Two of my poems — “The Seed Recounts the Sowing” and “Complicit” — are published in The MacGuffin, Vol. 38, No. 2, published in Fall 2022.
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Preparing for Computer Problems as a Writer
I wrote the featured article for the 19 September 2022 issue of Funds for Writers, published weekly by Hope Clark, in which I provide insights based on my own experiences as a writer who lost many documents due to computer issues. Below is a short excerpt.
Continue reading “Preparing for Computer Problems as a Writer”How to Break into Travel Writing without Traveling
I wrote the featured article for the 19 August 2022 issue of Funds for Writers, published weekly by Hope Clark, in which I offer tips for people who want to break into travel writing but can’t (or don’t want to) travel. Below is a short excerpt.
Continue reading “How to Break into Travel Writing without Traveling”Outlook Springs publishes “Parable of the Miracle Tree”
Issue 8 of Outlook Springs, published in August 2022, includes my poem, “Parable of the Miracle Tree.”
Bios: The Subtle Art of Bragging
I wrote the featured article for the 22 July 2022 issue of Funds for Writers, published weekly by Hope Clark, in which I offer tips on how to format a bio as a writer and what types of information should go into the summary. Below is a short excerpt.
Continue reading “Bios: The Subtle Art of Bragging”Contests for Already Published (Poetry) Books – Updated March 2022
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If anyone knows of additional contests for already published books (or galleys), please post a comment and I will add to the list.
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Recent update in March 2022: PEN New England Awards removed (on hiatus indefinitely). Society of Midland Authors removed. Updated IPPY deadline. Fixed a couple of broken links.
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BOOK AWARDS FOR POETRY BOOKS
Note: advice of most of these contests is to submit book as soon as possible during submission period.
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How Writers Can Gain Visibility and Find Opportunities on the HARO Platform
I wrote the featured article for the 17 September 2021 issue of Funds for Writers, published weekly by Hope Clark, in which I talk about the various ways that writers — both freelancers and creatives — can use the “Help a Reporter Out” platform to find opportunities for themselves. Below is a short excerpt.
Continue reading “How Writers Can Gain Visibility and Find Opportunities on the HARO Platform”Written in Arlington Anthology Includes One of My Poems

My poem “Echo” is included in the new anthology, “Written in Arlington: Poems of Arlington, Virginia,” edited by Katherine E. Young and published by Paycock Press. You can find out more information at Alan Squire Publishing.
Common Ground Review publishes “The Long Man”
The Spring/Summer 21.1 issue of Common Ground Review includes my poem, “The Long Man.”
The Sunlight Press Publishes 3 Poems
On 10 December 2019, The Sunlight Press published my poems “Glassblower,” “Marble,” and “Miscarriage: A Nursery Rhyme” on its website. You can read them here online.