Monday, November 29, 2010
Publication Forthcoming in South Jersey Underground
November 2010 continues to register high in significance for my now-growing body of published creative clips. South Jersey Underground just notified me that it has accepted one of my poems -- "Loyal" -- for publication in an upcoming edition. Thanks SJU editors for your fine choice!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Poems about thanks & gratitude
Poets.org offers a "Poems About Thanks & Gratitude" page for your reading pleasure.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Friday, November 19, 2010
For Immediate Release: Nov. 19, 2010 (Press Release)
Nov. 19, 2010
Contact: Steve Peacock
stevepeacock[a]yahoo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WORK BY SHORE WRITER GETS PICKED UP BY THREE LITERARY JOURNALS
[PT. PLEASANT] – Point Pleasant resident Steve Peacock not only found out in recent weeks that his poetry is being published, but was taken by surprise when the editors of three different literary journals notified him they would be putting his work into print.
The Idiom, known by many as the “biggest underground literary magazine in the state of New Jersey,” was the first to contact Peacock this month. Editor Mark Brunetti said he will be featuring two of Peacock’s poems in the next print edition, slated to be released sometime after Thanksgiving.
Monkeybicycle, an imprint of the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based small press Dzanc Books, was the next to notify Peacock that it will be publishing his poetry in an upcoming print edition. The very next day, Grub Street, the literary journal of Towson University, likewise contacted him to announce it will be publishing his poetry.
“These developments in my nascent creative-writing career were completely unexpected,” Peacock said. “It was only this past September that a literary journal picked up my poetry for the first time. Having three publications — all within the span of two weeks — express interest in my work is a thrill, to say the least.”
His poetry also has been published by the Edison Literary Review, another New Jersey-based journal. Peacock, who recently obtained state certifications as an English teacher and special-education instructor, has written professionally for many years, primarily as a journalist. He most recently worked as a congressional correspondent for Warren Communications News in Washington, D.C., where he wrote about technology policy during the last two years of the Clinton Administration and the first few years of the Bush Administration.
Peacock, who also previously worked in New York City as a hotel detective – or “hotel dick,” as the job traditionally is known – likewise is the author of Hotel Dick, a memoir about his experiences at the Helmsley Palace, Manhattan’s former playground of the rich and famous. In addition to writing poetry and memoir, Peacock is working on a screenplay that he hopes someday to market to Hollywood.
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Contact: Steve Peacock
stevepeacock[a]yahoo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WORK BY SHORE WRITER GETS PICKED UP BY THREE LITERARY JOURNALS
[PT. PLEASANT] – Point Pleasant resident Steve Peacock not only found out in recent weeks that his poetry is being published, but was taken by surprise when the editors of three different literary journals notified him they would be putting his work into print.
The Idiom, known by many as the “biggest underground literary magazine in the state of New Jersey,” was the first to contact Peacock this month. Editor Mark Brunetti said he will be featuring two of Peacock’s poems in the next print edition, slated to be released sometime after Thanksgiving.
Monkeybicycle, an imprint of the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based small press Dzanc Books, was the next to notify Peacock that it will be publishing his poetry in an upcoming print edition. The very next day, Grub Street, the literary journal of Towson University, likewise contacted him to announce it will be publishing his poetry.
“These developments in my nascent creative-writing career were completely unexpected,” Peacock said. “It was only this past September that a literary journal picked up my poetry for the first time. Having three publications — all within the span of two weeks — express interest in my work is a thrill, to say the least.”
His poetry also has been published by the Edison Literary Review, another New Jersey-based journal. Peacock, who recently obtained state certifications as an English teacher and special-education instructor, has written professionally for many years, primarily as a journalist. He most recently worked as a congressional correspondent for Warren Communications News in Washington, D.C., where he wrote about technology policy during the last two years of the Clinton Administration and the first few years of the Bush Administration.
Peacock, who also previously worked in New York City as a hotel detective – or “hotel dick,” as the job traditionally is known – likewise is the author of Hotel Dick, a memoir about his experiences at the Helmsley Palace, Manhattan’s former playground of the rich and famous. In addition to writing poetry and memoir, Peacock is working on a screenplay that he hopes someday to market to Hollywood.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Making literary progress
Okay, I did not win the Bellevue Literary Review's annual contest, BUT... the same day BLR announced the winners, separately I heard from Monkeybicycle, a West Coast literary journal, which accepted my work for an upcoming print issue. Additionally, yesterday the editor of Towson University's Grub Street also contacted me to announce the acceptance of my work for publication. All this on top of my work recently being embraced by New Jersey's best "underground" literary journal, The Idiom.
Let's hope this trend continues. As I said in previous posts, by the end of December Narrative magazine will announce the winners of its annual Fall writing contest, for which I submitted a 6,000-word memoir, and late January I shall find out whether Missouri Literary Review is interested in that same non-fiction piece.
Let's hope this trend continues. As I said in previous posts, by the end of December Narrative magazine will announce the winners of its annual Fall writing contest, for which I submitted a 6,000-word memoir, and late January I shall find out whether Missouri Literary Review is interested in that same non-fiction piece.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Another contest-winning entry? (Part Two)
I remain hopeful that my recent contest submission to The Missouri Review -- a 6,000-word memoir of a to-be-revealed segment of my life -- stands a chance of winning the $5,000 grand prize; however, as my eagerness and confidence are likewise in competition, I submitted the same piece to Narrative's Fall Contest. While Narrative's Grand Prize purse is a little less (it's only $3,250, with several smaller prizes for runners up), indeed I would be content to win that one instead, if that's how life happens to work out.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Taken to Bellevue?
When New York-area people hear the word "Bellevue," typically they think of the mental-health segment of the well-known medical facility. In my case, I wasn't sent to Bellevue, but I did send something to Bellevue -- the Bellevue Literary Review (BLR), a literary journal. Like most poets, I like to see my work in print; in the case of BLR, which publishes prose and poetry "that touch upon relationships to the human body, illness, health and healing," it is my fervent hope that I am a contender for its annual contest. Yes, I know -- as do thousands of other writers who submitted work and are no less eager to win the cash prize and a little notoriety.
BLR will announce winners in the next few weeks. I'll keep you posted.
BLR will announce winners in the next few weeks. I'll keep you posted.
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