UPCOMING POETRY READINGS/WORKSHOPS
Friday, July 17 @ 3pm-4pm - Poetry Evening with Rakaya Fetuga. Spoken word poet Rakaya Fetuga won the Roundhouse Poetry Slam in 2018. Her work engages with women, faith & empowerment. Other poets are invited to share their own poetry during the evening, please email to book a 5mins slot: [email protected]. Online Zoom (£2 admission). Poets House Language Is a Temptation July series – poets read from Bernadette Mayer’s Memory. Online – 5 minutes EACH DAY from different poets, including Greg Masters, Rona Cran, Andrew Durbin, Lee Ann Brown, Olivier Brossard, Peggy Decoursey, Barbara Epler, Matt Connors, and more. Thursdays @ 12pm-12:15pm - Poets House has poets read their poetry for 15 minutes livestream. This month includes Genya Turovskay and Tacey M. Atsitty. August 9th – Young Poets Day with Mahogany L. Brown and the winners of the Fresh Voices Poetry Competition, part of the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival at the Hillstead Museum at 35 Mountain Road in Farmington, CT. Outdoor event. Tickets cost $10 to livestream, $20 in person. PLACES TO SUBMIT YOUR POETRY Publisher: Aurora Poetry Journal Chapbook Contest Deadline: July 15, 2020 The author of the winning manuscript will recieve $500, and at least one of the manuscript's poems will be selected for inclusion in a future issue of Aurora Poetry. Entries should consist of a single poetry manuscript of between 15 and 40 pages. $22 entry fee. Publisher: The Petigru Review Deadline: July 31, 2020 The Petigru Review is a literary magazine in the South especially interested in diverse and emerging voices. Submit up to 3 poems at a time. Submission fee $3-$4. Publisher: Howling Bird Press (Augsburg University’s MFA in Creative Writing) Deadline: July 31, 2020 An annual prize that results in book publication. The press welcomes innovative, original work from established and emerging authors. The competition is open to all writers in English living in the U.S., whether published or unpublished. Manuscript length should be between 60 and 80 pages. $25 entry fee. Winner receives $1,000 and publication in fall 2021. Publisher: Into the Void Deadline: July 31, 2020 Submissions to WE ARE ANTIFA: EXPRESSIONS AGAINST FASCISM, RACISM AND POLICE VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND are open. 100% of proceeds from sales of the anthology will go to Black Lives Matter Toronto. $4.95 submission fee. Publisher: Orison Books Deadline: August 1, 2020 The Orison Anthology Awards is for single works in 3 genres (poetry, fiction, & nonfiction). 2020 judge is Joy Ladin (for poetry). Orison Books releases all titles in print, and fiction titles in both print and e-book formats. They offer a cash prize as well as a standard royalties contract for manuscripts selected as contest winners. $15 submission fee.
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About Us:The Poets' Salon is an all-inclusive group that gets together the second Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m in the Memorial Room at the Fairfield Public Library. We read our poetry aloud, politely critique each others' work (upon request), highlight publishing opportunities, and also talk about local poetry readings. Meeting Notes
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