"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1 (NIV) |
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Dill, a Poem by Erin Covey-SmithIt is hot, hotter than it was ever meant to be. The air chewable, our thoughts limp as the beanstalks in the garden. Night a stultifying soup - no gentle lap of the sea's breath on the nape of my neck. They say not to dwell in this mourning place, in this disbelieving grief. |
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Positionality/Metacognition/Rhetoric, a Poem by Susan Wenzel(Dianna Good Sky and Rosalie Fish mentioned with permission) Who am I, I asked myself, to write about something I know nothing about? Who am I, I asked myself, to not? Who am I, Susan, euromuttwhitewoman, to align myself with Rosalie Fish, Dianna Good Sky, and more nativeamericanindigenouswomen, and their mission of equality? |
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And It Was Good, a Poem by Marjorie MaddoxNot the green-grey sludge snaking to the river's edge. Not the sun's overdone orb baking the snake to a dry bed of dust. Not the hands of a man cracking open stones in a barren bed of dirt beside a field void of crops, or trees, or snakes, or soul. |
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Dark, a Poem by Oyetayo EniolaDark skin, melanin Clearheaded and educated And now obviously frustrated From all the history books rewritten I know you expect us to keep on the way you illustrated But the elders came through-got our ways right And thankfully highlighted the facts you sugarcoat Black being misled and misguided. |
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Valiant Scribe Scholarship:
On January 7th, 2023, Valiant Scribe launched an annual scholarship in honor of Naomi Kambai Ayis. Mrs. Ayis was a lifelong educator in Nigeria until her passing in 2020. For the inaugural year, the scholarship will support low-income, primary and secondary students (elementary to high school) in Nigeria. The deadline to apply is April 30th, 2023. Eligible applicants can access more information by clicking the link below. | | |
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Artistic Showcase: Call for Artists In 2021, we showcased the artistic stylings of Val Smit, a South African ekphrastic poet, and in 2022 we showcased a collaboration between Carl Scharwath, Ségolène Léchot, KB Ballentine, Paige McBride, and Thomas Piekarski. This year, we are calling for expressions of interest to be our featured artist(s) for 2023. Please send us an email (contactvaliantscribe@gmail.com) with a succinct cover letter and a link to your portfolio. We encourage experimental intersections of art and literature. The deadline to submit is April 3rd, 2023. | | |
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Digital Publications: The submission period of our open call for submissions for 2023 is open: January 15 - December 15. We aim to respond to submissions we have chosen to publish within the first 3 weeks to 3 months of receipt. Expect to read selected publications on our homepage or the collections tab bi-weekly. We publish on Fridays at 10:00 AM EST. Please spread the word. | | |
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Volunteer With Us: As you may probably know, Valiant Scribe is self-funded and volunteer-run. If you've enjoyed our offerings and are thinking of a way to be more involved in what we do, then we very much encourage you to volunteer with us. We currently need a communications expert, a digital content volunteer for editing our YouTube interviews, a reader, and a guest editor. Most of the volunteer role descriptions for the above are flexible based on your expertise, time, and interest. A sample volunteer role description is at the link below: | | |
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Bookstore: Support previous Valiant Scribe contributors by purchasing a copy of their books listed in our bookstore. If you'd also like your book to be listed in our bookstore, please send it to us for consideration. A good practice is sending us an email introducing your book. | | |
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Kindly consider purchasing our anthologies or leaving a review on Amazon or Goodreads if you've purchased one already :) |
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Valiant Scribe AnthologiesVisit Amazon's Valiant Scribe Anthologies Page and shop for all Valiant Scribe Anthologies books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Valiant Scribe Anthologies |
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88 Calls for Submissions in March 2023 - Paying marketsThis March there are more than seven dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays. I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of every month. |
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Markets and Jobs for Writers - Erika DreifusEach week in this space, Practicing Writing shares no-fee, paying markets for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction: competitions, contests, and calls for submissions. These weekly posts complement monthly issues of The Practicing Writer newsletter, where you'll always find more listings, none of them limiting eligibility to residents of a single municipality, state, or province. |
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