Poetry Special

THE NORTH TULSA LITERARY GUILD, Inc. announces the 3rd MARILYN JACOBS POETRY AWARD Contest.

Deadline: 12/13/2000.

Awards: 1st Place: $50 plus a one year publishing contract - 2 of winner's poems published in bi-monthly issue of Poetry Protocol newsletter; 2nd Place: $30; 3rd Place; $20; Honorable Mention Certificates.

Guidelines for submissions Theme; 'Achieve Peace,' globally or one-on-one; 20 lines or less; typed or printed, double-spaced; entry fee; $2 first poem, $1 each additional poem, maximum of five poems.

PLEASE do NOT E-MAIL submissions.

Mail submissions to: North Tulsa Literary Guild, Inc. Attn: MJP Award Contest P.O Box #6221, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74148.

Deadline approaches for ByLine Contest

Deadline for the 14th annual ByLine Short Fiction & Poetry Awards contest is November 1, 2000. This contest is always judged by professionals rather than staff. Winners are announced and published in the print magazine. Further information can be found at ByLine.

Pif's new issue focuses on publishing and what happens when you do

The new issue of Pif features:

*an interview with William H. Gass by Christopher Orlet

Does the word matter more than the medium? William Gass, the acclaimed author of The Tunnel talks about book collecting, hidden treasures, and the current and future states of the book in a civilization obsessed with technological gadgetry.

*an interview with Richard Wiley by J.J. Wylie

The author of Ahmed's Revenge talks about the insidious frustration of having one's work go out of print, the backlash against workshop fiction, and the almighty nod from Oprah.

*"Out-of-Print: The Vanishing of a Category" by Diane Greco

What does it mean for a book to be "out-of-print" in a universe composed less of ink on paper than of bits in motion?

*"Out-of-Print" by Matthew Pakula

"If you haven't written a bestseller, it doesn't mean you're doomed." Michael Pakula explores the business of keeping books in print.

Pif also lists classifeds for writers, and many opportunities for publishing can be found there. The zine is home to the largest literary search engine on the Net. Check out our last column about this journal and their anthology.

Registration Opens for Austin 2001

One of the largest poetry festivals in the world runs April 19-22, 2001. Registration is now open, and the Austin Poetry Festival site has details on places to read and who'll be there. Austin makes a wonderful contribution to poetry with this high profile event.