We have decided not to go forward with the Barton County Poets & Writers Anthology Project.
We made every effort along the way on behalf of the anthology, starting with a presentation at a Lamar Rotary Club luncheon, followed by the distribution of fliers and bookmarks throughout the county, a press release to The Lamar Democrat and other area newspapers that resulted in multiple published stories, promotion of the anthology during free self-publishing classes given at the Lamar Vo-Tech, promotion at Open Mic Night at Market Square in Lamar, and a three month extension of the original March 30 deadline followed by six bi-weekly paid advertisements in The Xchanger. All that plus copious promotion of the project via the Barton County Poets & Writers and the Arts Council of Barton County websites.
Yet, in the six months that the anthology has been open for submissions (January 1 – June 30, 2009), we have received only a tiny handful of submissions – nowhere near enough to produce even a small book length manuscript. So, rather than extending the deadline further, we have elected to end the project without publication.
Thanks to everyone who shared their work with us and for your patience during this long extended submissions process. We apologize for any inconvenience, and wish you well in your writing career.
Thank you!
