Text your poem to ABCtales.com
Added: (Fri Jul 27 2001)
Pressbox (Press Release) -
ABCtales.com, the website for eager readers, aspiring writers and everyone with a story to tell, has joined forces with Secret Bear (http://www.secretbear.co.uk) to enable writers to submit poems to ABCtales via text message. Would-be Wordsworths can now send a poem of up to 150 characters to ABCtales using their phone. This is then added to the new SMS poetry section of ABCtales.com.
In addition, avid readers can get an SMS poem of the day sent to their mobile phone. This costs just 20p, and can help ABCtales raise money for The Big Issue’s social development fund.
Further developments to the site include:
· Literary directory for reading and writing fans
· Free peer-to-peer critiquing service
· ABCtales.com e-mail addresses for all subscribers
ABCtales.com has had almost 6,000 stories and poems uploaded to the site since its launch in December last year. The active discussion forum has attracted over 7,000 posts since it was added to the site in March and the ABCtales pocket-sized magazine has published the best writing from the site alongside original commissioned writing by Mo Mowlam, Suggs, and best selling childrens’ author Terry Deary. ENDS
Notes to eds follows…
Notes to editors:
· SMS: To add a poem to ABCtales.com via SMS, start the message with SB ABC, type in a poem (up to 150 characters) and send it to 07989 240023 (+44 7989 240023 from outside the UK). All SMS poems go into a dedicated section of ABCtales. To request the poem of the day, send the message SB ABCPOEM to the same number. This will deliver a poem to your phone. You can buy credits for the SMS Poem of the Day by dialling 0906 466 0801 (£1.50 per minute), or by visiting Secret Bear and using NoChex or your credit card. If you use the premium rate number or NoChex, you will receive a free ring tone. If you don't have a compatible phone, send a text SB NORING to the Secret Bear access number (07989 240023), after your first top-up.
· Peer-to-peer critiquing: To have your writing critiqued on ABCtales.com, submit work to the site www.abctales.com. Email the editor at dbird@abctales.com requesting a critique. A couple of people a week are selected for critiquing and their request is posted on the front page of ABCtales.com. Critiques are delivered to the author via email.
· ABCtales email: Every subscriber to ABCtales.com is automatically allocated an email address. This takes the format of username@abctales.com.
· Literary search engine: Features sites for readers, writers, poets, creative children and teens, literary events, general creative sites and relevant shopping sites. For a full list, visit http://www.abctales.com/directory
· 20 per cent of ABCtales profits go to The Big Issue’s social development fund
· For more information contact Lisa Mangan 020 7209 2615 / lmangan@abctales.com