Have a great summer!

Robert Parry

We are thrilled to announce that the winner of the Andre Dubus Award in Short Fiction goes to…….

Philip Shelley for his wonderful story, “Willett”

and the Betsy Sholl Award in Poetry goes to………

Martin Steingesser for his lovely poem, “Between Stars”

Both of these talented writer’s will receive $300 dollars each, publication in our 2013 issue, and an opportunity to read at our journal release party!

We are working diligently to make sure all of you, all 5 of you who read this blog, will enjoy and love and cradle this issue as if it was your own baby. Unfortunately, with all our contest winners announced, we have no more exciting news for you until the journal is printed. However, please contact us if you want to get involved next year or have any questions about this years issue! 

xoxo

Words and Images

We have selected our (W)holeness winner for our 2013 issue! This writer will receive 500 smackeroonies, publication, and will read at our journal release party in the spring!

And the winner is……

Peter Swegart!

His poem, “Comprehension” is our 2013 (W)holeness award recipient! Not only does his poem exhibit (W)holeness, it is also a well-crafted poetic gem that sparkles and shines.

We would also like to mention (and this is serious) that we received so many wonderful entries and I encourage everyone to continue to submit to Words and Images and the contests in the future, because it was a difficult decision, and if this was American Idol: Writer’s World, I would send all of you to Hollywood!

Thank you so much for submitting! Please check back soon for the Andre Dubus Award and Betsy Sholl Award winners!

So, 4 out of 5 of us are graduating this May, sad, but not really, and we need people to work for WI next year! Also, our non-graduating homie most likely will be studying abroad, so you know what that means, we need a whole new crew!

Now, that sounds scary right? Well, if it makes you feel better, none of us have worked for Words and Images before, and look at us! Publishing photos of pink frosted donuts, posting wildly inappropriate blog pages, etc. It’s a real good time/learning experience, and while it might be scary to walk into something new with no one holding yr hand, that’s life. Maybe I should be more uplifting?

For real though, Words and Images is a great opportunity to create something that is truly meaningful, exciting, and enlightening. Publishing the 2013 issue has been an incredible experience for all of us, and learning as we go may not be ideal, but it has certainly been fun, and totally worth it. 

So, if you are interested in working with Words and Images in any capacity…we need art, poetry, fiction editors, including the head honcho, the mother ship, the “PUBLISHING DIRECTOR” position (which has some nice perks but I aint tellin’ you because I want the real deal).

So most of you know who we are, and if not, all the better. But, stop us at school and chat us up and we can go into more detail about what we need next year. Or, send me an email: catherine.hannigan@maine.edu

Thank you everyone who submitted this year!!!

Stay Warm (seriously, it’s like 5 degrees out)

Words and Images

Over the next two months, we will be working with our lovely MECA design student, Annie Mora, to get this gentle beast into action. OOOh, possible journal title, “Gentle Beast: a words and images publication”..? 

Anyway, I have two more things I gotta say but I think they deserve their own post! BRB

Shh..calm down, we are not announcing any winners yet (sorry). But don’t you worry, if you submitted by our Dec. 21st deadline, rest assured, we are considering your work and we will have a winner soon! Not only will we have a winner for the (W)holeness contest, we are also finalizing the submissions that we would like to print this year. Please be patience with us as we scramble to put together the best journal of all time!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us! 

Happy New Year!

The Andre Dubus Award, the Betsy Sholl Award, and the (W)holeness award are all accepting submissions until December 21st 2012!

Send us your brilliance!

The Andre Dubus Award and the Betsy Sholl Award are now open for submissions! Please view the pages for each contest (linked at the top of the blog) for all the guidelines.

Note: These contests are open to everyone, not just USM students. There is an entry fee for each piece submitted. The deadline is December 3rd, 2012.