After all the prodding and poking my team and I did on Facebook, Twitter, and our blogs, the nominations for poetry rolled in with over 200 nominations coming in for a variety of poetry.
But there were some clear favorites in the voting, with one short listed nominee collecting more than 70 votes alone.
I want to take this moment to thank the judging panel — Diary of an Eccentric, Necromancy Never Pays, 1330V, and Regular Rumination — for all of their help. And as you know, with the announcement of the short list, your jobs are not over. It is now time to read and discuss the short listed titles below.
- Beyond Scent of Sorrow by Sweta Vikram (Modern History Press)
- Catalina by Laurie Soriano (Lummox Press)
- What Looks Like an Elephant by Edward Nudelman (Lummox Press)
- Three Women: A Poetic Triptych and Selected Poems by Ramos, Emma Eden (Heavy Hands Ink)
- Sonics in Warholia by Megan Volpert (Sibling Rivalry Press)
Luckily, the individual presses of these books have kindly offered to send copies of the books to all the panelists. I wish all of the poets luck.
Please visit the Indie Lit Awards Short List for the nominees in Fiction, Biography/Memoir, Nonfiction, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, and GLBTQ
I’m glad we ended up getting some nominations. I was worried because you know how people shy away from poetry. Looking forward to the discussion!
I was worried for the longest time that there would only be like 10 nominations and all of them different books.
Wow, I’m very curious about the book that got 70 nominations.
I’ll reveal that after the winner is announced.