Tag: Author of the Month

Voting for Spillwords Press April 2025 Awards ends April 29

On By Mike U.In Poetry28 Comments

Hey, everyone. Just a quick reminder in case you missed it. I’m honored to be nominated for Author of the Month for April 2025 for my poem “The Bonfire” at Spillwords Press. I’m grateful to editor Dagmara K. for this wonderful surprise, and just wanted to post a brief reminder that voting ends April 29 in case anyone would like to check out my poem and lend a vote. Also, my good friend and absolutely brilliant poet Maggie Watson has a poem nominated for Publication of the Month titled “The Forest.” It’s sublime poetry from an amazingly talented writer. So, please cast a vote and support Maggie, too. She’s very much deserving of this award. You may find links to Maggie’s poem, my poem and the Spillwords Press voting page here:

“The Forest” by Maggie Watson

“The Bonfire” by Michael L. Utley

https://spillwords.com/vote/

Also, do visit Maggie’s blog if you can. Her poetry is poignant, intense and deeply moving:

Ephemeral Encounters by Maggie Watson

Your kind support would be greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoy the poems.

I’ve Been Nominated for Author of the Month for July 2024 at Spillwords Press

On By Mike U.In Poetry57 Comments

Hey, everyone. I like to let you know that I’ve been nominated for Author of the Month for July 2024 at Spillwords Press. What an honor—and a surprise—this is! I want to thank Dagmara K. and her team for this wonderful bit of news. It’s so humbling to be nominated with a handful of other amazing writers, all of whom are deserving of this award.

If you’d care to cast your vote for me, all that’s necessary is to register at Spillwords Press (it’s free and takes only a couple of minutes). Voting begins July 26 and ends July 29. You may cast your vote by following this link:

https://spillwords.com/vote/

I’m not big on self-promotion, so you won’t find any huge billboards or flashing neon signs here. I just love to write and share with all of you. So, if you’d like to vote for me, I’d be truly grateful for your support.

Congratulations and best of luck to all the other nominees. 😊