In March, 15 pieces of art from CWC members were selected out of more than 150 submissions to the second CWC ekphrastic art contest. The winning art will appear in the forthcoming CWC book Vision & Verse II. The winning art will appear on the CWC website, and in the next Bulletin due out in April. A PDF of the art with titles and artists’ names can be found at this link. Once opened, the PDF can be enlarged and printed.
CLICK ON LINK TO VIEW CWC ART CONTEST WINNERS
Accepting Submissions for Poems and Short Prose Beginning April 15
The California Writers Club is excited to announce we will accepting submissions for poems and short prose to appear in Vision & Verse II: a Fusion of Poetry, Prose, Art, and Photography.
This is our second all club ekphrastic book combining member art, poetry, and prose. Ekphrastic writing is a literary reaction to a selected artwork. The writer is using art as a writing prompt; writing that is designed to inspire, stimulate, and ignite the imagination of a person viewing the art.
We are asking our CWC members to submit poetry and prose to be wed with the selected artwork. After selecting a piece of art that inspires you, dare to be great and go beyond the ordinary. Let your imagination and words soar.
Guidelines for submissions:
- A member can submit a poem or short prose (under 300 words) for up to 3 pieces of art. One poem or short prose per piece.
- The fee for a submission (up to 3 pieces together) is $10.00.
- Limited to one submission per member.
- Submission period April 15 to May 15.
- Submissions must have artwork title and number.
- Prose submissions must be under 300 words.
Format requirements:
- Times New Roman (typeface), 12-point font
- Justified left
- For poetry, format the poem as you expect it to appear on a page.
- Format the file to be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document.
- Please include a 50-word professional biography written in 3rd person starting with your full name.
- There is a $10 submission fee.
- One submission per member.
Editor-in Chief and Judge
Les Bernstein is an award-winning poet, Pushcart Nominee and anthologist whose poems have appeared in journals and anthologies in the United States and internationally. Her full-length book, Loose Magic was reviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books and is available on Amazon.
Judge
Robin Gabbert has poems in state, national, and international poetry anthologies. Her poem Invisible was a finalist in the 2024 San Francisco Writers Conference Contest. Her chapbook of ekphrastic poetry — The Clandestine Life of Paintings, in Poems was published in November 2022. An instructor in Ekphrastic Poetry, Robin has spoken to the California Writers Club and other groups on using art to enrich your writing.
- Les Bernstein. Editor-in-Chief, and Judge
- Robin Gabbert, Judge
- Crissi Langwell, Secretary
- Roger C. Lubeck, CWC President
Questions contact LES BERNSTEIN lessieb13@yahoo.com
