Creative-Writing Opportunities

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7:00 p.m., Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO the Salon poetry group presents "Giving Voice," works by 20 St. Louis poets arranged for choral reading. Address: 2727 S. 12th St., St. Louis, MO 63118. A great venue. Featuring also readings of new works by Salon members Amy Debrecht, Bob Lowes and Nancy Powers Pritchard. Free.

I'm teaching: Spring 2012 Online Course: Lindenwood University Graduate MFA Program: "Advanced Studies in the Craft of Poetry." (You need not be enrolled in the MFA program.).  Click here for information. Begins in April; runs through June, entirely online. Course number IMF 52900OL.

I'm reading my poems: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Dressel's Pub as part of the "Poetry, Prose and Pints" series; 8:00 p.m. Free.

Missouri Writers Guild Annual Conference, April 7-9, 2012, Chesterfield, MO. An unparalelled annual whirl of information, networking and fellowship with writers, editors, and agents. No matter what you write, if you want to rise from amateur to professional writer, be there! This will be my third consecutive year, and I learn so much! More about the Conference.

Here's the best Yahoo Group of Creative Writing Opportunities including contests, jobs, grants, and calls for anthologies. It's been updated daily for five years by poet Alison Joseph. You may subscribe if you choose.