[Alexandra Oliver]

Hello, Good People!
Yes, the 2012 Deck the Halls Bake-Off will be going ahead! I apologize for the delay and thank you for you patience. We had a death in the immediate family and a trans-continental move to contend with. But we are back on track and looking forward to seeing your poems! It will be my great pleasure to host Molly Peacock for this event.
Due to all the chaos, I have pushed our schedule ahead by seven days. This means that we will be accepting submissions between October 29 and November 30 and kicking off the event itself on December 14. I’ll be posting two finalist poems a day ,which Molly will then offer her comments on.
Deck the Halls is an annual event that celebrates the Sphere's achievements for the year. It showcases poems that have (1) appeared on the boards of Eratosphere at some time, and (2) had something happen to them, such as either workshopping, or winning a contest, or being published, during 2012. Originally the criterion was just "poems workshopped during the year" but lots of such poems are still out in submission, so we've broadened the field.

Work (up to three poems) can be sent to me at aeaoliver@gmail.com. Remember, you have until November 30th.

Thanks for your patience. Off we go!

Alexandra