Thom Francis

Thom Francis has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents…, and the Albany Word Fest for over 20 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.
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Literary Calls for Submissions

Residency, prize, and award opportunities from Cinnamon Press, Moment Magazine, Art Omi International Arts Center, Writers Guild of Alberta, and more.

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Literary Calls for Submissions

Contests, prizes, and award opportunities from Tupelo Press, American Theatre Wing, Jewish Book Council, Silverfish Review Press, Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival, and more.

2022 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Poetry Contest

Literary Calls for Submissions

Contests, prizes, and award opportunities from the Black Lawrence Press, Independent Book Publishers Association, National Endowment for the Arts, and more.

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Call for Submissions: Place

Orenaug Mountain Publishing invites you to contribute a poem that reflects the culture, environment, or climate of wherever you are.

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Upcoming Literary Events: July 11-17, 2024

This week, we have another great lineup of literary events in the region. Here’s a quick look at the upcoming book discussions, readings, open mics, and workshops.   Thursday, July

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Other Voices, Other Rooms

News and information on what’s going on in the fiction, nonfiction, and poetry world outside the upstate New York region.

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Literary Calls for Submissions

Prizes and award opportunities from the American Library Association, University of Louisville, African Poetry Book Fund, and more.