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Would you like my posts on your blog?

By Kay Elizabeth • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Awww, you’re making me blush! There’s a very simple way to do that.  Just go to Syndicate Me! in the right hand column and click where it says Entries RSS. That’ll give you the feed link you need. Then just insert it in your site or blog’s RSS feed reader. It’s free and I would [...]



Call for submissions: Bard Fiction Prize of $30,000

By Kay Elizabeth • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Have you published a fiction book, are under 40 and American? Bard offers this very large prize plus a one-semester appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College in New York. Hurry though, the deadline’s only a few days away on July 15 2008.

This contest comes “highly recommended” at Winning Writers, so you can be sure of [...]



Memories of sunshine and swimming

By Kay Elizabeth • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Conversations sometimes bring back memories of the time I spent in my childhood in Durban, South Africa. I lived there for two and a half years until I was twelve. It was the mid 70’s, a time when apartheid was still in place. There was segregation everywhere. Buses, park benches, public toilets, even the beaches [...]



Winning Writers mention for me

By Kay Elizabeth • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Unfortunately I missed this when it came out before but Winning Writers congratulated me on my Feedback magazine win way back in the Feb 2007 newsletter. I can’t believe I didn’t see it because I read it faithfully!
I can only assume the newsletter got swallowed up in cyberspace. Typical! Anyway, here’s what they said:

Congratulations to [...]



The Crystal Butterfly

By Kay Elizabeth • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

This poem was written about something I’d seen in a deep meditative state. It really was beautiful and inspired this piece. I don’t do as good a job of capturing its essence as I’d hoped but I still like the poem.

The Crystal Butterfly
A gentle fluttering behind my lidded eyes
Signals once again the arrival of the [...]



Submission Guidelines: Brain, Child Magazine

By Kay Elizabeth • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Brain, Child Magazine has a tagline of “the magazine for thinking mothers”. They look for personal essays, features, fiction, reviews and more. I strongly suggest you read the excellent articles on their site not only to get a feel for the type of thing they like, but to enjoy a great read.

Writers’ Guidelines
For all submissions, [...]



Have a good time blogging!

By Kay Elizabeth • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

I really enjoy blogging and reading other people’s too. It’s not expensive to host your own blog, you know. I’d encourage everyone, especially creative writers, to get one. It’s a fantastic way to showcase your work and the content is picked up far faster by the search engines than a normal webpage.
Been considering starting one? [...]



Blue Mountain Arts Submission Guidelines

By Kay Elizabeth • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Blue Mountain Arts is mainly known as a greetings card publisher. You’ve probably bought one of theirs at some time. Pay is currently listed $300 per poem for the worldwide, exclusive rights to publish it on a greeting card and other products, and $50 per poem for one-time use in a book. Not bad at [...]



Has the Internet killed the art of conversation?

By Kay Elizabeth • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Long long ago, in the days before the Internet, a mouse was something that made maidens hitch their hooped skirts up and scream. Today that little mechanical wonder is attached to what is arguably the biggest conversation killer of our time. I’m talking about real live face to face conversations here, not chats or IM’s.

I’m [...]



Coping With Rejection : Look at it another way

By Kay Elizabeth • Jun 29th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Rejection. Even the word itself can send a shiver down your spine. It has probably happened to us all at some point in our life in some shape or form. It may be that you have offered the hand of friendship and it was pushed away, which is even more painful if it has been [...]