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Dear Friend of BLOOM,

BLOOM is delighted to announce the winners of its 2011 Chapbook Contest:

Jill Leininger, selected by Mark Doty, for her poetry collection, "The Way I'll Leave You."

A. Naomi Jackson, selected by Nina Revoyr, for her short story, "Ladies."

Michael Klein, selected by Rigoberto Gonzalez, for his essay, "States of Independence." Read more

2012 Judges will be Bernard Cooper (nonfiction), Lyra Van Clief-Stefanon (poetry), and Manuel Muz (fiction). Guidelines now available.

BLOOM in New York, featuring Joan Larkin, Michael Montlack, Elaine Sexton, Saeed Jones, Bo McGuire, Eric Sasson, and Daniel WK Lee. Monday, May 14, 6 pm - at LGBT Center.

BLOOM in San Francisco, featuring Brent Calderwood, Daphne Gottlieb, Yinka R. Reed-Nolan, Cheryl Dumesnil, and others. Thursday, June 28- at Books, Inc. in the Castro

Next Reading Period: We are now accepting submissions until June 1, 2012.

Thanks for all your support, and please spread the word that a new BLOOM is coming to your town soon.

Best,

Charles Flowers

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A word about our fall fundraising goal -- several of you contributed, and I am very grateful. But we raised less than $1,000, far short of our goal. One goal that every literary venture faces is funding. We believe in words and the power of words and the money will work itself out. Those of you who work as writers or teach or work at a nonprofit know that a little bit goes a long way in the literary world.  I ask you to consider doing one of the following:

• Purchase a chapbook (see below) and discover a new talent while also helping BLOOM;
• Subscribe to BLOOM, or give a gift subscription;
• Make a donation– for as little as $20 you really can make a difference for BLOOM.

What your money will accomplish:

• Two issues of BLOOM during 2012
• Three chapbooks (a free set to anyone who donates $100 or more)
• A better website (where you will be listed as a Friend of BLOOM)
• Resources for BLOOM to become an official 501©3 recognized by the IRS and eligible for grants

I am grateful to all of you for making BLOOM so successful. With the next issue, BLOOM will have published 206 different queer writers (41 prose and 165 poets); BLOOM will continue to flourish with your help.

Best wishes,

Charles Flowers, Editor & Publisher

P.S.  Three weeks ago, two friends in New York sent a picture of BLOOM 6 from the Occupy Wall Street library – queers and queer words really are everywhere!

Bruised Gospels: Poems by Phillip B. Williams,
selected by Minnie Bruce Pratt

Single Copy $10 each

A Small Uprising: A Story by Alicia Shandra Holmes,
selected by Richard McCann

Single Copy $10 each

Set of both for only $16!

For orders of more than 1 each, or multiple sets of both please send an email to queerarts@gmail.com.

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