I'm pleased to announce the contest winners as chosen anonymously by the final contest judge - Charles Martin (for poetry book manuscript)--

Congratulations to winner Lorna Knowles Blake; runner-ups Catherine Chandler & Anna Evans; finalists Jacob M. Appel & Rosemerry Trommer; and all honorable mentions.

Read the complete details here.

Cheers,
...Alex

Dear Eratosphereans,

It's time for this year's Sonnet Bake-Off! It will run again with the previously tried and much popular and exciting twist of the double-blind--anonymous judging AND anonymous submissions.

*** TO ENTER :

1. To enter, please send one sonnet per person by email to . (Note: this is not a link, it's an email address--so, don't click on it. Type the email address as indicated into the

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More good news--the Pushcart Editorial Board personally wrote recently to request the additional nominations by Able Muse of “Please Touch,” by Meredith McCann (which is also available online, as linked), and "At the Grave of William Thompson," by William Thompson, both published in Able Muse, Summer 2015 (Volume 19, June 2015). Congratulations to Bill and Meredith!

Cheers,
...Alex

Dear Eratosphereans:

Now, it's just days to go--less than one weeks only to the deadline of the Able Muse Book Award (poetry manuscripts)--

Book Award Deadline near at hand:


Able Muse Book Award (poetry manuscripts),
final judge A.E. Stallings:
If you haven't already done so, the entry deadline

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Dear Eratosphereans:

It's less than two weeks only to go to the deadline of the Able Muse Book Award (poetry manuscripts)--

Book Award Deadline near at hand:


Able Muse Book Award (poetry manuscripts),
final judge A.E. Stallings:
If you haven't already done so, the entry deadline is fast approaching

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