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Hello everyone!

We are delighted to announce the names of the writers whose work will be part of The PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition.

Congratulations to the (very) talented 28 writers listed below:

Poetry: Sofia Ahmed, Ananya Bhardwaj, John Fabiano, Lauren Goulette, Pragya Gupta, Lauren Hacke, Kusumita Kanango, Eva Larsen, Natalia Lashley, Vera Lin, Raihana Mir-White, Nimisha Mishra, Grace Mossad, Uma Nambiar, Eva Quetzal, Raj Ratan Mala, Khyati Singh, Lily Syna, Shivani Tripurani, Stella Van Buskirk and Sara Weinstein.

Stories: Anurima Biswas, Angie Greene, Kristen Lambrecht, Joshua Ng’era, Neha Varadharajan, Annabeth Wheeler and April Yu.

What Is The PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition?

The PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition is collection of poems, short stories, essays, and six-word stories written by young creatives between the ages of 13 and 16 and living around the world.

The only other thing we really want to say is that the collection as a whole is incredible. You will be blown away by the quality and depth of each entry for sure!

What’s Next?

We are done with the formatting of the anthology. We still have to edit the manuscript. When this step is completed, we will submit it to our distributor. We are quite confident that we will be able to release The PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition around Christmas time.

In the meantime, keep an eye on our blog. Next week, we will have Cover Reveal Day. The following week, we will feature a few of our selected writers, as they tell us what inspired the entries they submitted to us! How exciting!

Before We Leave: Please Read the Following

1. We have no plan to release a print version of The PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition. We may do it in the future, if at least 40 people or more request it.
2. As mentioned in our guidelines, we do not offer free copies to selected writers. However, for the first two weeks following the release of the anthology, you will be able to purchase copies at a reduced price—50% off the regular price!
3. The anthology will be available for purchase everywhere ebooks are sold, except on Amazon. For more information, click here and here.

We look forward to sharing further news about The PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition.

Enjoy the rest of your week and have a wonderful weekend!

Cendrine & David

Hello folks!

We have more fantastic news to share with you. The second volume of our PoArtMo Anthology has been accepted by our distributor and should be released very soon!

However, the huge issues we encountered over the last several weeks led us to implement a couple of changes.

A New Cover

Initially, we wanted to keep the cover that Cendrine had made. But after what happened, we decided that it was safer to design a new one. As a matter of fact, we actually prefer this one!

A Slightly Different Title

Another thing we did is edit the title, to remain in tune with the first volume we released in 2020. So, the “new” title is The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2021 Edition.

Congratulations to Our Selected Contributors!

Congratulations to the artists whose beautiful works will be featured in this upcoming new release. Their names can be found below:

Poetry: Amanda Baker, KB Ballentine, Beth Brody, Lakshman Bulusu, Claire Champommier, John Collins, Tara Dasso, Lynn DeLong, Stacie Eirich, Nicole S. Entin, Casandra Hernández Ríos, D. R. James, Emory Jones, Jackie Kirman, Virginia Kovach, Brice Maiurro, Zia Marshall, Julia McNamara, Kathryn Sadakierski, Anna Sallee, Julie A. Sellers, Wesley Sims, Giuseppe Sloan, Mike Todd, and Shelby Wilson.

Six word stories: Cindelle Ancajas, Amanda Baker, Melissa Frentsos, Lisa Marie Lopez, and Chris Slade.

Short stories and flash fiction: TR Biggar, Sharon Dockweiler, Lorraine Horsley, Smita Das Jain, Rati Pednekar, Sabiha Rizvi, Anna Sallee, and J.W. Wood.

Visual art: Azelle Elric, Theodore Heublein, Ángeles M. Pomata, Annette Solakoglu, and Justin Smith.

From the editors: a flashku and a pareiku.

What’s Next?

For the next few weeks, we will be hosting a series of interviews with some of the contributors in this volume on the blog. Everything will start this Thursday.

Next week, we will also announce the official date for the release of The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2021 Edition. You will be able to purchase copies of the ebook for a special price for 15 days.

NB: Due to the cost involved in printing multimedia projects featuring visual content, we do not release print copies of our anthologies. So, please stop contacting us to inquire about that.

We look forward to (finally) releasing the anthology! Thank you all for your patience!

David & Cendrine.

Hello everyone!

We have some fantastic news to share with you. We know that it will be both exciting and a massive relief to you.

Further to our previous communication, our PoArtMo Anthology (Volume 2) has now been filled with additional content and we have enough material to move forward with the Anthology!

Congratulations to the artists whose beautiful works will be featured in this upcoming new release. Their names are found in our updated artists list below:

Poetry: Amanda Baker, KB Ballentine, Beth Brody, Lakshman Bulusu, Claire Champommier, John Collins, Tara Dasso, Lynn DeLong, Stacie Eirich, Nicole S. Entin, Casandra Hernández Ríos, D. R. James, Emory Jones, Jackie Kirman, Virginia Kovach, Brice Maiurro, Zia Marshall, Julia McNamara, Kathryn Sadakierski, Anna Sallee, Julie A. Sellers, Wesley Sims, Giuseppe Sloan, Mike Todd, and Shelby Wilson.

Six word stories: Cindelle Ancajas, Amanda Baker, Melissa Frentsos, Lisa Marie Lopez, and Chris Slade.

Short stories and flash fiction: TR Biggar, Sharon Dockweiler, Lorraine Horsley, Smita Das Jain, Rati Pednekar, Sabiha Rizvi, Anna Sallee, and J.W. Wood.

Visual art: Azelle Elric, Theodore Heublein, Ángeles M. Pomata, Annette Solakoglu, and Justin Smith.

From the editors: a flashku and a pareiku.

What’s Next?

Now that the future outlook of the Anthology is finally looking a lot more secure, we are looking for some passionate individuals who are keen to promote it and themselves when it comes out.

Are you one of the selected artists on the list above? If so, we would like to offer you the opportunity to be featured on our blog or PoArtMo Podcast. Rules:

• If you have paid the full fee ($6 per piece), you are entitled to a full interview on our blog or our PoArtMo Podcast. You will have to let us know what you prefer.
• If you have paid a partial fee / donation (starting at $3 per piece), you are entitled to a mini-interview on our blog (3-4 questions).

Contact Us Via Email to Either Confirm or Reconfirm Your Interest

Because of our very busy schedules, we are unable to contact each selected contributor separately. So, whether you have previously confirmed your interest in the interview or not, we are asking you to reach out to us via email. This extra step will ensure that we can save time and publish the Anthology within a reasonable timeframe.

Email address: info@abpositiveart.com

Deadline to confirm your interest in being interviewed: October 10, 2021 (11:59 p.m. CDT)

(Once again, only the selected contributors who have paid a fee will qualify for an interview on our blog or a guest spot on our PoArtMo podcast)

We look forward to sharing further news with you soon regarding the Anthology, once the editing process is completed!

Happy creating folks and as always, thanks for reading.

David & Cendrine.