A Friendly Push: Get Your Work Out There!

Consistency is one of the keys to great writing. I have been helping a friend with the business of submitting his poetry and nonfiction to writing contests. I recommended that he schedule one hour of time per week to send out a poetry or prose entry. That’s a manageable goal, and if you do this EVERY WEEK, you will definitely get results.  



       Here are the addresses for several Christian literary journals that are currently accepting submissions: 

  

       1. Three One Six, P.O. Box 79, Westville, NJ 08093 or submissions@the316journal.com      

       2. IMAGE, 3307 Third Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 

       3. Rock & Sling, P.O. BOx 30865, Spokane, WA 99223 

      

      One of the best poetry books out there is the 2007 Poet’s Market. Another resource that I use is Poets & Writers magazine. The new issue just came out, and it contains some great lists of new literary journals and magazines that are currently accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and artwork. Definitely check it out!                              

      Also, for any poet seeking to improve his or her work, I must recommend the fantastic book The Triggering Town by Richard Hugo. It will free you to move outside your boundaries and create work you never thought possible.                              

      Calling All Poets Under 40: Now is the time to start working on your poems to submit to the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg competition by Nov. 6, 2007. Check out their website at dorothyprizes.org to read the submission guidelines and also to see what types of poems won last year. This will be useful for you as you craft your work. Onward and upward!