Invitation to Love
We are delighted to announce the longlist for our ‘Invitation to Love’ competition. These poets and artists will feature in our upcoming Valentine’s edition in February 2022:
Becca Fang
Mark Watkins
AP Vrdoljak
James McDermott
Klara Hughes
Simon Bowie
Zoë Gardner
Julian Fordyce
Audrey Jeamart
Peter J. King
Sophia Georghiou
RJ Danvers
Tessa Foley
Elisabeth Sennitt Clough
Simon Tindale
Lisa Perkins
Connor Owen
Victoria Punch
Trudie Loop
Diana L. Suárez García
Barnaby Hill
Edward Fashole-Luke III
Sophia Murray
Anna Saunders
Rachel Burns
Vanessa Napolitano
Sarah Godcher
Lizzy Wilkins
Marnie O’Shea
Maggie McLamb
Jennie E. Owen
Dave Simpson
Marco Rosato
Rachel Kavanagh
Sofia Grin
Maged Mujed
Barbara Barnes
Linnea Langfjord Kristensen
Philip Burton
Emma Griffiths
Anthony Ogbonnaya Chukwu
Georgia Cardy
HECTOR
Jenny Munro-Hunt
Luke Z. Fisher
Nick Alter Inertia
Rosie Montague
Janis Freegard
R.J. Keeler
David Thomas
Rachel Hepburn
Jennifer McLamb
Christian Ward
Corinna Board
Neil Dakeyne
Jen Feroze
Bronwen Wilson
We received nearly 200 brilliant submissions, from which we have selected a longlist of 48 poems and eight artworks. Between now and the end of the year, longlisted poems will be whittled down into a shortlist of 10 pieces, from which one winner and three runners up will be commended.
The pieces chosen for this collection take inspiration from the sweet teenage lust for tv soapstars, the sex and sawdust of the pink room, the treasured friendships of the Double R Diner, the wholesome integrity of Agent Cooper, Waldo’s last words, green gloves, a golden shovel and the mystery of the Blue Rose.
Prize-winners will be announced on David Lynch’s Birthday – 20 January 2022. Each will receive a cash prize, certificate, and an invitation to read at our publication day launch event on 14 February 2022.
David Lynch and Mark Frost have gifted us a legacy of cosmic inspiration. The exquisite intensity of experiencing of art intuitively, rather than analytically. In gratitude, proceeds from sales of this issue will be donated to the David Lynch Foundation.
Orders will open officially in January, but you can place a pre-order if you wish by visiting our Etsy shop here: the6ress.com/invitation.