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April 28, 2021
Piece Published by Illustrated Diaries
My short “I want to be normal” is now live on Illustrated Diaries. The piece is accompanied with gorgeous visual art by Virginia Poltrack. Poltrack is a senior visual designer for Google.
Read the piece at the link below:
https://smilodon-buffalo-a8eh.squarespace.com/blog/i-want-to-be-normal
And check out more of Poltrack’s art at her site:
April 22, 2021
Your Success Stories: M. A. Dubbs
My interview with Book Whisperer is now live! I talk about the process of publication for my book Aerodynamic Drag. Thinking about publishing a poetry collection? You can learn from my snafus and successes.
About :
I am a LGBT and Mexican-American poet from the Hoosier state of Indiana. I earned my B.A. in English and Psychology at Indiana University before earning my Master’s in Social Work. I began writing poetry in middle school but started seriously writing and publishing when taking creative writing classes in undergrad. I really enjoy poetry because there are few limitations to it which allows for fun play with form and look. There’s also few things more enjoyable than a poetry reading or poetry slam!
The hardest part of poetry is definitely the competition when submitting to literary magazines. There are many other poems in the slush pile so it’s a combination between standing out while also keeping the vision and form you intended.
Contact :
WordPress: https://melindadubbs.wordpress.com/
Goodreads Profile: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21107505.M_A_Dubbs
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April 13, 2021
Short Story Published on Simily
My short story “All Things Bright and Beautiful” is now published and up on Simily. You might remember me posting earlier about submitting work to them and their payment process. I ended up reaching out to support due to it taking longer than the two weeks to hear back about publication acceptance (I waited four to reach out). My payment system is all set up and ready to go, though!
Simily is subscription-based including a free-subscription where you can read 5 short stories a month.
Check out “All Things Bright and Beautiful”, or just Simily in general, below!
All Things Bright and Beautiful
April 12, 2021
COVID-19 Poem Published
Yesterday my poem “Pandemic Decorum” was published on Poetry and Covid which is a poetry project funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. Pieces are featured online and showcase poets from around the world writing about their experience during the pandemic.
Check out my poem below:
April 11, 2021
Buy Me a Coffee Live
I now have a page on Buy Me a Coffee which if you aren’t familiar with the site, it is place where artists, writers, and other creatives can get monetary support or tips for their work. It’s a great place to gather support or also to offer your support for others to create. Want to support people creating OpenSource projects or LGBTQ+ film makers or budding content creators? You can find them using the “Explore Creators” function.
If you’re interested in supporting me, my poetry, or my blog, you can find my Buy Me a Coffee link below. I’ve also added a permanent button on the side as well. If you have a Buy Me a Coffee or create one after seeing this, comment on this post so I can become a follower!
April 1, 2021
Four Poems: Gonzo Press
The Gonzo Press Issue #2 is live today and features four of my poems this issue. The Gonzo Press is a paying market of poetry and fiction/essays and adds art and photos to the pieces to really bring the pieces to life. I’ve added the link below if you’re looking for something to read.
https://thegonzopress.com/?page_id=144
March 25, 2021
Poets & Writers Listing
After a month of waiting, my application for the Poets & Writers directory was accepted this evening! If you’re unfamiliar with the site, it is basically a large listing of traditionally published writers along with listings of various literary magazines. You can indicate that you are interested in being contacted or are opening for readings but, in all honesty, it’s more to give you writer street cred.
To be listed you need so many “points” based off of your publication history along with proof of publication. This was the hardest part for me, unfortunately, due to smaller presses I was in no longer operating. A couple magazines were scrubbed from the Internet archives (*insert Star Wars prequel meme here*). But much unlike our bae Obi Wan Kenobi, I was able to use the Wayback Machine to save some screen shots. Someone needs to tell Star Wars engineers about the importance of redundancy.
Anyway, I have my profile link below if you want to check it out or if you are interested in applying yourself.
March 23, 2021
Reviews for Aerodynamic Drag
Working on my press/media kit for book fair submissions and wanted to share the image of some of the reviews from my book Aerodynamic Drag: Poetry and Short Fiction. Check it out below if you haven’t read it yet! Also, let me know if you are interested the creation of a press/media kit and I can create a post about the process.
207th Bone Review
I loved 207th Bone so much I just had to do a formal review of it! Check out my review on NewPages and if you are into Chinese poetry give this book a read. https://newpagesblog.com/2021/03/11/u...
207th Bone
