Showing posts with label poet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poet. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Stop waiting on your dream...

When we say the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening, that is true but only relatively. In absolute terms, it is false. In actuality, the sun neither rises nor sets but shines continuously. It is only from our perspective that we adamantly claim the false to be true. If we so readily place limits on a star, imagine what we are doing to our own lives...


Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Silent but BEYOND busy!

 We realize that our site has been silent for several months and it might appear to an outside observer that our business might be struggling. However, nothing could be further from the truth. We have come to the startling realization that we must turn clients away due to a staggering workload. 

If COVID19 has proven anything, it is that an isolated artist is a busy artist, which means WE are now almost literally drowning in work. Which, in turn, has led to a critical shutdown of all things non-essential (especially ironic given our circumstances) one of which has been regular site posts. 

Please forgive the silence but we hope you understand that it has been done for our own emotional wellness. We must prioritize and our loyal clients come first. Once we get them taken care of, we will open our services up, once again, to new clients and will update the site.

If you have questions that need to be answered now, please reach out via email (theproperpublisher@yahoo.com) and we'll respond as soon as possible. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your patience and kind messages of concern. We adore you all and keep writing and reading! 



"Spinning Insights" by Brenda Coleman

Congratulations to Brenda on the release of her first book, Spinning Insights. It was a true honor to work with such a tender soul. 

If you are searching for words to soothe a scarred heart, or balm for a tattered spirit, this book is exactly what you need and can be purchased HERE! 


Monday, July 6, 2020

"Talking to the Night" by Ora Wills

The majority of our clients publish stories that leave you in awe, however there is one client in particular that continues to make us so proud to simply be associated with her name.
Ora Wills is that client.
Aptly named the 'patron saint of the arts' in Pensacola, she has left an indelible mark on hundreds, if not thousands of young writers during her decades teaching English at Tate High School and her volunteer projects throughout the city, including Arts Quest.
Her latest book is a poetic journey from a young girls perspective, HER perspective in the South during the Jim Crow years. Heartbreaking while being both bitter and bittersweet, she chronicles in the most beautifully tender way, a child's innocence shattered by the murder of a family member. This is a MUST HAVE for every household struggling to find a way to teach young adults about tolerance. Order your copy HERE.




Wednesday, September 4, 2019

National Young Writers Contest "BLACK AND BLUE"



            Proper Publishing is proud to host the first national writing contest for Middle and High School students.
            Students have the opportunity to submit poetry (32 line max), flash fiction (500 word max), short story (3000 word max) or essay (1200 word max) but may only enter the contest once. NO MULTIPLE GENRE SUBMISSIONS!
            Submissions will be accepted via both email and post. Email submissions MUST be sent as attachment, containing the included necessary information as a separate page with all fields complete. Submissions written in the body of the email or missing contact information will be deleted. Handwritten submissions will not be accepted. Submissions by post must be printed on standard, white copy paper, black printer ink. Please ensure students name is not on the entry. All submissions sent via post must contain one cover letter for every student entered.
            Contest submission window is October 1-November 1. Submit your students best work, encourage experimentation and uniqueness. The theme is BLACK AND BLUE. Our Editor-in-Chief, Susan Lewis, wants to see raw talent, creativity with the theme and writing in its purest form.
            Students chosen by Mrs. Lewis will be published in an anthology available on Amazon Worldwide and Kindle Worldwide. They will also receive a free copy of the book.  We are planning to have the book published before Christmas.
            We hope you see this as a wonderful opportunity to encourage artistic growth and self-esteem in your students because that is our only goal.

Include with each entry.  PRINT VERY CLEARLY!

Student Name  _____________________________________________________
Address   __________________________________________________________
City   _________________________ State_______   Zip code   ______________
Parent/Guardian phone number   _____________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name(s)   ___________________________________________
Parent/Guardian E-mail   _____________________________________________
School   _____________________________________________________________
English/Language Arts Teacher’s Name________________________________
English/Language Arts Teacher’s Phone________________________________
English/Language Arts Teacher’s E-mail________________________________
Grade   ________
Poem Title and Form: ________________________________________________

Mail submissions to:

Proper Publishing
P.O. Box 634
Cantonment, FL 32533

Email submissions to:

theproperpublisher@yahoo.com