Literature Gallery Update - #7

Literature Gallery Headlines

Article 1: Lit Contests - Deadlines Approaching
Article 2: Data Loss
Article 3: Suture
Article 4: Got News?
Article 5: Forum Fora
Article 6: Lit DDs 08-14 Oct
In Other News

Contests

As you should know by now, there has been a pair of contests running in literature for the last few weeks. What you don't know, is that one is done, and one has been extended. We've also run into a little trouble and what to make sure you know.

In The End poetry competition has come to a close. No more entries will be accepted, and the judges will be hard at work making sure to get the winners out as soon as possible. On the prose side, The Butler Did It! has been extended for an additional week. Remember to send your entries to prose@deviantart.com.

You may notice that the categories for the contests are unable to be browsed. This is a known bug with new categories, and is being looked at right now. We hope that it will be cleared up soon, so that everyone can read the entries.

Keep your eyes open for the entries to appear.

Data Loss

Some older literature deviations, and some deviations that have been moved to storage, are missing the actual writing part of the submission. If this bug is affecting any of your work can you collate links to the pieces and note them to imperfect or email poetry@deviantart.com.

Got News?

If you've stumbled across something around dAlit that you think is news worthy, why not write up a news article, or drop a note to bananaprincess or xork? They might be able to whip something up for you.

The news system is a great way to reach a wider audience and we'd all like to know of events and gossip from around the site.

Suture Announces New Team

suture, the dA ezine and literary resource, announced its new staff team this week. Joining the editors - ndifference, krissie, nonculture - are:

TheWritt
kaujot
Fluid-Motion
apocathary
zphoenixdownz
KampfVerein

aaaaaaaahhhh has been given the task of kickstarting the dormant Serial program and sumants will be special agent in charge of insidious bits of tomfoolery.

Not only are suture encouraging recommendations, they are asking for submissions. If you write a piece of prose, poetry, essay, or article that you think is bitchin', note a link to suture.

Get to it!

Forum Notables

In case you don't check out the literature forums (and if you don't, you should be), you might miss a few gems of interesting points and discussion occuring. Here's some of the highlights of the last week or so.

Put Up or Shut Up Contest - Winners by nonculture

oh poetry by imperfect

Lit DDs 15 - 22 Oct

The Weeds Of My Sentiments by ~deathforgets is striking macabre that at the least won't fail to leave an impression.

Poetry featured on 15th Oct 2006 by somestrangebirds

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On the Nature of by ~otterlove has such vivid imagery that you'll find your eyes widening when you read it.

Poetry featured on 16th Oct 2006 by imperfect and suggested by skufti

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tossing leaves by *Esin is a vibrant haiku for the onset of Fall.

Prose featured on 17th Oct 2006 by somestrangebirds and suggested by MSJames

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Even the smallest cogs in the military machine have lives and aspirations. Hopes, dreams, and emotions. The Watcher by =phoenixofthenet offers a brief glimpse into the life of what would usually be an overlooked character.

Prose featured on 18th Oct 2006 by imperfect and suggested by alienhead

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The Crickets by `ignite is an engaging narrative poem.

Poetry featured on 21th Oct 2006 by somestrangebirds and suggested by AbCat

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trouver by ~jolie-etoile is a charming image that is so familar you are left with a sense of déjà vu.

Poetry featured on 22nd Oct 2006 by imperfect


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