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Pages for Poets, Writers, and Artists

April 1st kicks off the 3rd annual Pages for Poets, Writers, and Artist–a campaign to help further increase payment to the writers, poets, and artists who fill the pages of Ruminate.

Ruminate has always been a labor of love for everyone involved. However, our talented contributors are responsible for the meaningful content in our magazine, and we want to support them for their work! In the fall of 2011, we began paying our contributors $5 per page. That was a start, but it is certainly not what the work is worth, and we are committed to growing that payment.

This month, you have an opportunity to help bridge that gap. We will apply funds raised here directly to contributor payments! Beginning with the fall 2012 issue, Ruminate has committed to increasing our average payment to contributors to $6.00 per page. All donations raised during the month of April will go towards further increasing payments to the writers, artists, and poets we feature–how far it goes it up to you! Last year your generosity enabled us to increase contributor payments by 10%.

We are also thrilled to announce that we have received a matching gift up to $750–so whatever amount you donate will be matched and doubled! Please help us take advantage of this and reach the full $750 gift!

Be on the lookout for Pages for Poets on Facebook and #pages4poets on Twitter!

DONATE TODAY!

Thank you for supporting the creative minds that fill our pages!

Ruminate at the Festival of Faith & Writing

We are busy preparing for Calvin College’s Festival of Faith & Writing next month–April 19-21st–in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The festival is only every two years, so we really look forward to it and love meeting so many of our readers and contributors.(Registration is still open until April 1st, if you are interested in attending.)

This year, we will have a booth in the exhibition hall, and we’ll be talking to old friends and meeting new writers. We’ll have copies of the magazine for sale, of course, plus our awesome t-shirts, our limited edition poetry broadsides, and our new book bags.

2011 Visual Art Prize Winners

Ruminate is proud to announce the winners from our first annual art competition The 2011 Visual Art Prize winners, as selected by finalist judge Sandra Bowden. The finalists for the visual art contest were selected by the Ruminate staff. Congratulations to the winners and finalists! First place was awarded $500 cash prize and first, second and honarable mention artists were awarded publication in Ruminate‘s Issue 22: Up in the Air.

First Place

Micah Bloom, interventions series

Second Place

David Bogus, “Optimist Luggage”

Honorable Mention

Nancy Teague, “Have a Chair”

2011 Janet McCabe Poetry Prize & Poetry Broadside

We are thrilled to announce Ruminate’s first ever poetry broadside:

Poetry Broadside

“In Bridgewater, my room” by Adrianne Smith
Limited edition, 75 copies, handmade letterpress broadside of the winning 2011 McCabe Poetry Prize poem “In Bridgewater, my room” and signed by the poet Adrianne Smith. The broadside is printed on 8 x 10 beautiful white cotton letterpress paper and is ready to be framed. With thanks to the talented design and letterpress work of Hannah Breshears of Red Tandem Studio.

Below are the 2011 Janet McCabe Poetry Prize winners, as selected by finalist judge Naomi Shihab Nye. The poetry contest finalists were selected by the Ruminate staff. Congratulations to the winners and finalists!

Ruminate’s Annual Chewing on Life, Faith, and Art Weekend

Join us for our second annual Chewing on Life, Faith, & Art Weekend!

This year, author Tony Woodlief will be coming to visit, speaking at our Faith and Arts Dinner (a fundraising dinner to support the work of Ruminate) on Sept. 9th at 6:30 pm and leading an all day writing workshop on Sept 10th. Please contact us if you’d like to come to the Faith and Arts Dinner.