Happy Birthday BluePrintReview!!

happy 8th birthday!

today is a day of a celebration: 8 years ago, on 22nd May 2005, BluePrintReview launched. it's been a long and wonderful creative way from the first issue (still up here: BluePrintReview Issue 1) through so many different themes - to the new issue:

BluePrintReview #30: instan/ce(s)

all issues are listed in the archive - which also shows the growth of BluePrintReview. from issue 10 onwards, the issue had themes - first those themes developed from the submissions sent, later there were theme calls.

the tricky 7th year
for a while, it seemed the 7th year would turn into the ending year of BluePrintReview - and then brought a new start. the whole story of is online in the new issue: BluePrintReview instan/ce(s), the short version + the long version.

really glad that the page now keeps growing again. thanks to all of you who contributed and sent words and contributions. blueprintreview would be a blank page without you. Thanks to you - the authors and artists who contributed to this venue of words, images, and cross-connections. from the first to the current one, every single issue was a joy to edit, and to see grow and develop.

submissions
to celebrate the birthday, submissions now are now open for the next pages of the current instances issue, next deadline is 5th of June, here are the guidelines.

Happy Birthday, BluePrintReview!

- Dorothee

BluePrintReview: instances connecting editor's note

the next part of the BluePrintReview in/stances is live!

it's a rather visual part, featuring 3 photo series:

• Walls of Hue, Viet Nam by Chris Galvin Nguyen
• a photograph a day by Jane Hammons 
• o c e a n by Steve Wing 

again, the starting page leads to the single pages

editor's note
it's exciting to see how this issue turns out – i more or less put the pages together in the order they arrive here. each series is vivid, including multiple layers and angles of the world in just a few photos

but what it striking and exciting: apart from "moments" / "instances", there is no furher theme, and of course none of the contributors knew about the others, and the images / themes they sent. still there is almost a net of parallels:

Chris' wall from Hue, and Jane’s walls from the States. and in Steve’s set of 6 photos includes a wall image, too, and ends with a reflective Buddha moment that again could relate to the Kitchen Gods under the Bodhi Tree. then there is the light/shadow structure in Steve's work, and like a counterpart twin, the park photo from Jane.

enjoy the moments and the unexpected parallels and counterparts ~
Dorothee

the new issue of blueprintreview is launching!

the new issue of blueprintreview is launching!

the first in/stance(s) are online, featuring Karyn Eisler, Rose Hunter and Sina Evans: blueprintreview starting page

click the images to get to the issue pages

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feedback, notes, cross-connections:

"It looks fabulous!!!  Karyn's work is stellar--especially those koi! Here's to blue honey" - Sina 

"Still excited about this first set of instances, and the parallels and counterparts included - like this one: Rose sent a “vehicular” series, and without knowing of it, Karyn sent a series that focuses on “Static Motion”. - Dorothee 

"How lovely! I love Karyn's also, lovely images. And your design is beautiful also. To the instant! Being all we have..." - Rose

"Love this ‘clicking the squares’ format. Fun to do ... Congratulations on getting to the launch stage, with so much (re)innovation and (re)conceptualization involved in the (new) format of BPR...." - Karyn, who also blogged about the issue and her series: static motions blog note

"BluePrint review is off to a good start!  I love all of the first group, and it does make me smile how Rose and Karyn are juxtaposed in theme" - Steve Wing

"the new issue of blueprintreview sounds wonderful--i love "to explore the nature of the moments, of daily creation, of viewpoints of time"   which reminds of last week when i was rereading a chapter in the tao of pooh by benjamin hoff  about the honey jar   it is the moments that matter" - marcia arrieta 

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submissions are now open, too.
please note that this issue is dedicated to current or previous creative online projects, especially daily online projects that cover a certain amount of time and explore a format / theme / place and focus on moments / the nature of moments. To get an idea of possible formats, please visit the first pages of the issue and check the issue guidelines.

enjoy each moment!
Dorothee
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current calls + weekly challenges

submissions are open for BlurPrintReview #30


the new issue of BluePrintReview "instan/ce(s)" is now open for submissions, it is going online in steps and dedicated to series of works that explore the nature of moments. For the next stages, the deadline is 24th March, with another submission phase upcoming in April. Guidelines. 

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current twitter-size calls  

#litrostory: the magazine Litro started a collective twitter fiction experiment. The idea: to create a story that is told on Twitter by as many writers as possible. for more about the project, click to the listrostory info page. to read (+ join) the the story as it develops, visit #litrostory

Folded Word is holding a tweet-sized poetry contest, the theme is “milestones.” Send in your tweet-sized poems in March: Guidelines

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month-long daily challenges

I Doodle, You ‘Ku - March 2013 at Yay Words. "The concept is simple: here’s a doodle. Now write a poem to accompany it!" - Here are the guidelines: I Doodle, You ‘Ku 2013

National Poetry Writing Month - April 2013, the event at Poetrs.org + more websites: NaPoWriMo.net (30 poems in 30 days)

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weekly challenges

Photo Friday: a weekly photo challenge, new theme is: "Mornings" - join by blogging a photo and then adding the photo link to their list

Wordpress Photo Challenge: another weekly photo challenge, with new themes on friday, too. current theme is "Lost in the Details", collected entries are up at weekly photo challenge

Skywatch Friday: A place to enjoy skies and views from all around the globe. SkywatchFriday is a "not for profit, not for awards" fun place to post and link from. Simply take a picture which includes the Sky, post that picture on your blog and then share it at Skywach. Try to visit other sky blogs, too.

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more calls, in the blueprint book blog: Current Calls

BluePrintReview issue #30 is on the way..

... and it's going square. or: collage.
...click the picture for a first look...

....or try this link to read a bit more about the upcoming issue and the reasons for the blue pause:
BluePrintReview - on the way: #30

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sunday blog roll

Sunday Blog Roll
notes, photos, reflections, reviews, postcards, quotes & much more from around the world.
enjoy ~

blueprint new year's blog roll - happy new year!

2013 reflections, notes, blog entries, photos:
beginnings, bathroom monologues, serenity, year-end round-up, leftovers, new-year wrap up, crazy life, twelve in 12, Happy New Year, Book list 2012, Elsewhere, Coming home.... and so much more ...

...all up here: blueprint blog roll

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Extra links for the new year:
mindful january, best of books 2012, current calls..

• Mindful Writing Challenge Jan 2013
  "Pay more attention and fall in love with the world. Start 2013 by clearing space for beauty. Will you be joining our Mindful Writing Challenge this year?"
• Best of the Small Press 2012 "Since December, I've been blogging the small press picks of terrific writers and editors in the small press scene, and I'll go through the end of the year." - Karen the Small Press Librarian
•  #BestReads2012 blog list
  "Welcome to Best Reads 2012! give us a link in the comments and I'll add you to this post." (or just check out the comments)"
• Current calls: Best of 2012 photography + My 2012 in Pictures

have a wonderful new year ~~
Dorothee

PS: the blogroll is based on blogs of blueprintreview and language/place contributors.