EC Poetry & Prose

31/10/2024

Free online writers' conference!

Four days of workshops, lectures, discussions, readings, signings, & concerts to learn from the best authors, agents, editors, songwriters, & publishers.

26/10/2024

Submit your poems!

While 45 Mag began as a women’s literary magazine, it has since evolved into a poetry magazine for every kind of poet. So, we’re celebrating our Volume 8 Cover to reflect this. Submit y…

22/10/2024

17/10/2024

Another published poem from our very own Clifford Bernier in 45 Magazine Poetry Journal. Congrats!

from Jackson to Memphis, from Helena to Clarksdale,/ pour their stories into the Delta,/ their sorrows into the redemption of song.// All the rivers run to the Mississippi. ~Clifford Bernier

12/10/2024

Check out our member, Kari Martindale in A Book Finds You first episode!

The wait is over, our first official podcast episode is here! Listen in as author Kari Ann Martindale discusses her inspiration behind how a book found her.

https://a-book-finds-you.simplecast.com/episodes/kari-martindale-ba7rO4Ku?recast=b4b9f00b-b733-5d97-b603-03f3e8b14da0

09/10/2024

This Sunday!! 1pm ~ “25 Short Histories of Interesting People, Places and Things”

09/10/2024

Another member, Diane Wilburn Parks, is published in 45 Magazine Poetry Journal. Check out her work.

Does everything get disrupted here? / The light narrows, dreams wither, prayers become lost inside brown paper bags. // Prayers become lost inside brown paper bags when light narrows, / When the im…

01/10/2024

Looky here! Two of our members, Kari Martindale and Angela Walenta's poems have been nominated for Best of the Net!

Congratulations to the Best of Net Nominees for Poetry. #2024

30/09/2024

Doing the thing at the Baltimore Book Festival…big fun this weekend. ✍🏾 Always the best part signing books! 😊

26/09/2024

Photos from our most recent Ocha Mocha event. We hope you'll join us for the next one. Check out our calendar of coming events here: https://ecpoetryandprose.org/

25/09/2024

Our very own Fallen Tree Press, LLC founder, Terri Simon is published in 45 Magazine Poetry Journal! Check it out!

“Sunshine melting into my back, loosening muscles.” ~ Terri Simon

23/09/2024

Our fearless leader is making MOVES! Read this article about Patti Ross performance reading at Anne Arundel Community College

A poet who wrote a small book–or chapbook–about a street where she once lived told students at an AACC event on Thursday to not be afraid to write. Patti Ross, who wrote the 2021 book “St. Paul Street Provocations,” a series of poems about social inequalities, told a campus audience to “sp...

17/09/2024

In Mundane Things, poet Kateema Lee gives us a collection that speaks of modern-day disconnection and loss of connectivity among communities and self; it’s a search for meaning in a world filled with social media and every day trials. Currently available for pre-order!

12/09/2024

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12/09/2024

FREE WRITING WORKSHOP EVERY WEDNESDAY, GUYS! SIGN UP! Tell'em we sent you!
https://murphywriting.com/workshops/free-online-writing-community-workshop/

Join our free virtual writing community to gain access to daily writing prompts, space to share your writing and dedicated Write Times where you can write together, separately.

04/09/2024

An EC Poetry & Prose member Zorina Exie Frey, Author academic research paper. A Poetic Study of Afropessimism is published in the National Association for Poetry Therapy The Journal of Poetry Therapy.

My Converse University Low Residency MFA craft paper is published in the Journal of Poetry Therapy affiliated with the National Association for Poetry Therapy. Don't sleep on low-residency masters programs. You get what you put into them. Here's the link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08893675.2024.2376875

10/08/2024

Reminder that this Sunday (8/11/24) at 1:00 is our Second Sunday Salon Series at Oca Mocha. Our feature is the wonderful Erin P.T. Canning. She will read from her work and we'll do a little Q&A, followed by an open mic.

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14/07/2024

in Blood Quantum, Métis poet Marsheila Rockwell gives us a "howl of defiance against erasure" writes Chris La Tray, while exploring life in the in-between. These works deal with family, culture, the disappearance of indigenous women and children, and the frustration of being stereotyped. The poet s...

09/07/2024

A publishing opportunity.
https://www.south85journal.com/submissions/

06/06/2024

We’re Back!! Open Mic 🎤 Sign-up ✌🏽📖🗣️💜

24/05/2024

You in?

The second round of Artscape opportunities are now open!

New applications include Community Engagement, Arts Organizations, Baltimore City Agencies, and Non-Profit Organizations.

There is also an open call for artists to apply for the B_24 exhibition and an open model call for Project Artscape.

Paid positions include Production Coordinators to manage a number of areas throughout the festival.

The deadline is June 9, 2024.

To see all the current applications visit artscape.org/artscape-applications/