The Austin Poetry Project

Hey Guys and Gals, First off thank you for taking the time to read this post, I'll make it short and sweet. I'm currently taking new and unpublished works for The Austin Poetry Project, A book that is going to be showcasing the works of Austin poets, and possibly some free verse as well. Poems can be in any format, and there is no limit to length, content or style. The only requirement is that you are living or have lived in Austin, TX. The benefits for you folks who are nice enough to reply, and send in submissions are as follows: Publicity. Your poem could be selected to appear in the published version of The Austin Poetry Project.Financial Compensation. If chosen to be published, you could depending on the sponsers we recieve, recieve a little financial compensation for your efforts and hard work. True Grit. Everyone wants to have a war story about themselves that refelects positively. If you enter and are chosen to be in The Austin Poetry Project, then you are supporting austin poets, and at the same time, will be able to tell people that you were published.This project is getting off the ground currently, and is slated for release in fall of 2004, so you have a little time. I will be setting a deadline for entry submissions but that date is not in stone yet. I'm also expecting a ton of submissions, as livejournal is not the only place I'm posting this. I'm also going to do a bunch of field work in the areas that would attract poets. Austin clubs, coffee shops, publishing companies etc. So it is imperative that if you would like to enter, you do it soon. Those of you who are on my friends list, please send me a msg if you are interested. I'm also accepting poem submissions via my email, so if you'd rather mail a submission to me, then please make sure it's in Microsoft Word, or Text format. No executables, or zip files please. I'm on an iBook out here, so I can't open any files that are not mac specific. I'm also looking for people to help on a volunteer basis, with editing, typing, and other little tasks persuant to the publication process. If you have experiance in this field, or in journalism, or publishing in general I would love your help. Also if you'd like to make a mark on history then I'm sure I can find something for you to do. I need people who are reliable, and stable.Contact me if you have any questions, and please share this message with any poets or writers in the Austin area you know.Cheers, --Matt