Submit poems by April 21st to vcpoetryproject@gmail.com poems should be no longer than 35 lines. You name should not appear on the poem include a cover sheet that includes the name of the poem, your name, address, phone number, email and the name of your favorite local library. adult category youth category ( 12-18 years of age)Read More →
Meet the Publishers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzv5nbN4HQU Sophia Apodaca, Samvel Aleksanyan, and Shayleene McReynolds What do they really do? Why did they become editors? How do you get published with them? How are they coping under lockdown? Donations requested. Reserve your spot in 2 steps: Register with Mary Rummel: mrummel@d.umn.edu Donation via PayPaypal: vcpoetryproject.org https://vcpoetryproject.org/donations/ Ventura County Poetry Project www.vcpoetryproject.org more poetry here… over 1000 videos www.youtube.com/user/AskewPoetryJournalRead More →
Meet the Publisher: Sarah Kosch of Random Sample Magazine – November 21, 2020 We had a wonderful time discussing writing, editing, and publishing with Sarah today. Thanks to all who came! The following are abbreviated notes from the workshop. Sarah Marie Kosch is the prose editor at Random Sample Magazine. She earned her MFA in fiction from Oregon State University. She is a reader for the New England Review and a former editor of Anomalous Press,where she helped launch Anomalous Books and edited a folio of speculative work by women writers. Her work has appeared in Tiny Essays, Tin House, Grist,Rappahannock Review, Knee-Jerk Magazine, Print-Oriented Bastards, Gemini Magazine, and elsewhere. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Panel:Read More →
Becky Sanvictores won the Ventura County Poetry Prize for 2020! Many congratulations, Becky, for your fine poem on growing up near the stockyards in Omaha. Poets, please be on the lookout for details about our 2021 poetry contest coming soon. Our contest celebrates and acknowledges the importance of libraries in our history and our lives today.Read More →
In our new workshop series, writers will get the chance to meet publishers and editors of literary journals. This workshop is an opportunity to demystify sending out work and to create a dialog between writers who provide content and editors and publishers who curate and bring content into print. Our first guest is the editor of Random Sample, Sarah Marie Kosch. She will be presenting on November 21, 2020 at 3:00. Please register with Mary Kay Rummel at mrummel@d.umn.edu and make a donation via vcpoetryproject.org. Read More →