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The deadline for both the first annual Heyday Prizes in Poetry and Artwork has been extended until April 1st, 2012. The winners will still be announced online and by email on May 1st, 2012. Only $10 to enter the three poems for a chance at subscriptions to Heyday Magazine  and even cash prizes! Click on the Contest tab for full-details and bios from our renowned final judges in each category.

Volume 2 Issue 1 of Heyday Magazine is now available!!! This stunning cover art is titled, “Looking for a Way Out,” by Eleanor Leonne Bennett. Another 80 pages of: Poetry, Artwork, Articles, Interviews, Reviews etc… With features on Elizabeth Bishop and the Cento form of poetry with a tribute to Joseph Brodsky, the March issue of Heyday is packed with incredibly talented artists and writers. Get your hands on a digital copy for just $4.95 on the subscription tab or get it in print for just $10.00, with the Artwork and cover on glossy full-color cardstock, it looks and feels great in your hands. Of course there are discount rates for subscriptions as well!

The reading period for the coming March 2012 Volume 2 Issue 1 of Heyday Magazine is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted material for consideration. We are tirelessly going through your work with a fine-toothed comb and will be sending out notifications in the coming week.

     Heyday Magazine Volume 1, Issue 3 is in the books and available now! 70 pages of poetry, artwork, articles, advice, and so much more! You can feast your eyes on the issue for only $4.95 on the Subscribe section, or CLICK HERE to view the preview in PDF form, which includes poems, artwork, and the FREE quarterly column Suggestions on Reading these Poems.

     We’re excited about the talented artists that flow through the pages this quarter. There are several options for subscribing and ordering print copies of the magazine on the Subscribe section above; We print the cover and artwork on full-color glossy paper, so it looks stunning on the page and is worth so much more than the price that we charge, so invest in yourselves as artists and writers and see what kind of creative expression we are looking for; this is your Heyday!

The cover of Heyday Magazine Vol.1 Issue 3 is set! This haunting piece is titled: Ghost House by Travis Keyes. You can view more of his stunning images at The Developing Eye

There are also poems from the upcoming Issue 3 on the Poetry tab and more photos on the Artwork tab, for you to preview the incredibly talented contributors that grace the pages of the coming issue (slated for December 5th release).

So the November 15th deadline for submissions has passed and we here at Heyday Magazine are sifting through the remaining poems/songs/artwork. If you haven’t heard from us yet, that probably means that your piece(s) are fighting tooth and nail in the maybe pile for a spot in the December 1st Issue. Have patience with us as we’re finalizing all decisions this weekend and sending out notifications.

So, there are only two more weeks to submit for the December Heyday Magazine Issue 3, and the table of contents is being populated by those poems that are an absolute YES! We also have a ton of strong poems fighting it out in the maybe pile for a spot in this quarters pages, (if you’ve already submitted, we will be sending out emails with the decisions over the next week) so thank you for your patience as we allow all the poems a chance at inclusion.

Submit up to three poems or three pages (whichever comes first) via our new submission manager on or before November 15th. Just click on the Submit tab above for detailed guidelines (please read and follow them!!!).

Also, there is now a CONTEST tab here on the site, where you’ll find the details of our first annual Heyday Poetry and Artwork contests! Prizes include: publication in a special award section of the June 2012 issue of Heyday Magazine, Subscriptions to both Heyday and Post-Art, and CASH! Yep, that’s right, the green stuff for your poems and artwork! Checka-checkit-OUT!!!

In addition to the launch of Heyday Vol.1, Issue 2, many great things are happening here at Heyday Magazine. We’re excited to announce the Heyday Poetry Series at Half-Moon Books in Kingston, NY. If your in or near the Hudson Valley region of New York State, every 4th Saturday, beginning Saturday, Sept. 24th at 3 p.m. our Editor-in-Chief, Chris Wood will be hosting a poetry series at this cozy used bookstore with the biggest poetry section of any used bookshop in the Hudson Valley. This event is also a part of the 100,000 poets for change There is an open reading, so if your in the area, come out and share some wine, cheese, and delicious words with us!

POST-ART!

Post-Art is here! If your like me, then you enjoy receiving anything in your mailbox these days that isn’t a bill!!! How much better a postcard with a photograph or piece of artwork from amazingly talented artists that has an inspired poem on the back, written and responding to that piece!

Sound good? Subscribe to a full year of Post-Art and get two months free!! That’s Twelve post-cards for only $10.00. Visit the Heyday Store to subscribe. Your refrigerator will never look better!

With just one more day before the release of Heyday Magazine Vol.1, Issue 2, we’ve made the poetry and artwork previews available on the site. You’ll also notice that there is an Archive tab now where you will find poetry and artwork from past issues of Heyday, which will be available at a discount price in the Heyday Store upon the release of each new quarterly installment.

The all-new Media section will be up and functional in the coming days and will include audio/video of both music and poetry performances.

The cover is set! This gorgeous piece is titled, “Lightpost and Clouds,” by the very talented Audrey Lodato. Click Here to see more of her amazing work.

Heyday Vol.1, Issue 2 promises to be an epic collection of Art! Still sifting through all the submissions and will list the contents of the upcoming issue later this week. If your in the Hudson Valley area of New York, we’re launching the issue at Noble Coffee Roasters in Campbell Hall, NY on Thursday September 1st at 7 p.m. Where our Editor-in-Chief, Chris Wood will be a featured poet and will be reading pieces from the issue as well as his own material. There is an open-mic afterword, so come share some delicious words with us!

This is your Heyday!!!