I Won a Writing Contest on Literative.com [Submitting To Contests that Pay]

Great news! On Literative.com, a website for writers to hone their craft, my piece "When People Watching" won first place in the June writing contest. This month's contest was supported by Endless Beautiful, an organization dedicated to inspiring writers and artists alike. You can view my winning piece here, as well as the second and…

Submit Your Writing to Stoneman Douglas – “Art for the Heart”

Dreyfoos School of the Arts' own literary magazine is initiating a program to help the students at Stoneman Douglas. We are asking students to submit visual and/or written submissions that are meant to heal the students and faculty at Douglas. All submissions should be sent to seedsmag@gmail.com; we also launched an Instagram page called seeds.artfortheheart, where students…

April Writing Contest Winner

Happy Sunday! I would like to congratulate Sakshi (AKA the Escapist) for being April’s prose winner of the 2B or Not 2B website! Her writing is filled with simplistic imagery and genuine emotions, and I'm so happy to be able to share her work. Her piece "Unfamiliar Contentment” effortlessly depicts a father's love for his newborn child. You can explore Sakshi's…

February Poetry Contest Winner

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I would like to congratulate Alicia Mrachek for being February's poetry winner of the 2B or Not 2B website! Alicia's writing truly is amazing, and her poem “Rubber Pieces of April” shows how raw and honest her writing is. Every month there will be a new winner pertaining to all genres of writing, so keep a look out…

‘Tis the Season (For Submissions)

Even if the Winter Solstice doesn't arrive until December 21st, I can't shake the feeling that it's officially Winter. The Christmas trees are up, holiday music plays through every radio station imaginable, final exams approach our calendars quietly, and the time to write is far and spaced between. It is difficult to write at such…