Update: I’ve Been Selected as Author of the Month for April 2025 at Spillwords Press

On By Mike U.In Poetry

Hello, everyone. It is with a humble spirit and much gratitude that I let you know I have been named Author of the Month for April 2025 at Spillwords Press for my poem “The Bonfire.” I’m sincerely grateful for your wonderful support and for showing your kindness that is so indicative of this little writing community of ours. It was a surprise to receive the nomination, and even more so to read the notification from Editor Dagmara K. that I had been selected. So, please know I’m indebted to all of you for your constant support and friendship. This is an honor for me, but it’s more a reflection of the amazing people who populate this community and truly care for one another. I like to say we’re all in this together, and when an individual achieves some form of recognition—no matter how large or small–it’s a team achievement. Your generous support is cherished.

Also, thank you so much, Dagmara, for this opportunity and for publishing my poetry at Spillwords Press. I appreciate all you’ve done for me and hope to continue sharing my writing with your esteemed readers in the future.

I’m especially delighted that my good friend Maggie Watson’s stunning poem “The Forest” was also named Publication of the Month for April 2025. I’m so happy for her, and she is totally deserving of this honor. Huge congratulations, my dear friend!

Thanks again, everyone, for your graciousness. It means a lot to me. 😊🙏❤️

83 thoughts on “Update: I’ve Been Selected as Author of the Month for April 2025 at Spillwords Press”

  1. Congratulations, Mike, what an amazing honor and very well deserved! Scott saw the notification on his phone and wanted to share the good news right away, we are in the process of traveling to North Carolina for a doctors appointment but wanted to take the time to congratulate you. We both look forward to many more. Blessings coming your way. Hugs, love, and blessings from the both of us! ❤️

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    1. Kindest thanks, Joni and Scott. It’s exciting, for sure, and there’s no way this would have happened without the gracious support of you and other folks here in our little community. A heartfelt thanks, my friends, for your generous encouragement and support. I appreciate both of you so much. 😊🙏

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    1. Thank you so much, Annette! I’m so appreciative of your stalwart support and encouragement. Our writing community is a wonderful place comprised of amazing folks. Truly grateful, indeed. 😊

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    1. Many thanks, Russ. It’s a pleasant surprise, for sure. I’m so grateful for the support of wonderful folks like you here in this community. I appreciate you, good sir! 😊🙏

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    1. Thank you kindly, Maggie. Oh, I was so delighted to see you chosen for Publication of the Month! I was bouncing in my chair when I saw the results! So happy for you, my friend. I really, really wanted you to be selected. I’m proud of you, Maggie. Here’s to this little writing community of ours. *clinks tea glasses* 😊🍵🌸

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      1. I had no idea you had won until I saw it on Facebook Mike 😉.
        The wait was agonizing,lol!
        I felt like an expectant father !
        We have both had a wonderful spell of good things recently.
        Being in the anthology was the first 🤗
        I am proud of you Mike and I wish you the best always 🙏
        I have a non writing friend who read your profile, she said you are wonderful.
        I agree👏 Keep shining and thank you for being here with me 🤗🙏
        I raise my earl grey to you and this very special community .🍵

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    1. Thanks so much, Liz! I’m so grateful for your kindness and support. Our writing community is amazing, and it feels like home to me, you know? Such a generous and encouraging spirit here. Truly grateful to you. 😊

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    1. Thank you so much. It’s nice to be recognized, and it’s all due to the amazing community we have here on WP. Kindness abounds here, and wonderful people make this place feel like home to me. Truly grateful for all the support and encouragement along the way. 😊

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    1. Thank you, Jane. A pleasant surprise, indeed. I was awake all night awaiting the results, which never arrived, so I assumed another worthy writer had been selected. Then around noon yesterday I received an email from the editor letting me know I’d been chosen for the award and I had to hurry and provide a new author photo and bio for the write-up on Spillwords (and man, my photo is horrendous as I was completely exhausted from lack of sleep and stress–I hope no one looks at it!). Anyway, what a nice turn of events, and even though it’s tiny on the grand scale of current world and national events, I’ll take it. Any bit of goodness and hope is a valuable commodity in this dark world of ours, eh? Your enduring support and kindness are so appreciated, dear friend. Truly grateful to you. 😊🍁

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    1. “LEO!” *in Dr. Evil’s voice* 🤣 Thanks, trE! Couldn’t help but immediately think of the scene in Goldmember when Dr. Evil and Mini-Me have a fanboy moment. I appreciate your kindness, my friend. Thanks a bunch! 😊

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    1. Thank you dearly, Michelle. It’s a nice surprise, for sure. So grateful to those who supported Maggie and me. Lots of kind folks here in our little community, and I’m glad to be a part of it. I appreciate you! 😊

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    1. Kindest thanks, Carol. It’s a little bright spot in these dark times, and I’m grateful to you and the rest of this community for your ongoing support. Here’s wishing you a grand weekend. 😊🌸🐿️

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    1. Thank you so much, Pat. You’re incredibly kind. This community feels like home to me, you know? A lot of caring people are here, and we look out for one another, support and encourage our friends, and it’s pretty special. It’s a little oasis of hope in an otherwise troubling world. I appreciate your generous support and wish you a happy Friday! 😊

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    1. Hey, Kirsten! Thanks so much for your kind words, my friend. I truly appreciate you and your support. Hope things are good in your part of the world. A happy Friday to you! 😊🌸

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    1. Thank you kindly, David. A nice surprise, for sure, and further proof of the generous spirit of this community. I hope springtime is treating you well. All the best to you and your family. Enjoy your Friday, good sir! 😊

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    1. Thanks a bunch. Totally grateful to you for your support, my friend. It’s always good to see you pop in for a moment to say hello. I hope things are cool in your neck o’ the woods. I appreciate you! 😊

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    1. Thank you so much, Michele. This community is just a wonderful place, you know? I really appreciate your support and kind and generous spirit, my friend. I hope you’ve had a good week. Wishing you a happy Friday and a relaxing weekend. 😊🌸

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    1. Thank you so much, Xenia. Your sterling support means a lot to me, dear friend. These are challenging times, indeed, and my wish is that goodness will prevail and the light will shine again once more. This community gives me hope on a daily basis through its spirit of friendship and generosity. It keeps me going. It’s always a pleasure to see you stop by to say hello. Wishing all the best to you and yours. 😊🌸

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    1. Thanks a bunch, Lauren. Please give my regards to your fingers and toes! I appreciate your enthusiastic support so much. This was a bit nerve-wracking, to be honest, but a nice surprise, too. Our community is pretty amazing. I love how the good folks here voted for Maggie for Publication of the Month, too. Super-happy for her. I really like our little writers gang, you know? I appreciate you, my friend. Thank you so much for all you do. 😊

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      1. You’re so welcome, Mike, and I’m excited for Maggie too! I’m proud that my fingers and toes worked hard! 🙂 Bottom line: Two of my good friends in this warm community are celebrating and that warms my heart. Enjoy! 🥰👏🏼🥳

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    1. Thank you kindly, Layla. It was a surprise to win the award, for sure! What a wonderful community we have here on WP. I hope you’re doing well and life is treating you generously. Wishing you a good weekend ahead. 😊

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    1. Thanks so much. It’s a really nice surprise, to be sure, and I’m grateful to this writing community of ours. I appreciate your enthusiastic support! Thanks for stopping by. 😊

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    Congratulations my dear friend. God blessing 🙏. We both look forward to many more. Blessings coming your way. Hugs, love, and blessings from the both of us! ❤️

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    1. Thanks so much, Diana. The recognition feels sort of surreal, you know? And I’m extra-happy that Maggie won for Publication of the Month. She’s a brilliant poet, and so incredibly kind. 😊

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    1. Thanks a bunch, Bianca. I appreciate you and your constant support, dear friend! Seeing Maggie recognized for her Publication of the Month really delighted me. She most certainly deserved it. 😊

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      1. It’s my pleasure, Mike! 😊♥️
        So happy to see Maggie recognized for her Publication of the Month! She’s an amazing poet 🥰♥️. I adore her writing.
        Wishing you a wonderful and blessed weekend, my dear friend! 🤗

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    1. Thank you so much, Cindy. Your kindness knows no bounds, my friend. It’s certainly a nice feeling, if a bit surreal, and I’m so pleased Maggie won, too. She’s very deserving. 😊

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