Poetry Writing + Manuscript Review
Poetry writing & Manuscript review
There is no poetry workshop at the Black Fly Writers Retreat this year, but poets are invited to enjoy a long weekend of writing, retreat events, and a manuscript consultation with poet and MWPA Executive Director Gibson Fay-LeBlanc. Fay-LeBlanc will meet with each poet for an hour over the course of the weekend to discuss their current work and give ideas toward generating new work. Poets will also be able to meet all of the other writers attending the retreat, attend faculty readings and afternoon craft sessions, and participate in the open reading, all the while devoting a three previous days to their own work.
SUBMIT
After registering, participants are asked to submit a manuscript of up to 25 pages of poetry by no later than 9 AM on Wed, April 23. Please email the manuscripts as attachments to director@mainewriters.org with the subject line: “POETRY MSS.” *Word files are preferred, but you may also send a PDF.
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc's first collection of poems, Death of a Ventriloquist won the Vassar Miller Prize and was featured by Poets & Writers, and his second, Deke Dangle Dive, was published by CavanKerry Press in 2021. His poems have appeared in magazines including the New Republic, Tin House, Narrative Magazine, Poetry Northwest, and Orion. He has helped lead community arts organizations including The Telling Room, SPACE Gallery, and Hewnoaks and currently serves as Executive Director of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.