The other day I received an email from my publisher with news of upcoming events and mention of a publication known as "Pocket Poets". This hooked me straight away. I needed to know more and let it be known. My publisher then advised me that my interest would be forwarded to his wife who, is in charge of this publication. By the end of the day I received an email with the necessary info in the form of a pdf.
I perused it and asked a few questions. Satisfied with the answers I got; I have now found another avenue for other publication opportunities. I immediately made a new folder on the old computer and will embark on the project along with the already well advanced anthology.
To put you in the picture as to what I'm babbling on about; we, the author, choose a theme and write twenty poems relevant to our chosen theme. Because it will only be the size of the booklet this is why it is called Pocket Poets. It is published in the same format as a regular anthology but with only twenty poems or less if any of the poems take up more than one page. I can reuse verses previously published but they must be listed on an 'Acknowledgements' page. This also includes blog sites.
It should be easier and quicker to complete a shorter manuscript ready for submission (if I'm lucky) and the cost per unit is set at $5 RRP.
Like I said before it hooked me straight up and; nothing ventured, nothing gained. I will keep you posted.
As of 30/04/18 I will also know if a poem I wrote with the 'Wild' theme for a competition gets published. Should I be lucky, I will post the details both here and on Facebook. It will be my third publication since 2012 and my getting published dreams have well truly come to fruition.
Until the next blog, cheers guys.
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