CMP Featured Writers, July 2023

I’m a day late with the monthly rundown, but yesterday got away from me. I’ve been trying to get ready for Gonzofest!! I have a stack of old/new Cajun Mutt Press books to bring, some stickers, and I finally got Bad Weed Never Dies to pass review. So I’ll have some copies of that to bring as well. Amazon didn’t like the way I had the text on the back. I wanted it to match the front. Looked great with the green drop shadow; made it pop. Had to change the cover five times before it was accepted. Been going back and forth with them for about two weeks. I’m kind of upset that it doesn’t look exactly how I wanted it to, but it is what it is. I think some of the text is a little hard to read, but it’s too late to change it again, and that’s the only cover they would pass. I don’t know why they threw such a fit with this one. It looked awesome the way I had it before. Figures it would be my book they hassle me over. On a time-sensitive project no less. I’ll have a copy to post pics of soon.

I have for you below the July featured writers. I’m always open to submissions. If you’d like to submit work, send 1-3 poems to cajunmuttpress@gmail.com with a bio and author photo. Sometimes it takes me a while to respond. Depends on what I have going on. Please be patient.

Written Under Duress by John Tustin came out in June! Don’t forget to leave a review if you grab a copy. Next month Vital Decay by Timothy Dodd will be released! Stay tuned for details. Manuscript submissions will open again in Jan. 2024. Follow this link to see a list of all CMP titles:
https://cajunmuttpress.com/2021/06/08/cajun-mutt-press-bibliography/

Happy 4th of July and I hope to see y’all at Gonzofest on the 14th and 15th!! Follow this link for tickets:
https://www.gonzofestlouisville.com/

Love Y’all, Write On,
JDCIV
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