New Submissions & a list of current litbiz stuff
Would you believe I put out four submissions yesterday? I suddenly realized that if Seal Up the Thunder is really coming out as a book next spring, my last chance to submit the poems to magazines is NOW. I don't know how it works in other countries, but here in Canada, magazines are our literary farm team – an important part of how the publication game is played. So I sent the Old Testament story poems to Malahat, some of the Psalms and Proverbs 30 to Prairie Fire, and the New Testament story poems plus "The Book of Wisdom" to Grain. And the pick of the Tender History litter to The Antigonish Review, just to round things out.
It took me all afternoon on Sunday to put the four submissions together. I'm not sure what it is about putting four to six poems in an envelope that takes so darned much time and energy.
I must have used all the energy, though, cause today I have no energy and much pain and am generally losing the battle with Acedia, so here's a list for me of the things that are going on, to possibly make me feel better. Oh, I mean, so you can tell what writers do when they are not writing, 'cause that's useful. To someone.
Magazines. I have poems in forthcoming issues of Carousel, Vallum, Event and maybe Descant. I'm waiting to hear from Arc (language poems submitted July 2003) and Descant (psalms submitted August 2003). It's too soon to think about The New Yorker (biblical stuff submitted January 2004) and Acorn (haiku submitted January 2004). I'm working on a feature for the New Quarterly.
Books. Seal up the Thunder is coming out next spring, a draft needs to be ready in October. Sir Gawaine is under consideration with Candlewick. The book of monster poems is seeming like a better idea all the time.
Grants. Four of my six Writers' Reserve Grants have been rejected. The other two (one for the Psalms and one for Sir Gawaine) I haven't heard about yet, but should this month. I should hear about the big grants, Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council, in March or April. I have a grant application due at the NEA on March 1st.
Ghost Maps. Working on getting the readings lined up for the classroom project. Most of them will probably be in March, which is when WWII is in classrooms. No public readings scheduled. Noelle keeps saying I'm gonna win a prize and then she will send me for more readings or maybe to the summer festivals. She has more faith in this than I do, but I guess as a publisher that's what she's paid not nearly enough for. Still thinking about a US tour but haven't taken steps toward it, yet.
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I sent of my Grain submissions in the postcard story category. We shall see. Good luck and cheers to us both and with thanks.
thrive!, O