Hello Blogosphere:
You might have already received information regarding the
Limp Wrist scholarship/poetry contest for LGBT youth; however, there have been a few changes, so please take a moment to read the details portion of this post. I apologize if you fill pestered; however, ever bit of publicity helps make this scholarship a success, so
PLEASE, take a moment to share this information via a blog, Myspace, Facebook, and/or email list.
As many of you know, in April 2008, I started
Limp Wrist, and I am proud to promote
Limp Wrist as an e-zine with queer sensibility. I am also proud to announce that
Limp Wrist is offering a small scholarship to a LGBT High School Junior or Senior via a poetry contest. Even more exciting than the small scholarship is that the scholarship recipient wins a spot at the
2009 Juniper Summer Writing Institute. A huge thanks to the talented
Dara Wier for making Juniper possible.
DETAILS ON THE POETRY CONTEST~ NO entry fee required.
~ Student must identify as a member of the LGBT community.
~ Student must be a high school junior or senior for the 2008-2009 school year.
~ Only one poem of no more than 75 lines may be submitted in the body of an email. The poem should be submitted to dustin@limpwristmag.com, and the subject line must read "LW Sholarship" with the student's first and last name.
~ The poem submitted should not be a previously published work or have won a previous contest.
~ The email must include the following statement: "The poem submitted is my own original work and has not been previously published."
~ The submission email must also include the student's name, mailing address, and name of high school attending.
~ All submissions must be received by 1/31/09.
As mentioned above, the winner of the poetry contest will receive $150 and a spot at the 2009 Juniper Summer Writing Institute. Airfare to and from the '09 Juniper Summer Writing Institute is also covered by
Limp Wrist.
Dr. Beth Gylys will serve as the inaugural judge. Dr. Gylys's work has been published in numerous magazines/journals (including Limp Wrist), anthologies, and she has received a mention in Drury's POETRY DICTIONARY as well authored two award winning poetry collections:
SPOT IN THE DARK and
BODIES THAT HUM.
All this isn't possible without out a price-- if anyone is interested in donating please click
here for more information on how to make a tax-deductible donation.
Feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns, or comments.
HUGS,
Dustin
On 2/5/09, I announced that the Limp Wrist fundraising raffle was extended to 3/30/09. 
