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NAVIGATING THE MAZE



In print for over 20 years, Navigating the Maze is an anthology featuring the poems, art and photography of youth from around the world. We accept submissions from teens living in any part of the world. Each year we publish the best of all entries received that year. If your work is selected, you will receive a free copy of the book in the mail. Published annually in partnership with Springfield Poets and Writers, a nonprofit literary organization in Illinois, the paperback book is approximately 100 pages. Of artwork submitted each year, one piece is chosen for that year's cover. Email your submissions now to this address: mazepoetrybook@gmail.com.

(NTM is edited by award-winning poet Anita Stienstra. With a master's degree in publication and poetry, not only did Stienstra publish numerous poems, lead a literary nonprofit organization for several years, she also taught writing, poetry and literature at two colleges. In addition, she studied early childhood and elementary education, subbing for a time in grades kindergarten to high school, worked at the Boys and Girl's Club, and managed the educational services part of her local PBS Ready to Learn program, delivering free books kids.)

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DEADLINE FOR THE 2022 NAVIGATING THE MAZE IS MARCH 4, 2022.



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MAZE BOOKS





ISBN 978-0-9979873-x-x


2022 coming soon.

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ISBN 978-0-9979873-4-8


Cover photograph by Melissa Horowitz.

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ISBN 978-0-9979873-3-1


Cover photograph is a cement sculpture made by 22 students of st. Loucas lyceum in cyprus. "fallen angels" was an art project under the direction of award-winning teacher popi nikolaus.

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ISBN 978-0-9979873-2-4



Cover art by Connie Gong.


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ISBN 978-0-997987310-7



Cover art is "multiple sides to one story" by Chris kim.


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ISBN 978-0-9979873-0-0



cOVER pHOTO "cRY TO FREEDOM" BY hAEMARU CHUNG.


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ISBN 978-0-692-70658-9



cOVER ART IS "uNDER PRESSURE" BY STEFY LORET DE MOLA.


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ISBN 978-0-692-44264-7



Cover art by aly beckham.


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ISBN 978-0-615-1759-8



cOVER PHOTO BY yANA mEADOWS.


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ISBN 978-0-9819750-9-2



Cover art by Momo manalang.


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ISBN 978-0-9819750-8-5



Cover art by Guannan liu.


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ISBN 978-0-9819750-6-1



Cover photograph "Youth" by peter laBerge.

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ISBN 978-0-9819750-2-3



COVER ART BY CLARE ARENZEN.



ISBN 978-0-9819750-0-9



COVER ART BY CLARA FANNJIANG DAVIS.



cOVER ART BY PAIGE.mANNING.



COVER ART BY LINDSAY GRAWEY.



cOVER ART BY BETHANY MANNING.



COVER ART BY BRETT.



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nO PHOTO AVAILABLE FOR 2002 BOOK. PUBLISHED THIS YEAR THANKS TO spw mEMBER dAVID PITCHFORD.



2001 COVER ART BY KELLY CRAVENS.



2000 COVER ART BY CAREY SMITH.



fIRST PUBLISHED NTM IN 1999.



guidelines





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Open to TEENS in 8th to 12th grades.



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FREE TO ENTER and contributors get a free book.



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Email 1-3 POEMS and/or 1-3 PHOTOS a year.


(Yes, that means you can send up to 3 poems AND up to 3 photos of your artwork.)



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Submissions are ACCEPTED ANY TIME OF THE YEAR.


(If you email us, we will acknowledge receiving your work immediately. Then in March or April, we will let you know whether or not your work is accepted for that year's book.)



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DEADLINE is either the last week of February or first week of March each year.



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We DO NOT accept simultaneous submissions.



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Include in your email your NAME and the STATE in which you live.


(To receive a free book, email your mailing address after your work is accepted. OR you can buy the book at any bookstore online.)



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Poems attached as WORD documents are strongly preferred OR put them in the body of your email.



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Artwork should include the TITLE of the piece and what MEDIA and SURFACE was used. For example: "The Willow Tree," pencil on paper and be in tif or jpeg format. (300 dpi resolution or higher preferred.)



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PHOTOGRAPHY should include a title.



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Poems must be TYPED and in ENGLISH.



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TEACHERS: We appreciate entries all in one Word document. Note: If you encourage students to submit their work individually, remind them to make note of that in their submission, along with your name and school name, so we can mail you a free book too.



Our story





In 1997, the board of the Poets and Writers Literary Forum of Springfield, now the Springfield Poets and Writers, was approached by member Anita Stienstra with the idea of a poetry anthology. All agreed to the project and the first book was published in 1999. In addition to an annual book, contributors were invited to a poetry reading and reception at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, and later at the Hoogland Center for the Arts and Illinois State Museum. Springfield Poets and Writers, The Vachel Lindsay Association and other sponsors have made this program possible. If you would like to contribute to the success of NTM, visit www.springfieldpoetsandwriters.com.



Our vision





The Navigating the Maze book and program began with the intent to encourage and inspire a love of poetry in our youth. Free books have always been given out to contributors as a way to educate and motivate them to continue the journey of reading, writing, or reciting poetry. Free books are also given to teachers and schools for their libraries. Because many poets are also photographers and artists, we added more artwork to the book as the years went on. We hope this too supports and encourages the creative spirit.







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