Author Elizabeth Harding
Oh USA
What happened to you?
There was a time when you were an equivalent for freedom
Freedom to express whatever one believed
Showing respect for whatever one achieved.
By boat, by plane, or car taking route 66,
the land prospered due to a people’s mix.
It did not matter where one was born.
Now immigrants are greeted with shocking scorn,
tolerated to execute the dirty work in all visibility
but just not good enough to earn their legality.
Or reverse a waterfall,
If I could make light be slow
Or cause the wind to stall,
If I could cure all illnesses
and make the injured whole,
or remove hatred from men’s hearts
and let the soulless find a soul.
If I could make men see sense
And refuse to go to war,
Each month during 2016, the NY Literary Magazine runs a free-to-enter Poetry Contest.
We are now accepting submissions for this month’s Best Poetry Contest.
Our literary magazine is seeking outstanding poems from talented poets.
The poems we are searching for are emotionally stirring with a deep meaning. Poems that make you think and feel and wonder, poems that stay with you even long after you have read them. Unforgettable poems, that will withstand the test of time.
Send in your best poetry for a chance to be published in our print poetry magazine and win an honor Award seal.
We’re accepting poetry submissions in the following categories:
The 2016 Writing Workshop of Chicago is a one-day writing workshop where writers will gain knowledge on how to get published and have the chance to meet literary agents. Attendees will receive intensive training on all aspects of getting their books published, be able to pitch their book to an attending literary agent or editor, get their publishing questions answered and meet fellow writers. There are only 200 seats available at the event.
This writing workshop will take place on
Amanda Jain is a new literary agent at the Inklings Literary Agency and actively building up her client list.
Inklings Literary Agency LLC is a full service, hands-on literary agency. The agency accepts unsolicited manuscript submissions from talented new writers, as well as from established authors. Inklings represent a broad range of commercial and literary fiction as well as memoirs and true crime.
Amanda earned her BA in English. She began her career working in the trade department at W.W. Norton.
After working at W.W Norton for seven years, Amanda left to
There’s a new literary agent in the field!
Kelly Peterson has recently joined Corvisiero Literary as a junior agent. Corvisiero is a New York City boutique literary agency.
Kelly is a graduate of West Chester University, with a B.S.Ed. in English. She worked for a while as a teacher, before deciding to pursue her true love of books instead. Kelly has a deep, life-long love for well-written stories.
Literary agent Kelly is currently building up her client list and welcomes unsolicited manuscript submissions.
Kelly is interested in representing the following Genres:
This affordable, relaxing and informative one-week long writing retreat is run by the Vancouver School of Writing and hosted by writing coach and author Kathrin Lake.
Attendees will learn together in group classes valuable information about writing and publishing. Writers will also receive one-on-one coaching.
This writing retreat is held annually in the middle week of either January or February, outside Manzanillo, Mexico.
The Vancouver School of Writing retreat is the perfect place for you if you want to:
- discover great writing techniques
- learn about the latest in publishing and how to be successful
The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry runs an annual poetry contest for published poetry books. The poetry competition is open to both Canadian and International poets and poetry translators. Prizes include two cash prizes of $65,000 CAD (approximately $46,800).
To be eligible to enter this contest, your poetry book must be at least 48 pages long and have been published between January 1 and December 31.
This poetry contest is free to enter!
Submission Deadline:
This affordable writing retreat for fiction writers is set in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains. What better place to clear one’s mind and open up to creative inspiration? This writing retreat includes writing workshops, live critiques and
