Whether you are doing NaNoWriMo or not, get inspired by the first lines of recent bestsellers, and write your own.

Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award is open for submissions until November 15, 2017. Low fee of $3 — $1,000 prize. Read the guidelines, and submit. 

Robert Lee Brewer is figuring out the 2019 issue of Poet’s Market — see if you can help.