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December 2015
Star*Line Pushcart Prize Nominations
The following poems published in Star*Line during 2015 have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. —F.J. Bergmann, Star*Line editor
“The Echo Devours the Echo” by Marc Pietrzykowski • Star*Line 38:1
“Mothership” by Bobbie Lovell • Star*Line 38:2
“A Great Grave” by E.H. Brogan • Star*Line 38:3
“It Came to Pass” by Mark Mansfield • Star*Line 38:3
“There Is No Why” by Lynette Mejia • Star*Line 38:4
“Lately I've Been Thinking of Sacrifice” by Israel Wasserstein • Star*Line 38:4
March 2015
Sandra Kasturi's poem, "Specializing in the Prehistory of Whales" has been longlisted for the Poetry Society (UK)'s National Poetry Competition. Over 13,000 entries, and the longlist is 140 poems!
January 2015
Suzette Haden Elgin, the founder of SFPA, passed away on January 27th. Elizabeth Barrette's elegy, “Soulsounds.”
Lovecraft E-zine Author of the Week
Ann K. Schwader: lovecraftzine.com/2015/01/21/lovecraftian-weird-fiction-author-of-the-week-ann-k-schwader/
Stoker Preliminary Ballot
The following SFPA members’ book are on the Preliminary Ballot for HWA’s Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection:
- Robert Payne Cabeen – Fearwoms (Fanboy Comics)
- G.O. Clark – Gravedigger’s Dance (Dark Renaissance Books)
- Corrinne De Winter and Alessandro Manzetti – Venus Intervention (Kipple Officina Libraria)
- Wade German – Dreams from the Black Nebula (Hippocampus Press)
- Marge Simon and Mary Turzillo – Sweet Poison (Dark Renaissance Books)
- Stephanie Wytovich – Mourning Jewelry (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
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