YorkMix Children's Poetry Contest
I was thrilled to learn that six of my poems made the long list in the YorkMix children's poetry competition. Of the 560 poems submitted by 225 different poets, 77 poems by 54 poets made it to the long list. I'm crossing my fingers to make it to the short list (which will have about 40 poems on it) and then, who knows? It would be great to win, but whatever happens, I'm glad I made it this far.
I just learned that two of my poems have survived to the shortlist. The odds are still against me (there are about 40 poems on the shortlist) but I'm thrilled to remain in contention.