| Call for Submissions: SFPA's 2011 Online Halloween Poetry Reading |
[Sep. 12th, 2011|09:04 am] |
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Again this year, I will be coordinating the Halloween Poetry Reading on the Science Fiction Poetry Association web site. All SFPA members are welcome to submit one audio file per person of themselves reading one of their spooky, haunting, ghoulish, or humorous Halloween poems.
Submissions should include the audio file and a short blurb to go with it that includes any or all of the following: intro to the poem and where/when it was first published, intro to the poet, a web site or blog link, and mention of a recent publication (collection, anthology, book) and a link to purchasing information. See the 2010 poetry reading at http://www.sfpoetry.com/halloween.html for examples.
The purposes of the Halloween Poetry Reading are to present enjoyable speculative poetry to a broader audience, to increase awareness of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, its web site, activities and membership benefits, and to promote the individual poets who take part. Participation is voluntary and unpaid. The SFPA acquires one-time audio rights only. (Please note that for the purposes of Rhysling Award nominations, posting on the SFPA poetry page counts as publication.)
Please keep in mind when selecting a poem to record that Halloween is a popular children's holiday. If I feel that there is a problem with using a specific piece, because of either the content of the poem or the quality of the recording, I will contact the poet about it directly.
Submissions and any inquiries should be sent to me, Liz Bennefeld, at sfpoetry (at) quietspaces(dot)net -- please contact me, also, if you have any graphics, spooky photos, etc., that we can use on the 2011 page. The plan is to have the 2011 Halloween Poetry Reading page live on October 15, with any later submissions uploaded a week before the holiday.
Thank you!
Liz Bennefeld |
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| New issue of Ideomancer! |
[Sep. 7th, 2011|06:06 pm] |
The September issue of Ideomancer Speculative Fiction is up.
Poetry from Liz Bourke, David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans, Jacqueline West, and J.C. Runolfson goes back towards the classics, stops off at Mark Twain, and dips forward, into the whole of the universe.
Year of Miracles by Liz Bourke
The Egg that Exploded by David Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans
Buying the Muse by Jacqueline West
Mark Twain Feels the Storm by J. C. Runolfson
Submissions for future issues are open until October 31 with the following guidelines:
All poetry must have a speculative element, whether fantasy, mythic, horror or science fiction. Poetry lacking one of those elements will not be considered. Please send only one poem, or one series of short poems, at a time. There is no line limit on poetry, but make sure to send writing that is conducive to webzine publication (no book-length projects, please). We only publish four poems per quarter, sixteen poems per year, so send us your very best.
All poems submitted MUST be sent as an RTF attachment to poetry @ ideomancer.com ; query first before submitting visual poetry, hypertext poetry, or poetry that otherwise requires the use of an alternate file format. Please put “Poetry Submission: Your poem title” in the header of your email. |
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| Goblin Fruit Summer Issue 2011 Is Live! |
[Jul. 20th, 2011|04:25 pm] |
(reposted from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.2) goblinfruit; originally posted by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) tithenai)
This issue features poems by Liz Bourke, Shawna Lenore Kastin (shawnalenore), Tala Eirsdottir, Brock Marie Moore, Kathryn Hinds, Amanda C. Davis, Nin Harris, Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire), Elizabeth R. McClellan (popelizbet), Kayleigh Ayn Bohémier, Rosalind Casey, Nina Pelaez, and Becca de la Rosa. They're tremendous, and do please note how many wonderful readings accompany them!
In fact, dazzling us beyond all measure, the fabulous S. J. Tucker has lent her voice to Elizabeth R. McClellan's "The Sea Witch Talks Show Business." There are bells. There is a s00j. Trust me when I say you don't want to miss it.
This issue will also feature the second installment of Catherynne M. Valente's "A Silver Splendour, A Flame," which will appear on August 1. [reposter's note: link goes to installment #1, for those who missed the Spring issue.]
FURTHERMORE, do please consult the Note from the Editors and also The Mischief for a detailed explanation and graphic rendering of our reaction to the news that our very own C.S.E. Cooney (![[info]](http://l-files.livejournal.net/userhead/334?v=1321200503) csecooney) won the Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem.
And then be grateful that we didn't include audio for that.
Share! Feast! Spread the word! And have a splendid summer. |
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| Mythic Delirium in 2010: A Rhysling Award nomination guide |
[Jan. 16th, 2011|04:43 pm] |
Every year I try to at least offer a post to remind SFPA members what I published in Mythic Delirium over the past year and what categories, short or long, the various poems fall into.
A delay in 2009 meant that we had three issues come out last year, so there's a ton to pick from. The procedure for nominating can be found here.
There's an additional caveat, too. Issue 22 was guest edited by Amal El-Mohtar (tithenai) and Jessica Wick (mer_moon) of Goblin Fruit (goblinfruit), and so those poems are their picks, though I remain the publisher; just as I selected the poems for their Winter 2010 issue. Rather than including the poems I picked for the Goblin Queens in this post, we've mutually agreed to stick to our own publications and cross-promote. So I definitely encourage you to look over last year's goblin feast as a whole in making your choices.
Now, without further ado: ( Here's an immense list of poems, concealed behind a cut. ) |
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| The Complete SFPA 2010 Online Halloween Poetry Reading |
[Oct. 30th, 2010|04:38 pm] |
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The SFPA 2010 Online Halloween Poetry Reading
The following 13 SFPA members have produced recordings of themselves reading their own Halloween-themed, spooky poetry for our 2010 virtual Halloween Poetry Reading. The URL is http://www.sfpoetry.com/halloween.html
Enjoy!
"By the Grace of Winter's Queen" by David Kopaska-Merkel
"A Vampire's Domain" by David Lee Summers
"House 5" by Lyn C. A. Gardner
"Country Inn" by Karen A. Romanko
"Neighbors" by Elissa Malcohn
"The Revolutionary Behind the Tavern" by T.J. McIntyre
"Night Falls" by Shelly Bryant
"Frost Bitten" by Stephen M. Wilson
"Alien Life" by Liz Bennefeld
"The Little One" by Maria Alexander
"In Memoriam: Frankenstein's Monster" by John S. Tumlin
"Telling the Bees" by Kath Abela Wilson
"Yellowstone Prowl" by Deborah P Kolodji
Photos and photo art are by Karen A. Romanko, Lyn C. A. Gardner, Elissa Malcoln, Liz Bennefeld, and Deborah P Kolodji. All recordings and graphics are copyrighted by their respective authors and used by permission. |
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| SFPA's 2010 On-Line Halloween Poetry Reading |
[Oct. 13th, 2010|10:24 am] |
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Once again, I am coordinating the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Annual On-Line Halloween Poetry Reading.
SFPA members are invited to submit an audio recording of one of their Halloween-appropriate poems, which will be placed on the Web site's "Halloween Poetry Reading" page.
THERE IS NO PAY--this is strictly a volunteer venture to help promote SFPA to the world at large. You can write and record a poem especially for us or send a poem that appeared elsewhere, as long as the audio rights are free and clear. We are acquiring one-time digital audio rights only.
Details are available at the forum on the SFPA web site: SFPA 2010 Halloween page. |
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| Mike Allen Steps Down from SFPA Volunteer Activities |
[Jul. 16th, 2010|10:09 am] |
In my term as president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, Mike Allen has sort of been my secret weapon. I could have never done this job without him. He has always been there as a sounding board, with advice on how things were done in previous administrations, etc. And, he has continued to volunteer, often behind the scenes. In additon to the multitude of things he has done for the SFPA before I became president (president, Rhysling co-chair, Alchemy of Stars co-editor, deployment of the current website, ReaderCon laison, Star*Line layout editor, laid out the ’03-’06 Rhysling Anthologies, edited the Science Fiction Poetry Handbook for Suzette, created the website’s Rhysling Award archive, etc), he has continued to spend hours and hours of time for the benefit of speculative poetry.
He has continued to be our laison with ReaderCon, organizing our successful dealer's room table (this year's gross was $1300), being the emcee for the Rhysling Slan, as well as our laison with SFWA, where he has ensured our continued presence in the Nebula Anthology. He did the layout for the 2008 Rhysling Anthology, designed the cover for the 2010 Rhysling Anthology, He recently edited the Grand Master special feature in the most recent issue of Star*Line. He has always been there for us when we needed him and now he needs us to give him a little space.
Mike is at a point in his writing career where he needs to have the time to focus on it. I wish him well and thank him from the bottom of my heart for all he's done over the years.
Deborah P Kolodji
SFPA President |
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| Correcting a 2010 Rhysling Anthology mistake |
[Jul. 1st, 2010|01:03 pm] |
One of the wonderful things about print publishing is that when mistakes happen, they're permanent.
Unfortunately in this case the mistake involves a book that the Science Fiction Poetry Association is using as a voting tool. It turns out there's an entire page of verses missing from Kendall Evans' and Samantha Henderson's long poem candidate "In the Astronaut Asylum" as it appears in The 2010 Rhysling Anthology.
The poem originally appeared in Mythic Delirium 20, the anniversary issue. In the interest of making the poem available in its complete form ahead of the voting deadline, I've created a page for it at the Mythic Delirium website. You can read the correct version here: http://www.mythicdelirium.com/AstronautAsylum.htm
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