cover2009goldfinch1Yes…the time is rapidly approaching for one of the most exciting and fun events in connection with Women Who Write—the submission period for Goldfinch.

Goldfinch is the annual literary magazine of Women Who Write, and it showcases the amazing talents of our writers—both in poetry and prose.

The Goldfinch page on this site will explain far more about it, but in brief, starting on November 1st, 2009 through December 31st , 2009, we will be accepting your submissions. As always, we really look forward to seeing what our great creative minds will be sending to us to read.

Also, as we did in 2009, the Board of Directors of Women Who Write is proud to be offering two prizes. They are The Goldfinch Prize for Prose and The Goldfinch Prize for Poetry. The winner of each category will receive special recognition for excellence in writing in the 2010 edition of Goldfinch along with a lovely commemorative certificate—and the winners will also receive a cash award of $25 each.

One other thing: if you are interested in helping out (Oh please! Oh please!) with Goldfinch, as a reader of poetry or prose (we need three for each genre) or as a proofreader (we need three of them, too), please let us know. We’d be ever so happy to have you on board, and just so you know, it will not affect your eligibility to submit to Goldfinch.

Cheers and keep writing!

RJ Clarken
Editor, Goldfinch 2010

P.S. Please note that in order to submit to Goldfinch, you must be a member of Women Who Write.