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I quite often see that the prize for winning a poetry competition is to have a selection of poetry made into/included in a pamphlet.
I must admit, I've never seen a pamphlet in my life. What happens to them?
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Here is a page about who does them, by a poet friend - if you click on any of the links you should see plenty of pamphlets...
http://carrieetter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/pamphlet-aka-chapbook-publishing-in-uk.html
Edit to say she often uses a pamphlet to publish some poems from an ongoing manuscript.
Yes, I know what a pamphlet in general looks like. I've just never seen 'poetry' pamphlets on sale or in libraries, so I wondered what benefit there is to having your work in one. Where are they distributed and who buys them?
They tend to be simpler than books - they can have quite good artwork and high quality paper but be fastened with staples, what is called 'sewn' for some reason.
And they don't contain as many poems as a whole book, maybe 20 -25.
They are a good way to get published first (although they would usually contain poems published in magazines etc) if you can find a small press and get them to like your poetry - like a sort of taster of what you do. Then you can also sell them at readings.
We have some pamphlets at our library.
I've never actually been to any author events (shock, horror), but this year I've got a calendar of literary festivals so I'll make an effort to go.
There's a new Children's Lit Fest starting up near Dover as well.
Found it! 26th Sept - 5th October.
Just need to persuade Hubby to take me as I'm too scared to go by myself!
It's time, TN - I understand that you're small, but surely you're big enough to Bath by yourself?
Oh - hang on a minute - that Bath - the one with Roman ghosts?
Then it's ok to be scared.
:)
I get lost.
Wherever I go.
I need a long piece of elastic so that I can get home... if ever I arrive at my destination!
You're so kind, Baggy. Thank you. I'll bear that in mind.
In Lycra?