youth slam team at Cleveland's Playhouse
Square.
We just received our author's copies and the book looks great!
http://books.
heinemann. com/products/ E00965.aspx
Time to get work on the next one now,
Salinger
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PSI Newsletter - Call for Articles and Ideas
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Posted by: "Delrica Andrews"
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:33 am (PST)
Hey folks.
Back in July/August, the first issue of the 2nd volume of TEN: PSI
Newsletter was released.
We are now looking for ideas, articles, photos, etc. for the 2nd issue.
We
have not yet set a scheduled release for the new issue, but we're gearing
up
to get this sucker started very shortly.
If you have any ideas, post them here or send your ideas to
psi.news@gmail. com.
I'm thinking we should do at least one slammaster spotlight and no idea
what
else to do there. So get us some ideas so we can keep this thing going!
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New Book Store to open in St. Paul
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Coming in November 2006 - Garrison Keilor will be opening a bookstore underneath Nina's Coffeeshop at the corner of Selby and Western, just blocks from the Cathedral. Stay tuned for updates.
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SlamMN! Gets new Slam Masters
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Cynthia French has retired her role as the Slam Master for SlamMN! after 6 years of service to the Twin Cities spoken word community in order to dedicate her time to the MN Rollergirls Roller Derby. This summer, Cynthia made it through the try-out process and is in boot camp with the roller girls, working hard before the team draft. Cynthia will still be teaching poetry and performance, as well as writing and touring. Keep in touch with her at: www.cynthiafrench.com or www.myspace.com/cynthiafrench
Your new Slam Masters (that's right - there's TWO!) are Wonder Dave and Allison B. You can still reach them at slamminnesota@yahoo.com.
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A Note from Buddy Wakefield - Tues., Aug. 22
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Hi All. Hope
this message finds ya clear in the chaos and healthy in the
heart/head/orifice[s].Strange Famous Records released my new CD ("Run
On Anything") and I couldn't be more floored with gratitude by the
way it all turned out. I've been working on it for over two years with
Jon Berardi, the same guy who produced "A Stretch of Presence".
You can get a copy from the merch page on www.buddywakefield.com
or
www.strangefamousrecords.com.
Guest appearances and features include:Sage Francis, Morris Stegosaurus,
Jamie DeWolf of The Suicide Kings, Mack Dennis, Oliver Klomp/Oval League,
Aaron Trumm, Carlos Andres Gomez...and the list goes on...
Send me an email backchannel at buddy@buddywakefield.com
if you've got any questions or...
Aiming for Ghetto Gold,
Buddy Wakefield