Press release showed up this morning on Gotpoetry.com so I”m spreading the word. If you performed in Austin during the National Poetry Slam in any venue – if you read a poem in Austin during the National Poetry Slam – do I need to repeat that again? – no matter where, whether you competed or not, if you were there and you read a poem out loud, Scott Woods is looking for you. He”s put out the call for submissions to the 2006 National Poetry Slam Anthology.

Scott Woods knows what you”re thinking: “Scott, how can you put out a call for the 2006 anthology when the 2005 edition hasn”t come out yet?”

It”s simple: PSI is very close to pressing the 2005 edition, but waiting until it hits the streets to take submissions would throw off the production schedule of a planned late 2006/early 2007 street date for the 2006 edition. That”s right; late 2006/early 2007 street date for 2006 is PSI”s goal.

So… Yes, it”s time for the annual National Poetry Slam anthology collection!

Were you a performer at NPS 2006 in Austin and want to be published? Then the 2006 NPS anthology is calling!

- If you were on a team or competed as an individual; performed poetry at a day event/hotel cipher/taxi cab/parking lot; or wrote a cool Slam-related essay, then SUBMIT!
- Any poem performed in Austin is eligible!
- Essays may be submitted! Their subjects must be about Slam: judges, poets, poem subject matter, scoring, history, quality of work…whatever!

Starting RIGHT NOW you can submit your poems (up to 2) and/or essay (1 essay limit, max. 3000 words, previously published OK with proof of clearance) by email to me directly at:

sewoods1 @ yahoo.com

Or mail hard copies to:
Scott Woods
c/o PSI Anthology 2006
11462 East Lane
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189

DEADLINE: December 20
Questions? Email Scott Woods at: sewoods1 @ yahoo.com

Yes, you can submit both poems and essays.
Yes, you can submit attachments (but if you send me a virus, I won”t publish you!).
Yes, volunteers are eligible.
Projected release date: December 2006/January 2007.