All Rights Reserved Update

The All Rights Reserved Literary Journal is getting ready for a big year in 2008. Plans are underway for the third annual silent auction in March and our editorial team is reviewing the fantastic submissions for our Heroes & Villains issue slated for an April release date. That being said, there are plenty of ways to get more involved in the journal that won't take up any more of your time than you want to give.

First up, we're putting together a reading panel to help us choose the best poetry submissions for our future issues.

We're seeking your expertise and love of poetry, to assist us in piloting our new reading panel program for poetry. The panel will review ARR's poetry submissions and then forward their feedback to our editorial team who will use their comments to assist in the journal submission decision-making process.

For the panel we are still looking for 2 to 3 ARR supporters who are avid readers and have an interest in providing honest feedback and constructive criticism to our poetry submissions.

Please email info@allrightsreserved.ca of your interest as soon as possible. The panel will begin reviewing in early February.

Not into poetry? Do you like working with people? We're hoping to expand upon our successful creative writing workshop with students learning English at the TESL Centre at St. Mary's University.

We're looking for a Literacy Coordinator to manage creative writing workshops with the St. Mary's University TESL Centre in Halifax, NS. The program will run once every eight weeks and requires setting up 1 1/2 hour sessions to be instructed by local writers. The position requires a few hours of time spread over the course of several weeks. Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and an interest in literacy.

Please contact the managing editor, Kimberly Walsh, at manager@allrightsreserved.ca with your resume and letter of interest.

Lastly, I personally need a hand with some good intentions of expanding our online services for both our contributing writers and our members. If you have web design or IT experience and would be interesting in chatting with me about our options, I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks in advance and stay tuned for more All Rights Reserved news in 2008!