In this episode I discuss the issues with writing competitions, why I don’t care to follow them, why I no longer enter poetry prizes, and the culture surrounding writing prizes.

Mentioned:

- Mslexia’s Instagram Post

- Hallowe’en Ghazal by Kit Buchan

- We Blue Stars by Courtenay Schembri Gray

- The Poetry Review

- Diane Seuss

- Full Fathom Five by Sylvia Plath

Currently Reading:

- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark

- The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

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