Penny-Anne was the first person to comment on my 'Today's Truths' post about mentors! Here is her comment: Thank you Vanessa, for the kind words. I just can't stand to see such a light as yours down in the muckity muck. My first mentor was a Roman Catholic nun, Sr. Mary Joel Zobro, who was… Continue reading Book Giveaway Winner!!! Penny-Anne – Poet extraordinaire!

Check it out writers! TNQ's got a fiction contest upcoming...Here are the deets!   The Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award Deadline May 28  Sponsored by St. Jerome's University dept. of English, this annual contest is for short fiction by writers who have not yet published a novel or story collection. $1000 top prize, all entries will… Continue reading The New Quarterly – Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award Upcoming Deadline!

2012 Far Horizons Award for Poetry Deadline: May 1, 2012 (postmarked) Prize: $1000 CAD Entry fee: $25 CAD for residents of Canada $30 USD for residents of the USA $35 USD for entries from elsewhere Poets who are not yet published in book form (book = 48 pages or more) are encouraged to enter up… Continue reading Reminder: The Malahat Review Deadline May 1st