Recently I have been reading some great books from a new small press that just started over the last few months called Epic Rites Press. The quality of the books are amazing both in the publication itself and the content that is put out. The founder of the press has surrounded himself with really talented [...]
I recently had the chance to interview one of my favorite poets John Yamrus who after 40 years of writing is still producing amazing stuff. Hope you enjoy the read as much as I did the opportunity!
C.Q.: John thanks for carving out the time for this interview. I have often heard you say that it [...]
Hope all of you had a great holiday season and able to take time away from work and just relax for a little while. As a magazine SSL had a great 2009 with our subscription now reaching 300 readers each week and averaging around 4000 pages (stories, poems, articles, etc) read each and every month. [...]
If you are looking for a last second gift this holiday season or just a fan of SSL and ReadMe Publishing please consider two new books that I want to tell you about. The money from the sales of our print books go right into funding next year’s contests and publishing more short story and [...]
SSL: Hey Paul, thanks for agreeing to do the interview let’s start out with a little background. How long have you been writing and what was your first big break?
From about the age of seven I’ve strived – on and off – to be a writer, and at college I wrote a few still unpublished [...]
As editor of SSL I was able to pick three pieces of writing that I have published this year and send it on in for Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web series. Here is a little blurb from the publisher:
Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web series is a yearly anthology compiling the best fiction, poetry, [...]
The final decisions were made by Aston West for the “What If” science fiction contest this week and here are the winners:
1 Extra Good Care – By Valerie Hodge
2 Not Your Ordinary Little Green Men – By Kelli Wilkins
3 Danger, Maybe – By Marian Powell
The following stories will be included in the anthology that should [...]
In the short form writing world the only way to get noticed for 99% of writers is to write a ton. Write and submit to everywhere and anywhere that will take you. Print or online magazines, it doesn’t matter. Print anthologies or ebook collections, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that you get your name [...]
Casey: Hello Milner, thanks for agreeing to do an interview with SSL, I appreciate you taking the time. To get started, would you please share a little bit about your background outside of poetry?
Milner: You might well say, Casey, that I’d lived several lives before poetry arrived. I worked in many jobs and in many [...]
ReadMe Publishing has now released the latest publication which is a poetry chapbook named “Everyday Musing” – The collection of poems was the result of a poetry contest (http://shortstory.us.com/2009/04/readme-publishing-poetry-winners-announced/ ) offered by ReadMe Publishing which the top poems received a cash payout and inclusion in the collection. The collection has poems from the following poets:
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