Last Call For Poetry Submissions "Tribute To Women" Competition and Meet The Judges

Enter CafeRg's Splash Poetry Picture Tribute To Women [more info] Competition. Last Call For Submissions is - Monday, August 14, 2006 8:00 PM EST. If you have not entered the popular FREE poetry contest yet click the link above for more information or go directly to SplashHall Tribute To Women Poetry Competition Forum. Winners will be announced August 26, 2006.

The competition is judged by four Judges - two from SplashHall Poetry, one from BZoO HomeGrown Radio and one notable Judge from outside the SplashHall Poetry Network. The Judges score and choose four poems of all the entries for the Tribute To Women Competition. The four top poems are then submitted to a SplashHall Poetry members poll, which the members vote to award a First Place Banner and A Beautiful Bouquet Of Roses from Kingsgate Diamonds of Summit, NJ. Honorable Mention is awarded a Banner. The Top Four poems are also awarded an Artvilla CD Collection of Spoken word Poetry and Music.

The Tribute To Women Judge's are:



Special Guest Judge Mickey Cesar





Mickey Cesar is a former soldier and sailor attending the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS), where he lives with an eighteen-pound tomcat named Alexander Nevsky. His poems have appeared in Andwerve, Coal City Review, I-70 Review, The Other Side of Sorrow (Poetry Society of New Hampshire Press, 2006), Kiosk, and other journals. Mickey has been published as a "Pocket Poet" by UnHoly Day Press (Kansas City, 2004) and is also the author of the poetry collection Vanishing Point (219 Press, 2005) available through Amazon.com.


BZoO Radio And SplashHall Poetry Judges





Left to right BZoO Radio Host Belinda Subraman, SplashHall Poetry Director "Witt" Wittmann, SplashHall Host D. "Sunny" Porter.



BZoO Radio Host Belinda Subraman Belinda’s own writing has grown to span a vast array of subjects, styles and publications. She has traveled in over 20 countries, lived in Europe for 6 years and was part of an East Indian family for 22 years. These cross-cultural experiences often inform her work as well as her experiences as a Registered Nurse. These days her poetry, stories, and art can be found in hundreds of journals, reviews, anthologies, books and chapbooks. Since 1994 her archives are housed at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in the Center for Southwest Research. Her daily updated web site is Belinda Subraman She also is Editor/Publisher of a multi-media ezine at GypsyMag and is BZoO Homegrown Radio Host.

SplashHall Poetry Director Witt Wittmann a recipient of the James A. Rodgers Creative writing award, was born and reared in Lake City, SC. She has attended the the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education. Recently retired from the public school system, she now spends her time editing and illustrating books for others. She also the Poetry Directory at Splashhall Poetry. Wittmann is a self-taught, award-winning author and artist. Witt's work has been recognized and displayed at South Carolina's Artisans Center, and her tatted treasures have been exhibited throughout the state. witt has published two books: TatWitt: What I learned When I Learned To Tat (Union County Writers Press 2002) and Musing at La Poulaille (D-N Publishing 2002). TatWitt is an inspirational book with essays and poetry to motivate people to pursue their love for the arts. Musing at La Poulaille is a humorous collection of poems delving into the extraordinary world of chickens. You can see some of her tats and books at her WebSite.

SplashHall Hostess Debbie "Sunny" Porter lives in sunny Florida. Sunny dabbles in all type of arts and crafts. From panty hose dolls, dream catchers and quilts, each unique, never two alike. "When I was a teenager my favorite hobby was making necklaces, and poetry. I enjoy doing digital art, Cin(E)-Poetry, and spoken word Poetry". Sunny has published Skating on Saturns Rings & Sensual Lavender Dreams available through LuLu . You can visit one of her blogs at Lady SunShine's Aura Sunny has been a SplashHall Hostess for the past 5 year and loves helping others.