Exciting Poetry Update!

Marla Alupoaicei was recently named the first-place winner in the rhyming poetry category of the 2009 Writer's Digest Writing Competition. This is the 78th annual competition. Marla will receive a cash prize of $1,000, a manuscript critique, and $100 worth of Writer's Digest Books. Her poem will also be published along with the other winning entries. For more information on the competition, see writersdigest.com.