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Xochiquetzalli Award for Poetry Accepting Submissions
October 26, 2006
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Macha Noticias is sponsoring the first Literary Award
for Latina and Native Women Poets called The
Xochiquetzalli Award for Poetry. Xochiquetzalli is
the goddess of the arts, the flower, and love. This
year’s judge is Genny Lim, poet and author of Child of
War, Winter Place, and Paper Angels. A community
event will be held in the San Francisco/Bay Area to
present the award and the work of invited poets. All
poets who submit work will also be considered for
inclusion in an anthology and future issues of Macha
Noticias. Previously unpublished poets are encouraged
to submit. To submit: please attach completed entry
form and 3-5 poems (no longer than 3 pages per poem)
on the theme of love and email to Macha Noticias
Editor, Micaela Valdez:
machanoticias-owner@yahoogroups.com or snail mail to:
127 Teddy Ave. San Francisco, CA 94134 postmarked no
later than October 30, 2006. If you have further
questions please feel free to contact via email.
Comments:
Great!
Is there a deadline date for submisions?
Thyank you.
Where is the entry form for the Xochiquetzalli submissions?
What about American women, long time residents in Mexico (56 years) who consider themselves ‘chicanas’ in reverse? Are we eligible) Thanks