FreezeRay, Rejections, and the upcoming PNWA Conference
- At July 06, 2015
- By Jeannine Gailey
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First of all, thanks to FreezeRay for including my poem “Introduction to Ruby Slippers, Hot Air Balloons” in their new issue! It’s a really fun issue, so check it out!
In the last three days, starting on the 4th of July, I’ve received three rejections. They were all from good journals who had held onto the poems for nine months plus. I understand it taking that long, but a little personal note or SOMETHING would be nice after all that time. Right? Sigh. Also, three rejections means I need to find three more places to send poems out, something not so easy in the July/August time frame.
On the plus side, something new to look forward to – my first attendance of local writer’s PNWA Conference. I’ll be reading with friends Kelly Davio and Carolyne Wright Thursday night the 16th at 9 PM at the Writer’s Cafe, an event that’s open to the public even if you’re not at the conference, so that will be fun! Then I’m doing a talk on Saturday on “PR for Poets” at 2 PM.
I’ve never been before, so I’m not sure what to expect! I hear there are exotic things such as “agents” that you meet. I hope we poets won’t be out of our element! I know the organizers have worked to build poetry back into the schedule this year, so I’m looking forward to it!