Nicholas Molbert's poem from G U E S T [a journal of guest editors] nominated for The Pushcart Prize,

Nicholas Molbert's poem, "The Prophet of Spindletop Gives Thanks after the Lucas Gusher Strikes Oil," from G U E S T [a journal of guest editors] #17, edited by Melanie Dennis Unrau, has been nominated for potential inclusion in the 47th edition of their annual volume, THE PUSHCART PRIZE: BEST OF THE SMALL PRESSES (November 2022). What does it all mean? Congratulations, Nicholas Molbert and congratulations Melanie Dennis Unrau! Here's hoping his poem does get selected.

some author activity: Schmaltz, Kaminski, Martin + mclennan,

Eric Schmaltz writes a report on the Avant-Canada conference recently held at Brock U; Megan Kaminski is interviewed over at Touch the Donkey; Camille Martin is nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her work in Posit; and rob mclennan has ten new poems in the second issue of Pallaksch.Pallaksch., edited by Elizabeth Robinson and Steven Seidenberg.

some author activity: Ladouceur, Anstee, Ball, Pirie, mclennan + The Peter F Yacht Club,

One of Ben Ladcouceur's poems has been nominated by the editors of Prism International for a Pushcart Prize; Cameron Anstee wrote a nice review of some recent chapbooks by above/ground press author and small press legend Nelson Ball; both rob mclennan and Pearl Pirie participated in "the next big thing" blog self-interview, and both read in Ottawa in January as part of the A B Series (Pirie on the 10th, and mclennan on the 29th). And there are still spaces in rob mclennan's upcoming poetry workshops!

And don't forget our annual Peter F Yacht Club Christmas party/reading/regatta on the 29th!

Have you subscribed for the above/ground big 20th anniversary subscriptions? New publications forthcoming from Abby Paige, Jordan Abel and Joshua Marie Wilkinson, among others. Just what might 2013 bring?

Happy Seasonal things! From all of us to all of you, there;