{"id":897,"date":"2012-10-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=897"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:36:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:36:21","slug":"a-poetry-contest-and-other-goodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"A Poetry Contest and Other Goodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/writingya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/fairy_6_sm.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/writingya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/fairy_6_sm.gif\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I love the idea of a Poem Drive, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yareview.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">YARN<\/a> (YA Review Net) is hosting one this year for sweet-Halloween-treat-themed poems. Those of you who write poetry (AHEM, Ms. T) should go check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/yareview.net\/2012\/10\/fall-treats-poem-drive-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\">3rd Annual Fall Treats Poetry Drive and Contest<\/a> (now through Oct. 28) and enter to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the local, preferably independent bookstore of your choice. And, of course, YARN is open to all sorts of YA-friendly submissions year-round (and I&#8217;m glad they reminded me of that fact&#8230;I&#8217;ve got a story I need to work on!)<\/p>\n<p>October&#8217;s Bullying Awareness Month, too, and Open Road Media has an <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/bCnf0Z3m9SY\" target=\"_blank\">anti-bullying video<\/a> to share, including Newbery-winning author Patricia MacLachlan.<\/p>\n<p>Author\/illustrator Aaron Zenz&#8217;s wife is recovering from brain surgery and their family could use your help&#8211;the Kidlitosphere&#8217;s own Julie Danielson of the <a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/\" target=\"_blank\">7-Imps<\/a> has helped set up a site where you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.giveforward.com\/friendsofzenz\" target=\"_blank\">donate to the cause<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>There are some really awesome interviews on GraphicNovelReporter.com right now, according to their latest newsletter: an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/graphicnovelreporter.com\/content\/diana-thungs-august-moon-interview\" target=\"_blank\">Diana Thung<\/a> about her upcoming <i>August Moon<\/i>, which looks fantastic; an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/graphicnovelreporter.com\/content\/back-space-ben-hatke-and-zita-spacegirl-interview\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Hatke<\/a>, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cybils.com\/2012\/02\/the-2011-cybils-awards.html\" target=\"_blank\">2011 Cybils winner<\/a> <i>Zita the Spacegirl<\/i>; and an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/graphicnovelreporter.com\/content\/raina-telgemeier-her-new-book-drama-interview\" target=\"_blank\">Raina Telgemeier<\/a> on her new book, <i>Drama<\/i>, which was yesterday&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cybils.com\/2012\/10\/review-drama-by-raina-telgemeier.html\" target=\"_blank\">featured review<\/a> on the Cybils blog. <\/p>\n<p>And&#8211;AND&#8211;just a tiny personal plug&#8211;yesterday I officially revealed the cover for my next book, due out in June!! Yahoo! <a href=\"http:\/\/aquafortis.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/official-cover-reveal-for-underneath.html\" target=\"_blank\">Check it out and let me know what you think<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love the idea of a Poem Drive, and YARN (YA Review Net) is hosting one this year for sweet-Halloween-treat-themed poems. 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