Acceptance to miniStories + upcoming reading

Just found out my microfiction piece What is Between Us was selected by mnartists.org to be included in the miniStories series. I appreciate this opportunity; a big thanks to miniStories coordinator Geoff Herbach and everyone else involved with the competition.

miniStories is a quarterly flash fiction competition coordinated by Electric Arc Radio's Geoff Herbach (author of The Miracle Letters of T. Rimburg, Three Rivers Press). This literary series showcases previously unpublished short stories by Minnesota writers which are selected by authors, editors, and publishing industry veterans from across the country. Winning stories are then published on mnartists.org and in the e-magazine access+ENGAGE. I’ll post something here on my blog once my story is unveiled on the internet.

As part of the whole miniStories shebang, I’ve been invited to read my story at the miniStories reading on Monday, July 27 at 7 PM. The reading will be at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave NE, in Minneapolis . If you are in the Twin Cities and have a craving to experience literary ecstasy, stop by…the lineup of authors reading their stories looks amazing and it is sure to be a great time.

The Poetics Noire: Volume I

Great news - I recently found out one of my poems titled Survival Tactics is slated to be part of an anthology called The Poetics Noire: Volume I.  Much thanks to editor Britany Elise Rickett for deciding to include my piece.

The Poetics Noire: Volume I is an anthology dedicated the promoting the minority point of view.  This book is not dedicated to only portraying how minorities feel on given issues; it is about helping to rid stereotypes of ALL people through art.  Sounds like an ambitious book that our world really needs, which is why I am excited about the chance to contibute.

According to the website, submissions are still being accepted for this anthology.  Click here to check out more info on this future publication if you are interested.

Electronic Copyright Office

Some good info for US writers who choose to copyright their work...

As of July 1, 2008, the US Copyright Office has a new online registration system, electronic Copyright Office (eCO), which offers lower filing fees and quicker processing as compared with traditional paper applications.

Check it out (if you want) at:
http://www.copyright.gov/eco/index.html

New Poem at Prairie Poetry

Despite the lack of posts lately, I'm not dead.  Trust me.  In fact, I can even supply proof of my continued existence:  a new poem published online over at Prairie Poetry called Finding Religion on Interstate 80. 

Prairie Poetry has been online since 1996, offering bi-monthly images and poetry from and of the North American plains - poems to feed the vast open places of the soul.  Click here to check out my poem or here to check out the July 2008 edition of Prairie Poetry.