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The rejections behind poem acceptances

by Robin Houghton on March 24, 2016

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Apparently I’m well known for broadcasting my rejections, but that’s no reason not to tell of the acceptances. Just when I was thinking I’d lost my way (the second half of…

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The Reading List, winding up

by Robin Houghton on January 26, 2016

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First: general ‘how I’m feeling’ stuff, feel free to skip down if you’re short of time Apologies for the silence these last few days. The usual self-employed person’s dilemma of feeling like rubbish and…

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Submissions stats for 2015 – the good, the bad, etc

by Robin Houghton on December 23, 2015

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I know there’s nothing festive about submissions stats, but I haven’t shared any in a while so in case you’re interested here goes… Recent acceptances/ currently forthcoming One poem in…

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On not letting the competitive instinct crush creativity | poetry submissions stats

by Robin Houghton on September 30, 2015

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OK here goes. I know some people will wonder why on earth I admit to all this in public. The reason is this: I’m sure I’m not the only person who…

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Some news about submissions, latest Telltale pamphlet

by Robin Houghton on July 18, 2015

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I see it’s been ages since I gave an update on submissions and what not. And it’s also been a while since I talked much on this blog about what…

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Poetry titles, aka the naming game

by Robin Houghton on June 12, 2015

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Earlier this week I had two tasks on the go: firstly to whip my pamphlet into shape before sending it off to the Mslexia comp (well, someone has to win…

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An update on submissions, readings etc and a nail-biting aside

by Robin Houghton on June 2, 2015

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My fingernails are looking reasonable at the moment, which is pretty good considering that the house-moving stressometer is probably at its highest right now. A short aside about nailbiting –…

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So when is the editing done?

by Robin Houghton on May 26, 2015

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A quiet morning, so I’m taking the time to go through all the hurriedly-filed poems and get organised, as I want to send a few more submissions out – to…

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A short post about long poems

by Robin Houghton on May 19, 2015

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Next month, Long Poem Magazine opens its submissions window. So if you have a poem or two more than 75 lines long, now’s your chance. I think I can safely…

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A poetry Spring clean

by Robin Houghton on May 11, 2015

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I’m finally getting myself back on track after two weeks of Jury Service. There are blogs to attend to, email updates to send, all manner of poetry admin for Telltale…

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