Published Again :)

I submitted my poem "Weird Aunt Wanda" poem to the 2013 National Poetry Contest put on by Polar Expressions Publishing.  Again my poem was good enough to be in the top third and therefore will be published in "Before the Frost: A Collection of New Canadian Poetry" in December.

The top three poems have yet to be announced, but it would be lovely to win.

Behind on writing

It has been hard finding time to write because I have been in the process of completing my Masters in Library and Information Science.
Now that I have graduated I hope to spend more time writing.

Published in Harvest

Last year I submitted a poem to the 2012 National Poetry Contest put on by Polar Expressions Publishing.  Though I did not win, my poem was good enough to be in the top third and therefore was published in Harvest: A Collection of New Canadian Poetry.

My poem was entitled Bathing Buster.

This year I will be entering the same contest with my poem entitled Weird Aunt Wanda.

Plunge Into Publishing

I've decided to take the plunge into publishing and put 3 of my funny short stories for children together in a book for purchase on www.Smashword.com.  Find me there at www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lawatsonwriter

I've titled the compilation 'In A Jam' as the main character in each story has to creatively get out of a personal jam.

The first story titles 'Squeaky Sneakers' is about a boy who gets a pair of sneakers only to find they make an awful squeak sound when he walks.  Now he has to come up with a way to stop the squeaking or endure being called Peter the Squeaker by his friends.  Plus he has lost the ability to sneak up on anyone because they are alerted to his movements by the squeak.  When you like to sleep in sneaking into class late is the only way to avoid detention.

The second story is called 'Tricky Zipper'.  It is about a boy who get stuck in his winter jacket and can't get out.  He has to solve this dilemma on his own or risk the teasing of his annoying older sister.

The final story is titled 'Stinkified Socks'.  This is about a boy who finds the socks in his drawer suddenly smell rancid.  He has to solve this problem or he'll never have a fresh smelling sock to wear again.