Elizabeth Rose Murray

Posts Tagged ‘poetry’

Aesthetica magazine announces the winners of the 2009 Creative Works competition.  Congratulations to the finalists and winners of each category. I was extremely happy with my commendation.

As everyone knows, poetry competitions are a hard slog. The competition is tough, the entries are high and the rejection can be daunting. The Aesthetica Creative Works competition is the first major comp that I’ve entered and I was amazed to find out this morning that I reached the commended list. I may not have [...]

Part of the attraction of The Flatlake Festival was the chance to do a poetry slam on the Sunday. Armed with several erotic poems, a postcard from my father and a back-up poem the postcard inspired – I was determined to give it a go.
I’ve read before, but it was pretty disastrous. My voice was [...]

This piece is particularly exciting for me as it is the first piece of paid creative writing that I´ve had published. Outside of Mslexia, there´s not many places that do pay. Competitions can be lucrative, but the competition and standard is high so you need to make sure you´re at the right level before submitting. [...]

My poem “Eat in Disorder” will be appearing in Jared D Vineyard´s The Creative Writer.

My latest three poems are now live on 3am Magazine: Newcomer, Pivot and Silence. It’s restored my faith in the poetry scene… Silence is one of my favourite poems and I’ve been trying to get it placed for some time but it has been rejected on the grounds of being too “strong”. Whatever that [...]

I love this site, because of how raw it is. That’s why I’m always pleased to be included on there. This submission was added some time ago but I forgot to update the site. So here it is… Priceless on Word Riot.

Its been a while since I frequented one of my favourite online underground haunts…read Restless on Savage.

A more gentle approach this time with Bait on The Beat. This site is going from strength to strength, and since I last graced its doors with Love Whore it has showcased some talented work. Some particular favourites of mine include Street Life by Paul Kavanagh, Romance by Tony O’Neill and Woman Seated In [...]

“Shadow Puppets” (page 16) and “On my father: Sheik Mohammad Jallow” (page 17) can be found in the latest Ranfurly review. This great online zine is now in its third edition and going strong – showcasing the very best of new writing and highlighted by Jacob Sam La-Rose a few months back for its promise. [...]