Here's Your Chance!

Now you too can be a politician - or at least poke fun at them and our political process. 

TJMF Publishing and the Open Mike Cafe announces a new contest we hope will give our poets a chance to be heard.  We're going to select a few choice poems (up to 50), compile them in our very own book and publish it for the world to enjoy.  We anticipate distribution late this winter so there is no time to waste.  Deadline for submissions is September 30th. Get your pens ready and your glib tongue warmed up.  Here's how it works.

 

We will accept up to three pieces. The submissions will be reviewed and considered carefully by our crack staff and you will be notified of the results by email.  We will start accepting entries April 15th (appropriate date) and we will accept entries up to September 30th.  First prize will take home $100.00 plus three free copies of the finished book. For second place on, If your poem/poems is/are selected to be published you will also receive three free books. You will retain rights to your poem but will allow TJMF Publishing to print your chosen poem in a book called Democrans and Republicrats (pictured below).

 

Guidelines:

• Each submission cannot be more than two pages (6 x 9) in length. They must not be inappropriate, abusive, slanderous, and we certainly retain the right to reject any piece we feel is not in keeping with the design.  Any one writer can submit up to six pieces, no writer will have more than three pieces in the book. 

• Submissions should be humorous, fun and the subject matter must be American politics.

• Submissions must be sent via email to SUBMISSIONS and must be either in the body of the email or as an attachment. The attachment must be as a word document.  If you do not use MS Word do a save as function and select a .doc extension file and that should be acceptable.

• Entries will be acknowledged when received. If you do not receive a 'receipt notification' within 24 hours please re-submit your piece. 

• TJMF Publishing reserves the right to amend these guidelines should we feel we need to clarify and/or preserve the integrity of this project.

• Contributing writers will receive 3 free copies of the book when published and must sign a form permitting us to publish their accepted submissions.

 

Here's a look at our present choice for book cover!

 

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