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Cyclamens and Swords Publishing October Newsletter For our current issue, please see: http://www.cyclamensandswords.com   2009 Cyclamens and Swords Poetry Contest There’s $450 in prize money waiting to be won: First prize is $300, second prize $100, third prize $50 and seven honorable mentions.  And publication: the winning poems and 7 honorable mentions will be published in a beautiful chapbook.   Closing date: 30th November, 2009.  Some tips on how to do well in contests. Read previous winners (here are ours)  Be original. Write from your heart.  Keep away from clichés.  Use fresh new descriptions. Be bold and courageous. For complete guidelines to the contest, go here: http://cyclamensandswords.com/main/page_contest.html   Regular submissions to our next issue The theme for our next issue is “Ticklish Subjects”. Deadline for submissions: November 30th. We’re still accepting short stories and art submissions too. For submission guidelines, please go to: http://www.cyclamensandswords.com/main/page_submissions.html   PLEASE FORWARD THIS NEWSLETTER TO YOUR FELLOW POETS, WRITERS AND ARTISTS.  THANKS   Helen and Johnmichael   Johnmichael Simon,Chief Editor www.cyclamensandswords.com   My poetry website: http://johnmichaelsimon.webs.com/  Webmaster - Voices Israel group of poets in English http://www.freewebs.com/voicesisrael/   Helen Bar-Lev, artist, poet www.helenbarlev.com Senior Editor, Cyclamens and Swords Publishing www.cyclamensandswords.com